WiFi speakers have been a recurring topic of interest at CES, and this year’s show has not disappointed. Several tech companies, both large and small, have presented new products in this vertical.
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In December we wrote about the Listomania research from Chris Price of New Slang Media. Part two of Listomania goes deeper and more granular with a case study of Justin Bieber’s hit song, “Love Yourself.” What are the respective roles of streaming and broadcast radio in fostering a global hit song? Continue Reading
7digital announced that it has added its first MQA, or Master Quality Authenticated, content. As a result of the partnership with MQA, 7digital’s B2B clients will be able to access indie label content at the high-res audio format beginning Jan. 11. Continue Reading
Webcast listening in November dropped slightly from the previous month, but still showed a 12% year-to-date increase during 2015, according to Triton Digital’s Webcast Metrics Top 20 Ranker, released today. Continue Reading
We knew going in that CES 2016 would be a showcase for technology exploring the topic of high-res audio. More and more brands have hopped on the hi-res bandwagon, many of them at slightly less exorbitant prices. That change on the business end could mean that this year marks a shift in how the general consumer thinks about audio quality. Continue Reading
Brief news items and worthy reads about the latest happenings from CES 2016. Sony debuts a turntable; New Google Cast partners; and new products from Pioneer. Continue Reading
Triton Digital announced a new partnership with Audio.Ad that will see the digital audio ad company’s inventory added to Triton’s a2x programmatic ad exchange. Audio.Ad specializes in the Latin American and U.S. Hispanic markets. Continue Reading
The British Phonographic Industry has released its music market report for 2015. It finds that UK music consumption rose 4% in 2015 to a retail value of £1.1 billion. Last year saw 26.8 billion streams served to UK listeners, an 82% increase over the previous year, which put it at more than a fifth of the UK’s total music consumption. Continue Reading
Nielsen Music’s latest data shows that streaming doubled in the U.S. in 2015. Billboard has a first look at the company’s reports from the recently concluded year. The total songs streamed increased from 164.5 billion in 2014 to 317.2 billion last year. Continue Reading
iHeartMedia is partnering with Canada’s largest media company, Bell Media, to take iHeartRadio to Canada this year. The exclusive deal pairs iHeart’s listening platform, one of the three leading streaming audio services in the U.S., with Bell Media’s 106 licensed radio stations across Canada. Continue Reading
Guest contributor Mark Mulligan analyzes just-released U.K. music industry figures for 2015, which show a return to growth. Adele had a lot to do with it, but not (only) in the way you expect. Also, the “Transition Triangle” maps consumer migration to streaming. Continue Reading
Music and radio technology company 7digital today announced an acquisition agreement with French competitor Snowite. 7digital will absorb Snowite from French insolvency court (similar to U.S. bankruptcy), pending approval of that court. Continue Reading