The famed British Museum received over 200 online audio professionals on Wednesday, piling into the BP Lecture Theater for a full day of knowledge and networking. Radio, podcasting, and streaming experts from all over Europe (and Latin America) spoke in panels, interviews, and special presentations. Over 80 companies sent representatives to RAIN’s fifth annual European gathering. Continue Reading
RAIN Summit Europe returns for the 5th annual must-attend online audio conference. Hosted by RAIN Founder Kurt Hanson and RAIN President Brad Hill, this year produced in the beautiful BP Lecture Theater inside the British Museum in London. Tickets still available. Continue Reading
Spreaker’s CMS (content management system) has exited its beta stage and is now available for all the company’s podcast hosts. The features in this new tool include embedded player customization and multiple file management. Continue Reading
THE AGENDA 9:30 – 10:00 STATE OF THE INDUSTRY RAIN Founder Kurt Hanson sets the stage with his State of the Industry address. 10:00 – 10:40 PANEL: Radio Reimagined MODERATOR: Matt Deegan (Creative Director, Folder Media) Gary Bales (Digital Music Producer, BBC) Simon Cole (CEO, 7digital)… Continue Reading
SoundCloud shared two big business announcements today. First, it has rolled out the SoundCloud Go subscription in Canada. Second, it has entered a deal with Triton Digital to use its a2x programmatic ad exchange for monetization of its audio inventory in the new market. Continue Reading
In a major agreement that seeks to advance online audio advertising generally, as it helps two companies reach their business goals, Triton Digital and AudioHQ are announcing today that AudioHQ will be the exclusive seller of Triton’s ad inventory in the U.S. It is a multi-faceted deal that sees Triton’s ad-sales team move over to AudioHQ. Continue Reading
Podcast host Spreaker, a keen developer of tools for producers, has launched new embedded web players for placing podcast episodes on web pages. The announcement shows graphical possibilities within the players — “Don’t just tell listeners your story, show it to them, too!” says Spreaker. Continue Reading
James Cridland’s Future of Radio is a column by the Australia-based radio futurologist. THIS WEEK: More videos from the Next Radio Conference. A lazy radio hot take from Salon. Radio’s first-ever jingle. Much, much more. Continue Reading
Triton Digital has added Bloomberg Media as its latest client. In this partnership, Triton will manage, measure, and monetize Bloomberg’s digital audio content. Bloomberg’s inventory will also be made available on Triton’s a2x programmatic ad exchange. Continue Reading
Updated:The Trade Desk announced this morning that it is integrating with AdsWizz, Triton Digital, and Spotify to provide media buyers with online audio ad inventory. Continue Reading
Often the most interesting parts of an earnings call are beyond the numbers, especially in the investor Q&A which follows the prepared statements. We took a deep dive into the unscripted portions of last week’s Pandora Q2 results. Continue Reading
Adforce.com has acquired the exclusive right to sell ads for radio stations and podcasts of broadcast group Communicorp. Technology from Triton Digital and XAPPmedia is part of the alliance. Continue Reading