(from yesterday’s late edition, edited) Nothing like ending the day on an “up” note. For the fourth straight year, leading webcaster Pandora has been named the 2013 RAIN Internet Radio Best Overall Online Radio Service. The Awards were presented at… Continue Reading
Clear Channel has announced its 2013 iHeartRadio Music Festival will stream live via Yahoo Music and the Playstation 3 gaming console (It will also be broadcast live via Clear Channel terrestrial stations nationwide). The fest will also be televised as… Continue Reading
Ad solutions tech provider AdsWizz announced yesterday its named longtime Skype exec Don Albert as its new North American President. Before Skype, Albert spent five years at eBay. Additionally, AdsWizz has added pureplay webcaster Online Radio Solutions to its global… Continue Reading
Is today the day it all changes? At some point today, Apple will release iOS 7, and with it, the most anticipated service in the history of Internet radio: iTunes Radio. And it’s quite possible that the entire competitive landscape… Continue Reading
In a memo to Cumulus employees, CEO Lew Dickey commented today on yesterday’s announced deal with music service Rdio, more specifically revealing the Rdio features that Cumulus will likely make available to listeners. The broadcaster announced yesterday it has acquired… Continue Reading
Digital radio software and services provider Abacast has officially beta-released a feature to allow song-skipping on “live” radio streams, and announced a new feature to ensure radio streams begin with music (we first reported on this in February, here). The… Continue Reading
Leading webcaster (and public company) Pandora plans to sell 10 million more shares of stock as a “follow on” offering, to raise $279 million for “general corporate purposes.” The company’s biggest investor shareholder, Crosslink Capital, also plans to sell 4… Continue Reading
The long-awaited Internet radio play from Apple, iTunes Radio, officially goes public tomorrow with the release of the company’s latest mobile operating system, iOS 7. Never before has the launch of an Internet radio streaming service been so anticipated, and perhaps… Continue Reading
(from earlier today:) Welcome to Florida, for RAIN Summit Orlando. Kurt Hanson, Jennifer Lane, and Brad Hill of (the newly-christened) RAIN Enterprises welcome you to Orlando’s Rosen Shingle Creek Resort for today’s event. We hope you find it interesting and… Continue Reading
RAIN Summit Orlando takes place tomorrow, September 17, at the Rosen Shingle Creek Resort, from noon to 5:30. The day will conclude with the ever-popular RAIN Reader Cocktail party. Registration remains open for what is the preeminent educational and networking… Continue Reading
Major broadcast radio group Cumulus and online subscription streaming service Rdio have forged a deal that gives Cumulus a significant online outlet, and not only affords Rdio access to the broadcaster’s music programming, but allows it to launch a free,… Continue Reading
RAIN Publications and RAIN Summits are merging to create a new company which will offer news, conference events, and more to the dynamic and rapidly-growing Internet radio and online audio industries. The new venture, RAIN Enterprises, will include a revamped… Continue Reading