Quick Hits: Forbes on Nielsen; more Tidal discussions; indies vs YouTube Music Key
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Pandora Q1 earnings: higher revenue, greater net loss, stock up
“I’m excited to speak with you regarding our strong start of the year.” So began Pandora CEO Brian McAndrews’ quarterly address to investors as he reported first-quarter earnings. He discussed financials, audience metrics, size of the sales force, data management, and future guidance. Continue Reading
Rich Dalton, a radio icon, moves from FM to Internet radio
Rich Dalton, a 45-year radio veteran known in St. Louis as “Radio Rich,” whose picture appeared on the cover of Rolling Stone, has signed on as Program Director and anchor host of Our Musical Roots, a St. Louis pureplay Internet station. We spoke with Dalton about his motivations. Continue Reading
Review: Musonomics podcast offers deep dive on industry issues
We’re always looking for new podcasts to add to our listening queue, and so today we took a listen to a new program called Musonomics. It’s a twice-monthly podcast about the music and culture industries that just debuted its first episode last week. Larry Miller is the host, and the program has backing from the NYU Steinhardt Music Business Program, where he is a professor. The first episode includes an in-depth discussion about Record Store Day and the resurgence of vinyl. Continue Reading
iHeartMedia hosts a “Soundfront,” previewing new podcasts to media buyers
Borrowing the model of Upfronts from the television industry, where new shows are introduced to advertisers and agencies, iHeartMedia hosted its first Soundfront to preview new on-demand audio programs. Gayle Troberman, iHeart’s CMO, evangelized for audio and podcasting. “In the age of… Continue Reading
German songwriting head decries ‘sacrificing publishers on the altar of digital music’
The German Music Publishers Association held its annual meeting yesterday and royalty rates from streaming services were a hot topic. President Rolf Budde had some strong words about the state of compensation for songwriters. “The 60,000 composers, lyricists and music publishers must not be sacrificed on the altar of digital music,” he said. Continue Reading
Tidal makes another offering to indie artists with Discovery
Tidal is continuing its efforts to get more musicians on board with its premium streaming service. The latest plan is for a new feature called Discovery that bypasses the third-party distribution model for independent artists. Instead, those musicians will be able to directly upload their tracks to Tidal. Continue Reading
Nielsen on total audio measurement: “We feel good about progress”
Nielsen held its quarterly earning call for Q1 yesterday. While much of the reporting pertained to non-audio products and initiatives, CEO Mitch Barns anwered questions about audio measurement, and the progress of Nielsen’s stream measurement initiative. “We are right where we thought we would be.” Continue Reading
Canada will extend sound recording copyright to 70 years
Canada is extending the copyright term for sound recordings from 50 years to 70 years. The change is happening as part of the country’s 2015 budget. Many other countries, including the UK and Australia, have copyright terms of 70 years, while the U.S. term is 95 years. Continue Reading
Quick Hits: CD Baby gets Loudr; Bop.fm songs play on Facebook; the Tidal wave ebbs?
Brief news items and worthy reads from around the web: Loudr officially teams with CD Baby; Bop.fm tracks embeddable in Facebook posts; Tidal iOS downloads plummet. Continue Reading
Market research projects 30M+ sales of Android Auto, Apple CarPlay by 2020
IHS Automotive has released a market report covering more than 4,000 vehicle owners planning to buy a new car about the apps they would want in their new purchase. Music was the third most popular app category for use in vehicles, securing 38% of respondents’ interest. The report also included forecasts for three of the primary digital dashboard systems: Android Auto, Apple CarPlay, and MirrorLink. Continue Reading
iHeartMedia hires senior director of government affairs
Sara Morris has joined iHeartMedia as senior director of government affairs. She comes to iHeart from the Federal Communications Commission, where she was director of the legislative affairs department. Morris also spent time as a deputy director and telecommunications policy analyst in the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Office of Congressional Affairs. Continue Reading