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Quick Hits: Grantland editor exodus; community radio participation

Posted on October 12, 2015 by Anna Washenko

Brief news items and worthy reads from around the web: Grantland editor exodus to HBO; measuring community radio participation. Continue Reading →

News Bill Simmons, community radio, ESPN, Quick Hits

Quick Hits: iHeartMedia on programmatic; Virgin’s new partner; Sony/ATV on the block?

Posted on October 8, 2015 by Anna Washenko

Brief news items and worthy reads from around the web: iHeartMedia talks programmatic; Virgin + Guvera in Australia; is Sony/ATV on the chopping block? Continue Reading →

News Australia, iHeartMedia, Quick Hits, Sony ATV, Virgin Mobile

Quick Hits: France’s digital music plans; NYT podcast recs; the FCC vs. changing technology

Posted on October 5, 2015 by Anna Washenko

Brief news items and worthy reads from around the web: French culture ministry offers digital music plans; NYT gets in on podcasts with recommendations; navigating the FCC rules and changing technology. Continue Reading →

News FCC, France, podcasts, Quick Hits

Quick Hits: The Spotify edition

Posted on October 1, 2015 by Anna Washenko

Brief news items and worthy reads from around the web: How does Discovery Weekly work?; a conversation with a Spotify Asia exec; weird and wonderful genre names. Continue Reading →

News Asia, curation, Quick Hits, Spotify

Quick Hits: Music at Advertising Week; questioning Aurous; IAB and ad-blockers

Posted on September 29, 2015 by Anna Washenko

Brief news items and worthy reads from around the web: Streaming execs chat at Advertising Week; will Aurous be legit or not?; IAB joining the fight against ad-blockers. Continue Reading →

News advertising, Advertising Week, IAB, Pandora, piracy, Quick Hits, Spotify

Quick Hits: Updates at Saavn; Internet echo chamber; all about Russia

Posted on September 25, 2015 by Anna Washenko

Brief news items and worthy reads from around the web: Saavn adds new investor; the Internet as popularity echo chamber; a profile of the Russian music biz. Continue Reading →

News Quick Hits, Russia, Saavn

Quick Hits: Labels’ streaming math; PPM vs HD radio; speaker phones?

Posted on September 24, 2015 by Anna Washenko

Brief news items and worthy reads from around the web: Industry insider breaks down labels vs musician math; PPM killing HD radio; using mobile devices for surround sound. Continue Reading →

News HD radio, labels, mobile, Quick Hits

Quick Hits: Pandora CEO’s op-ed; regional streaming; ad-blockers vs radio

Posted on September 23, 2015 by Anna Washenko

Brief news items and worthy reads from around the web: Pandora CEO advocates role of ad-supported streaming; when regional streaming services favor telecoms; ad blockers good for radio? Continue Reading →

News advertising, Pandora, Quick Hits, telecom

Quick Hits: SoundCloud CEO interview; Apple winning down under; how Pandora’s CTO works

Posted on September 22, 2015 by Anna Washenko

Brief news items and worthy reads from around the web: SoundCloud CEO on labels, varied business models; Apple Music is tops down under; how Pandora’s CTO works. Continue Reading →

News Apple Music, Australia, Pandora, Quick Hits, SoundCloud

Quick Hits: Midroll Media interview; more playlist business debates; the latest with Microsoft

Posted on September 16, 2015 by Brad Hill

Brief news items and worthy reads from around the web: Interview with Midroll Media’s Erik Diehn; Ministry of Sound on the business of playlist curation; Microsoft’s Groove Music on Sonos. Continue Reading →

News Groove Music, Microsoft, Midroll Media, playlists, podcasting, Quick Hits, Sonos

Quick Hits: Music science report; inside a playlisting company; Mixcloud interview

Posted on September 14, 2015 by Anna Washenko

Brief news items and worthy reads from around the web: Music science report from O’Reilly; the other side of playola accusations; interview with Mixcloud’s co-founder. Continue Reading →

News curation, Mixcloud, playlists, Quick Hits, research

Quick Hits: Pandora’s expensive anniversary; Rdio on Wi-fi speakers; Spotify for selfies; podcasting in India

Posted on September 11, 2015 by Anna Washenko

Brief news items and worthy reads from around the web: Cost analysis of Pandora’s anniversary celebration; Rdio on more Wi-fi speakers; HTC + Spotify + selfies; focus on podcasting in India. Continue Reading →

News India, Pandora, podcasting, Quick Hits, Rdio, Spotify, Wifi speakers

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