9:00 - 9:15 WELCOME RAIN President Brad Hill and RAIN Founder Kurt Hanson 9:15 - 9:30 OPENING ADDRESS Kurt Hanson (Founder and Publisher, RAIN News / Founder and CEO, AccuRadio) 9:30 - 10:10 PANEL: Audio That Resonates; The Art and Science of… Continue Reading
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Quick Hits: NYT on musical television; another social listening app
Brief news items and worthy reads from around the web: TV still a music springboard; Vertigo, the latest experiment in social listening. Continue Reading
Tidal pulls from journalism for two new content hires
Tidal announced the hire of two industry leaders to newly created roles on its content team. Tony Gervino will assume the role of VP, culture and content, while Elliott Wilson’s new title is editorial director, culture and content, hip-hop. Continue Reading
CISAC signs memorandum with African intellectual property group
CISAC has signed a memorandum of understanding with the African Regional Intellectual Property Organisation. This arrangement is a step towards strengthening copyright, technical exchange, education, and training of organizations collecting creator revenues. Continue Reading
Soundtrack Your Brand receives $22 million funding round
Soundtrack Your Brand has received financing of $22 million. Nordic VC fund Industrifonden and the U.K.’s Balderton Capital led the found. The company, which is backed by Spotify and founded by former Spotify execs, is a B2B version of the streaming service. Continue Reading
Prince stream numbers skyrocket after his return
Prince is still racking up the fans from beyond the grave. Songs by the multi-talented songwriter and performer were streamed 5.9 million times in their first two days back on streaming services, according to BuzzAngle Music. Continue Reading
New FCC endorses activated FM chips in phones, but no rule
New Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chair Ajit Pai advocated for “activated” FM chips in smartphones, but said the FCC would not mandate that technology advance. Why not? And why don’t phone makers activate those chips in the first place? Analysis. Continue Reading
SoundCloud partners with Rubicon for programmatic ads
SoundCloud is making another foray into programmatic advertising. The audio platform has partnered with Rubicon Project to offer automated buying of video and audio ads on its service. Continue Reading
Marketing agency launches Uncover Studios for podcast, multimedia production
Uncover Studios announced its official launch as a marketing podcast and influencer company. The company, owned by marketing agency TMPG, creates original podcast content and multimedia marketing campaigns. In a press release, Uncover explained its work as aiming “to maximize brand impact with original podcast shows, custom content, influencer campaigns and large-scale multimedia support.” Continue Reading
Naxos closes Classics Online streaming service
Naxos has shuttered its Classics Online streaming service. The platform, which featured high-resolution and CD quality audio, only spent about a year in operation. Continue Reading
Spotify doubling size with new NYC office next year
Spotify is relocating its New York City operations, but the change is happening with a little extra pomp and circumstance. The move was announced by Governor Andrew Cuomo, and Spotify will be benefitting from up to $11 million in rent credits from the Empire State Development Corporation. Continue Reading
SBS selects TargetSpot as exclusive seller of streaming audio advertising
In a major alignment of forces in the streaming audio advertising realm, TargetSpot announced that it has reached agreement with Spanish Broadcast System (SBS) to be the exclusive third-party representative of SBS streaming inventory. Continue Reading