Quick Hits: Two SXSW stories; St. Patty’s Day podcasts
Brief news items and worthy reads from around the web: Podcast round-up from SXSW; Zane Lowe not the biggest fan of playlists; listening of the Irish. Continue Reading
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Vevo debuts social viewing option
Vevo has unveiled a new feature for watching music videos with multiple people. The tool, dubbed Watch Party, sets up simultaneous viewing across multiple computers. Continue Reading
Analyst: Apple Music is a tenth of services revenue with much room to grow
RBC Capital Markets analyst Amit Daryanani offered some insights about Apple and its music outlook in a note to investors. By his estimates, Apple Music contributes 10% of the tech giant’s services revenue, while iTunes is responsible for 22%. Continue Reading
Quick Hits: Shared streaming and branded podcasting
Brief news items and worthy reads from around the web: Shared music streaming apps taking off; branded podcasting continues to grow. Continue Reading
PRS for Music marks one year of anti-piracy program
PRS for Music, the UK music licensing group, is marking the first year of its Member Anti-Piracy System. The program is designed to help manage unlicensed use of members’ repertoire in online services. Continue Reading
Napster enters playlist partnership with Giphy
Napster has launched new tools for making interactive playlists through a partnership with Giphy. Creations made with the Interactive Playlist Maker can be personalized with gifs, which Napster said is a first for a streaming music service. Continue Reading
Quick Hits: Podcasts in Mexico; podcasts on TV; NPR at SXSW
Brief news items and worthy reads from around the web: The Mexican podcast market; podcasts going audiovisual with television projects; NPR previews SXSW performances. Continue Reading
Deezer’s latest partnership is with tech retailer Fnac
Deezer has made many efforts in building partnerships outside the streaming music realm. The latest one is with Fnac, a France-based consumer tech retailer. Financial details were not disclosed. Continue Reading
Nielsen Q3: Radio and smartphone streaming post another year of growth
Nielsen has released the Q3 2016 edition of its comparable metrics report on U.S. media consumption. Radio continues to have strong weekly reach at 93% of all surveyed adults. This report often sheds light on how much age impacts media choices, and this quarter is no exception. Continue Reading
AdsWizz teams with Frequency to launch “personalized creative” audio campaign
In an interesting multiple partnership, AdsWizz has hooked up with ad-tech company Frequency to launch a campaign for Terra’s Kitchen on Spotify. Distinguishing this effort are the concepts of “personalized creative” and “dynamic creative.” Continue Reading
Quick Hits: SoundCloud sale questions; YouTube TV; Ed Sheeran; Spotify’s rainy day tune
Brief news items and worthy reads from around the web: Value vs price at SoundCloud; YouTube’s new live TV service; Ed Sheeran’s new album destroys records; Spotify’s rainy weather track. Continue Reading
SoundCloud Premier monetization option adds DJs, producers
SoundCloud is expanding access to the top level of its monetization program for creators who upload content to the crowdsourced platform. The company has now opened up the Premier tier of On SoundCloud to its members who are DJs and producers. Continue Reading