A new agreement for SoundCloud will expand its library available for Europe. The audio company entered a tie-up with Universal Music Publishing International and the Society of Authors, Composers and Publishers of Music (SACEM) in France. The licensing deal covers SoundCloud’s new Go subscription service and its free, ad-supported listening. Continue Reading
Bridge Ratings released new data from its research about how long people stay tuned in to podcasts. The average time spent listening across all participants was 33 minutes. An average of 26% of the respondents stopped listening to a show within the first 30 minutes, and 19% stopped at between 30 and 45 minutes. Continue Reading
The partnership between Spotify and lyrics provider Musixmatch has dissolved as of May 27. As a result, the Lyrics button in Spotify’s interface no longer displays the words to the currently playing song. That feature first appeared on the desktop version of the service last February. Continue Reading
Guvera has filed for an IPO in Australia. The streaming service is looking at a market value between $29 million and $58 million on the ASX exchange on Monday, July 18. The IPO looks to be a make-or-break moment in determining the company’s future. Continue Reading
A district court has ruled that remastered songs are not necessarily subject to the same copyright laws as the originals. This development could have a big impact on the ongoing wave of litigation centered on music recorded prior to the adoption of federal copyright laws in 1972. Continue Reading
Adlarge Media announced that it has inked idobi Network to its portfolio of audio publishers represented by the New York-based company. idobi is the 6th-ranked streaming radio outlet in the company, and has been online for over 15 years. (idobi also was a winner of the annual RAIN Internet Radio Awards, in 2014.) Continue Reading
Guest columnist Steve Goldstein, CEO of Amplifi Media, shares his insights on The Podcast Consumer, the new podcast listening research released last week by Edison Research and Triton Digital. In his words: Eye-popping. Continue Reading
On-demand audio platform audioBoom has been chosed by the producers of hit podcast Undisclosed to exclusively represent the show in an exclusive premium ad sales agreement. The completed first season of Undisclosed generated over 80-million listens.
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Nearly four out of five podcast listeners stream their shows, rather than downloading them, according to new survey results from Edison Research and Triton Digital. Yet metrics are still keyed to downloads, as with the Podtrac Ranking released last week. In addition, some podcast apps make streaming difficult.
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BuzzFeed Audio has partnered with audio messaging platform Rolltape to create new engagement tools for its Another Round podcast series. RAIN News spoke with Jessica Taylor, co-founder and CEO of Rolltape, about her company and the BuzzFeed partnership. A few key words kept popping up in the conversation: relationships, story, and community. Continue Reading
DGital Media announced a partnership with the UFC for an exclusive on-demand audio series. “UFC Unfiltered with Jim Norton and Matt Serra” will be a twice-weekly show beginning June 21. Episodes will be available on the UFC website, plus on podcasting channels including iTunes, GooglePlay, Spotify, Stitcher, and TuneIn. Continue Reading
Twitter has added Spotify support to its audio cards. Any of the streaming service’s 30 million tracks can be turned into the audio post on Twitter. The cards will only play 30-second previews and will link to the full song in Spotify. Continue Reading