Corus Entertainment, a major radio/TV group in Canada, has followed up its recent executive podcast hiring spree, allying with The Podcast Exchange (TPX) for representation to buyers. The deal, announced today, interestingly includes both Canada and U.S. representation. Continue Reading
Songtradr has rolled out new tools in digital distribution and audience metadata. The platform can deliver music to streaming services including Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon, Google Play, and Deezer. Continue Reading
Verto Analytics released its annual index, offering a snapshot of performance for the most popular music streaming services. The report puts a focus on measuring listener loyalty with its “stickiness” metric and examines which platforms have had success attracting particular listener demographics. Continue Reading
Spotify is continuing its push into the live music space. After turning its popular Rap Caviar playlist into a concert event, the Viva Latino! playlist will get the same treatment. Concerts are becoming a notable revenue stream for the company. Continue Reading
iHeartMedia announced a new development in its “Podcast, Meet Broadcast” strategy. The company has landed an agreement to air Anna Faris is Unqualified on its Top 40 broadcast radio stations and on the iHeartRadio Podcast Network. The iHeartMedia strategy aims to use its broadcast radio reach to assist podcast creators in finding new audiences and growing their base. Continue Reading
Pandora announced that it is bringing listeners music to soundtrack the 2018 FIFA World Cup on the Comcast X1 platform. The audio company is offering a collection of stations to play alongside the game coverage on FOX and Telemundo. Continue Reading
Brief news items and worthy reads from around the web: Amy Schumer’s casual approach to podcasting; podcasts > television for true crime; questions about Anchor and ownership. Continue Reading
CD Baby, a digital distributor focused on indie artists and labels, is planning to open a new office in London. The company also announced two hires. Rich Orchard joins the company as director of market development, and he will lead the new European office. Continue Reading
Billboard has made an adjustment to the streaming services that will count toward its chart calculations. Streams logged by iHeartRadio and Pandora subscribers will be included in chart performance beginning July 14. Continue Reading
Spotify has hired Dawn Ostroff as its new chief content officer. Ostroff will be based in Spotify’s New York office. She was previously president of entertainment at Condé Nast Continue Reading
Entercom, the second-largest commercial radio group in the U.S., has announced its intention to pull its station streams off the radio aggregation platform TuneIn, and consolidate its streaming presence exclusively on CBS-created Radio.com. The gambit creates a more silo’d and competitive landscape of radio aggregators. Continue Reading
The BBC has released a new app that will unite all of the broadcaster’s audio content and, eventually, replace the iPlayer Radio app. BBC Sounds is a free app for iOS and Android that will house podcasts, music, and radio shows from the broadcaster. Continue Reading