Spotify has deepened its Facebook integrations. The social network now supports track previews when a song gets added to Facebook Stories. These 15-second snippets can play instantly, and followers can tap “Play on Spotify” to hear the full song. Continue Reading
Switzerland is the latest nation planning to cease FM broadcasting. According to a missive from the country’s Federal Office of Communications, radio stations will no longer be available on FM wavelengths after 2024. Continue Reading
James Cridland’s International Radio Trends is a column by the Australia-based radio futurologist. THIS WEEK: Google Assistant as voice-operated DJ. A listen back to radio from 1969. Exploring visual augmentations. RAJAR stats. Much more. Continue Reading
Brief news items and worthy reads from around the web: Podcast review bombs at Apple. Audible landing blockbuster development deals. Growth for Ximalaya and China’s podcast audience. Continue Reading
This guest column by Stas Tushinskiy, Instreamatic CEO and co-founder, offers insights on the challenges of interactive voice ads. One is the rather obvious hurdle of making tech understand natural language that’s opaque and unclear. The other might involve some cursing. Continue Reading
Digital audio advertising specialist AdsWizz is introducing a new way to track in the impact of audio campaigns on in-store visits. The company partnered with Big Mobile, a business focused on mobile engagement, for the technology. Continue Reading
Gimme Radio and Gimme Country, the free, genre-focused online radio and fan community platforms, are now letting listeners link their accounts with Spotify. The integration will let Gimme users save their liked tracks to a special Gimme-branded playlist on the streaming service. Continue Reading
Vevo entered a new deal that will see its app made available on smart televisions. The platform has partnered with Vewd, a smart TV OTT software provider based in Norway. Continue Reading
We’ve still seen no signs of Samsung’s Galaxy Home smart speaker more than a year after it was first unveiled, but the company is already moving ahead with its second device. Samsung has started accepting sign-ups to beta test the Galaxy Home Mini. Continue Reading
Podcast hosting and advertising company Blubrry announced a new partnership with Journity, a company developing online tools for nonprofits. The deal came in response to a growing number of nonprofits launching their own podcasts. Continue Reading
Jane Manchun Wong, the tech blogger who has built a reputation for finding unreleased features, turned her eyes to Spotify once more. She found that Spotify’s latest test emphasizes the easy podcast creation tools it picked up with the Anchor acquisition. Continue Reading
Spreaker has rolled out a new feature for podcast creators to offer more exclusive content. The platform has introduced private show sharing. This builds on its existing private episode sharing capability. Continue Reading