RAIN Summit West features influential lineup of speakers
RAIN Summit West, April 12 in Las Vegas, has posted confirmed speakers to date, featuring some of the most innovative and creative industry professionals. Continue Reading
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RAIN Summit West calls for new companies to participate in influential panel
Calling startups in the streaming audio space!
RAIN Summits announces the “Streaming Audio’s Startup Economy” discussion panel at RAIN Summit West, April 12 in Las Vegas.
Early-stage startups — this is your invitation to apply for a chair on the panel. Present your early-stage business at the premiere information and networking event for the streaming audio industry! Continue Reading
Edison: 46-million American adults listen monthly to podcasts
As a preview of the upcoming The Infinite Dial webinar, Edison Research has released a tantalizing data point about podcast consumption. In its most recent annual survey of 12+ Americans, 17 percent listen to podcasts monthly, the highest number in Infinite Dial history. Continue Reading
RAIN Summit West announces panels
RAIN Summit West, April 12 in Las Vegas, has posted this year’s discussion panels, and the first 12 confirmed speakers. RAIN Summit West, a partner event of the NAB Show, is the preeminent information and networking event for the streaming audio industry. Continue Reading
RAIN Summit West call for startup submissions: eight days left
Attention startups in the streaming audio space — game on! Eight days left to submit your early-stage company for possible inclusion in an influential panel opportunity at RAIN Summit West.
RAIN Summits announces the “Streaming Audio’s Startup Economy” discussion panel at RAIN Summit West, April 12 in Las Vegas. Continue Reading
RAIN Summit West calls for new companies to participate in influential panel
Calling startups in the streaming audio space!
RAIN Summits announces the “Streaming Audio’s Startup Economy” discussion panel at RAIN Summit West, April 12 in Las Vegas.
Early-stage startups — this is your invitation to apply for a chair on the panel. Present your early-stage business at the premiere information and networking event for the streaming audio industry! Continue Reading
Rdio CEO Anthony Bay to keynote RAIN Summit West
RAIN is pleased to announce that Anthony Bay, CEO of Rdio, will be the keynote speaker at RAIN Summit West on Sunday, April 12 in Las Vegas, during the NAB Show. Bay joined Rdio in December, 2013, and has guided the company’s expansion — both the business model and the service’s global reach. Continue Reading
RAIN Summit Europe: The videos!
Thanks to AccuRadio, which sponsored the video production of our London Summit on November 4, and thanks also to the outstanding audiovisual production team at 1 Wimpole Street, we can offer RAIN Summit Europe panels for viewing. Continue Reading
Patrick Reynolds: London Calling
by Patrick Reynolds
Patrick Reynolds, Chief Strategy Officer of Triton Digital, and a featured speaker at RAIN Summit Europe, reflects on the Summit experience. Soundtrack provided. Continue Reading
Pandora explains music licensing strategy in a public conference call
In a brisk 51-minute conference call with investors yesterday, Pandora described its strategy in the Copyright Royalty Board (CRB) proceeding, explained why it thinks music licensing costs (to labels) should be lower, and fielded questions about the company’s key partnership with Merlin labels. Although Pandora executives often speak at investor conferences, and conduct quarterly earnings calls, the single-topic focus of yesterday’s call was unusual. Continue Reading
Pandora to discuss music licensing in public conference call
Tomorrow, Pandora will discuss the eventful and controversial topic of music licensing in a public conference call with investors. Anyone can dial in. The call comes after webcasters filed their royalty-rate arguments to the Copyright Royalty Board, in which Pandora proposed royalty rates to labels and artists lower than present rates, and about half the amount suggested by SoundExchange in its brief. Continue Reading
The programmatic future of audio advertising (RAIN Summit Europe)
RAIN Summit Europe Redux
Advertising and monetization of streaming audio was a key topic at RAIN Summit Europe (Nov. 4 in London). In the “Streaming Ad Sales Strategies” panel, programmatic advertising got a lot of attention. Read highlights and listen to the entire panel. Continue Reading