Dhingana, a major Indian music service which we reported as having about 3.5-million users in December, has closed to the public. The closure comes about a year and a half after Dhingana received $7-million in funding from a trio of venture companies. Continue Reading
Rdio updated its iOS mobile apps with two important features that exist already in the desktop experience. With U.S. listening migrating to mobile from the desktop, it is increasingly important for music apps to provide an unbroken feature set across all their installations. Continue Reading
RAIN Hotspots: The five most-read articles of the week. Pandora vs. ASCAP trial; how millennials listen; the inaugural RAIN Poll; spotify launches a radio-like hosted program; Pandora accepts open music submissions. Continue Reading
Internet listening remained essentially flat in December over November, according to data released by Triton Digital in its Webcast Metrics Top 20 Ranker. Top-line listening growth barely nudged total listening into new-high territory. Click through for analysis and charts. Continue Reading
Next week Pandora will reportedly add a new audience segment to its targeted ad products: political preference. The market-leading Internet radio service uses zip codes from user registrations, combined with historical voting data and musical choices. Continue Reading
Leading Internet radio platform Pandora seeks to reinvent radio and replace it. The brand is often referred to as Pandora Radio, implying that Pandora is the same as radio … but different. Is Pandora radio? Click through to vote your answer. Continue Reading
Paris-based international music subscription service Deezer will close its Australian office. Thomas Heymann, who ran that office, will leave the company. Heymann oversaw Deezer’s Australian launch in 2012. Deezer’s Australian service will continue, undisturbed by the structural change, managed from Paris. Continue Reading
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