Quick Hits: Blonde rakes in the bucks; exclusives are big business; one powerful piano
Brief news items and worthy reads from around the web: Blonde has made a million; exclusives top the sales charts; a piano that can do it all. Continue Reading
PodcastOne adds action sports show to lineup
PodcastOne has added a new action sports and racing show to its programming. Jim Beaver’s Project Action will offer a behind-the-scenes look at the action sports world and will have interviews will top personalities from that field. Continue Reading
SoundCloud hires its first CFO
SoundCloud has hired a former Google executive to join its C-suite ranks. Holly Lim is joining the audio company as CFO, the first to hold that role for SoundCloud. Continue Reading
Nielsen infographic shows radio’s steady audience share
Nielsen is always a good source for snapshots of the latest consumer trends. The group’s latest release is an infographic of total audience figures for different media outlets in an average month. However, streaming audio is a notable absence from this infographic. Continue Reading
Mark Mulligan: Just How Well Is Streaming Really Doing?
by Mark Mulligan
Midia Research founder Mark Mulligan explored the broader context of the quarterly financial reports for the three major labels. Each of the majors reported increased revenue from streaming, but those data points don’t tell the complete story about where the money really comes from. Continue Reading
7digital adds Playster to B2B client roster
B2B digital music provider 7digital has entered a deal with Playster, an all-in-one entertainment streaming service, to deliver its new music catalog. The announcement of the tie-up comes ahead of Playster’s unveiling of an overhauled streaming music product. Continue Reading
TuneIn expands stream processing tech partnership
TuneIn announced that it is expanding its partnership with Scottsdale-based broadcast technology company Skyview Networks. As a result, Skyview will process additional streams for the audio company, including more than 45 collegiate streams and sports simulcasts. Continue Reading
New startup pushing into the digital rights management minefield
Revelator, a B2B music tech startup, has raised $2.5 million. The company is the latest to try pushing into the field of digital distribution, sales, licensing, and analytics. This round will support its efforts in global expansion. Continue Reading
Guvera must pay creditors this week
Time is ticking down for Guvera. The Australia-based streaming service is on a deadline to pay its creditors almost $1 million by Wednesday. Continue Reading
Sonos adds voice-control from Amazon’s Alexa
Sonos announced that it is adding some third-party app integrations to its wireless speaker products. Most intriguingly, one of the first partnerships for app support is with Amazon. People who have both Sonos speakers and one of Amazon’s Alexa-enabled devices – the Echo or Echo Dot – can now use the Amazon voice-controlled product to operate their Sonos system. Continue Reading
PodcastOne inks Forbes to develop new network
Forbes and PodcastOne have announced a partnership to create a “Forbes on PodcastOne” network of on-demand audio. In what appears to be a deep creative business relationship, the two companies will collaborate on production, distribution, promotion, marketing, and advertising sales. Continue Reading
Spotify may consider windowing some new music (for real this time?)
Spotify may finally be relaxing its hard line against windowing. The New York Post is reporting that Spotify might reverse the long-held stance that its entire catalog should be available to both free and paid listeners all the time. Continue Reading