Indian telecom Reliance Industries is putting more money into its streaming music operation. The company made an investment of $19.6 million into JioSaavn. The audio platform was created in March 2018. Continue Reading
Deezer is launching a concert series inspired by its curated playlists. The streaming company plans to host a collection of small, invitation-only shows under the banner Deezer LIVE. Continue Reading
Podcast Movement Evolutions, an addition to the annual Podcast Movement conference and an expansion of it, was produced last week in Los Angeles. The event expanded on the six-year-old Podcast Movement summer gathering, offering three tickets levels and four content tracks for different types of attendee. Continue Reading
SoundCloud introduced a new feature that allows users to upload tracks from their smartphones. This feature is rolling out for the audio platform’s iOS app, with Android coming soon. Continue Reading
The Radio Music License Committee won a victory in court over the performing rights organization Global Music Rights. GMR launched in 2014 under a joint venture from former Live Nation Entertainment chairman Irving Azoff and the Madison Square Garden Company. Continue Reading
Podcasting has drawn a rising amount of attention, acclaim, and income in the past several years. That growth has been paired with investments in infrastructure aimed at continuing that progress. The latest is a new not-for-profit organization called the Podcast Academy. Continue Reading
Deloitte released its annual report with predictions for the tech, media, and telecom sectors. The analysis included a section devoted to audiobooks and podcasts. Deloitte predicted that the global podcast market would be worth $1.1 billion in 2020, while it pegged the global audiobook market as hitting $3.5 billion. Continue Reading
Staples, the office supply chain, recently announced Staples Connect, and interesting reinvention of some stores to include co-working spaces, community gathering spaces, and podcasting facilities. Spreaker announced its launch partnership, offering discounted access to its hosting and distribution platform. Continue Reading
RAIN has been tracking Triton Digital’s monthly Webcast Metrics Top 20 Ranker for more than 10 years, starting in September 2009. Looking back to that Ranker, we see a couple of interesting things — a trip down memory lane in the growth of streaming. Continue Reading
CNN is launching a new dedicated division to help the broadcaster build a bigger presence in audio programming. CNN Audio plans to develop and launch a new slate of shows for CNN Podcasts. It will also be the new home for existing podcasts under CNN’s banner. Continue Reading
Strategy Analytics released its latest analysis on the global smart speaker market. Its Q4 results found that Amazon is still the top brand by market share, followed by Google, although both are being challenged by companies in China. Continue Reading
Podtrac released its list of the top 15 podcast publishers from January 2020. The month included a mixed set of results in terms of performance. Overall, Podtrac tracked 1.3 billion IAB-certified downloads across all its measured publishers. Continue Reading