Milk Music, the streaming platform from Samsung, has added a sports genre to its programming. This category will include live streams of college sporting events, including more than 900 college football games and conference championships and more than 3,000 college men’s basketball games. Continue Reading
September 9 marks Pandora’s 10th anniversary. In honor of the milestone, the online radio company announced that it will gift its U.S. listeners with a full day of ad-free music. The Listener Love Day promotion will run from 12 a.m. Eastern on the 9th to 12 a.m. Eastern on the 10th. Continue Reading
TuneCore has announced its formal expansion into the UK. The publishing administrator has been serving UK-based artists for some time, but the new change will allow those performers to continue collecting licensing revenue in their local currency. Continue Reading
Brief news items and worthy reads from around the web: More angles on playlist promotion; a call for podcast diversity; streaming needs value perception. Continue Reading
The Radio Advertising Bureau has released its semi-annual revenue report. The results for the first half of 2015 revealed continued declines in spot advertising, while digital and off-air sectors maintained growth. Radio’s first-half ad revenue hit $8.2 billion, down just 1% from the year-ago period. Continue Reading
James Cridland Weekly Links is a column by the U.K.’s radio futurologist. THIS WEEK: Ad-blocking on iPhones, new locales for radio pirates, life without the BBC, and much more. Continue Reading
Tidal has accused Apple of blocking its stream of rapper Drake’s performance at a charity concert, claiming it was threatened with a $20 million lawsuit by the tech company on the grounds that Drake currently has an exclusive deal with Apple Music. Tidal called Apple “Big Brother” in a tweet and left the same message on the blank video stream during Drake’s set. Drake’s camp said the stream’s black-out was not due to Apple. Continue Reading
Shazam has reportedly filed financial results for its entire 2014 financial year. While the sound identification app did post solid numbers in terms of audience base, it still had losses overall in the period. Revenue at Shazam in 2014 totaled about £36 million, but the net loss was £14.8 million. The results did reveal nearly 120 million monthly active users for the service, though. Continue Reading
Brief news items and worthy reads from around the web: Streaming may mean the end fall blockbuster albums; a data scientist finds the most timeless songs; Wired on Internet radio comeback. Continue Reading
Pandora’s Australian team is seeking a new commercial director. Jon Stubley, who most recently held the job, announced his departure from the company after two years in order to spend more time with family. Before Pandora, Stubley also worked at Macquarie Radio and the Australian Radio Network. Continue Reading
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The weekly update of the streaming audio industry, from RAIN News. THIS WEEK: PodcastOne expands the sales effort; do consumers like connected cars? TuneIn starts monthly subscriptions; Neil Young shouts out. Continue Reading
The Swiss Radio Day included a presentation of research into digital listening within Switzerland’s radio audience. The Digital Migration working group’s recent research found that 45% of all radio listening in the nation happens on digital channels. DAB+ is responsible for about half of that figure. At this stage, DAB+ and the Internet are equally popular among listeners. Continue Reading