Sirius XM has launched a Student Premier subscription option. The company is offering college students all of the access from its Premier Streaming package for just $4 per month. The Premier plan normally costs $12.99 per month. Continue Reading
Bose has introduced a new smart speaker with multiple options for connectivity and voice controls. The Portable Home Speaker can link to both wifi and Bluetooth, and it will support Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant, Apple’s AirPlay 2, and Spotify Connect. Continue Reading
Google may be making more than just feature changes with its next smart speaker. Sources told 9to5Google that the company is working on a new version of the Google Home Mini from 2017. The second-generation product will be renamed as the Nest Mini. Continue Reading
Zeno MediZeno Media is announcing today the launch of Zeno.FM, an online directory of streaming radio stations around the world. Zeno specializes in providing local-radio listening to diaspora communities that cannot access broadcast signals from their native homes. Visitors to Zeno.FM can quickly scan stations from Jamaica, Brazil, Mali, Ghana, Haiti, South Africa, India, Senegal, Mexico, Nigeria, and other far-flung territories. Continue Reading
Disney Music Group has made its debut into podcasting. The music arm of the entertainment giant is releasing a podcast called For Scores. The interview show will feature conversations with the people soundtracking movies, television, and games. Continue Reading
Brief news items and worthy reads from around the web. The latest edition of Variety gave its cover story over to podcasting, and there’s more going on than just idolizing Conan O’Brien. Continue Reading
AdsWizz announced that it has chosen Mediastream as a partner for serving the Latin American market. The deal will allow streaming radio publishers in the region to monetize their inventory, while advertisers can run their audio campaigns more efficiently and stations can quickly scale their businesses. Continue Reading
ART19 has entered a partnership with Veritone, an artificial intelligence company with a specialty in audio. The audio company will leverage Veritone’s aiWARE operating system in its targeted ad sales platform. ART19 will use the AI tech to run cognitive analysis and topical extraction on participating publisher podcasts. Continue Reading
Triton Digital has a new client in Canada. The CBC/Radio-Canada has tapped Triton to power their podcast ad serving solution. The broadcaster will take advantage of the Tap ad server and Podcast Metrics from Triton. Continue Reading
Tidal is updating its streaming service with more social features. The latest upgrades make it simpler for listeners to share both music and video to their Instagram Stories and Facebook Stories. Continue Reading
A group of streaming services is facing a new patent challenge, the latest in a long line of legal attacks related to vague claims for intellectual property around audio technology. Post Media Systems has filed separate lawsuits against Apple Music, Pandora/Sirius XM, and Google in Illinois. Continue Reading
Spotify shared two new updates. First, it has joined the bandwagon of daily news podcasts, but with a unique perspective. Second, the company is developing a playlist feature for fan interaction with artists. Continue Reading