Entercom announced that it has reached a settlement with the Department of Justice that will allow its merger with CBS Radio to proceed. At the same time, an internal memo details executive promotions. Continue Reading
James Cridland’s Future of Radio is a column by the Australia-based radio futurologist. THIS WEEK: Get better retention via top of hour idents. Lots of RAJAR review. Continue Reading
Sirius XM secured a court win in Florida over royalties for music recorded prior to 1972. The satellite radio company was sued by Flo & Eddie, representing two members of The Turtles, in Florida, New York, and California over whether it has to pay royalties when it plays songs that were recorded before the adoption of federal copyright law. Continue Reading
Leading Australian radio/TV network Southern Cross Austereo (SCA) released an infographic disclosing audience metrics on digital platforms in September. It is a chart full of comparisons. Continue Reading
TuneIn has hired Holly Lim as its new CFO. Lim will finance, legal, HR, workplace and corporate development from TuneIn’s San Francisco office. She joins the team from SoundCloud, where she was appointed that audio company’s first CFO in September 2016. Continue Reading
Warner Music Group announced two personnel developments. First, Kieron Donoghue is leaving the label. Second, Warner has hired Mark Baker as vice president of public policy and government affairs. Continue Reading
James Cridland’s Future of Radio is a column by the Australia-based radio futurologist. THIS WEEK: Adventures in interactive radio, and the debates around FM radio in smartphones rages on. Continue Reading
The sixth annual RAIN Summit Europe, November 7 at the British Museum in London, will feature an unprecedented level of knowledge, research, and insight into the value of digital audio. Click for agenda details. Continue Reading
Pandora has introduced a program for universities that challenges students to put its internal data to work in creating social change. The Pandora Challenge: Music & Social Impact program will take place at five schools, and participants will work to drive awareness for cancer patients, LGTBQ equality, and other underserved communities through music. Continue Reading
audioBoom has entered a distribution deal to bring Jukebox, the audio entertainment operation from India-based ticketing platform BookMyShow. As a result of the deal, several audioBoom podcasts will be made available on Jukebox for Indian listeners. Continue Reading
Shazam has filed its 2016 financial results, which included annual revenue of £40.3 million. “We are very pleased with our 2016 performance and we’re in great financial shape,” Executive Chairman Andrew Fisher said. Continue Reading
Amazon’s Alexa voice control system can now be used to control the Amazon Music app on both Android and iOS mobile devices. This mobile integration is being rolled out in the U.S., UK, Germany, and Austria. Alexa can respond to the same range of queries as on the smart speaker of an Amazon Echo: asking for music from a certain artist, album, genre, time period, or activity will bring up songs that meet the criteria. Continue Reading