Do public station heads make too much money, as non-profit executives? The answer is in the beholder, and the American University School of Communication has made it easy to behold, by posting salaries and station expenses. Continue Reading
The sometimes beleaguered music industry is rejoicing as two album releases come into the market as record-breaking successes. But the jubilance goes in two different directions. Adele is on a record-breaking pace of sales, while justin Bieber shatters a streaming record. what does it all mean? Continue Reading
Serial entrepreneur Michael Robertston has launched OnRad.io, consolidating two previous services (Radio Search Engine and 6 Seconds) into one platform that can locate songs playing on a global array of 100,000 radio stations. It makes linear radio programming searchable and interactive. Continue Reading
AdWave, the global audio advertising platform created by AdsWizz, just got more global. The company has cut a partnership deal with TOKYO FM, Japan’s biggest broadcaster, to establish that country’s first digital audio ad market. Continue Reading
Brief news items and worthy reads from around the web: YouTube aiding in some fair use cases; FCC commissioner voices support for FM chip activation; Dash Radio’s multichannel technology. Continue Reading
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The weekly update of the streaming audio industry, from RAIN News. THIS WEEK: Rdio enters bankruptcy, Pandora takes it over and announces dramatic expansion of its strategic vision for 2016; podcast advertiser sentiment study; Adele holds back from streaming. Continue Reading
Today in ‘news you never imagined reading,’ Pope Francis is releasing a rock album. Yes, the real Pope. The album is slated for a physical release on Nov. 27, but it is getting an early streaming launch exclusively on Deezer. The lone English language track is also up to stream on SoundCloud. Hallelujah! Continue Reading
Russ Crupnick, Managing Partner of MusicWatch, sent us a graphic of on-demand music subscription services, charting their comparative brand awareness and usage. The startling image helps explain this week’s news that Rdio has entered bankruptcy proceedings. Continue Reading
Rhapsody released a new car-focused feature for its premium subscribers. Rhapsody AUTO offers drivers more streamlined access to their music on their phones while in vehicles. This update is one way that music and mobile companies are adjusting to how people treat entertainment in their cars. Continue Reading
Brief news items and worthy reads from around the web: How modern podcasting is like the glory days of blogging; Spotify’s new parental leave policy; Apple Music: the mansplainer? Continue Reading
Popular British songstress Adele may be the latest major artist to be “pulling a Taylor.” Unnamed sources with knowledge of her upcoming release told The New York Times that the album “25” would not get a launch on streaming services. The Verge has a slightly different take on the situation. It reported that Adele’s camp was willing to put the album on Spotify, but only if it was restricted to paying listeners. Continue Reading
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Advertisers are interested in the marketing opportunity of podcasts, and will get more serious about it if audience measurement improves. Those are the main points of new research conducted by Westwood One, Advertiser Perceptions, and Ipsos, just released by Westwood One. Continue Reading