New Zealand owners of Samsung Galaxy mobile devices will now have access to the tech company’s Milk Music streaming service. The free, Slacker-powered app has about 150 radio stations and includes options for personalizing the listening experience. Continue Reading
As we reported on March 17, SoundExchange and National Public Radio (NPR) reached an agreement for webcast music licensing in the 2016-2020 royalty period. NPR agreed to increase the number of stations providing detailed census reporting of the music they play in webcasts. We spoke to Rusty Hodge of SomaFM about whether those reports are difficult to produce. Continue Reading
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The growing use of smartphones for managing all aspects of digital life is a pertinent issue for the entire audio industry. A newly-released study from the Pew Research Center defines the smartphone usage footprint across age groups, and tracks how music/podcasts are consumed. Continue Reading
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THIS WEEK: The weekly update of the streaming audio industry, from RAIN News. THIS WEEK: Tidal relaunch makes it seem new; DASH Radio; Spotify’s new Canadian deal; revenue forecast for Internet radio advertising; who wants connected cars? Continue Reading
NextRadio announced an adoption milestone: two-million downloads of the NextRadio app. Downloads jumped from 1.5-million in two months. We charted the entire growth curve of app downloads, listening hours, and participating radio stations. Continue Reading
The European Commission, Europe’s main regulatory agency for business competition, has requested information from music labels about their agreements with Apple, according to the Financial Times. The inquiries are related to the planned relaunch of Beats Music this summer. Continue Reading
BIA/Kelsey released its annual report of radio station revenue, showing the top ten revenue-generating stations. We spoke to Dr. Mark Fratrik about the growing role of digital revenue. To him, it is “a clarion call.” Continue Reading
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Despite the bandwagon-jumpers, podcasting is not a fad, or a business bubble. Several reasons why. Continue Reading
Guest columnist Chris Price examines the hit-making power of curation. Continue Reading
One day after Jay-Z-owned Tidal launched with a highly publicized and live-streamed event, a new service called Auricular was announced by a consortium of audio technology specialists. RAIN News spoke with the founders about the new service and plans for the future. Continue Reading
A new U.S. advertising forecast for 2015 and beyond, from ZenithOptima, projects mobile ad revenue for Internet radio to exceed desktop streaming revenue this year, and to leap ahead for the next two years. Continue Reading