Brief news items and worthy reads from around the Internet. Today: A summer journey of streaming classical music; a disagreement about how to wynchronize album releases globally; Jimmy Fallon starts an iHeartRadio station. Continue Reading
RAIN Enterprises is pleased to announce that Will Page, Chief Economist at Spotify, is a confirmed keynote speaker at RAIN Summit Europe, November 4 in London. Will Page’s background has found a unique intersection of music, analytics, and economics. Continue Reading
As the latest in a series of sports-related announcements, TuneIn has struck a deal with IMG College to stream audio play-by-play of hundreds of college football games. The collaboration involves 60 teams, including Arizona, Arizona State, UCLA, Washington, and Washington State. TuneIn has emphasized sports content all year, as a key platform differentiator. Continue Reading
Media data company Gracenote announced that John Batter starts immediately as new CEO. Batter comes from streaming movie company M-GO, where he was CEO & Director. Gracenote has been the leading music metadata company for years. Last December, Gracenote was acquired by Tribune’s media services division. Continue Reading
It has been nearly a year since the rumor broke that Google would create a subscription music plan for YouTube. During this long (and continuing) lead-up, speculation and bafflement has been rampant. Here are three reasons the new service will succeed, and three reasons it won’t. Continue Reading
Brief news items and worthwhile reads from around the web. Today: Online music in Norway, and a list of the 15 best podcasts of 2014. Continue Reading
Radio Free Americana: “”Free-form, commercial free radio featuring new releases of Americana/Alt. Country, Indie/College Rock, Power Pop, Blues, Folk, Outsider, and more (or less).” In other words, leave your genre-specific expectations at the door. Continue Reading
We continue to reveal semifinalists in the Fifth Annual RAIN Internet Radio Awards. Today we are pleased to announce the 10 advancing nominees in the “Best Overall Online Radio Service” category. The single winners of all five categories will be revealed and honored at RAIN Summit Indy, September 9, in Indianapolis. Continue Reading
“The Summer of Copyright.” We’ve been using that phrase recently, borrowed from broadcast attorney David Oxenford and his series of guest articles about this tumultuous year in copyright. Will the system of music royalties be rebooted when the Copyright Royalty Board establishes new rates? Will the decades-old “Consent Decrees” which govern how publishers and songwriters receive royalties be upheld or stricken down? Will pre-1972 music receive the copyright protection it has never had? What about terrestrial radio paying performance royalties for the first time in history — will it happen, and should it? Continue Reading
More semifinalists in the Fifth Annual RAIN Internet Radio Awards. Today we are pleased to announce five semifinalists in the “Overall Digital Strategy” category. The single winners of all five categories will be revealed and honored at RAIN Summit Indy, September 9, in Indianapolis. Continue Reading
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This week: New webcast metrics from Triton Digital … Pono Music goes back to the finance well … Potify partners with BandPage … Pandora’s CFO speaks out … Shazam vs. SoundHound … Disney ditches radio Continue Reading
As we continue to reveal semifinalists in the Fifth Annual RAIN Internet Radio Awards, today we are pleased to announce five non-U.S. music services in the “International Excellence in Online Audio” category. The single winners of all five categories will be revealed and honored at RAIN Summit Indy, September 9, in Indianapolis. Continue Reading