Deezer adds Huawei to roster of telecom partners
Deezer has entered into another telecommunications partnership. This time it is working with Huawei, the China-based telecom equipment company. Continue Reading
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Spotify subs can now listen on Amazon Echo
The Amazon Echo has added support for Spotify. However, the voice-controlled speaker will only work for subscribers of the streaming service. The Echo is one of many new challengers in the field of WiFi speakers and connected home audio, where Sonos has been the leader for some time. Continue Reading
AudioBoom to be content partner for Google Play’s podcasts
AudioBoom will be one of the content providers for the Google Play store. The company is one of 11 podcast and audio partners that will appear on the redesigned store. Earlier this week, some Android users saw glimpses of the active podcast hub. Continue Reading
Chris Price to head music at BBC 1 and Xtra in executive shuffle
In an executive shuffle along the newly established migratory path between radio and streaming, Chris Price of thought-leading consultancy New Slang Media will join BBC 1 and Xtra as Head of Music, replacing George Ergoutadis. Continue Reading
Warner Q1: Increased digital revenue and new details about streaming equity
Warner Music Group posted its results for the first quarter ending Dec. 31, with the music performance buoyed by streaming. A large portion of the revenue figures came from digital sources, which posted an 18% increase to $322 million. Digital revenue was responsible for 41% of the company’s total revenue, up from a 35.6% portion in the year-ago period. Continue Reading
RAJAR Q4 2015 sees radio on the rise across platforms
RAJAR data for the fourth quarter of 2015 revealed a fresh snapshot at radio listenership in the UK. The report found that the average listener spends 21 hours and four minutes with live radio per week. The reach for all radio was also strong, with 48.2 million adults (or 90% of the population over age 15) tuning in each week. More than half of the UK’s adult population is tuning in to digital formats. Continue Reading
TargetSpot inks European ad partnership with MixRadio
Radionomy-owned digital advertising platform TargetSpot announced a new partnership with Internet radio platform MixRadio, to sell inventory in France, Germany, and Switzerland. The alliance starts this month. Continue Reading
SPEAKERS LEX FRIEDMAN, EVP, Sales & Development, Midroll Media Lex Friedman oversees advertising sales for Scripps-owned Midroll Media, including hit programs WTF with Marc Maron, Comedy Bang Bang, and The Cracked Podcast. He is a veteran of audio content who helped spearhead… Continue Reading
German album charts to reflect streaming (but it’s complicated)
The Official German Album Charts will begin reflecting streaming counts starting Feb. 5. However, the update from BVMI/GfK comes with several caveats in what streams will be included and how they will be valued in rankings. Continue Reading
7digital production company secures jazz show at BBC
7digital announced that one of its production companies, Unique, will be producing a Monday night jazz show for BBC Radio 3. The new shows will start in April. The production deal is a continuation of 7digital’s relationship with the BBC’s jazz features. Continue Reading
Naxos introduces new world music library
Classical specialist Naxos has unveiled a new comprehensive world music collection for subscribers to stream. The Naxos Music Library World represents more than 150 countries and more than 6,000 albums. The music has been pulled from a range of labels and will be continually updated with new additions. Continue Reading
Public radio coalition releases podcast measurement guidelines
The burgeoning podcast category is enjoying growing audience, investment, and revenue. At the same time, success and potential are compromised by confusion and disagreement about how to measure consumption and listening. Today sees the release of a proposed standard of podcast measurement, created by a working group of public radio station representatives, and intended to unify data collection and analysis of public radio’s on-demand audio. the long-term intent is to drive a technical measurement standard for all podcasting. Continue Reading