CD Baby, a digital distributor focused on indie artists and labels, is planning to open a new office in London. The company also announced two hires. Rich Orchard joins the company as director of market development, and he will lead the new European office. Continue Reading
Billboard has made an adjustment to the streaming services that will count toward its chart calculations. Streams logged by iHeartRadio and Pandora subscribers will be included in chart performance beginning July 14. Continue Reading
Spotify has hired Dawn Ostroff as its new chief content officer. Ostroff will be based in Spotify’s New York office. She was previously president of entertainment at Condé Nast Continue Reading
Entercom, the second-largest commercial radio group in the U.S., has announced its intention to pull its station streams off the radio aggregation platform TuneIn, and consolidate its streaming presence exclusively on CBS-created Radio.com. The gambit creates a more silo’d and competitive landscape of radio aggregators. Continue Reading
The BBC has released a new app that will unite all of the broadcaster’s audio content and, eventually, replace the iPlayer Radio app. BBC Sounds is a free app for iOS and Android that will house podcasts, music, and radio shows from the broadcaster. Continue Reading
London-based creative and ad-tech company A Million Ads has announced the completion of a venture capital funding round of 2.3-million GBP, targeted to product development and a U.S. expansion. The company creates “context-aware” audio ads Continue Reading
HowStuffWorks unveiled its first foray into serialized audio drama. The show is a dark story called The Control Group that takes its inspiration from real-life events where the CIA’s funded and supported mind-control experiments. Continue Reading
Nothing digital about this. But the passing of the greatest AM jock ever. (At least for those who grew up in the NYC market.) He was 83. Continue Reading
YouTube will begin having an impact on the UK charts this summer. The Official Charts Company will add video counts to its weekly singles chart starting July 6. The release from the OCC did not share what the equivalency calculations would be for videos. Continue Reading
Canadian broadcaster Rogers Radio announced the launch of the Frequency Podcast Network. This network will serve as the home for all podcasts from Rogers Media, including Sportsnet shows and new, original programming. Continue Reading
Podtrac has released its podcast ranking of the top 20 shows in May 2018. This American Life held the top spot for another month, and multiple NPR programs are included in the May ranker. Continue Reading
In January we were impressed by the Podcast Buying Guide released by cabana, AdLarge’s digital audio division. Now a follow-up, the Streaming Audio Buying Guide, is out and we are likewise impressed by its clarity, brevity, and usefulness. The guide is a promotion, of course, but also an informational glimpse into how a digital audio advertising company frames its view of the industry. Continue Reading