SoundCloud adds artist-seeded Stations
SoundCloud is expanding its Station feature. The lean-back streams can now be seeded from an artist, with a new Start Station button now appearing on all performers’ profiles. Continue Reading
AdsWizz and National Public Media form podcast-specific advertising marketplace
AdsWizz took advantage of this week’s Podcast Movement conference in Chicago, and the resulting intense focus on podcasting, to announce PodWave — the first podcast-specific advertising marketplace. National Public Media is the launch partner. Continue Reading
The Download on Podcasts: In search of standard measurement
Podcast listening measurement is a notorious problem — depending on who you ask. Some network owners perform their own analytics, and drive business forward based on them. But advertisers want to bring order to podcasting, so they can better measure the opportunity. Continue Reading
Glenn Peoples: How singer-songwriter Mat Kearney crossed 1 billion streams at Pandora
by Glenn Peoples
Guest columnist Glenn Peoples offers a case study analyzing why online radio can be a better exposure market than traditional radio for certain crossover artists. Continue Reading
Audio streaming more than doubles in first half of 2016 (BuzzAngle)
Data measurement and analysis company BuzzAngle is making waves with the release of its United States 2016 Mid-Year Music Report (PDF here), released on Tuesday. On-demand audio streaming more than doubled year-over-year. Continue Reading
Global Interactive Media adds Sirius XM to net of patent lawsuit targets
Belize-based Global Interactive Media has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Sirius XM. The action was filed in a U.S. District Court in Illinois. It is the latest in a long string of lawsuits over how music information is displayed online. Continue Reading
Submit your service, station, or program now for the 7th Annual RAIN Awards
In 2016 the RAIN Internet Radio Awards celebrate their 7th year as the most prestigious celebration of excellence in the online audio industry. Click through for categories, and the submission link. It’s easy, and it’s free. Continue Reading
Blubrry and StreamGuys partner for podcast streaming
Podcast company Blubrry and technology firm StreamGuys are today announcing a partnership which turns Blubrry podcasts into internet radio streams. The option, which is offered to all Blubrry-hosted podcasters, is called Podcast2Radio. If that name sounds familiar, there’s a reason for it. Continue Reading
Founder explains how Guvera is misunderstood, as creditors descend
In the midst of Guvera’s precipitous contraction in the last month, during which is was blocked from launching an IPO in the Australian market and closed the service in half of its operating territories, founder Claes Loberg says everybody misunderstands. In a video called “This Is Guvera” (see it below this article), Loberg holds forth on the service’s founding purpose. Continue Reading
The Download on Podcasts: From cancellation to podcast
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Many old guard radio shows are leaving the public airwaves these days. One, Michael Feldman’s Whad’ya Know variety-quiz show, was abruptly cancelled by Wisconsin Public Radio, Feldman is making the leap to podcasting, hoping to continue a 31-year-old brand and migrate its audience. Continue Reading
Columbia’s WKCR is airing online once again
The online stream of Columbia University’s WKCR station is back in business after a several months of silence. The organization suspended its online simulcasts in January, although it was tight-lipped about the exact reasons for the hiatus. Continue Reading
[UPDATE] Spotify accuses Apple of using App Store approval “as a weapon;” Apple responds
Following on yesterday’s barbs, Spotify is making another, more aggressive attack against Apple Music. A lawyer from Spotify sent a letter to the rival streaming service stating that Apple Music is causing harm to Spotify and its customers by rejecting an iOS update to its app. [Update: Apple responds.] Continue Reading