Although not yet showing in the Google Play app store, it is widely reported that the unfortunately-named Google Play Music All Access subscription service, version 5.4, adds offline access to “radio” stations. Many users will probably think, “Finally!” Continue Reading
Abacast, a streaming and monetization provider whose major clients include radio networks ESPN Radio and NBC Sports Radio, announced a partnership with AfterBuzz TV, a video podcast that provides post-show entertainment for fans of popular TV programs. Continue Reading
Reluctantly leaving behind our POTD celebration of Beatlemania, we needed something remarkable to distract us. We found the perfect stream to carry us away from cloying nostalgia: Radio Oloron. This French-originating stream is surprising, satisfying, and addictive. Continue Reading
According to a first-hand document provided by a RAIN source, federal judge Denise Cote seemed to agree with Pandora’s argument that it be treated as “radio” in closing arguments of a royalty case. Pandora could pay less to publishers as a result. Details. Continue Reading
As with yesterday’s POTD, we are celebrating Beatlemania, 50 years later. today’s Pureplay of the Day revisits a past selection: All Beatles & Stones Radio, an iHeartRadio pureplay station. The station has been renamed “24/7 Beatles” for an undetermined time. Continue Reading
Shazam, best known as a music-identification app, is reportedly closing a $20-million funding round with undisclosed investors. Perhaps the most important part of the news is a reported disclosed valuation of $500-million. Continue Reading
Music intelligence company The Echo Nest continues its global expansion in a partnership with Hikari-TV, part of NTT Plala. (NTT is Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation.) Hikari-TV is an in-home provider of broadband services including on-demand video and music. Continue Reading
Subscribers to digital editions of The Times (London) newspaper now get a Spotify subscription at no extra charge. Spotify normally costs U.K. users 120 British pounds per year. A digital subscription to The Times is priced at 312 British pounds per year. Continue Reading
The whole world is celebrating the 50th anniversary of The Beatles performing on The Ed Sullivan Show in 1964, considered the start of Beatlemania. Well, part of the world, anyway, and mostly people of a certain age. Continue Reading
Spotify announced a new programming tactic it calls a “radio show,” starring singer/songwriter Billy Bragg. A monthly production, the first episode will appear tomorrow, February 11. The program’s hook is a “talking playlist.” Continue Reading
Pandora announced a new open submission process for independent artists and small labels who wish to place music in Pandora’s streams. The breakthrough aspect for independent musicians is ease of submission. Continue Reading
The first edition Nielsen’s quarterly State of the Media: Audio Today 2014 report is out. Although the report’s title uses the general term “audio,” the study is only about radio’s reach and radio’s listener behavior. As such, it provides an uplift for the radio industry. Continue Reading