The Fair Play Fair Pay Act has been re-introduced to Congress. This legislation would levy a performance royalty for airplay on AM/FM radio. Stations already pay royalties for songwriters/publishers, and the Fair Play Fair Pay Act would add a payment to performers on top of that. Continue Reading
The latest outfit to take a data dive into the numbers behind streaming services is Verto Industries. Its streaming music index showed some unusual numbers, pointing toward a shocking takeaway with Apple Music beating out veterans Pandora and Spotify. However, there are a few important caveats to these results. Continue Reading
Spotify introduced a new video series called Traffic Jams. In this series, hip-hop producers and performers will create an original track over the course of a car ride. The creatives then perform their new work for a live audience at the end of the drive. Continue Reading
Slacker Radio unveiled a feature called Slacker Sound Bytes that expands its non-music programming. These items are special audio clips that will play based on a listener’s preferences. Continue Reading
Australia’s recorded music market pulled in annual revenue of A$352.2 million ($269 million) in 2016, up 5.5%. The data from industry group ARIA revealed a second consecutive year of growth. Continue Reading
The Radio Television Digital News Association released the first part of its report series on the United States’ newsrooms. A large focus of this installment is online activity for both radio and television news. For the survey’s radio respondents, 55.5% said they started an important online venture in 2016. Continue Reading
VuHaus, a public media video platform, has announced another affiliate station that will contribute to its programming. WMOT 89.5 FM and World Cafe in Nashville have joined the service, which collects videos of music performances and other behind-the-scenes clips. Continue Reading
Japanese trade body RIAJ reported that the country’s music industry saw 0.42% growth in 2016 for total revenue of 230.593 billion yen ($2.09 billion). That result ran counter to the projections that Japan’s music market would shrink during the year. Continue Reading
U.S. radio stations saw a 14% increase in online revenue in 2016, according to the latest BIA/Kelsey data. In contrast, over-the-air advertising revenue stayed static for the year, generating $14.1 billion. Continue Reading
SoundCloud has launched its subscription tiers in the Netherlands. SoundCloud Go and SoundCloud Go+ are now both available for listeners in that market. Continue Reading
The Spanish Broadcasting System saw more than 50% growth in CPM after a pilot test for programmatic digital audio advertising. The broadcaster witness the spike after participating in the WO Programmatic Digital Audio platform from ad-tech company WideOrbit. Continue Reading
The latest blog post from Amplifi Media CEO Steve Goldstein reviews the struggles many radio stations have with their podcasting efforts. He points to the different listener expectations between a radio broadcast and a podcast. Continue Reading