Spotify’s head for Australia and New Zealand exits
Spotify’s managing director for Australia and New Zealand is stepping down. Karen Lawson took on the role last June, and has not shared reasons for her departure. Continue Reading
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Amazon Music launches artist data dashboard in beta
Amazon is launching analytics for performers using its streaming service. Amazon Music for Artists is available as an app for Android and iOS devices, with a companion website. The app is launching as a beta. Continue Reading
Apple secures music licenses, but with no bundle subscription option
Apple has reportedly signed new licensing agreements for its streaming service. Financial Times reported that the company secured multi-year deals with the three majors. Continue Reading
Quick Hits: Digital AM radio. Rolling Stone industry profiles. Tencent in the Cayman Islands.
Brief news items and worthy reads from around the web: Radio World tracks the digital AM push stateside. Take your Rolling Stone reporter to work. Tencent’s not-so-Chinese roots. Continue Reading
Disgraceland is getting a TV adaptation from Nashville producers
Disgraceland is the latest podcast making the leap to the small screen. The show, hosted and launched by Jake Brennan in 2018, has told the tales of scandal and drama from the music industry. Continue Reading
Audio ad for killer clown invades Spotify classical lullabies playlist
A frightening audio commercial for the movie’s sequel wasn’t expected to play during the “Classical Lullabies” playlist on Spotify. At least, the mother who was soothing her young child didn’t expect it. Ad targeting gone awry? A poorly classified playlist? Or was it the sponsor’s fault? Continue Reading
Spotify receives patent for voice AI to recognize user emotions
Voice assistants have been a growing topic of interest for the audio industry, and businesses are still finding ways to further develop the technology. Last month, Spotify received a patent on a new way to make a voice assistant that can be responsive to human emotions. Continue Reading
RAIN Predictions winners (challenge #1): Steve Pratt and Alexis van de Wyer
RAIN published our annual Predictions feature in the first week of January. We challenged participants to predict a key metric in the RIAA 2019 report of streaming music revenue. Alexis van de Wyer and Steve Pratt were both right to a half percentage point. Continue Reading
Podcast startup Sounder raises $1.8M in seed round
Many business are trying to make a move into the world of podcasting infrastructure, and several have been successful in attracting financial support. The latest is Sounder, an end-to-end podcast management and monetization platform. Continue Reading
HiStudios splits from Himalaya, rebrands as Notorious
HiStudios is going through a rebranding. The business was initially spun out from podcast company Himalaya last August. Now it is separating itself as an independent entity and will be renamed as Notorious. The split from Himalaya is effective immediately and, according to the press release, will allow both businesses to pursue their own strategic priorities for growth. Continue Reading
7digital borrows £500K to aid its move back to stability
7digital, a digital music B2B company, has borrowed £500,000 from an unnamed lender. The loan is intended for working capital purposes, according to the company, which is recovering from a challenging 2018 and 2019. Continue Reading
Veritone aligns its AI tech with IAB podcast categories for improved ad targeting
Audio tech company Veritone is announcing a change to its aiWARE product, expanding its podcast classification system to align with IAB’s category map. According to Veritone’s promotion, this change further automates podcast content tagging and metadata assignment. that, in turn, makes podcasts easier to sell to advertisers. Continue Reading