Amazon launched a series of new products and developments to its voice platform yesterday. The company unveiled eight devices for its Echo line of smart home devices and a push into wearables. Continue Reading
Stationhead, a startup that launched with a focus on social radio for mobile, has updated its service. Initially, the platform only supported live broadcasting. Now it has been revised to let hosts record their shows and make them available on demand. Continue Reading
Entercom shared two audio announcements yesterday. First, the company has partnered with Apple to make its stations available on Apple Music and Siri-enabled devices. The second development is the addition of new content distribution partnerships. Continue Reading
In September of this year Delta Airlines announced that it was adding Spotify podcasts to the Delta Studio inflight Entertainment System. We checked it out on our flight to RAIN Summit Dallas and the radio show this week. Continue Reading
Ben Husmann has joined AccuRadio as its chief operating officer. He joins from NextRadio, where he was senior vice president of product and led both engineering and product teams. Continue Reading
Katz Media, a national media sales organization, announced several personnel updates to its digital arm. “The interest and demand for audio solutions is growing, and we are evolving our offerings, structure and dedicating more resources to support Katz’s overall mission to increase revenue on behalf of our partners,” CEO Mark Gray said. Continue Reading
Several studies have explored the power of podcasts to forge personal connections with listeners, and a new investigation takes a closer look at how that applies to branded podcasts. BBC StoryWorks, the branded content division of the BBC Global News, commissioned a study by Neuro-Insight researchers into the power of sponsored shows to connect with listeners and achieve business goals. Continue Reading
TuneIn announced a new partnership with Apple that will see new distribution channels for the audio company’s content. Under this arrangement, TuneIn’s more than 100,000 global radio stations will be available through the Apple Music streaming service. Continue Reading
Audius is a new company positioning itself as a direct competitor to SoundCloud, aiming to attract emerging artists with a free platform and zero takedowns. The startup has $5.5 million in venture capital funding, and is being supported by notable DJ talents such as Deadmau5, who is on Audius’ advisory board. Continue Reading
Spotify made two announcements this week, one for listeners and one for artists. The streaming service introduced two additions to its suite of personalized playlists and rolled out an update to the mobile Spotify for Artists app. Continue Reading
Podtrac released its podcast ranker for August 2019. The month saw a critical shift in the company’s publisher chart, and iHeartRadio accompanied its new lead with three shows appearing on the podcast chart. Continue Reading
Podfund, the venture capital podcast incubator launched by RadioPublic, announced three new additions to its portfolio. The new investments are for DIVE Studios, Osiris Podcasts, and Domino Sound. Continue Reading