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Pandora, TuneIn, and AccuRadio launch Harmonic Audio Network for advertisers

Posted on November 10, 2016 by Brad Hill

In an alliance with TuneIn and AccuRadio, Pandora is announcing this morning the launch of the Harmonic Audio Network, an ad network for advertisers in streaming audio. The Harmonic Audio Network will be exclusively represented by Pandora’s sales force. The new network widens the audio inventory available to Pandora’s sales staff, and creates what the company is marketing as a trusted, high-quality marketing opportunity across three recognized brands. Continue Reading →

Spotify debuts another animated video series

Posted on November 10, 2016 by Anna Washenko

Spotify’s push for new video content is continuing at break-neck speed. The latest release is an animated series titled “Drawn & Recorded.” The ten episodes will share stories from pop music history. Videos will appear on Spotify’s mobile and desktop versions. Continue Reading →

UK metadata startup announces financing round

Posted on November 9, 2016 by Anna Washenko

Beatroot Music has raised £125,000 ($155,000) in equity funding for its work in metadata management. The financing came from Creative England, and follows a seed funding round in March 2015. Beatroot automatically generates metadata for back catalogs. Continue Reading →

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iHeartMedia posts Q3 results, talks digital

Posted on November 9, 2016 by Anna Washenko

iHeartMedia released financial results for the third quarter. In announcing the results, iHeart’s leadership kept the focus forward on upcoming digital projects. “This quarter, we were excited to announce the reimagining of live radio with our two new subscription services, iHeartRadio Plus and iHeartRadio All Access,” Bob Pittman said. Continue Reading →

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SHOUTcast and Nobex partner for mobile app availability to thousands of stations

Posted on November 9, 2016 by Anna Washenko

Internet radio platform SHOUTcast has sealed a partnership with Nobex Partners, the two companies announced today. Under this arrangement, Nobex will make available white label mobile apps for SHOUTcast’s 73,000 stations. Continue Reading →

Pandora rolls out new web design

Posted on November 9, 2016 by Anna Washenko

Pandora unveiled a new look to its web version. The changes reflect Pandora’s recently revised branding and clearly integrate the key functions for its new Pandora Plus paid subscriber tier. The redesign will begin rolling out today. Continue Reading →

Dash Radio airing Rock the Vote pop-up station

Posted on November 8, 2016 by Anna Washenko

Dash Radio is getting in the Election Day spirit, hosting a Rock the Vote pop-up station. The special station is aimed at encouraging youth voter turnout. It will only air Nov. 7-8 and is available from the Dash home page. Continue Reading →

Wondery hires two new execs

Posted on November 8, 2016 by Anna Washenko

Podcast network Wondery has hired two new executives. One is a senior vice president of brand partnerships and the other is director of audience acquisition. Continue Reading →

Vevo gets hip with GIF creation tool

Posted on November 8, 2016 by Anna Washenko

Vevo has added a new feature for making animated GIFs from its hosted music videos. Not all videos in the library are available for creation of the five-second looping clips at launch, but Vevo said it is working to have the rights to include as many as possible. Continue Reading →

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Drake, streams, and charts: Views’ success reinforces need for consistent metrics

Posted on November 7, 2016 by Anna Washenko

Drake has been a huge force in the U.S. music scene this year with the release of new album, Views. Music Ally made some calculations and determined that the Canadian rapper’s latest album has hit some impressive milestones on both Spotify and YouTube. The numbers this album is putting up are yet another reminder of how critical it is for charts to consistently account for streaming data in assessing an album’s success. Continue Reading →

iHeartRadio SVP Chris Peterson to lead its podcast strategy

Posted on November 7, 2016 by Brad Hill

Today brings an announcement from iHeartRadio that it has hired ex-TheBlaze, ex-TuneIn exec Chris Peterson as Senior Vice President of Podcasting. the announcement was made via an internal company memo. Peterson will oversee iHeartRadio’s overall podcast strategy and grow its profile in the podcast community. Continue Reading →

Could Tidal get the rights to Prince’s catalog?

Posted on November 7, 2016 by Anna Washenko

The death of legendary performer Prince earlier this year left a hole in the hearts of his scores of devoted fans. It has also created some legal turmoil about who will emerge with the rights to Prince’s vast music catalog. Universal Music Publishing Group bought the rights last week, but it now faces an unexpected hurdle before the deal can be closed. Continue Reading →