Bloomberg has reported that SoundCloud may be nearing deal with private equity firms. If the news is accurate, this development could mark a turning point in the audio company’s financial health after a year of job cuts and high-profile exits. Continue Reading
James Cridland’s Future of Radio is a column by the Australia-based radio futurologist. THIS WEEK: New speakers announced for the Next Radio conference. RAB podcasts about radio. Denmark’s progress toward an FM switchoff. Continue Reading
A new company has joined the ranks of podcast networks. Podglomerate offers production, distribution, promotion, and monetization services for podcasts. Jeff Umbro, who hosts the Writers Who Don’t Write podcast, is the owner of Podglomerate. Continue Reading
Apple’s mobile devices have been keystones of its product family for much of its present-day business. In 2017, we are seeing the shifts in where Apple is putting its resources and what it views as trends for music, where the company has long worked to position itself as a leader. First, this year marked the 10-year anniversary of the iPhone. Second, Apple has discontinued both the iPod Nano and iPod Shuffle. Continue Reading
We reported the numbers from Sirius XM’s Q2 financial results yesterday. Today, we dive into the transcript of the company’s conference call for more insights into the long on-again-off-again saga of its interest in Pandora, as well as its more recent efforts around the Amazon Echo smart home speaker. Continue Reading
XAPPmedia has been selected by Scripps to develop Alexa skills for all 34 Scripps radio stations across 13 states. Amazon Alexa is the voice-activated smart speaker operating system which resides in the Echo, Dot, and Echo Show devices.
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We are in a milestone year for audio. 2017 has been called “The year of the podcast” and “Podcasting’s breakthrough year.” At the same time, Smart Speakers are rocketing into consumer consciousness … and into their homes. RAIN Summit Austin is the gathering to know more about new audio technology, new listening habits, the latest consumer trends, and how radio is taking advantage of the brightest opportunities. Continue Reading
Sirius XM posted its Q2 financial results, and the satellite radio company saw its revenue grow 9% on-year to $1.3 billion. Quarterly net income totaled nearly $202.11 million, or 4 cents per share, up from income of $174.95 million in the year-ago period. Continue Reading
French music industry group SNEP has published its H1 results, which saw digital sources continuing to grow despite an overall dip in revenue. SNEP reported a decrease of 2.3% in revenue to €189.5 million for the period. Continue Reading
audioBoom and Deezer have joined forces in a new podcast-focused deal. Through the new agreement, audioBoom broadcasters can reach the Deezer audience of 12 million international listeners for their shows. Deezer will have nearly 230 audioBoom shows in English and Spanish added to its burgeoning podcast division. Continue Reading
Year-over-year listening to streams gained 13% in May, according to Triton Digital’s monthly Webcast Metrics report, released today. Webcast listening in May was mostly flat compared to the previous month, looking at Triton Digital’s top 20 streaming clients. Pureplay internet streaming grew at a dramatically higher rate than broadcast streaming, year-over-year. Continue Reading
YouTube Head of Music Lyor Cohen said that Google Music Play and YouTube Red will be combined into a single property. Cohen confirmed the eventual merger during a session at the New Music Seminar event in New York. He said the move would help educate consumers and increase the company’s subscriber numbers. Continue Reading