Facebook is hiring for a director of global music licensing partnerships. The social network is looking for candidates to “lead music licensing strategy and negotiations with rights holders throughout the world” and “ensure a comprehensive music strategy.” Continue Reading
Triton Digital has added Bloomberg Media as its latest client. In this partnership, Triton will manage, measure, and monetize Bloomberg’s digital audio content. Bloomberg’s inventory will also be made available on Triton’s a2x programmatic ad exchange. Continue Reading
PRX has announced a new initiative to provide radio stations with podcast training. The program is called Project Catapult, and it is funded through a $1 million grant from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Continue Reading
Samsung announced plans to shutter its Milk Music streaming service in August, and today is its swan song. The app was powered by Slacker Radio, which may wind up being a beneficiary of Samsung’s choice to shut down the platform. Continue Reading
ASCAP has created a new Digital Team that will work to improve the transparency and efficiency of the organization’s royalty collection and distribution. The Digital Team includes two branches: Digital Product & User Experience Group and the Data Strategy & Business Intelligence Group. Continue Reading
When Scott Borchetta arrived at RAIN Summit Nashville he didn’t plan to make a product announcement. But an unexpected question from the audience drew him into revealing a hint of something new from Big Machine Label Group, the influential record company he founded. Continue Reading
Brief news items and worthy reads from around the web: Sirius XM isn’t worried about streaming rivals; seasonal listening trends on Spotify. Continue Reading
We see lots of intriguing partnerships happening among streaming services, but this is a spicy one. Spotify is now integrated into mobile dating app Tinder. Continue Reading
A new survey from MusicWatch broke out the most popular streaming services by hours listened. Its Audiocensus found that Pandora and YouTube dominate weekly time spent listening, each with a 27% share of hours in the second quarter of 2016. Continue Reading
iHeartMedia is reportedly planning to launch new paid streaming services. According to Claire Atkinson of the New York Post, the media conglomerate is working on an ad-free radio product and an on-demand music service. CEO Bob Pittman is reportedly going to make the formal announcement this week. Continue Reading
Winners of the 7th Annual RAIN Internet Radio Awards were announced Tuesday at RAIN Summit Nashville. A panel of 15 unaffiliated judges had reviewed 44 brands and services winnowed from hundreds of submission. From that process 18 finalists emerged, and six winners, one for each of six categories. Continue Reading
James Cridland’s Future of Radio is a column by the Australia-based radio futurologist. THIS WEEK: Several pieces about the iPhone 7, some technical insights into audio codecs, and the latest DAB data. Continue Reading