Spotify has been making tweaks and adjustments to its family plan, and the most recent continues the company’s efforts to restrict how people approach the group subscription option. The new terms and conditions published in August state that everyone on a family plan must reside at the same address. Continue Reading
iHeartMedia announced the launch of a new website that collects all of its sports programming. iHeartRadio Sports will contain more than 195 live broadcast and digital stations and more than 25,000 podcasts. Continue Reading
Pandora has followed up its Mac desktop app launch in the spring with a new Windows version of the software. Listeners for any of Pandora’s plans can download a dedicated app for its audio service. Continue Reading
We got word today of a new podcast called Fark and Schnitt, part of a nascent podcast network run by ex-radio station owner Steve Lapa. The show brings together longtime radio talent Todd Schnitt with FARK.COM founder Drew Curtis to explore weird and bizarre news stories, and is part of a nascent new podcast network. Continue Reading
Voxnest has released its latest data tracking the international usage of Spotify and Apple as a podcast platform. In August, the Voxnest Audience Network found that Spotify was the more popular service in Portugal, Algeria, and Bulgaria. Continue Reading
Spotify’s latest social media integration is with Snapchat. The streaming audio company’s music and podcasts can now be shared in a Snap. The integration includes sharing tracks, playlists, albums, and podcasts. Continue Reading
Performing rights organization BMI announced another record-breaking year of financial results. During its fiscal year ending June 30, the group increased revenue 7% to reach $1.283 billion. Continue Reading
Apple Music has launched a beta test for a web version of its streaming service. The platform will be available to any Apple Music subscribers around the world to try. Continue Reading
Two of China’s major businesses announced a new deal that will impact the country’s music landscape. Alibaba Group has acquired e-commerce platform Kaola from NetEase for about $2 billion. The deal will also see Alibaba invest about $700 million into NetEase Cloud Music. Continue Reading
The BBC has announced that it will cease operating the iPlayer radio app this month. Listeners have already started receiving notifications on the platform that it will be shuttering. Continue Reading
Pandora is also getting in on the social media support. The audio company announced that all Pandora users can share content from the platform to their Instagram Stories. Continue Reading
The Chinese podcast app Ximalaya, and the Himalaya offshoot app which mounted a presence at Podcast Movement last month, are both in the news recently. Ximalaya has stated that the app has “about 500-million users,” according to this report in Abacus News. Himalaya, which can be regarded as an English-language spin-off of Ximalaya, overstated its launch funding, according to reporting in Axios. Continue Reading