Quick Hits: Grantland editor exodus; community radio participation
Brief news items and worthy reads from around the web: Grantland editor exodus to HBO; measuring community radio participation. Continue Reading
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RadioWorks launches DigitalAudioWorks for streaming audio ad buying
RadioWorks, a London Specialty firm for marketers planning and buying campaigns on radio, has launched DigitalAudioWorks, bringing a similar scope of service to streaming audio advertising. Continue Reading
Test Drive: iHeartRadio’s My Favorites joins the personalization bandwagon
Many streaming platforms promise tools for personalized listening, but few radio services have explored programming that crosses genre boundaries. The latest to explore this space is iHeartRadio, which launched a new feature called My Favorites Radio. This station collects all of a given user’s favorited and thumbs-upped tracks and artists across all genres to create a single personalized playlist. Both Brad Hill and I took a spin through this feature to hear how things worked. Continue Reading
James Cridland’s Weekly Links: Fun Kids, podcasting music, top 20 presenter traits
by James Cridland
James Cridland Weekly Links is a column by the U.K.’s radio futurologist. THIS WEEK: Review of Fun Kids Radio; several items on podcasting; key traits for radio presenters. Continue Reading
TuneIn adds NFL partnership to Premium
TuneIn announced a partnership with the National Football League to add football audio content to its Premium tier. The deal will give Premium listeners access to multiyear partnership with the NFL that will bring live play-by-play coverage of all NFL games from pre- to post-season to the subscription. Continue Reading
Internet Radio Rewind #61: Streaming doubles; Apple Music trials; Pandora’s acquisition; more
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The weekly update of the streaming audio industry, from RAIN News. THIS WEEK: New streaming metrics from Nielsen; Apple Music trials; Pandora enters the concert business; data-free listening; more. Continue Reading
Malaysian telecom expands data-free music subscription pass
Digi Telecommunication, a Malaysian mobile operator, announced an extension of its Digi Music Freedom program through the end of the year. Digi Music Freedom is a pass for subscribers to stream from partner services without incurring data charges. We’re seeing more arrangements of this nature worldwide. Continue Reading
Dash Radio partnering with Benztown for online radio imaging
Dash Radio announced a partnership with Benztown. Under this deal, Benztown will deliver comprehensive custom imaging for the stations and will work with Dash on new station launches, custom content curation, and programming strategy consulting. Continue Reading
BBC will not fund digital switchover
Due to budget restrictions, the BBC has said it will not fund the digital radio switchover for its stations. “We are not convinced of the value for money case for any further such investment, particularly while digital listening remains below 50%, with DAB listening only a proportion of that.” Continue Reading
Quick Hits: iHeartMedia on programmatic; Virgin’s new partner; Sony/ATV on the block?
Brief news items and worthy reads from around the web: iHeartMedia talks programmatic; Virgin + Guvera in Australia; is Sony/ATV on the chopping block? Continue Reading
Spotify chooses Katz for exclusive partnership
Spotify announced today that it has partnered with Katz Radio Group for sales representation. Katz will exclusively represent Spotify’s geo-targeted audio inventory throughout the U.S., starting immediately. Continue Reading
Nielsen Q3 SoundScan finds streaming doubles
The latest quarterly SoundScan report from Nielsen found further growth in music streaming and further declines in digital downloads. It found that 232 billion tracks were streamed in the first nine months of 2015, up 96.4% from the year-ago period. Continue Reading