Guvera may be trying to sell off its Blinkbox music property, but the former employees of streaming service aren’t going quietly. About 100 of them have filed a class action lawsuit against Guvera and two of its UK-based subsidiaries. Continue Reading
Spotify’s Discover Weekly playlists have quickly become a huge success with the streaming company’s listener base. The feature has had 1 billion tracks streamed in the 10 weeks of its existence. The tool is one of a handful of self-proclaimed recommendation engines that has really knocked it out of the park, and the reason is a very savvy use of listener data. Continue Reading
As spoken-word audio increasingly shares the stream with music, utilitarian content can sit next to entertainment content. As such, it’s not surprising that streaming traffic is a rising category. RAIN News spoke with Frank Rizzo, CEO of GeoTraffic Network, about how his service is differentiating. Continue Reading
Spotify announced a partnership with the Amsterdam Dance Event music festival. The two parties are providing an integrated service to attendees that analyzes their past streaming listening and helps them choose acts to see at ADE. Within Spotify’s service, it has created an official ADE 2015 playlist that will be updated daily with new tracks. Continue Reading
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Podcasting is an ultra-personal genre of audio. But every passing month brings more known media brands into the space with specialized on-demand audio. The result? Increasing professionalism in the category. High-quality production is becoming table stakes in the podcast gamble. Continue Reading
Virgin Mobile USA has added unlimited streaming from select music platforms to some of its plans. The music partners are iHeartRadio, Pandora, and Slacker Radio. More music platforms will likely be added in the future. Continue Reading
AdLarge Media and Yahoo Sports Radio announced that they will continue their partnership, which sees AdLarge continuing to provide exclusive ad sales representation for the broadcaster. Yahoo Sports Radio has an estimated weekly audience of 5 million across more than 500 radio stations, satellite stations, and mobile platforms. Continue Reading
HP announced a rebranding of its Connected Music service. The streaming platform is now known as HP Lounge, and offers free radio-style streaming of tracks from Universal Music. The competitive strategy is unclear, but might be similar to Amazon’s Prime Music. Continue Reading
Pandora has acquired Ticketfly, a company focused on live events and show ticketing. The deal promises to offer integration of event discovery into Pandora’s existing online radio capabilities. The purchase is valued at about $450 million. Continue Reading
Many video game consoles are offering apps from streaming services, and iHeartRadio is the latest to join the music options on Sony’s PlayStation hardware. The new native apps will give listeners access to their live radio, as well as custom and recommended stations. Continue Reading
Spotify has launched its Android app on MirrorLink, which brings the streaming platform to more connected cars. It was already available on CarPlay from Apple and Android Auto from Google, in addition to in-house systems from BMW and Ford. Continue Reading
In a wide-ranging conversation at RAIN Summit Atlanta, AudioBoom CEO Rob Proctor said that podcasting represents a huge opportunity for radio. He spoke at RAIN Summit Atlanta, in a podcasting panel sponsored by PodcastOne. Click through for a summary, quotes, and full audio. Continue Reading