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
Research is showing lots of growth in the podcast space, and now some individual platforms are corroborating those trends. Both Spotify and Deezer released internal data about their rates of podcast consumption, and both services are finding successes with that audio format. Continue Reading
Next Big Sound has made the entirety of its Pandora data available for public viewing. Anyone who is curious about statistics (and has a free Next Big Sound account) can explore metrics such as radio spins, interactive plays, thumbs up, and station adds for every artist on the audio platform. Continue Reading
Music video service Vevo has named Bryon Schafer as its new senior vice president of research. Schafer will head up the company’s efforts in consumer and artist insights and in audience and advertiser research. His resume includes work with Otter Media, Warner Bros. Television Group and Hulu. Continue Reading
A new classical music startup has joined the niche streaming fray in the United States. Idagio is based in Berlin and has now launched stateside, where it will be available for $9.99 per month. Continue Reading
Spotify will be participating in the second annual live event from BBC Music Introducing. The audio streaming service has teamed with the BBC branch to present a series of live podcasts and masterclasses at the event, scheduled for November 8-10 in London. Continue Reading
Audio.ad, a digital audio advertising company focused on Hispanic audiences, announced a commercial representation deal with Adsmovil, which specializes in mobile advertising for Hispanics in the United States. Under the terms of the agreement, Adsmovil will incorporate Audio.ad solutions in its mobile advertising products. Continue Reading
AirKast, a specialist in broadcast and podcast mobile app development, announced the launch of its new AirBridge client analytics dashboard. AirBridge can assist clients in understanding the demographics and psychographics of their audiences. Continue Reading
Amazon is rolling out its full-service streaming music subscription to Canada. Amazon Music Unlimited is now an option for Canadian listeners, who have had access to the more limited Amazon Prime Music service since November. Continue Reading
Universal Music Group has entered a deal with B2B music provider 7digital to create custom online stores for the major label’s artists. Under this arrangement, listeners can pay for features such as artist-curated playlists, new singles, merchandise, and other products. Continue Reading