Sirius XM has released its third-quarter financial and audience data. The satellite radio company posted increases in quarterly earnings, revenue and subscriber numbers over the same period last year. Investor Q&A focused on streaming competition. Continue Reading
James Cridland Weekly Links is a column by the U.K.’s radio futurologist. THIS WEEK: A lonely man received a radio invitation; podcast apps should sense the acoustic environment; the world’s largest natural sound archive; much more. Continue Reading
In a milestone agreement with ramifications for the streaming audio advertising ecosystem, Triton Digital will provide local digital audio metrics for the entire iHeartMedia empire of radio stations. iHeart will leverage Triton’s Webcast Metrics Local product, which provides audience measurement of audio streaming in local markets. Continue Reading
Onkyo & Pioneer has launched a new entry into the portable audio device segment. The new XDP-100R device is a high-resolution music player. A company rep said it is for those listeners “who feel smartphones aren’t offering satisfying sound quality.” Continue Reading
James Cridland Weekly Links is a column by the U.K.’s radio futurologist. THIS WEEK: Longwave radio; how normal people talk about radio; new iHeartRadio stations; how Classic Rock has changed;much more. Continue Reading
Podcasting and live-audio platform Spreaker has released Spreaker Studio, an application for Windows and Mac computers. The intent is to provide an easy-to-use software environment that replaces a four-channel mixer in a podcast studio. We used Spreaker Studio meta-style to record a short review of Spreaker Studio. Continue Reading
AT&T Drive Studio and Ericsson partnered for a survey of people who are likely to buy a car in the next three years. The survey’s global results found that 75% of respondents considered connected car services an important feature in their next purchase. Continue Reading
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Farnoosh Torabi, host of So Money, talked to RAIN News about how she produces her popular program, and the careful planning that led to its launch. Torabi explains her audience-growth success tactics, and the importance of podcast transcripts. Continue Reading
Many streaming platforms promise tools for personalized listening, but few radio services have explored programming that crosses genre boundaries. The latest to explore this space is iHeartRadio, which launched a new feature called My Favorites Radio. This station collects all of a given user’s favorited and thumbs-upped tracks and artists across all genres to create a single personalized playlist. Both Brad Hill and I took a spin through this feature to hear how things worked. Continue Reading
James Cridland Weekly Links is a column by the U.K.’s radio futurologist. THIS WEEK: Review of Fun Kids Radio; several items on podcasting; key traits for radio presenters. Continue Reading