Podcasting, programmatic advertising, simulcasting, radio revenue, mobile listening, and more will be key topics at RAIN Summit Atlanta, September 29 at the Marriott Marquis. Click through for highlights and registration information. Continue Reading
Japan’s listeners have been resistant to adopting digital options for music, but the first half of 2015 revealed some progress for streaming in the country. Streaming subscriptions increased 43% in the first six months of the year to 5.04 billion yen ($42 million). Continue Reading
TuneIn added a monthly subscription plan (“TuneIn Premium”) to its free-of-charge platform today. At the same time, the company is announcing over 60-million monthly active users. TuneIn Premium is launching with several new content initiatives. Ready for baseball? Continue Reading
Baboom joined the ranks of of new digital music properties with its launch last week. The company blends several promising ideas from other digital upstarts, such as the direct-to-fan patronage of Bandcamp and the stream/store combination of Beatport. The result is a product that feels new and more promising than most other musical startups. Continue Reading
Neil Young wrote an update about his hi-res Pono Music company on Facebook. Young gave nods to the other brands Pono works with, both in and out of the music industry, but explained that the company has many partners but “no proven business leader,” in his own words. He added that Pono is working to set up shop in multiple countries despite a lack of resources. Continue Reading
On the Move tracks hires, promotions, and other notable personnel changes in the audio industry. The latest moves happened at ASCAP and NPR. Continue Reading
Pono Music announced that it will upgrade customers’ purchases to higher resolutions as they become available from labels at no charge. This new policy, dubbed the PonoPromise, is meant to avoid the cycle of re-purchasing songs as they become available on better or more convenient formats, such as from cassettes to CDs to MP3s. Continue Reading
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The weekly update of the streaming audio industry, from RAIN News. THIS WEEK: A talent agency gets into podcasting; radio targeted in pre-1972 lawsuit; Apple disagrees with MusicWatch research; Deezer wants big bucks; Mad Genius Radio shuts down. Continue Reading
IFPI Denmark released data on the first half of 2015 for the country’s music industry, which showed a strong performance by streaming. Revenue from streaming platforms rose by 14% in H1 2015 compared with H1 2014. Recorded music overall rose just 0.4% since the same period last year, which physical sales dropping 35% and downloads falling 13% from the year-ago period. Continue Reading
Pioneer Electronics has launched a new collection of after-market in-car entertainment systems that feature smartphone connections. The new line is partly targeted to smartphone listeners who are not (yet) in the market for a new car with built-in digital listening. Continue Reading
We’ve seen a large number of new apps promise an experience that combines music with social interactions, each with their own particular angle on the subjects. The new player in this field is Geekin Radio. Continue Reading
Brief news items and worthy reads from around the web. TODAY: An examination of pay-to-playlist; spotify changes its privacy policy to the disgruntlement of a Forbes columnist. Continue Reading