RAIN Summit NYC: wrap-up part 3
RAIN Summit NYC, “Pureplays and Podcasts Day,” was hosted last Wednesday at The Greene Space in Manhattan. this wrap-up includes the licensing panel, and the innovative platforms panel. Continue Reading
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RAIN Summit NYC: wrap-up part 2
RAIN Summit NYC, “Pureplays and Podcasts Day,” was hosted last Wednesday at The Greene Space by Jennifer Lane, CEO of RAIN Enterprises and president of RAIN Summits, and Kurt Hanson, founder of RAIN Newsletter. Continue Reading
IAB Digital Audio Agency Day: wrap-up and video
IAB held its Digital Audio Agency Day on Wednesday morning, preceding RAIN Summit NYC. Attendees filled The Greene Center in downtown Manhattan to hear research, panel sessions, and a keynote from RAIN’s Kurt Hanson. Continue Reading
RAIN Summit NYC: wrap-up part 1
RAIN Summit NYC, “Pureplays and Podcasts Day,” occurred yesterday at The Greene Center. The event was sold out weeks in advance, and atrocious weather didn’t stop most attendees or dampen enthusiasm in the room. Here, a wrap-up of the first two panels. Continue Reading
RAIN Summit NYC: Today, and live-streamed
RAIN Summit NYC, Pureplays and Podcasts, is today. The conference is being held in The Greene Space in Manhattan, home to New York Public Radio and WNYC. The event has been sold to capacity for weeks, and WNYC is live-streaming from start to finish. Click through for the link. Continue Reading
Pandora announces Imagine Dragons concert on Super Bowl weekend
Pandora announced the latest in its Pandora Presents series — Imagine Dragons will headline a show on the Friday of Super Bowl weekend. Does Pandora’s claim to match headlining bands to the city’s listening preferences apply? Maybe to the opening acts. Continue Reading
RAIN Summit NYC sets pureplay/podcast agenda; last day of early-bird pricing
RAIN Summit NYC (“Pureplays and Podcasts”) has finalized a slate of panel topics targeting the content and business sides of online audio. Today is the final day of early-bird pricing, offering the afternoon-plus-cocktails event for only $49. Continue Reading
Latest speakers added to RAIN Summit NYC
Tom Cheney of Idobi, and Rob Greenlee of Allyis, are two of the speakers recently added to the session lineup at RAIN Summit NYC – Pureplays and Podcasts. Speakers at RAIN Summit NYC include a unique list of influencers who have not joined a Summit before, representing companies like Deezer, 8Tracks, Songza, and Earwolf. Continue Reading
Why this year’s CES is important: Audio and Auto
The annual Consumer Electronics Show (CES) is an important snapshot of the digital product landscape, with a view toward the future. As such, CES commands attention, but each year brings a different focus. CES 2014 is the most important CES in memory, for anyone interested in radio, Internet radio, audio, and mobile infotainment. Continue Reading
New speakers added to RAIN Summit NYC lineup
On February 5, RAIN Summit NYC – Pureplays and Podcasts will be hosted by RAIN Enterprises CEO Jennifer Lane and founding editor Kurt Hanson. The event will take place at WNYC’s The Greene Space in downtown Manhattan. Continue Reading
Pandora VP on “replacing” radio, and how it is winning local
Pandora is not shy about its invasive business plan. Brian McAndrews has repeated that Pandora’s goal is to “disrupt” radio. This week at the JP Morgan Small/Mid Cap Conference, VP of Investor Relations Dominic Paschel sounded more imperialistic: “When you… Continue Reading
DASH Conference explores connected cars in Detroit
In what Fred Jacobs calls the first radio-oriented trade conference in the motor city, several industries are intersecting this week to examine connected cars. Jacobs and his company, Jacobs Media, are hosting DASH, The Connected Car AudioTainment Conference. Top execs… Continue Reading