SoundCloud is expanding access to the top level of its monetization program for creators who upload content to the crowdsourced platform. The company has now opened up the Premier tier of On SoundCloud to its members who are DJs and producers. Continue Reading
James Cridland’s Future of Radio is a column by the Australia-based radio futurologist. THIS WEEK: NPR One editor offers podcast tips. Some advertising analysis for the radio industry. Much more. Continue Reading
Last week, Edison Research and Triton Digital released the latest edition of the Infinite Dial. Amplifi Media CEO Steve Goldstein shares five central takeaways from about podcasting from the massive research undertaking. Continue Reading
Pandora, which has defined streaming music for millions of consumers since 2008, today formally announces the start of Pandora Premium, putting the market-leading internet radio company in direct competition with Spotify and iHeartRadio. Click for details, screenshots, and analysis. Continue Reading
The Infinite Dial 2017 was released yesterday, and RAIN News covered many of the details in near-realtime. Here, some of the highlights — potential industry-shifting survey results which we think will be cited throughout 2017 by online audio stakeholders and industry pundits. Continue Reading
VuHaus, a public media music video platform, announced a new partnership that will highlight Colorado radio stations. VuHaus has added a VuHaus Colorado page thanks to a collaboration with six public radio stations in the state that are part of the Colorado Music Strategy. Continue Reading
Panoply Media has hired John Dryden, who will serve as the head of scripted programming for the podcast network. In this capacity, Dryden will develop and produce scripted shows, both comedy and drama, for Panoply. Continue Reading
The National Music Publishers Association is circulating a petition among songwriters to gather support for its case with the Copyright Royalty Board. The CRB will decide on a royalty rate for interactive music streams over the 2018-2022 period over the course of this year, hearing proposals from all sides of the music industry. Continue Reading
B2B digital audio services provider 7digital has acquired competitor 24-7, according to an exclusive report from MIDiA Research. The music services provider has assumed full ownership of the long-time rival business from MediaMarktSaturn, a German retail company. Continue Reading
Keeping up-to-date with music is at least somewhat important to about half of Americans 12 and older, we learned from today’s Infinite Dial 2017 webinar, produced by Edison Research and Triton Digital. YouTube and Spotify tell interesting stories. Continue Reading
170-million Americans 12 years old and up listen to online radio each month, it was revealed today in The Infinite Dial 2017. There is frequency, too: 53% of Americans listen weekly. Time spent is also up — way up countering last year’s trend. Continue Reading
Car listening continues to be a topic of interest for the audio industry. The Infinite Dial from Edison Research and Triton Digital charted the latest trends for what people hear behind the wheel. AM/FM radio still holds court as the top audio source used in the primary car for 82% of respondents. Continue Reading