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Songwriter groups and mechanical licensing companies reach accord on competition in Music Modernization Act

Posted on by Anna Washenko

After some sharp exchanges, the music industry may be reuniting in its support of the Music Modernization Act, at least when it comes to mechanical licensing. Last month, several companies that currently operate in the mechanical licensing space traded barbs with songwriter groups over an effort to change that portion of the proposed legislation. Yesterday, the parties announced a new compromise. Continue Reading →

Zeno Media opens new strategic drive with Haitian radio app

Posted on by Brad Hill

Zeno Media, an aggregator of broadcast stations specializing in niche a diaspora communities, has launched a new strategic thrust with an agreement with about a dozen Haitian radio brands. Those stations are bundled into an app which provides streaming, Call-to-Listen (Zeno’s founding technology), on-demand content, subscription options, and intellectual property protections. Continue Reading →

Edison Research survey finds potential podcast listeners don’t know where to start

Posted on by Anna Washenko

If you weren’t able to attend Podcast Movement in Philadelphia, you can still catch up on a few of the top takeaways from the keynote by Edison Research SVP Tom Webster. The talk, titled The Next Frontier in Podcasting: 100 Million Listeners, explored the gap between the high rates of people who are familiar with the term podcasting and the lower rates of people who have actually listened to a show. Continue Reading →

Australian music bodies mobilize in support of local content quotas for radio and streaming

Posted on by Anna Washenko

Australia’s government is considering new rules that would set quotas for supporting domestic artists on both broadcast radio and streaming music platforms. The Australiasian Performing Right Association (APRA AMCOS) and the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) appeared before a Senate inquiry in support of setting a 25% quota of Australian content. Continue Reading →