Canalys has released its report on the international smart speaker market’s first quarter of 2019. China was the big result in this report, overtaking the United States to be the largest smart speaker market. China secured a 51% share of the global smart speaker shipments. Continue Reading
Targetspot announced that it has hired Dominick Milano as its vice president of business development for North America. In this role, Milano will be responsible for leading Targetspot’s expansion efforts in the United States and Canada. Continue Reading
Triton Digital announced a new partnership for its a2x programmatic digital audio advertising exchange. The a2x platform will now integrate the TouchPoint DSP from dataxu, a software provider for marketing professionals. Continue Reading
Pandora has rolled out a new desktop app for Mac. This offers a new option for Pandora users who prefer to keep their music in a standalone app rather than in one of many browser tabs. Continue Reading
After launching a 24/7 all-metal online radio and fan community for heavy metal, Gimme Radio has unveiled its second project. Gimme Country offers the same model of free online radio programmed by icons of the country music genre. Continue Reading
About this time last year, the industry speculation pointed to Spotify working on its own hardware for use in cars. Now, the company has released some insights on that project. The most notable news is that while Spotify has created an in-auto device, it’s not for consumer use. Continue Reading
The BBC will roll out a new public service algorithm for its mobile app. Director of Radio and Education James Purnell shared the broadcaster’s next plans for its new BBC Sounds mobile app. Continue Reading
YouTube Music has been growing its international audience, but its development team just lost a few notable members. According to Variety, the three co-founders of Songza have exited YouTube Music and moved to other posts under the Google umbrella. Continue Reading
Sony Music Entertainment is making a new move into podcasting. The major label has entered a joint venture with two podcast veterans — Laura Mayer and Adam Davidson — to find and develop original programming and talent. The as-yet-unnamed company will create and distribute original podcasts. Continue Reading
Libsyn announced today that Rob Greenlee has joined the company as its new vice president of content and partnerships. Greenlee is a podcast industry veteran of two decades. An Academy of Podcasters Hall of Fame inductee, he most recently worked as a VP at Voxnest’s Spreaker. Continue Reading
Today marks the launch of another new podcast agency and hosting service, this one with roots in radio. Podcast.co exited its beta test and announced both its launch and two notable industry partnerships with Spotify and Headliner. Continue Reading
Digital audio and advertising company Targetspot announced the opening of a new office in London. This new outpost is intended to reinforce the business’ presence in Europe and provide better connections between publishers and advertisers. Continue Reading