The combination of sample size and tracking in the Share of Ear surveys, produced by Edison Research, show changes in audio consumption as they happen. In this guest column originally published on his Infinite Dial blog, Edison President Larry Rosin notes a milestone: young Millennials have crossed a meaningful threshold, now spending more time with streaming than with AM/FM radio. Continue Reading
David Lowery has expanded his legal action against the streaming world over songwriter royalties to include Rhapsody. Over the weekend, Lowery’s legal team and fellow plaintiffs filed a proposed class action against Rhapsody in Northern California’s District Court. Continue Reading
Edison Research has released another factoid in advance of its Infinite Dial 2016 webinar on Thursday, and it’s a landmark in the evolution of streaming audio. Half of Americans 12 years and older listened to online radio weekly. That percentage is up from 44% last year. Continue Reading
SoundExchange is launching a new tool for seeking and finding data about international standard recording codes. The SoundExchange ISRC Search Site is a free resource for exploring the roughly 20 million ISRCs reported to the industry organization. From this new database, the ISRCs can be used for tracking and reporting use of sound recordings. Continue Reading
Triton Digital’s Tap Podcast advertising solution has new Australian client. Podcasting platform Whooshkaa announced that it will be using Tap to monetize its audio content. Continue Reading
James Cridland’s Future of Radio is a column by the Australia-based radio futurologist. THIS WEEK: WNYC tackles big challenges; yes, Irish bus drivers really striking if they can’t listen to the radio; the future of music consumption. Continue Reading
Pandora has announced a feature that allows musicians to easily speak to their listeners, similar to a radio station’s pre-recorded musician promo, but with more real-time control. Called AMPcast, it is a dead-simple (and cool) tool for musicians to engage with listeners. Continue Reading
SoundCloud announced that Alison Moore will serve as the company’s new chief revenue officer. Moore’s past experience at HBO and NBCUniversal will go toward helping the audio company to launch a new subscription service some time this year. Continue Reading
In advance of The Infinite Dial 2016 this Thursday, Edison Research has released one result of its large-scale consumer survey of American listening habits. In it, Edison announces that podcast listening “is growing — and growing fast.” Continue Reading
An in-car listening survey of Canadian drivers was conducted by Audience Insights. This research establishes a trendline of audio sources in the car going back to 2010. Continue Reading
Never a dull moment with music service Tidal, and companies associated with it. Rumors are afloat that tech giant Samsung might acquire the Jay Z-owned music service. The rumors are loud enough to draw a denial from Samsung. At the same time, new rumors say that Samsung-owned Milk Music might be discontinued, leaving a hole in Samsung’s consumer ecosystem. Continue Reading
Brief news items and worthy reads from around the web: Is Podcasting radio’s golden age? Mark Mulligan’s interesting viewpoint on the BBC Music App. New book: Radio 2.0 Continue Reading