Music service Rhapsody introduced Rhapsody AUTO on Friday, and we gave it a test drive (double meaning, there) over the weekend. There’s a lot right with this new feature, designed as an in-car version of the Rhapsody app. Continue Reading
Is streaming revenue-neutral to the music industry? Some think so, but guest columnist Pat Higbie, CEO of XAPPmedia, argues that streaming is music’s savior, and closes a revenue gap that started long before streaming became popular. Continue Reading
AdWave, the global audio advertising platform created by AdsWizz, just got more global. The company has cut a partnership deal with TOKYO FM, Japan’s biggest broadcaster, to establish that country’s first digital audio ad market. Continue Reading
Brief news items and worthy reads from around the web: YouTube aiding in some fair use cases; FCC commissioner voices support for FM chip activation; Dash Radio’s multichannel technology. Continue Reading
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The weekly update of the streaming audio industry, from RAIN News. THIS WEEK: Rdio enters bankruptcy, Pandora takes it over and announces dramatic expansion of its strategic vision for 2016; podcast advertiser sentiment study; Adele holds back from streaming. Continue Reading
Today in ‘news you never imagined reading,’ Pope Francis is releasing a rock album. Yes, the real Pope. The album is slated for a physical release on Nov. 27, but it is getting an early streaming launch exclusively on Deezer. The lone English language track is also up to stream on SoundCloud. Hallelujah! Continue Reading
Russ Crupnick, Managing Partner of MusicWatch, sent us a graphic of on-demand music subscription services, charting their comparative brand awareness and usage. The startling image helps explain this week’s news that Rdio has entered bankruptcy proceedings. Continue Reading
Rhapsody released a new car-focused feature for its premium subscribers. Rhapsody AUTO offers drivers more streamlined access to their music on their phones while in vehicles. This update is one way that music and mobile companies are adjusting to how people treat entertainment in their cars. Continue Reading
Warner Bros. and Esurance will sponsor Pandora’s presentation of the first and second seasons of hit podcast Serial. Earlier this month Pandora announced that it had agreed to be the “exclusive streaming partner” for a rerun of Serial’s first season, and the release of season two. The programming starts Tuesday. Continue Reading
Brief news items and worthy reads from around the web: How modern podcasting is like the glory days of blogging; Spotify’s new parental leave policy; Apple Music: the mansplainer? Continue Reading
Popular British songstress Adele may be the latest major artist to be “pulling a Taylor.” Unnamed sources with knowledge of her upcoming release told The New York Times that the album “25” would not get a launch on streaming services. The Verge has a slightly different take on the situation. It reported that Adele’s camp was willing to put the album on Spotify, but only if it was restricted to paying listeners. Continue Reading
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Advertisers are interested in the marketing opportunity of podcasts, and will get more serious about it if audience measurement improves. Those are the main points of new research conducted by Westwood One, Advertiser Perceptions, and Ipsos, just released by Westwood One. Continue Reading