Quick Hits: The CES 2016 mid-week edition
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
Audio.Ad partners with Triton Digital’s a2x exchange to sell Latin American audio inventory programmatically
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
2015 report: Streaming grew 82% in the UK
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
U.S. streaming doubled in 2015 (Nielsen)
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
iHeartRadio expands to Canada with Bell Media deal
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
Mark Mulligan: The Three Things You Need To Know About The UK Music Sales Figures
by Mark Mulligan
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
7digital will acquire competitor Snowite in merger of streaming providers
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
James Cridland’s Weekly Links: New online US music rates, Radio 1 music head poached by Spotify
by James Cridland
James Cridland Weekly Links is a column by the Australia-based radio futurologist. THIS WEEK: Analysis of the CRB ruling in the U.S. Spotify lures away Radio 1’s music head. Much more news from around the world. Continue Reading
iHeartRadio gets new tech partners at CES
iHeartMedia is at CES this week, and issued a press release sharing its newest tech integrations. The company’s iHeartRadio streaming audio platform will now be available on several additional home and wearable technology platforms. Continue Reading
Study says consumers want connected cars
If you connect it, they will listen.
Parks Associates finds that 64% of car owners in U.S. broadband households want to have at least one connected activity available in their next vehicle. Continue Reading
BuzzAngle: Physical albums see tiny improvement in 2015, while streaming doubles
After a long wave of declines, physical album sales may have posted an increase in 2015 while streaming continues its steady rise. BuzzAngle Music, one of the newest charts and data companies on the music scene, has released an intriguing snapshot with numbers for the year. Continue Reading
Triton Digital launches ad platform for podcasts
This morning Triton Digital launched Tap Podcast, a new advertising platform for podcasts. Tap Podcast is a customized version of the Triton Advertising Platform (Tap), built to provide targeted ad injection in podcasts.
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