RAIN News announces the fifth annual RAIN Internet Radio Awards to recognize the creative, strategic, and technological achievements of the industry’s best webcast services. Webcasters and broadcasters in the Internet radio industry can enter the competition for awards in five categories. Continue Reading
In the keynote address at RAIN Summit West on April 6th in Las Vegas, digital-media entrepreneur Jason Calacanis wowed the audience with his State of the Media presentation. Calacanis was thronged for over an hour after the speech. Click through to see all 132 slides. Continue Reading
RAIN Summit West: Fourteen knowledge-packed sessions in a full day of panel discussions, research reports, and two keynote addresses. It all happened on April 6 in Las Vegas. Click through for a video playlist of all sessions, for reliving, or post-event attending. Continue Reading
RAIN Summit West, held April 6 in Las Vegas, featured two major “State of…” addresses. Celebrated entrepreneur Jason Calacanis presented his annual “State of Media” deep dive, comprising 132 fact-packed slides surveying the entire media landscape. Later in the day, RAIN founder Kurt Hanson delivered his State of the Industry Address, focusing on Internet radio and online audio. Continue Reading
At RAIN Summit West in Las Vegas, Tom Webster of Edison Research gave an informative and entertaining special presentation called “The New Curators.” He included new, previously unpublished information from The Infinite Dial 2014, a joint project of Edison and Triton Digital. Also: “Eyeglasses, dresses, Gnutella, and the most embarrassing record in my record collection.” Click for video. Continue Reading
RAIN Summit West, the premiere educational and networking conference for the online audio industry, occurred on April 6 in Las Vegas. A powerful agenda included an all-star lineup of executives and celebrated thought leaders participating in 14 onstage events. Click for the full audio of the all-day event, organized as a playlist. Stream in full, or pick single session. Continue Reading
Veteran digital-music executive Ted Cohen moderated the “Listener’s Choice” panel at RAIN Summit West on Sunday in Las Vegas. His mission was to tease insights from music-service executives about how they differentiate, attract listeners, and navigate business realities of a crowded market. (AUDIO) Continue Reading
Last week at RAIN Summit West, the lens focused on podcasting for a panel called “The Podcast Phenomenon: Capturing Listeners with Compelling Content.” Click through for full audio. The discussion ranged from creative excellence to the challenges of audience measurement. Continue Reading
RAIN Summit West, the premiere education and networking conference for the online audio industry, concluded late Sunday afternoon with a Dashboard Dynamics panel. Focus topics included local digital ad dollars, podcasting, mobile radio apps, curation and storytelling, differentiation among streaming services, royalties and licensing, streaming ads, and more. Continue Reading
In the keynote address at RAIN Summit West on Sunday in Las Vegas, digital-media entrepreneur Jason Calacanis wowed the audience with his State of Media presentation. Calacanis was thronged for over an hour after the speech. He expressed admiration for radio, while admonishing it to invest more in creative content. Continue Reading
James Cridland, a “radio futurologist” in the U.K., will give a special presentation at RAIN Summit West on Sunday, April 6, in Las Vegas.His speech and accompanying slide show are called The World’s Best Radio Apps. In a phone conversation, Cridland explains why radio apps are important. Continue Reading
RAIN Summit West, the premiere educational and networking event for online audio, will be held at the LVH in Las Vegas this Sunday, April 6, in an all-day, single-stage event featuring some of the most dynamic and forward-thinking leaders in the industry. Final agenda and speaker list are available. Continue Reading