PRX has announced that Shona Koester is its new chief operating officer. She joins the media and audio company from American Public Media, where she was most recently the vice president of distribution and content partnerships. Continue Reading
Kickstarter announced that Meredith Graves is joining the crowdfunding platform as its new director of music. Graves was most recently at MTV News, and she has experience as a writer, musician, and label founder. Continue Reading
In a significant rollout of new advertiser products, iHeartMedia is today launching iHeartMedia Analytics, a digital attribution service for broadcast radio. The company is seeking to transform how advertisers plan, buy, and measure their campaigns in the largest array of commercial stations in the U.S. Brian Kaminsky, iHeart’s President of Revenue Operations and Insights, offers details to RAIN News. Continue Reading
YouTube has announced its new streaming music service, and the platform will launch on May 22. YouTube Music will be a free new app and desktop player with the option for a YouTube Music Premium paid subscription. The move comes with changes across the video platform’s other entertainment properties, but it doesn’t seem to be entirely what was foreshadowed in the lead-up to today’s announcement. Continue Reading
WorldDAB shared an infographic claiming that nearly 12 million DAB receivers were sold in Europe and Asia Pacific in 2017, a new record for annual sales. Cumulative DAB and DAB+ set sales in the UK have exceeded 35.6 million, while Norway has seen sales of 5.6 million and Germany sales of 9.91 million. Continue Reading
YouTube is updating its system for crediting music in video uploads. The video platform is adding a new section of information called “Music in this video” that will be applied to both official music videos from performers and to fan-uploaded content. Continue Reading
“Inside Trader Joe’s” is a podcast that lives up to its title — it’s all about the grocery chain and its signature items, hosted by company execs who interview company specialists. We spoke with executive producers Steve Goldstein and Dave Beasing. Continue Reading
Triton Digital announced that its a2x programmatic audio advertising marketplace will integrate with IQM, a data solutions provider specialized in ‘voter matching’ for progressive politicians and causes. Continue Reading
Podcast technology company Acast has teamed up with production company Wisebuddah to host a contest called LaunchPod for aspiring UK podcasters. Anyone with an idea can participate the contest, and submissions are open until 9 pm on June 18. Continue Reading
The final nail is in the coffin for a long-time patent troll. Personal Audio had claimed the intellectual property rights to podcasting, launching cases against influential players from the corporate CBS to the individual comedian Adam Carolla to try to collect licensing fees. Continue Reading
The spring 2018 results are out from the MIDAS survey from RAJAR, providing a snapshot of how the UK population is consuming audio. Live radio has the largest share for each age group, though young people listen less. Podcast is consumed by 11% of the population. Much more. Continue Reading
Merlin has opted to cash in its entire stake in Spotify. The independent label network acquired a 1% holding in the company back in 2009, but that share has been diluted over years of additional external investment. The group did not disclose the value of the shares sold. Continue Reading