In the wake of Pandora’s announcement that it would acquire Rdio assets in a bankruptcy auction, which included a general reference to Rdio “winding down” under the stewardship of CEO Anthony Bay, Rdio has put more specifics into the plan. Continue Reading
Pandora and iHeartRadio sent us music metrics for 2015 — perhaps on the premature side, considering three huge releases (Justin Bieber, One Direction, Adele) in the past two weeks. We’re betting that audience preference data will be significantly altered by December 31. Continue Reading
Do public station heads make too much money, as non-profit executives? The answer is in the beholder, and the American University School of Communication has made it easy to behold, by posting salaries and station expenses. Continue Reading
In the latest of a series of content agreements, DGital Media announces today that it has signed an exclusive deal with the comedy group Upright Citizens Brigade (UCB). UCB audio programs will join the Comedy Voices podcast network. Continue Reading
The sometimes beleaguered music industry is rejoicing as two album releases come into the market as record-breaking successes. But the jubilance goes in two different directions. Adele is on a record-breaking pace of sales, while justin Bieber shatters a streaming record. what does it all mean? Continue Reading
The Russian listening market has a new webcast destination, a radio aggregation portal called Chameleon, co-created by Russian broadcast company EMG (European Media Group) and Karnaval, the largest broadcast/online radio site in Turkey. Continue Reading
Broadcast law attorney and guest columnist David Oxenford explains the difference between interactive and non-interactive music services in the context of Adele’s new album release, which is withheld from on-demand listening platforms like Rhapsody and Spotify. Continue Reading
James Cridland Weekly Links is a column by the U.K.’s radio futurologist. THIS WEEK: A crucial detail about Google’s podcast venture; Rdio in bankruptcy; Iain Lee leaves BBC and Trevor Long leaves SBS. Continue Reading
Serial entrepreneur Michael Robertston has launched OnRad.io, consolidating two previous services (Radio Search Engine and 6 Seconds) into one platform that can locate songs playing on a global array of 100,000 radio stations. It makes linear radio programming searchable and interactive. Continue Reading
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