Triton Digital has secured another partnership, this time from a radio company in South America. Cadena 3 Argentina, the country’s largest radio network, has signed on to use Triton tools for managing, measuring, and monetizing its digital audio content. Continue Reading
James Cridland’s Future of Radio is a column by the Australia-based radio futurologist. THIS WEEK: Norway’s FM switch-off nears; Amazon Alexa behind the wheel; great new advertisement for Apple Music. Continue Reading
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RAIN News is pleased to present predictions from 29 thought-leading guest futurists. 2017 will carry forward the audio industry’s reputation for quick, disruptive change. Continue Reading
Yesterday we posted the #1 story for 2016, based on readership of our articles. Today, the RAIN News roundup of how the online audio industry evolved in 2016. Seventy-four articles show the development of internet radio, music services, small webcasting, podcasting and the business ecosystem surrounding all of it in 2016. Happy browsing! Continue Reading
Guest columnist Corey Layton of Australian podcast company Whooshkaa looks ahead to podcasting in 2017, with predictions about sports shows, podcast discovery, monetization, and technology. Continue Reading
Pandora has hired Eric Picard as the audio company’s vice president of ad product management. In this role, Picard will oversee the ad product roadmap for Pandora, including premium engagement solutions and the company’s advertiser technology, buying and advertiser experience teams. Continue Reading
MIDiA Research released its predictions for 2017. Building on some of the major trends seen in 2016, the expectations for the coming year cover several aspects of the audio industry. “2016 was a big year for streaming, and 2017 will be even bigger,” the report reads. Continue Reading
Slacker Radio and Triton Digital have expanded their partnership. Under the latest deal, Slacker will use Triton’s a2x programmatic audio advertising exchange to monetize its inventory for the U.S. and Canada. Continue Reading
Triton Digital has a new partner for its a2x programmatic audio advertising exchange in Australia. Nova Entertainment, a media company that includes several radio stations, has made its audio ad inventory available on the a2x exchange. Continue Reading
Brief news items and worthy reads from around the web: “Audio is the new video.” Best practices in radio ads. An audio celebration for a legendary boutique creative shop. Continue Reading
iHeartMedia released financial results for the third quarter. In announcing the results, iHeart’s leadership kept the focus forward on upcoming digital projects. “This quarter, we were excited to announce the reimagining of live radio with our two new subscription services, iHeartRadio Plus and iHeartRadio All Access,” Bob Pittman said. Continue Reading