Two of China’s major businesses announced a new deal that will impact the country’s music landscape. Alibaba Group has acquired e-commerce platform Kaola from NetEase for about $2 billion. The deal will also see Alibaba invest about $700 million into NetEase Cloud Music. Continue Reading
The RIAA half-year report points to new highs for the United States’ music market, with the sector on track to break annual revenue of $10 billion. Retail revenue in the first six months of 2019 totaled $5.4 billion. Paid subscription streaming delivered $3.3 billion in revenue, up 31% from the year-ago period. Continue Reading
Steve Pratt of Pacific Content shares tips on how to create a good podcast without breaking the bank. His post also offers advice on the common pitfalls that snare low-budget productions. Continue Reading
Radio on-air talent, as a survey cohort, expressed mostly positive sentiment about podcasting in new research released yesterday by Jacobs Media in a webinar hosted by Fred Jacobs. Click through for the breakouts. Continue Reading
Deloitte has published a new review of the music market in India. The latest analysis found that the country’s sector generated $1.2 billion in revenue. The figure includes revenue from partner industries. Continue Reading
by Nigel Eccles
The co-founder and CEO of a podcast community platform shares his appreciation for True Crime Obsessed, both the podcast and its premium strategy. Continue Reading
IAB Australia has released a new report with insights about advertising for the region’s growing digital audio market. The Digital Audio Buyer’s Guide shared some statistics about interest in streaming, as well as the latest market trends for advertising to that engaged audience. Continue Reading
The BBC has announced that it will cease operating the iPlayer radio app this month. Listeners have already started receiving notifications on the platform that it will be shuttering. Continue Reading
Glow, a new podcast startup exploring alternatives to monetizing audio, announced new features. The company specializes in giving fans ways to directly support their favorite shows. Continue Reading
Spotify shared updates from several of its business facets this week. First, two of the podcast companies it acquired earlier this year announced new daily shows. Second, the company opened up its two-person subscription to more markets, but still not the United States. Continue Reading
Voxnest, a podcast technology company, has entered a new advertising-focused partnership with podcast business Audioboom. The parties have collaborated to creat a scalable podcast advertising system for delivering ads quickly to Audioboom’s podcast roster. Continue Reading
Pandora is also getting in on the social media support. The audio company announced that all Pandora users can share content from the platform to their Instagram Stories. Continue Reading