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Quick Hits: Music industry exodus; The Pirate Bay resurfaces; big App Store changes
Brief news items and worthy reads from around the web: Troy Carter goes to Spotify — is it a trend signal? Also The Pirate Bay returns to its original domain and Apple’s App Store is getting a big revamp. Continue Reading
PwC report shows slowing growth for radio
On Wednesday, we shared some of the pertinent data from the PwC Global Entertainment and Media Outlook. That assessment pointed to some general trends we can expect across 2016-2020 in music and Internet advertising. Today, we take a deeper dive into the numbers for the U.S. radio industry. Continue Reading
Rochester FM launches internet station with original programming
WGMC-FM in Rochester, New York (Jazz90.1) announced a plan to launch an original pureplay station starting in August. The originally programmed stream will feature blues on weekdays and big band tracks on weekends. Jazz90.1 is owned by a school district in Greece, NY (near Rochester) and is publicly funded, drawing support from listeners and businesses. Continue Reading
Russia’s Zvooq gets another $5 million, inks telecom deal
Russian streaming service Zvooq announced an investment of $5 million. The influx of funding came from local electronic retailer Ulmart. The streaming platform also inked a partnership with mobile phone operator Tele2. Continue Reading
Apple Music gets NBC Sports Radio
Apple Music has added some sports content to its radio options. NBC Sports Radio can now be streamed in the tech company’s Music app on iOS and via iTunes on a laptop or desktop. Continue Reading
STRATA Q1 sees growing interest in programmatic, streaming audio
First quarter results for Strata’s regular Advertising Agency Survey revealed a growing focus on programmatic exchanges and increased interest in streaming audio platforms. “Digital publishers keep on getting better at providing more advertising opportunities to ad buyers,” Strata Director J.D. Miller said. Continue Reading
Daniel Ek has no plans to sell Spotify
Daniel Ek has no plans to sell off Spotify to a larger tech company. That came from a Q&A with reporters in Stockholm. He cautioned that selling off European startups to U.S. tech enterprises was hoiding back the EU tech industry. Continue Reading
Como Audio turns to crowdfunding for new digital music speakers
Como Audio has launched a Kickstarter campaign for two home audio players. Solo and Duetto are the new creations from the company, which is led by founder Tom DeVesto, whose past resume includes Cambridge Soundworks and Tivoli Audio. Continue Reading
The Download on Podcasts: Radiotopia contest finalists make traditional podcast categories obsolete
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Ten semifinalists were named in Radiotopia’s “Podquest” contest. These 10 producers are developing shows whose descriptions illustrate a high level of podcast creativity, and their topical descriptions cut an oblique angle through the traditional podcast categories presented by Apple. One winner will emerge. How will the other nine fare when Apple’s old-fashioned categories have so much clout?
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Pandora inks rights administration deal, hires publisher relations exec
Pandora made two announcements this week centered on its interactions with the industry. First, the company has partnered with Music Reports, a rights administration platform. Second, Pandora hired a new Head of Publisher Licensing and Relations. Continue Reading
Slacker Radio giving away a year of Premium via U.S. Cellular promotion
Slacker Radio has joined the ranks of audio services inking deals with the telecom sector. The Internet radio company is participating in a promotion from U.S. Cellular that will see qualifying customers get one year membership to Slacker Radio Premium for free. Continue Reading