Long rumored and finally accomplished: Google dropped its tortuously-named Google Play Music All Access app into the iOS store today, extending its subscription service to Apple mobile-device users. (The launch was announced by Google here.) Pointless, you say, because Apple… Continue Reading
SoundCloud, the audio upload site sometimes positioned as the audio version of YouTube, turns five years old this week. The company blog celebrates the milestone, and mentions a few eye-opening usage statistics. Upload traffic is intense, with an average 12… Continue Reading
Music service Slacker today announced a partnership with Time Warner Cable in which Slacker will be bundled into TWC subscriptions, presumably both via TV and Internet screens. Slacker pursues a vigorous distribution strategy, pairing with media networks (ABC, ESPN), telecom… Continue Reading
If you visit the Deezer website (www.deezer.com) on a computer in the U.S., you see this notice: “Deezer’s music services are not yet available in your country.” That will reportedly change soon, as Digital Music News posts that the Paris-based… Continue Reading
Nielsen released its annual Music 360 survey report this week. Two of the headline points are that radio is the dominant music-discovery medium, and that teens listen to music in YouTube more than any other source. RAIN spoke to David… Continue Reading
Local media consultancy BIA/Kelsey released a state-of-the-industry report titled “Local Radio Stations Profiles and Trends for 2014 and Beyond.” The study identifies an 11.5% share of local media revenue going to AM/FM. Vice President and Chief Economist Mark Fratrik, who… Continue Reading
Publicly traded Internet radio service Pandora will report 3rd-quarter earnings next Thursday, November 21. But the company and its stock are benefiting from analyst anticipation of quarterly results. Investment house Needham & Company raised its target stock price for P… Continue Reading
One of the most professionally produced, and cleanly presented, indie pureplays, The Jazz Groove (www.thejazzgroove.com) crafts a listening experience of understated, elegant acoustic jazz. The station’s motto is lifted from a Miles Davis quote: “You don’t have to play a lot… Continue Reading
Google’s wearable Glass product, which clamps onto the user’s face like glasses and provides on-command field-of-vision computing, is reportedly stepping into music in a few ways. First, predictably, Glass will interact with the Google Play Music service, enabling song, album,… Continue Reading
A new, 120-page report has been released by iGR, a mobile market consultancy, titled “U.S. Connected Car Market Forecast, 2012-2017: Infotainment on Four Wheels.” The study predicts a compound annual growth rate of 142 percent for connected cars. For the… Continue Reading
Music service Rhapsody’s net revenue and gross profit declined in two year-over-year measurements, according to an SEC filing by joint-venture partner and former parent company RealNetworks. Net loss also deepened in both timeline comparisons. Rhapsody separated from its subsidiary relationship… Continue Reading
Spotify is reportedly in late-stage discussions to obtain 200-million dollars in new venture funding from Technology Crossover Ventures (TCV). Added to Spotify’s current funding total of $288-million, the new investment would raise the startup’s valuation by 41 percent. Spotify has… Continue Reading