NPR Music has hired Lauren Onkey as its new senior director. In this role, Onkey will collaborate with local member stations, the sponsorships team, and the events team. She will also work closely with NPR Music’s journalists, critics, video team, and podcasters in this capacity. Continue Reading
Spotify’s approach to video appears to be in a state of flux. Bloomberg reported that Spotify has cancelled its original video series. Unnamed sources told the publication that the strategy reboot is part of an effort to find a monetization strategy that doesn’t involve recorded music and royalty payments. Continue Reading
audioBoom has hired a new head of sales for the UK. Oli Walters will fill this role for the on-demand audio company. His resume includes time with Bauer Media, where he was group head of radio for its Dentsu Aegis business, and with Absolute Radio. Continue Reading
James Cridland’s Future of Radio is a column by the Australia-based radio futurologist. THIS WEEK: Get better retention via top of hour idents. Lots of RAJAR review. Continue Reading
UK telecom Three has added Apple Music to its Go Binge data-free program. The streaming music platform will be added on November 27 for customers with an “advanced” contract or a SIM-only plan with at least 4GB of data. Continue Reading
iHeartRadio announced that it is running a special promotion that combines its new on-demand music subscription in time for Halloween. The company is hosting a free preview weekend for iHeartRadio All Access powered by Napster that lets people try out the service without a subscription. Continue Reading
Sirius XM secured a court win in Florida over royalties for music recorded prior to 1972. The satellite radio company was sued by Flo & Eddie, representing two members of The Turtles, in Florida, New York, and California over whether it has to pay royalties when it plays songs that were recorded before the adoption of federal copyright law. Continue Reading
Spotify’s UK operations collected revenue of £237 million in 2016, up 27% from the previous year. Subscription revenue was the main driver of the year’s growth with a 26% increase. Continue Reading
NPR reaches an audience of at least 99 million people every month across all its platforms, both broadcast and digital. The cross-platform estimate is based on the monthly broadcast cume, visitors to NPR.org, and podcast users. Continue Reading
The RIAA released new data about the Latin music market, which supports the overall trends laid out in the organization’s half-year report. Revenue from Latin music in the first six months of 2017 totaled $115 million, up 44% from the year prior. Continue Reading
Audience Insights published research into podcast listening in Canada. Nearly 10 million Canadian adults, or 34% of the country’s adult population, have listened to podcasts in the past year. 12.5 million adults, or 43% of the population, have ever listened to a podcast. Continue Reading
The third quarter data from RAJAR has been released, with the latest information about radio listening in the UK. The rate of weekly listening remained steady at 90% of the adult population, or about 49.1 million people. Continue Reading