We’ve seen a trend of streaming audio platforms finding new ways to expand into the living room. The latest push comes from iHeartRadio, which announced that it has launched apps on the Xbox One. Continue Reading
A little over five years ago, simulcasts made up the majority of online radio usage. Then over the last several years Pandora has enjoyed consistent growth while the market for simulcasts is pretty much flat. Continue Reading
Audience engagement platform Reacht won the startups challenge featured at RAIN Summit West in Las Vegas on April 12, where four early-stage companies demonstrated their products/services, and vied for audience votes. Reacht CMO Dan Morrison describes the experience, and his product. Continue Reading
The 74th annual Peabody Awards included recognition for some of the new media platforms that have been attracting a growing amount of interest and popularity. One of the winners was Serial, the breakout podcasting hit of 2014. Continue Reading
Friday is a big day for tech aficionados, as the much-discussed Apple Watch will finally arrive in stores. A new Apple device, even one as divisive as the smartwatch, is always cause for big buzz. In this instance, one of the notable topics is which services that we’ve come to expect on iPhones will be making the transition to the wrist. Continue Reading
Norway has become the first nation to set a timeline for mandatory shutoff of FM broadcasting. The country will go all-digital (DAB and DAB+) in 2017, as decided by the Ministry of Culture. More than half of the Norwegian population has a DAB receiver, and 56% of the population uses DAB every day. Continue Reading
Chicago Public Media’s WBEZ radio station received a grant of $2 million to finance its digital expansion. The money from the Pritzker Foundation is the largest donation the station has received, although WBEZ will need to raise a matching amount to receive the grant over three years. The influx of funding will help the station to double its existing digital staff, update its infrastructure, and produce new shows. Continue Reading
Guvera announced that it hit the milestone of 10 million users worldwide. According to the company’s press release, the streaming platform has seen growth of more than 35,000 users joining daily over the past 22 weeks. India has been a particularly strong market for Guvera, and it recently passed the 3 million member mark. Continue Reading
Guest columnist Steve Goldstein left Saga Communications in March to start on-demand audio company Amplifi Media. In this article, he notes the on-demand revolution that has turned TV into a “golden age,” and carries the consumer values over to audio. Continue Reading
Spotify’s ad revenue increased 53% in the first quarter of 2015 compared with the year-ago period, RAIN News has confirmed. The revenue growth corresponds with a 50% audience growth. In the last four months, Spotify has introduced new audience targeting platforms for advertisers. Continue Reading
Tidal has confirmed that CEO Andy Chen will leave the high-res streaming company. Peter Tonstad, who was formerly CEO at Tidal’s parent company Aspiro, will serve as interim CEO. The company is conducting a search for replacements. Continue Reading
“Super-serving underserved segments.” That’s one point Beth Murphy mentioned during a catch-up phone call this week. We were interested in an update on Deezer’s Stitcher acquisition and integration, as well as the evergreen question of when Deezer will fully enter the U.S. market. Continue Reading