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Quick Hits: AccuRadio profile; Rhapsody meets Wii U; students and podcasts; Apple Music recs

Posted on March 10, 2016 by Brad Hill

Brief news items and worthy reads from around the web: Behind the scenes at AccuRadio; Rhapsody arrives on Wii U; college students and podcasts; new ideas for Apple Music? Continue Reading →

News AccuRadio, Apple Music, podcasts, Quick Hits, Rhapsody

Quick Hits: Podcasting’s golden age; BBC Music App viewpoint; Radio 2.0

Posted on March 7, 2016 by Brad Hill

Brief news items and worthy reads from around the web: Is Podcasting radio’s golden age? Mark Mulligan’s interesting viewpoint on the BBC Music App. New book: Radio 2.0 Continue Reading →

News Copyright Royalty Board, Merlin, Pandora, Quick Hits, video
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Quick Hits: A history of Pandora and Merlin; listening beyond genres; video’s music role

Posted on February 26, 2016 by Anna Washenko

Brief news items and worthy reads from around the web: Pandora, Merlin, and the CRB; listening beyond genre labels; video and the modern musician. Continue Reading →

News Copyright Royalty Board, Merlin, Pandora, Quick Hits, video

Quick Hits: Exclusives, disruption, transparency, and crowdfunding

Posted on February 22, 2016 by Anna Washenko

Brief news items and worthy reads from around the web: Spotify not that into exclusives; Pandora as disruptor; MMF seeks streaming equity stance from Universal; a look at musical crowdfunding success. Continue Reading →

News crowdfunding, IMMF, Pandora, Quick Hits, Spotify, Universal Music Group

Quick Hits: The podcasting edition

Posted on February 18, 2016 by Anna Washenko

Brief news items and worthy reads from around the web, all focused on podcasts and podcasting. Read on for questions about podcasts vs advertisers; Nielsen talking audience data; and why Gimlet Media doesn’t have an app. Continue Reading →

News advertising, Gimlet Media, Nielsen, podcasting, podcasts, Quick Hits

Quick Hits: Interviews from Spotify, Pacific Content, and a Sonos neuroscientist

Posted on February 11, 2016 by Anna Washenko

Brief news items and worthy reads from around the web: Spotify’s programmatic plans; when companies sponsor podcasts; Sonos taps into neurological research. Continue Reading →

News advertising, Pacific Content, podcasts, programmatic advertising, Quick Hits, Sonos, Spotify

Quick Hits: Streaming vs songwriting; an RIAA critique; a direct-to-fan future

Posted on February 9, 2016 by Anna Washenko

News items and worthy reads from around the web: Will Streaming Music Kill Songwriting? Also the RIAA’s half-measures in streaming and forecasting a direct-to-fan future Continue Reading →

News fan engagement, licensing, Quick Hits, RIAA, royalties

Quick Hits: Questioning playlist placements; good vibes for PRS/PPL; another Adele win

Posted on February 8, 2016 by Anna Washenko

Brief news items and worthy reads from around the web: Playlist placement isn’t enough; reactions to PRS/PPL joint venture; Adele named #1 by IFPI. Continue Reading →

News Adele, Believe Digital, IFPI, licensing, playlists, PPL, PRS for Music, Quick Hits

Quick Hits: Economist on discovery; Bouvard on media; Billboard on bubbles

Posted on January 22, 2016 by Anna Washenko

Brief news items and worthy reads from around the web: Questioning music discovery options; when auto marketing meets media; is there a music tech bubble? Continue Reading →

News discovery, marketing, Quick Hits, Westwood One

Quick Hits: About podcast ads; Patreon’s $30M; Music Memos from Apple

Posted on January 20, 2016 by Brad Hill

Brief news items and worthy reads from around the web: When and why podcasts ads work; Patreon’s serious Series B round; Apple launches Music Memos recording app. Continue Reading →

News advertising, Apple, Apple Music, Patreon, podcasting, Quick Hits

Quick Hits: French music subscribers; a Deezer interview; public radio vs TV; punk or not?

Posted on January 14, 2016 by Anna Washenko

Brief news items and worthy reads from around the web: The future for French music subs; Interview with Deezer’s North American exec; can public radio and TV be friends?; visualizing punk music’s hazy definitions. Continue Reading →

News Deezer, France, infographic, PBS, public radio, Quick Hits

Quick Hits: Serial’s new schedule; public radio and podcasting; One Direction’s tour revenue

Posted on January 13, 2016 by Anna Washenko

Brief news items and worthy reads from around the web: A new schedule for Serial; in-depth with WNYC’s plans for podcasting; tour revenue analysis for One Direction. Continue Reading →

News concerts, podcasting, Quick Hits, Serial, WNYC

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