Pandora has struck a partnership with Peet’s Coffee & Tea, in a new kind of deal for the market-leading Internet radio service. Peet’s is providing four branded, hand-curated stations to Pandora, and also playing those stations continuously in its 111 stores. Continue Reading
The occasion of this brisk admonition was Radiodays Europe, an annual conference held this year in the Dublin Convention Center. Rosin brought new research with him (“iTunes Radio: Lessons from America”), based on The Infinite Dial 2014 survey but unreleased when that project was unveiled. Continue Reading
Bloomberg reports that Beats Music disclosed sign-up numbers to its private investors in February, and that the subscription-only service attracted paid users at an average of 1,000 per day for the first month. The online jukebox service launched on January 20, and enjoys the advantage of bundling with AT&T smartphone plans. Continue Reading
Last week we learned from the Radio Advertising Bureau’s 2013 Revenue Report that digital dollars continue to increase at a much faster rate than other revenue segments for radio broadcasters. One of the obvious reasons why the digital sector is growing quickly is that the streaming audience is growing in all the right ways. Continue Reading
RAIN Summit West, now in its 13th year with a full-day agenda of panels and presentations, will shine an illuminating light on the sometimes bewildering field of connected cars and digital dashboards. Paul Heine, Senior Editor of Inside Radio,will moderate the “Dashboard Dynamics” panel. Continue Reading
Real estate search site Trulia is making news this week by launching a $45-million ad campaign for its mobile app. Trulia is placing a big bet with a marketing campaign of this size — nearly six times larger than last year’s total media spend of $8-million. Interestingly, the Trulia campaign is leaning on streaming for its audio portion. Continue Reading
RAIN Summit West will occur on Sunday, April 6th in Las Vegas. One afternoon panel is “Moving the Needle on Streaming Audio Ad Revenues,” moderated by Rockie Thomas, VP of Business Development at AdsWizz. Thomas will lead a discussion among a lineup of executives from SoundHound, Pandora, Spotify, Targetspot, Triton Digital. Continue Reading
The Radio Advertising Bureau (RAB) today released a 2013 revenue report for broadcast radio. By a wide margin, digital revenue led other income segments in year-over-year comparisons. Overall revenues were flat in 2013, when examined through two lenses: full year-over-year, and Q4 2013 vs. Q4 2012. Digital is growing fast from a small percentage of total radio revenue — 5% in 2013. Continue Reading
Amazon is reportedly negotiating with music labels about an Amazon-branded music service. According to Recode’s sources, the talks are not flying along because Amazon is asking for more favorable licensing terms than those negotiated by music-only services. Continue Reading
This guest column is from Anthony Gherghetta, Creative Director at The App Studio in Melbourne, Australia. “Broadcast radio is at a pivot point where it needs to slightly change direction or risk being left behind. In two or three years the ship will have sailed. Revolutions need revolutionaries and radio needs them now.” Continue Reading
Audi and AT&T announced the first car model to include high-speed (4G LTE) Internet connectivity built into the car. The feature offers convenience at a price. After a six-month free-trial period, the owner must pay $99 for six more months, or $499 for 30 months, for a data plan. Would you buy an in-car data plan? Vote your preference! Continue Reading
Audi announced today that its 2015 A3 will be the first car equipped with high-speed 4G LTE Internet connectivity, provided by AT&T. The new A3 will roll out later this month. With this new car, Audi is driving fast down the road of in-car connection to online services such as online radio. Continue Reading