Bauer Media Audio announced today that is has launched new, premium subscription audio services in Norway, RadioPlay.no, combining a commercial-free version of the live radio experience with quality on-demand content and new levels of user choice and personalization. The service… Continue Reading
Brief news items and worthy reads from around the web: Updated report on Norway’s digital transition. Interview with Wondery COO. Pandemic tips for artists from SoundCloud. Continue Reading
Brief news items and worthy reads from around the web: An Apple Music interview on its video future; ongoing FM shutdown in Norway; mobile leading digital ad spend. Continue Reading
After years of preparation and planning, Norway is slated to begin its total transition to digital radio on January 11. The country’s remaining FM stations will be shut down region by region starting at 11:11 AM. Continue Reading
IFPI Norway released financial results for the first half of 2016, another banner report for streaming. The nation posted total music sales growth of 7.8% to 333 million kroner ($40.3 million). Streaming now holds a 83% share of that total, generating 278m kroner ($34.6 million) in the period. Continue Reading
IFPI Norway has released its data on the domestic music industry for the first half of 2015. Music sales for the country increased 6.5% during the period. Streaming showed healthy growth, and revenue from those platforms accounted for as much… Continue Reading
The Norwegian industry association Digitalradio Norge organized an event this week focused on the digital radio developments in the country. The Radioens Digitale Sprang (which translates to Radio’s Digital Leap) featured talks from several radio and broadcast leaders. Many of the discussions touched on the shift in messaging now that the timeline for a transition to digital radio has been agreed on by the Norwegian government. Continue Reading
Norway has become the first nation to set a timeline for mandatory shutoff of FM broadcasting. The country will go all-digital (DAB and DAB+) in 2017, as decided by the Ministry of Culture. More than half of the Norwegian population has a DAB receiver, and 56% of the population uses DAB every day. Continue Reading