Triton Digital announced an exclusive deal with Major League Baseball (MLB) to deliver and monetize streaming audio advertisements within MLB’s streaming apps. The agreement starts with the upcoming 2015 season. Continue Reading
urRadio, a new streaming startup launched this morning, is based on technology that uniquely blends music discovery and broadcasting. “We’re changing how people listen to music,” the CEO told RAIN News. Continue Reading
An influential legal panel will highlight RAIN Summit West, April 12 in Las Vegas. The RAIN Legal Panel, well-known at RAIN Summits for illuminating complex issues of music licensing, will be moderated by David Oxenford and feature the RAIN Summit debut of Alex Luke. Continue Reading
The New York Times captured a carload of anonymously sourced information about Apple’s music products. Apple’s refreshed music ecosystem will be unveiled this summer, according to earlier rumors. Continue Reading
British digital music company 7digital released 2014 financials that embody two major changes, one structural (a merger last year) and one strategic. The company is turning decidedly toward its B2B streaming services. Continue Reading
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What’s the problem? Lack of a native podcast app, as Apple provides in iPhones. That void makes podcast discovery, organization, and listening more difficult and less at-hand. Continue Reading
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Media technology and database company Gracenote announced this morning that it has hired music tech veteran Ethan Kaplan as Senior Vice President and General Manager of Music. “When I was 16 I started a fan website for the band R.E.M.,” says Kaplan. “The rest of my career extends from there.” Continue Reading
John Gorman has four decades of executive programming experience in radio. Jim Marchyshyn was in sales and marketing. The two have partnered to co-found oWOW Media, a Cleveland Internet radio station staffed by sales and on-air personnel who mostly come from broadcast radio. Continue Reading
The recording industry has always been troubled by free music, understandably. Yet the progression of disruptive technology has made music an Internet commodity. Spotify is arguing that free listening is necessary to scale streaming revenue. Continue Reading
Satellite broadcaster SiriusXM is planning a two-week activation of non-subscribed car receivers starting May 19. Drivers of those cars will find that they can tune in a selection of Sirius stations until June 1, when the promotion ends. The promo kicks off with a live concert broadcast intended to attract a Latino audience. Continue Reading
Not letting any grass grow under its feet, TuneIn announced its compatibility with Android Auto, in time for Pioneer’s launch of its new Android-enabled NEX dashboard systems. The Pioneer aftermarket solutions put Android Auto into cars for the first time, with TuneIn along with it. Continue Reading