Radionomy says they realize online streaming can prove difficult for midsize broadcasters that can’t afford the technology, or worry about losing their brand in the transition. So the company, which provides hosting and streaming services to hobbyist and professional webcasters… Continue Reading
Yesterday we pointed you to some of the coverage of Tuesday’s RAIN Summit Orlando event in publications like Tom Taylor Now and Inside Radio. We wanted to let you know that radio consultant Holland Cooke put together some nice summaries… Continue Reading
BY BRAD HILL Marketplace demand is growing for digital interactivity in the car. This trend has longer legs in the navigation/traffic category, but the headlines now are turning to the infotainment section of automobile control, driven largely by the penetration… Continue Reading
After we recover from the rush of yesterday’s successful RAIN Summit Orlando event (and today’s iTunes Radio launch), we’ll get cracking on our own coverage of the Summit. In the meantime, our colleagues at news sources like Tom Taylor Now,… Continue Reading
Pandora scored a clear, and sharply worded, summary judgment from U.S. District Judge Denise Cote, enabling the Internet radio service to continue “performing” (streaming) works included in ASCAP’s entire inventory. The ruling refutes ASCAP’s attempt to narrow Pandora’s right to… Continue Reading
Katz Media Group’s interactive division Katz 360 is being relaunches as PROXi Digital (Katz had made its rebranding intentions public by November of last year, see RAIN here). PROXi will reportedly offer online, mobile, and audience-targeting ad products both in… Continue Reading
(from yesterday’s late edition, edited) Nothing like ending the day on an “up” note. For the fourth straight year, leading webcaster Pandora has been named the 2013 RAIN Internet Radio Best Overall Online Radio Service. The Awards were presented at… Continue Reading
Clear Channel has announced its 2013 iHeartRadio Music Festival will stream live via Yahoo Music and the Playstation 3 gaming console (It will also be broadcast live via Clear Channel terrestrial stations nationwide). The fest will also be televised as… Continue Reading
Ad solutions tech provider AdsWizz announced yesterday its named longtime Skype exec Don Albert as its new North American President. Before Skype, Albert spent five years at eBay. Additionally, AdsWizz has added pureplay webcaster Online Radio Solutions to its global… Continue Reading
Is today the day it all changes? At some point today, Apple will release iOS 7, and with it, the most anticipated service in the history of Internet radio: iTunes Radio. And it’s quite possible that the entire competitive landscape… Continue Reading
In a memo to Cumulus employees, CEO Lew Dickey commented today on yesterday’s announced deal with music service Rdio, more specifically revealing the Rdio features that Cumulus will likely make available to listeners. The broadcaster announced yesterday it has acquired… Continue Reading
Digital radio software and services provider Abacast has officially beta-released a feature to allow song-skipping on “live” radio streams, and announced a new feature to ensure radio streams begin with music (we first reported on this in February, here). The… Continue Reading