Research company MusicWatch publicly released data points from its Annual Music Study, measuring relative popularity among leading streaming music outlets YouTube, Pandora, Spotify, iHeartRadio, VEVO, and iTunes Radio. The timing anticipates Apple’s expected announcement of its new on-demand music platform. Continue Reading
DGital Media, which launched its nascent podcast network last week, has moved quickly to bolster its monetization capacity and executive leadership. WYD Media, an ad sales organization that specializes in spoken-word audio brands, will be folded into DGital. Continue Reading
The Copyright Royalty Board (CRB) rate-setting process, currently in the trial phase, did not conclude on Friday as originally scheduled. Instead, broadcast law attorney David Oxenford tols RAIN News, the proceeding will continue for three days this week. Click through for the new schedule. Continue Reading
As programmatic advertising tools increasingly play a part in audio advertising, Marketron has begun executing software-driven radio spot transactions. The company executed what it calls “the first ever real time programmatic spot buy in the radio industry” last week. We spoke with CEO Jeff Haley Continue Reading
AccuRadio CEO (and RAIN News founding editor) Kurt Hanson will present a keynote address at this week’s BroadcastAsia event: Navigating Radio’s Competitive Landscape and Charting the Course for an Exciting Future. Continue Reading
TargetSpot announced a step forward in its ability to deliver refined audience segments to advertisers via Nielsen’s PRIZM. PRIZM was originally developed by Claritas, which was acquired by Nielsen. Continue Reading
Peabody-winning podcast Serial is set to return this fall with a second season. Then, a third in spring, 2016. The producers are not disclosing what the new seasons will be about, but the popular show will resume its long-form investigative format. Continue Reading
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The weekly update of the streaming audio industry, from RAIN News. THIS WEEK: “Serial” producers plan next two seasons; GAANA hacked; Sirius XM lawsuit deepens; new podcast network; Android vs iOS in the car. Continue Reading
Indian music service Gaana suffered an invasive hack of its membership files, and the service is shut down while the problem is assessed and remedied. An individual publicly took responsibility for the hack on Facebook. Seven and a half million Gaana users had their passwords accessed. Continue Reading
StreamGuys, a SaaS (software as a Service) company which provides stream services to broadcasters, has added a silence detection feature to its SGalerts toolset. The company calls dead air “the costliest technical issue to the business of broadcast.”
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One bifurcation of the podcast market illuminates a new level of professionalism: Informal chatting vs. highly produced infotainment shows. What is the future of “chatcasting”? A suggestion for iTunes.
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