Apple Music lands in South Korea
Apple is having a busy week, adding South Korea to its roster of countries where its streaming service is available. The reaction from the domestic music scene has been lukewarm thus far. Continue Reading
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Podtrac releases July podcast rankings; listening increases
Podcast measurement company Podtrac today released the July edition of its Industry Ranking Top 10 Podcast Publishers. Overall podcast listening with the top-10 group grew 5% over the month before. Continue Reading
Crowdmix sold off to top investor, capping a cautionary tale about social music
Social music company Crowdmix has been auctioned off to one of its main investors. The saga of this startup and its intended product demonstrate just how challenging it is to elbow into the mobile space with social media and music. Continue Reading
Digital posts steady growth in Q2 RAJAR results
The latest RAJAR data shows continued growth for UK digital radio in the second quarter. Fifty-nine percent of the population tunes in to digital radio each week, up from 57% in the first quarter of this year. The share of all radio on digital platforms rose for yet another quarter to reach 45.3%. Continue Reading
Test Drive: Spotify launches Release Radar, an extension of Discover Weekly
Spotify has launched a new personalized playlist feature, Release Radar, which appears in every user’s Browse section. Release Radar is Spotify’s first expansion of the technology which powers Discover Weekly, an unquestionable hit with users and a triumph of algorithmic music curation. RAIN’s Anna Washenko and Brad Hill take Release Radar for a spin, and share their impressions. Continue Reading
The Download on Podcasts: Ad injection and programmatic move into podcasting. Good or bad?
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In a recent advertising conference, one head of creative services warned that programmatic advertising could kill podcasting. Right or wrong? There are several points to argue against the dire prediction. Continue Reading
Rakuten Music is Japan’s latest streaming platform
Japan is getting another streaming platform. Rakuten Music is the newest release from ecommerce business Rakuten, and it aims to be a “one-stop music service.” The mobile service offers a library of 3 million items and includes product placement for CDs and music DVDs/Blu-Rays sold through Rakuten Books. Continue Reading
Personal Audio seeks appeal in lost podcasting patents
The Electronic Frontier Foundation may return to court for its case against Personal Audio over podcasting patents. Personal Audio has since filed an appeal of the decision, and the EFF is trying to confirm its ability to participate in that appeal. Continue Reading
Department of Justice confirms its consent decree ruling: No changes
It’s official. The Department of Justice has released the final ruling for its review of performing rights organization consent decrees, which includes “full-works licensing” and prohibits withdrawal of digital rights from bundled licenses. Both ASCAP and BMI are already mounting their responses. Continue Reading
Saavn announces new original audio shows
Indian streaming service Saavn announced the original programming roster that it will debut this month and next. The shows include Film Companion with Anupama Chopra and #NoFilter Neha hosted by Neha Dhupia. Both are long-form audio/talk shows. Continue Reading
Apple Music exits beta in Android (with issues)
Today brings an announcement that the Apple Music’s Android app has emerged from beta. We hoped (unrealistically) that the official Android app might give us a glimpse of a redesign, which has been pre-announced for the fall. No joy on that point. And other bumps. Continue Reading
Warner posts 45% streaming revenue growth for Q3
The latest quarterly earnings release is from Warner Music Group, and streaming revenue continues to be a standout for the label. “Streaming revenue for the quarter was about double the size of download revenue, and was meaningfully larger than physical revenue,” CEO Steve Cooper said. Continue Reading