DAX, the digital audio advertising platform for Global, has signed a multi-year deal with online pureplay radio platform AccuRadio. Under the terms of this arrangement, DAX will be the exclusive ad sales partner for AccuRadio in the United States across all national sales channels. Continue Reading
Tidal has launched an app for Samsung TV, a first step in an ongoing partnership between the two companies. The app offers a user experience designed for the Samsung TV screen and will prioritize visual content from Tidal. Continue Reading
Spotify’s two co-founders may be planning another sale of their shares in the streaming service. Swedish publication Di Digital cited SEC filings from the start of the month that pointed to another sale from both Daniel Ek and Martin Lorentzon. Continue Reading
Facebook continues to find new ways to encourage its users to take advantage of the social network’s deals with music labels. The latest is an option to add audio tracks to photo and video posts. Continue Reading
Apple Music continues its trend of siphoning talent away from the BBC. Hip-hop experts have been an especially hot commodity, and the BBC isn’t the only operation to have leading talent seek greener pastures at a rival. Continue Reading
Show Shouts highlights noteworthy new and upcoming podcasts from across the vast and fast-growing category. Today’s announcements include a relaunch of a HowStuffWorks program and plus-size supermodel Ashley Graham’s unique take on the audio format. Continue Reading
Brief news items and worthy reads from around the web: GM tracking consumer listening behavior in cars. London’s radio pirates changed music; then came the Internet. Does music’s Q4 matter anymore? Continue Reading
Apple Music has landed an exclusive deal with Ministry of Sound. Under the terms of the deal, the dance music specialist will only make its curated playlists available on the Apple streaming service beginning October 4. The agreement reflects a shift in how both labels and streaming services are approaching exclusive content. Continue Reading
Cumulus-owned Westwood One has announced a partnership with ad tech company XAPPmedia to jointly create, launch, and promote smart-speaker experiences for national brands. The idea here is to combine Westwood One’s content creation expertise with XAPP’s experience building and developing smart-speaker apps. Continue Reading
Tencent Music has filed the paperwork for its IPO in the United States, putting the music branch of the Chinese conglomerate Tencent on track for a listing later this month. The SEC papers reveal a bit more insight about what is expected to be a landmark listing. Continue Reading
Spotify has had a series of developments over the past few days. That’s not unusual for the streaming service, which has been aggressively seeking more subscribers and revenue sources after going public. But many of the updates from the last week are circling around the concepts of family and community. Continue Reading
Show Shouts highlights noteworthy new and upcoming podcasts from across the vast and fast-growing category. Today’s updates are the first new project from iHeartRadio and HowStuffWorks, an experiment with augmented reality from USA Today, and cover songs with Spotify. Continue Reading