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StreamGuys, a SaaS (software as a Service) company which provides stream services to broadcasters, has added a silence detection feature to its SGalerts toolset. The company calls dead air “the costliest technical issue to the business of broadcast.”
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Ad technology company XAPPmedia announced the closing of a $3.8-million round of new capital funding. The private investors were not disclosed. After a previous funding round of $3-million, XAPP’s total funding now stands at $6.8-million. Continue Reading
In a slow-moving patent lawsuit about the right to use HD Radio technology, defending radio groups have been dismissed from the case. the case dismissal was ordered “with prejudice,” meaning that it cannot be re-introduced. Continue Reading
If you work for the state of Vermont, you’re not listening to Pandora today, according to a report from NPR. Or Spotify. Or Slacker. Or Live365. Or iHeartRadio. The state’s technology management division has placed a block on those music sites and services to reduce bandwidth strain on the government’s Internet system. Continue Reading
During Entercom’s earnings call yesterday, CEO David Field responded to analyst questions about programmatic advertising. The topic did not arise during Entercom’s prepared statements; it was investors on the Entercom call who led the conversation toward programmatic. Continue Reading
After a round of user and venue testing, CrowdTunes announced its launch today. The crowd-controlled streaming service, which is designed for public venues like bars and restaurants, is powered by U.K.-based technology provider 7digital. Continue Reading
This week’s earnings report from iHeartMedia encompassed financial results and strategic updates ranging across the many dimensions of a media conglomerate. Within that scope, Richard Bressler (President, COO, and CFO) landed on topics of particular pertinence to online audio. Continue Reading
Music and social have tried to marry, but never gotten past the dating stage. Twitter tried and failed. Instagram has started a new attempt. The attempt is to organize its 300-million users around music as a passion point for shareable photos and videos. Continue Reading
Radio and stream aggregator TuneIn, and leading music-ID app Shazam, both announced new integrations with Google Now, an Android feature that resembles Apple’s Siri. Continue Reading
Nielsen held its quarterly earning call for Q1 yesterday. While much of the reporting pertained to non-audio products and initiatives, CEO Mitch Barns anwered questions about audio measurement, and the progress of Nielsen’s stream measurement initiative. “We are right where we thought we would be.” Continue Reading
Media software company WideOrbit announced that Univision has chosen to move its ad management operations to WideOrbit’s integrated suite of network sales, order transaction, and streaming solutions. Univision operates radio, television, and cable properties across many U.S. markets. Continue Reading
We’ve seen a trend of streaming audio platforms finding new ways to expand into the living room. The latest push comes from iHeartRadio, which announced that it has launched apps on the Xbox One. Continue Reading