Just as Chromecast, a $35 HDMI plug-in dongle from Google, is a simple way to stream video to a television, a little device called Rocki does the same for audio to analog speakers by turning them into WiFi-enabled speakers. Engadget… Continue Reading
Triton Digital, a digital audio multi-dimensional platform that provides streaming, measurement, and advertising services, has won the prestigious Red Herring Top 100 Award. Derived from a pool of 1,000-plus nominations solicited over the course of the year, the award recognizes… Continue Reading
Emmis-owned TagStation, which produces and distributes the NextRadio broadcast listening app for smartphones, released usage statistics for the program’s first 100 days of live operation. Headline brags are: 75,000-plus app downloads 5,100-plus FM stations tuned from the app 33,000-plus listening… Continue Reading
Group-listening app Soundrop announced an extension of its platform to Deezer, as a built-in app in the Paris-based music service. Soundrop has been associated with Spotify since 2011, operating within Spotify’s app ecosystem. It also works independently as a mobile… Continue Reading
According to a report in Billboard, Pandora will no longer lobby for passage of the Internet Radio Fairness Act (IRFA). Instead, according to Billboard’s source, the Internet radio company will concentrate on the upcoming statutory royalty period, the rates for… Continue Reading
After about two years and over 400-million songs, Turntable.fm is surrendering to high costs and the challenges of monetizing streaming music. As noted in RAIN, Turntable.fm launched a live-concert listening feature earlier this year. In a note to users, the service… Continue Reading
Jumbo jets need longer runways to take off than smaller planes. With reported new funding that nearly doubles its previous capital investment, jukebox service Spotify buys time to continue building momentum. The question is: Whither the destination? Spotify’s new funding… Continue Reading
Venerable music player Winamp is being discontinued by parent company AOL. The announcement marks the end of an era, at least symbolically. As a follow-up on that news, Internet radio platform SHOUTcast, developed by Winamp and housed under the Nullsoft… Continue Reading
In a dramatic extension of its core data intelligence business, The Echo Nest has announced a music advertising product that gives ad networks, and music services, audience segmenting possibilities. The solution is called Music Audience Understanding. Keying off The Echo… Continue Reading
“We have made significant progress in disrupting traditional radio in a short time, but we are just getting started.” –Brian McAndrews, Pandora CEO Pandora’s business mission is essentially invasive, intending to transform consumer habits by migrating listening from broadcast to Internet.… Continue Reading
This week Mark Kassof has been releasing installments of his ListenerThink study, in which Millennial listeners were asked to rank their sentiment toward FM, AM, and a selection of Internet music services. Pandora and FM came through with the rosiest scores.… Continue Reading
RAIN’s Weekend Perspective summarizes the week’s important events for a weekend catch-up, and revives your weary neurons for coming week. ILLUMINATION Digital revenue will dominate: BIA/Kelsey releases its Annual U.S. Local Media Forecast, indicating a bullish picture of ad-revenue growth,… Continue Reading