Steve Goldstein: CES = Disruption To Legacy Media
by Steve Goldstein
Guest columnist Steve Goldstein immerses himself in CES, and writes, “Nothing has been more impactful than seeing the trail of disruption to legacy media.” Continue Reading
Opinion & Features
Mark Mulligan: The Three Things You Need To Know About The UK Music Sales Figures
by Mark Mulligan
Guest contributor Mark Mulligan analyzes just-released U.K. music industry figures for 2015, which show a return to growth. Adele had a lot to do with it, but not (only) in the way you expect. Also, the “Transition Triangle” maps consumer migration to streaming. Continue Reading
James Cridland’s Weekly Links: New online US music rates, Radio 1 music head poached by Spotify
by James Cridland
James Cridland Weekly Links is a column by the Australia-based radio futurologist. THIS WEEK: Analysis of the CRB ruling in the U.S. Spotify lures away Radio 1’s music head. Much more news from around the world. Continue Reading
David Oxenford: CRB Set to Begin 3 New Royalty Proceedings – Mechanical Royalty, Sirius XM Satellite Royalty, and Noncommercial Broadcasting Over-the-Air Royalties
by David Oxenford
In tomorrow’s Federal Register, the Copyright Royalty Board will announce the commencement of three new proceedings to set music royalties for the 2018-2022 five-year period, each involving a different music right. Continue Reading
2016 Predictions: Industry thought-leaders peer into the new year for online audio
Happy New Year!
In last year’s edition of RAIN’s annual predictions, we wrote: “2015 will be an eventful year for all stakeholders in online audio.” It was. This year will carry forward the audio industry’s reputation for disruptive change. RAIN News is pleased to present predictions from 23 thought-leading guest futurists Continue Reading
Year in review: A timeline of 2015’s important stories
Compiled by Anna Washenko and Brad Hill
Never a dull moment in the streaming audio business! Here, a glance back at milestones. Continue Reading
Observations and Analysis of the CRB Webcaster Rates
by Angus MacDonald
Intellectual property attorney Angus MacDonald was the first to calculate that Pandora paid more than half of all SoundExchange collections of royalties to record labels. At that time he spoke of implications for the Webcasting IV process which ended this week with new webcaster rates for 2016. We asked MacDonald for his thoughts about the ruling, and he sent us his analysis. Continue Reading
James Cridland’s Weekly Links: Scrap your debrief, do it yourself, and an Ed Sheeran peep show
by James Cridland
James Cridland Weekly Links is a column by the U.K.’s radio futurologist. THIS WEEK: An article on why programme debriefs may not be useful. Ed Sheeran’s amusing peep show stunt. Plus the BBC, NextRadio, recommendations, and more. Continue Reading
Roger Lanctot: Radio Will Survive Dashboard Clash
by Roger Lanctot
Roger Lanctot is Associate Director of Strategy Analytics, and a thought leader in the connected-car space. In this guest article, he set forth the outlook for radio, even as tech companies do battle over the hardware for connected vehicles. Continue Reading
James Cridland’s Weekly Links: Obsession statements, live streaming stalling, bush fires
by James Cridland
James Cridland Weekly Links is a column by the U.K.’s radio futurologist. THIS WEEK: Live streaming stalls at NPR; an Australian station adapts to bush fires; much more. Continue Reading
James Cridland’s Weekly Links: Search engines, DAB+ in Australia, WRC-15, more.
by James Cridland
James Cridland Weekly Links is a column by the U.K.’s radio futurologist. THIS WEEK: Positive responses to the European Broadcasting Union’s WRC-15 decision; digital radio uptake data for Australia and the UK; several reads on the BBC; much more. Continue Reading
Chris Price: Solving The Discovery Problem: New Music That Sounds Like Old Music
by Chris Price
Guest columnist Chris Price of New Slang Media writes about the challenge of effective music discovery. He puts several music services to the test, to very interesting results. Continue Reading