Rep. Melvin Watt yesterday introduced the Free Market Royalty Act (FMRA) which would address the lack of parity in statutory royalty requirements levied on terrestrial broadcasters and Internet radio services. (Read Rep. Watt’s statement and rationale here.) By law, broadcast… Continue Reading
Free Market Royalty Act: As promised (or threatened, depending on one’s perspective), on Monday morning Rep. Mel Watt introduced a bill that would have broadcast radio pay artist royalties, evening the playing field (again, depending on vantage) for Internet radio… Continue Reading
Pandora founder and Chief Strategy Officer Tim Westergren was spotlighted in a hosted Q&A session at the Goldman Sachs “Communacopia” conference yesterday. (Transcript here; elaborate registration required.) In a wide-ranging discussion, Westergren elaborated on Pandora’s business priorities, the state of… Continue Reading
Thanks, MusicMachinery.com (and we mean that both sincerely and facetiously) for turning us on to the mesmerizing Letsdance.to, made using The Echo Nest API. The site takes various dance videos (some hilariously dated) posted to YouTube and syncs them with… 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
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
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
Long-time AccuRadio program director Paul Maloney has been promoted to the full-time position of Executive Vice President/Programming, AccuRadio CEO Kurt Hanson and COO John Gehron announced today. “For the past 13 years, Paul has skillfully managed one of the toughest… Continue Reading
Swedish audio component makers Pause Ljud & Bild, reports Digital Trends, have created product called the CataCombo Sound System — that pumps your favorite Spotify playlist into your casket! The system is powered by a two-way speaker system and 2.5… Continue Reading
Pandora late yesterday announced the appointment of former Madrona Venture Group and Microsoft exec Brian McAndrews as CEO, president, and chairman. He immediately succeeds Joe Kennedy, who in March announced his intention to step down. McAndrews was recognized as Advertising… Continue Reading
Whether by coincidence, or as deliberate attempts to steal a bit of the spotlight on “Apple event day” (arguably a national holiday for the technorati), iHeartRadio and Google introduced updates to their Internet radio products. iHeartRadio, Clear Channel’s broad aggregation… Continue Reading