Tom Cheney of Idobi, and Rob Greenlee of Allyis, are two of the speakers recently added to the session lineup at RAIN Summit NYC – Pureplays and Podcasts. Speakers at RAIN Summit NYC include a unique list of influencers who have not joined a Summit before, representing companies like Deezer, 8Tracks, Songza, and Earwolf. Continue Reading
WQXR-FM in New York has been a pure classical-music station since starting in 1939. It’s harder to find classical music on the dial than it used to be, but after decades of decline the public radio sector is grabbing an… Continue Reading
New York classical station WQXR started an experiment, launching an Internet-only offshoot called Q2 Music. The Q2 Music pureplay, which concentrates on less mainstream and more modern classical, averages over 82,000 stream sessions per month. RAIN spoke with Graham Parker, general manager of WQXR, about Q2 Music’s mission, programming, audience makeup, and affiliation with flagship WQXR and cousin WNYC. Continue Reading
Connoisseurs of electronica find no better pool in which to dive deeply and slake their unquenchable thirst than DI (Digitally Imported) Radio. (www.di.fm) Started in 1999, when founder Ari Shohat began streaming his favorite music from a college dorm room, DI now presents 55 channels of finely categorized, human-curated electronic music. No selection algorithms are crawling around DI. An emphasis on refined quality is reflected not only in the listening music streams, but also in the darkly atmospheric product design (web and most mobile systems), and the sonic level of its high-bitrate streams. read Continue Reading
Edison Research offers some insight into the habits of at-work Internet radio listeners today. Edison has posted some graphs of its findings from the “What’s Working at Work” study (sponsored by Radionomy). Edison found that among the most popular reasons… Continue Reading