YouTube is still updating its on-demand streaming platform to have the same feature sets as its more established competitors. The latest new feature at YouTube Music is a playlist called Discover Mix. 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
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
YouTube Music has launched a new tool that takes advantage of one of its key distinguishing features. Listeners on YouTube Premium and YouTube Music Premium now have the option to toggle between the audio version of a song and its official music video at will. Continue Reading
James Cridland’s International Radio Trends is a column by the Australia-based radio futurologist. THIS WEEK: A few big UK developments, including Heart launching a new breakfast show and ITV partnering with Global. Continue Reading
YouTube Music has hired a former Warner Music Group exec to head its operations in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. Dan Chalmers is reportedly moving to YouTube later this year. 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
YouTube has rolled out some of its music services to several European markets. YouTube Premium and YouTube Music are now listed as available in six new nations, with a seventh likely on the way. Continue Reading
Sonos has made good on one of the announcements in its latest quarterly shareholder letter. The company is beginning to roll out a software update that will bring support for the Google Assistant voice AI to its smart speakers. Continue Reading
Google has surpassed 15 million subscribers to its paid music services. Bloomberg cited anonymous sources familiar with the tech giant who gave the figure as the paying audience for YouTube Music Premium and Google Play Music. Continue Reading
Apple Music has made a new hire for its publishing unit. Lindsay Rothschild is the new head of creative services in North America for the division. She joins the company from Google. Continue Reading
Triton Digital announced this morning an integration of its programmatic audio platform with Google’s Display & Video 360, a global cross-category campaign planning system. Triton asserts that this integration creates “the industry’s largest transparent marketplace whereby audio inventory can be transacted at scale across the globe.” Continue Reading