Radio Advertising Bureau CEO Erica Farber revealed in her address at The Radio Show yesterday her organization has created a “Streaming Initiative Committee” and is “taking a deep dive look into all aspects of streaming — definitions, delivery, metrics, etc.”… Continue Reading
We previously mentioned Edison Research’s “What’s Working at Work” study of radio and audio in the workplace. Edision president Larry Rosin presented the study at the Radio Show today in Orlando. The team last took a look at how employees… Continue Reading
It is an oft-repeated platitude that AM/FM will never be outcast from digitally empowered cars of the future. That might be true, given broadcast’s stalwart advantages of locality, simplicity, and ubiquity. Even accepting that premise, though, doesn’t address questions of… Continue Reading
ESPN Audio and Pandora were named dual winners of the “Best Overal Online Radio Service” in the 2012 RAIN Internet Radio Awards, announced today in Dallas. The awards, presented by a tuxedo-ed RAIN publisher Kurt Hanson, capped yesterday’s successful RAIN… Continue Reading
Perhaps because it’s Apple, the bar just gets set unrealistically high. Not that anyone (that we’ve seen) is outright panning the new iTunes Radio service, one day after what was the most anticipated launch in Internet radio history. It just… Continue Reading
Companies like to time their announcements and new feature launches around industry events like the NAB/RAB Radio Show, Apple’s iTunes Radio launch, and so on. That’s made for a big of a back-up in reporting some of these developments. That’s… Continue Reading
Radionomy says they realize online streaming can prove difficult for midsize broadcasters that can’t afford the technology, or worry about losing their brand in the transition. So the company, which provides hosting and streaming services to hobbyist and professional webcasters… Continue Reading
Yesterday we pointed you to some of the coverage of Tuesday’s RAIN Summit Orlando event in publications like Tom Taylor Now and Inside Radio. We wanted to let you know that radio consultant Holland Cooke put together some nice summaries… Continue Reading
BY BRAD HILL Marketplace demand is growing for digital interactivity in the car. This trend has longer legs in the navigation/traffic category, but the headlines now are turning to the infotainment section of automobile control, driven largely by the penetration… Continue Reading
After we recover from the rush of yesterday’s successful RAIN Summit Orlando event (and today’s iTunes Radio launch), we’ll get cracking on our own coverage of the Summit. In the meantime, our colleagues at news sources like Tom Taylor Now,… Continue Reading
Pandora scored a clear, and sharply worded, summary judgment from U.S. District Judge Denise Cote, enabling the Internet radio service to continue “performing” (streaming) works included in ASCAP’s entire inventory. The ruling refutes ASCAP’s attempt to narrow Pandora’s right to… Continue Reading
Katz Media Group’s interactive division Katz 360 is being relaunches as PROXi Digital (Katz had made its rebranding intentions public by November of last year, see RAIN here). PROXi will reportedly offer online, mobile, and audience-targeting ad products both in… Continue Reading