RAIN Hotspots: Reader favorites for May 4-8
This was an eventful week, and RAIN News readers told us, through their article choices, what the most important topics were. Call it RAIN News “Share of Eye.” Continue Reading
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Rhapsody’s Q1 loss spikes to almost $9 million
Rhapsody posted a first-quarter net loss of $8.9 million, compared with a loss of $1.6 million in the year-ago period. Quarterly revenue totaled $46.3 million, up from $42 million in 2014. The SEC filing made by parent company RealNetworks, which detailed Rhapsody’s financials, did not give a reason for the higher loss during the quarter. Continue Reading
RAIN Summit Europe 2015!
In association with: Partners: For sponsorship info, contact Brianna Pulliam Brianna@rainnews.com RAIN Summit Europe was hosted by Kurt Hanson and Brad Hill in London, at The Royal Institution, Monday November 9th. It was the 4th Annual RAIN Summit Europe. REGISTER|AGENDA |SPEAKERS The 4th… Continue Reading
Commercial Radio is Thriving in the UK
by Jennifer Lane
In the UK last year, advertising revenue on commercial radio grew 7.2% in 2014, while in the US it shrank 1%. According to an article by Lucy Barrett at UK’s RAB, radio in that country is alive and well and thriving across all it’s platforms. Continue Reading
David Byrne joins SoundExchange board of directors
SoundExchange announced that David Byrne has joined its board of directors. Byrne fills the board spot previously held by Walter McDonough. He is the singer/songwriter who fronted the Talking Heads, and also embarked on a solo career and founded a label. Continue Reading
Radio groups off the hook in HD Radio patent suit
In a slow-moving patent lawsuit about the right to use HD Radio technology, defending radio groups have been dismissed from the case. the case dismissal was ordered “with prejudice,” meaning that it cannot be re-introduced. Continue Reading
CISAC calls for further Canadian copyright extensions
The Canadian government recently extended the term of copyright for sound recordings from 50 years to 70. However, CISAC is seeking even more drastic action in Canada’s rules to offer more support for compositions after death. Continue Reading
Quick Hits: What songwriters should know; Apple antitrust?
Brief news items and worthy reads from around the web. Continue Reading
WBEZ starts mapping how to spend new grant dollars; Michel Ballard hired to head digital
Chicago Public Media’s WBEZ got attention last month when it received a matching-donation pledge of $2-million dollars from the Pritzker Foundation. The intent of the gift is to help the station to double its existing digital staff, update its infrastructure, and produce new shows. A new Chief Digital Officer has just joined the station. Continue Reading
SoundCloud makes deal with NMPA, but loses some Sony artists
SoundCloud had two major events in its relationship development with labels and publishers. The online audio platform successfully inked a deal with the National Music Publishers’ Association. This arrangement allows independent publishers and composers to monetize content on the service… Continue Reading
Pandora defeats ASCAP again, winning appeal of 2014 royalty case
Pandora has prevailed in an appeal case brought by ASCAP, which sought to overturn a court judgment in March, 2014. ASCAP announced in August that it would pursue an appeal of that ruling. Continue Reading
The opportunity and challenge of indie podcasting
The Download on Podcasts is a weekly feature sponsored by PodcastOne.
Making on-demand audio has become easy. Making money from audio is harder. A new wave of monetization solutions for new and independent bloggers signals a maturation of the podcast industry. Continue Reading