Great wisdom and insight often comes from your readers (we’re reminded of that almost daily). Today, a Digital Music News commenter very nicely summarized and aggregated seven advantages pundits believe the new Apple iTunes Radio service has over what will… Continue Reading
Pandora yesterday reported it streamed 1.35 billion listener hours in August. That’s a 16% increase from August of last year, and 5.5% higher than July 2013’s 1.28 billion. June ended a brief slide in the webcaster’s total listening hours after… Continue Reading
The Next Web (via Hypebot) reports Playlist.com is transitioning each of the 80 million user-created playlists it hosts into “smart” online radio stations. And with them, Playlist.com says it will offer a “Pepsi Challenge”-style listening test to compare its new… Continue Reading
“Two years after introducing video ads to its primarily audio-centric platform, Pandora believes it has found the right balance between user experience and brand objectives,” reads a recent article in ClickZ.com. “And no video ad product would be complete today… Continue Reading
Kennedy will stay on in his current capacities until his successor is named. Pandora’s Board of Directors has formed a search committee and is hiring a search firm to identify likely replacements. Longtime Pandora chairman, CEO, and president Joseph Kennedy will step down, the leading webcaster announced late yesterday. Continue Reading