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Vevo announced updated viewing data for its video hosting platform, reporting that its clips had more than 10 billion monthly video views in January 2015. The figure marked an 86% increase year-over-year for Vevo. Continue Reading →
Hi-fi streaming service Tidal announced plans to push into 22 new markets during the first quarter of 2015. The expansion, coming hot on the heels of another European push that already happened in January, will bring Tidal’s total audience to 30 nations. Continue Reading →
ComScore released its review of the top 50 digital media properties in the U.S. for December 2014. Pandora ranked No. 19 with 89.4 million unique visitors during the month. iHeartMedia Digital also secured the final spot on the new list at No. 50. Continue Reading →
The Download on Podcasts, a weekly feature covering the development of podcasting as a vital audio category, is sponsored by PodcastOne. Podcasts are on-demand audio programs, growing quickly in audience, programming, and revenue. Podcasting turns to viral marketing to grow… Continue Reading →
Yesterday, Apple news site 9to5mac.com reported that it had received inside information about what the company’s new Beats Music-inspired streaming service will look like. Of course, the author gave no names or explanations of how and where he obtained the intel, so we’re taking it with a grain of salt for the time being. But here’s what we learned. Continue Reading →
Month-over-month webcast listening slipped by three percent in November, according to Triton Digital’s monthly Webcast Metrics Top 20 Ranker. Triton’s analysis of the dip cites a “Thanksgiving Effect.” Mobile stream listening rose to nearly 70%. Continue Reading →
Edison Research announced that Share of Ear, a large-scale survey project which measures what U.S. consumers listen to across all types of audio, will accelerate its semi-annual pace to a quarterly reporting period. Continue Reading →
The Download on Podcasts is a new weekly feature sponsored by PodcastOne.
The podcast hit Serial was classified as a podcast blockbuster when it attracted five-million accesses (downloads or streams) on iTunes. This week NPR reports that Invisibilia, a show about unseen forces shaping the lives of individuals, has gotten 10-million listens. A new plateau of podcast audience reach helps the whole genre of on-demand audio. Continue Reading →
Pandora has joined a trade group called the Internet Association. The group works on advocacy within many Web-centric topics, such as net neutrality, protecting Internet freedom, developing the Internet economy, privacy, and cybersecurity, but it also lobbies on broader topics such as international trade and law enforcement. Continue Reading →
by David Oxenford
The overwhelming majority of podcasts are spoken-word programs, and it has been that way the category started. Why? Broadcast law attorney and guest columnist David Oxenford explains the legal reasons. Continue Reading →
The Super Bowl Halftime Show had some excellent news for the performers involved, but SoundHound reviewed more than just the music from the game. The sound-identification app cited Missy Elliott’s performance of “Work It” as the most SoundHounded moment. Continue Reading →
