Deezer sent Digital Millennium Copyright Act takedown notices to GitHub in an effort to block tools that allowed pirating of its catalog. The streaming service appears to have been successful in its move to end access to multiple applications on GitHub, a prominent software developer platform that allowed open sharing and distribution of code programs. Continue Reading
Podtrac has published its rankings of the top podcasts and the top podcast publishers for November 2017. The company added a third chart of the top “snackable” shows for the month, but that has had little impact on the top podcasts list. Continue Reading
A RAIN News roundup of 2017’s most important stories, by month. We applied an upper limit of five stories per month to keep this feature concisely focused on the most crucial industry developments in online audio. Continue Reading
This guest column by Corey Layton, Content and Marketing Director at Whooshkaa, boldly predicts th podcast industry into 2018. Even more bravely, this article looks back at Corey Layton’s 2017 predictions. Continue Reading
In the October report of Triton Digital’s Webcast Metrics Top 20 Ranker, overall stream listening inched upward a bit (one percent from the previous month). Hidden in that modest movement are significant gain by five of the top six entities, composed of three pure internet plays and three radio groups. Continue Reading
Podtrac has launched a third podcast ranking chart. In addition to its monthly list of the top podcast publishers and the top podcasts, the company has debuted a third ranker called Top 15 Snackable Podcasts. Insight from CEO Mark McCrery. Continue Reading
BuzzFeed will cease its production of the Another Round podcast starting in 2018. However, hosts Tracy Clayton and Heben Nigatu have taken over ownership of the show. The duo announced on Twitter that they plan to take a break, but will be back to continue making the popular show. Continue Reading
James Cridland’s Future of Radio is a column by the Australia-based radio futurologist. THIS WEEK: James reacts to Australian radio’s long holiday break in ratings. Others share insights on UK radio’s impending deregulation. Continue Reading
Legislation that proposes a mechanical licensing overhaul has been introduced in the House of Representatives. The Music Modernization Act would create a collective to manage the licenses for the mechanical licensing in all digital uses of music compositions. Under the bipartisan proposal, royalties would be based on free market rates of what willing buyers and sellers would negotiate. Continue Reading
Pandora announced that its Premium subscription service is now supported on Android TV devices. This means that on-demand audio features such as searching and playing songs, albums, or playlists directly through a supported television. Continue Reading
If partridges in pear trees aren’t your type of holiday fun, maybe Tidal’s 12 days of free streaming is more your style. The company is offering 12 days of free access to its Hi-Fi tier. Each day will also include a release of some exclusive content, plus there will be a giveaway of concert tickets. Continue Reading
Universal Music Group has signed a global, multi-year licensing deal with Facebook, marking a big legal development for how and where music might start showing up on the social network. Universal is the first major label to ink a licensing deal with Facebook, and the arrangement will allow the creation of music features across Facebook’s properties. Continue Reading