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Sirius XM held its Q2 earnings call last week, and investors pursued two lines of questioning about Pandora. First as a potential acquisition, thanks to a recent revelation that Liberty Media, parent company of Sirius XM, had made an offer to Pandora. Second as a potential threat to Sirius XM’s business. CEO james E. Meyer addressed both points. PLUS, more from the call. Continue Reading
James Cridland’s Future of Radio is a column by the Australia-based radio futurologist. THIS WEEK: Steve Goldstein talks podcast run times. Also features about programming, advertising, and the state of media. Continue Reading
New Edison research commissioned by NextRadio investigated why listeners are so dedicated to radio, even as digital music services gain traction. The central reasons for radio’s continued presence are portability, community roots, and music programming. Continue Reading
Sirius XM has reported another quarter of record-setting revenue. For Q2 2016, the satellite radio company posted revenue of $1.2 billion, up 10% over the year-ago period. As a result of the quarterly performance, Sirius XM has raised its 2016 guidance. Continue Reading
National Public Radio Digital Services (NPR DS) will move its streaming technology to Triton Digital this fall, transitioning its member stations from Limelight Networks, the current streaming technology provider. An email notifying stations of the change was sent last Thursday. Continue Reading
James Cridland’s Future of Radio is a column by the Australia-based radio futurologist. THIS WEEK: Radio’s Apollo 11 cameo; engineering shortages loom worldwide; notes from Chicago’s Podcast Movement conference; much, much more. Continue Reading
Boston public station WGBH has joined VuHaus, the video platform populated by a nationwwide network of public stations. WGBH joins a major-market roster of participants that includes KCRW (Los Angeles), WXPN (Philadelphia), KUTX (Austin), WFUUV (New York), and others. Continue Reading
DAB+ has an audience of 3.52 million listeners in Australia’s five metropolitan capitals, according to data from GfK. Just over a quarter (26.3% of Australians listened to DAB+ digital radio in the first three radio survey periods of the year. Continue Reading
James Cridland’s Future of Radio is a column by the Australia-based radio futurologist. THIS WEEK: The truth behind online live, linear radio; Katz’ Stacey Lynn Schulman on the future of radio; several BBC items; much more. Continue Reading
Westwood One announced a partnership with cloud intelligence company Veritone to offer radio stations near-instant archiving of content. The system, which stores and analyzes station programming online, is marketed as enabling a host of benefits extending from advertiser reporting to podcasting. Continue Reading
Jacobs Media-owned jacapps, a mobile app developer with a concentration in radio, announced in a webinar yesterday that its apps have been made compatible with Android Auto, Apple CarPlay, and Ford’s SmartDeviceLink system. The upgrade will be available to radio stations next month. Continue Reading
Nielsen’s Total Audience Report, released today, presents the latest data on radio’s U.S. listenership and how it compares to TV (including on-demand video and DVR watching) and general use of PCs, smartphones, and apps. AM/FM reach is impressive, TSL is nuanced, and smartphone use increases across all age groups. Continue Reading