Despite all the hoops it jumped through to get it, Pandora may sell its terrestrial radio station. A filing made to the FCC at the start of the week stated that Pandora is reevaluating whether it wants to continue being a broadcaster. Continue Reading
AdLarge Media has hired Yvonne Lacey as its new vice president of digital sales development. In this role, Lacey will oversee the company’s portfolio of streaming and on-demand/podcasting. She will also act as the sales team’s liaison for digital subjects. Continue Reading
In a new dimension to its business model, PodcastOne is going Premium with a subscription plan that adds features and values to the regular free-listening options. Members get easy-to-access archived shows, giveaways, exclusive content (notably from podcast star Adam Carolla. Continue Reading
7digital released its financial results for all of 2015, following up on the preliminary figures shared in January. Total revenue for the year was £10.37 million, up from £10.21 million in the previous year. In addition to the financial reports, 7digital also announced the new clients it signed during the first quarter of 2016. Continue Reading
Westwood One announced a promotion within its upper ranks. Kelli Hurley will now be the company’s vice president of digital sales, and will oversee all sales related to Westwood One’s digital products. Continue Reading
Brief news items and worthy reads from around the web: Behind the scenes at Serial; risky consolidation within indie label services; who are music’s disruptors? Continue Reading
Tidal is celebrating its first full year today. Since its relaunch after acquisition by hip-hop legend Jay-Z, Tidal has secured 3 million subscribers. Its library now numbers nearly 40 million songs, including high-quality audio tracks and several exclusives. Continue Reading
At the beginning of the year, CÜR Music laid out plans to become a player in the social, mobile music streaming space. Part of that plan involved hefty licensing fees to be paid to all three major labels. It seems that the best laid plans are already going awry. Continue Reading
Naxos Music Library World has debuted a new way to explore its newly-launched catalog. As befits a world music specialist, it’s an interactive map. The breadth of Naxos’ metadata makes the interactive map a fun new tool for world music discovery. Continue Reading
SoundCloud unveiled a subscription tier for its online audio platform. SoundCloud Go will give members an expanded catalog, including “the full repertoire of artists signed to independent labels and major labels alike,” clocking in at more than 125 million tracks. The tier will also allow offline access and ad-free listening. This is a move that we’ve been expecting ever since SoundCloud completed the trifecta of major label licensing deals. Continue Reading
We received word from AudioHQ of a new on-demand audio series to start this fall. It is the first original podcast program developed by the digital audio ad sales company. Partnering with AudioHQ are Laurence Fishburne through his Cinema Gypsy Productions company, and Larenz Tate’s TateMen Entertainment company. Continue Reading
Sony announced a title shuffle among its top leadership, including some updates for its music division. Four of the company’s top executives have been promoted to corporate executive officers, with executive vice president titles added to their existing roles. Continue Reading