Quick Hits: Werk It Festival and a look at label services
Brief news items and worthy reads from around the web: Highlights from Werk It podcast festival for women. How label services are changing alongside labels. Continue Reading
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Apple to reboot Steven Spielberg’s Amazing Stories TV show
Apple had said it would be pumping $1 billion into video over the next year, and its latest programming development could explain that high price tag. The company has reportedly inked a deal to revive Amazing Stories, the mid-1980s show from Steven Spielberg. Continue Reading
Spotify hires shows/editorial leader for its German office
Spotify has hired a local music industry veteran to join its Berlin office. The streaming company hired Maik Pallasch as its head of shows and editorial in Germany. Spotify has made several noteworthy hires in the past few months. Continue Reading
Quick Hits: Apple’s podcast front page. New numbers from Gaana.
Brief news items and worthy reads from around the web: Measuring the impact of landing on Apple’s front page for a new podcast. Some recent statistics from Gaana. Continue Reading
Pandora launches university project blending music marketing and social causes
Pandora has introduced a program for universities that challenges students to put its internal data to work in creating social change. The Pandora Challenge: Music & Social Impact program will take place at five schools, and participants will work to drive awareness for cancer patients, LGTBQ equality, and other underserved communities through music. Continue Reading
Triton Digital hires market development director for Asia-Pacific
Triton Digital has hired Richard Palmer as its new Director of APAC Market Development. He will be responsible for managing publisher onboarding, as well as overseeing Triton’s relationships with agencies, trading desks, and trade associations in Australia, New Zealand, and other parts of the Asia-Pacific region. Continue Reading
Mixcloud lands first direct label deal with Warner, will add subscriptions
Digital audio service Mixcloud has secured its first major label direct licensing deal. The audio platform announced a partnership with Warner Music Group that will form the basis of a new subscription offering. Continue Reading
Listen to full songs from Apple Music in Facebook Messenger
Apple Music now has a bot for playback of full songs in Facebook Messenger. This is the first time a streaming service has been set up to allow users access to a complete track within that platform. Only Apple Music subscribers will be able to use the full-song functionality. Continue Reading
SoundCloud adds playlist data to analytics offering
SoundCloud added a critical new statistic to its analytics suite. Creators can now see information about how their work is being shared and heard on user playlists. It includes who is sharing their tracks in playlists and how many plays that collection has contributed for the track. Continue Reading
NuVoodoo study sees potential for radio success among Amazon Echo owners
Intelligence company NuVoodoo Media Services shared information about smart speaker ownership from its Ratings Prospects Study. The company asked almost 3,000 participants between the ages of 14 and 54 about the Amazon Echo and Echo Dot, and found an overall ownership rate of 15.5%. Continue Reading
Rivet Radio continues Scripps partnership for Alexa skills
Rivet Radio has continued its collaboration with E.W. Scripps to create audio skills for use with devices enabled with Amazon’s Alexa voice controls. Following the completion of a pilot program in Tampa, Scripps contracted Rivet to expand their Alexa skill program to eight more markets that went live in August. Continue Reading
Spotify hires former Pandora exec for publisher licensing role
Spotify has hired Adam Parness as its new head of global publisher licensing. Parness most recently spent about a year with Pandora as head of publisher licensing and relations. Continue Reading