This year has had some big milestones in recognition of streaming as a valid and valuable distribution channel for music. And that shift is reflected in the music and musicians that have been selected as Grammy nominees. Continue Reading
Podtrac released its podcast publisher rankings for November. The top 10 publishers all posted dips from their October numbers. Total global unique streams and downloads fell from 206 million in October to 203 million in November. Continue Reading
TuneIn has been assembling a strong collection of sports programming. Today, the audio company expanded its National Football League content. The NFL first appeared on TuneIn in October 2015. Continue Reading
Brief news items and worthy reads from around the web: The radio star lives on; The Weeknd smashes Spotify record; Billboard’s Women in Music 2016. Continue Reading
In this guest post, Alan Cross delves into a history of radio technology. He shares some personal reflections over his more than three decades in the business, going back to his first radio station gigs with an ITC cart machine. Plus has has some forecasts of future tech. Continue Reading
James Cridland’s Future of Radio is a column by the Australia-based radio futurologist. THIS WEEK: The top stories of radio and audio from all around the world, including DAB+ developments, donations for NPR One, and CBC’s efforts to go ad-free. Continue Reading
With Pandora and iHeartRadio exploring mid-priced music services (both named “Plus” and priced identically at $4.99/month, with similar features), the question of consumer uptake arises. Will music lovers buy into semi-interactive services that cost half as much as fully on-demand music platforms? MusicWatch tackles the question with a new survey. Continue Reading
Nielsen Scarborough, a division which measures consumer shopping intentions, among other projects, released an unusual piece of research: A shopping list of sorts, tailored to podcast listeners. You’ll be amazed by what tops the list! (Sorry; we’re not used to clickbaiting. We’re clumsy at it.) Continue Reading
Thrive Global is working with iHeartRadio to produce a podcast on well-being. Thrive is a startup from Arianna Huffington, who recently left her Huffington Post brand to launch this new venture. Continue Reading
Pandora’s stock spiked after CNBC reported that the online audio company was open to acquisition talks with Sirius XM. Shares rose more than 9% on Friday on the rumor. Tim Westergren, Pandora’s CEO, has been vocal about his lack of interest in selling off his company. Continue Reading
Podcast publishing and hosting service Podomatic has entered a partnership with AdvertiseCast to bring monetization tools to its clients. AdvertiseCast is an online marketplace for buying and selling audio advertising. One interesting aspect of this deal is that podcasters do not need to use Podomatic’s hosting service. Continue Reading
Bryan Moffett has been promoted to the COO for National Public Media, the organization that manages corporate sponsorships for National Public Radio, the Public Broadcasting Service, and their member stations. In this capacity, Moffett will oversee strategic planning, with a focus on generating corporate support for public media. Continue Reading