Quick Hits: Drake back on top; the Rookie podcast; new ASCAP board
Brief news items and worthy reads from around the web: Drake topples Ed Sheeran’s records. Rookie Magazine joins the podcast wave. ASCAP board election results. Continue Reading
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Amazon adds Apple CarPlay support for its music app
Amazon Music has updated its iOS app to add support for Apple CarPlay. This means that drivers with the in-vehicle digital dashboard can use it to access Prime Music, Music Unlimited, and their purchased or saved digital music from the retailer. Continue Reading
ASCAP rebrands administration services arm in light of streaming growth
ASCAP has relaunched its administration services business as Songwize. This rebranded division will offer royalty administration, such as processing and matching performance files as well as paying out royalties. Continue Reading
Acast lands podcast partnership with talent agency
Podcasting platform Acast has entered a new partnership with Gleam Futures, a talent management company. The deal will see Acast helping Gleam to expand its efforts in podcasting. Acast will leverage its distribution and advertising technology to broaden the reach for Gleam’s shows and to offer monetization options. Continue Reading
Italy sees streaming revenue growth for 2016
The recorded music market for Italy edged up 0.4% in 2016 to post annual revenue of €149 million. Although the market as a whole moved little, the different segments showed big changes. Continue Reading
GM and AT&T plan starts new era of in-car WiFi, could accelerate challenge to radio
GM and AT&T have partnered to provide in-car WiFi across the GM model line of cars equipped with OnStar 4G LTE WiFi hotspot technology. The headline is the price: $20 a month for unlimited data. That dollar number is a milestone that could accelerate the challenge faced by terrestrial radio in connected cars. Continue Reading
Upcoming RAIN Summit to focus on research, programmatic, creative audio, podcasting
Research, programmatic advertising, creative audio branding, and podcasting are key topics at the RAIN Digital Audio Advertising Summit on April 12 in Chicago, the third in a series of advertising-focused business conferences produced by RAIN in the past year. The event will take place in the famed Chicago House of Blues in the heart of River North. Continue Reading
Mental Floss founders leave to launch HowStuffWorks podcast
Will Pearson and Mangesh Hattikudur, co-founders of media company Mental Floss, are departing their business to join HowStuffWorks. The duo will be launching a new podcast under the HSW banner this spring. No details have been revealed yet about the upcoming show. Continue Reading
Amazon Prime Music expected to launch in India
Amazon is expected to launch its Amazon Prime Music service in India by early 2018, according to The Economic Times. The company is in discussions with Indian record labels to acquire music rights for the eventual rollout. Continue Reading
Warner Music UK launches streaming-only record label
Warner Music UK has introduced a new label called Artists To Watch Records that will be a streaming-only operation. The new company will seek out songs that have potential to become popular on streaming services and put resources into making them hits. Continue Reading
Pandora’s boss for Australia/New Zealand exits
Jane Huxley, the managing director for Pandora in Australia and New Zealand, is departing the audio company. She joined the business in 2012 to launch Pandora in those regions. Continue Reading
Triton Digital debuts Webcast Metrics Ranker for Latin America, expanding its benchmark measurement product
Today Triton Digital is making the first expansion of its Webcast Metrics Top 20 Ranker since that influential monthly report started in 2009. Called the LATAM Top 25 Ranker, it lists the top performing digital audio publishers and networks in Latin… Continue Reading