Radio claims “seat at the table” for programmatic buying: iHeart and Katz partner with Jelli

In a far-reaching agreement, iHeartMedia and its subsidiary Katz Media Group have partnered with Jelli, the automated radio advertising platform, for programmatic ad-buying of broadcast radio inventory. RAIN News spoke to Jelli CEO Mike Dougherty. Continue Reading

Internet Radio Rewind #035: Streaming surpasses CD sales, Apple goes programmatic

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THIS WEEK: Streaming surpasses CD sales in 2014 RIAA report; iTunes Radio goes to programmatic sales; Rdio’s new social features; Rhapsody plays on Twitter; BBC seeks to reinvent radio. Continue Reading

Apple launches programmatic mobile ad-buying for iTunes Radio; AdsWizz partners

Starting today, Apple is making digital ad buying easier and more targeted for marketers in iTunes Radio, the company’s non-interactive online radio service. One of the first outside partners to offer iTunes Radio to buyers is AdsWizz. iTunes Radio inventory is now available on AdWave, the company’s global audio ad marketplace. Continue Reading

Smartening up advertising: A conversation about programmatic with Mike Agovino of Triton Digital

What is the state of the programmatic audio advertising market? For a deep dive, we turned to Mike Agovino, COO of Triton Digital. He described a bifurcated programmatic market in which broadcasters have most of the impressions, but Internet radio has most of the “smart impressions” which drive the market. User registration is one key. Continue Reading