Brief news items and worthy reads from around the web: Interviews with JP Evangelista of Vevo and Zane Lowe of Apple Music. Also three different recaps of the RAIN Podcast Business Summit. Continue Reading
Brief news items and worthy reads from around the web: Vulture shares podcast insights. Qualcomm plans future smart speaker chip upgrades. Deloitte finds “subscription fatigue” for video. Continue Reading
Brief news items and worthy reads from around the web: Voice assistants struggle with discovery. The new journey for indies. What if Google buys UMG? Continue Reading
Brief news items and worthy reads from around the web: What’s the most popular key signature for hits? De La Soul’s difficult road to digital continues. What’s next for radio in cars? Continue Reading
Brief news items and worthy reads from around the web: SoundCloud at the Grammys. Apple Music’s Grammy deal. Smart speakers’ language options. Singing in tongues. Continue Reading
Brief news items and worthy reads from around the web: How much will customers pay to stream? Two different features explore the idea that podcasts are the new blogs and that podcasts are the new video. Continue Reading
Brief news items and worthy reads from around the web: From mixtapes to streaming at Audiomack. Wondery CEO interview. Parrot racks up Amazon orders on owners’ Echo. Continue Reading
Brief news items and worthy reads from around the web: Deezer CEO interview. The year of the DIY podcast network. “Audio is going to be titanically important.” Spotify’s plan to beat Apple. Continue Reading
Brief news items and worthy reads from around the web. Alexa skill numbers continue to explode. Ear Hustle host’s sentence is commuted. More on Hollywood’s podcast fascination. Continue Reading
Brief news items and worthy reads from around the web: RAD and the value of podcast listener data. Get an Apple Music year-in-review with this app. Continue Reading
Brief news items and worthy reads from around the web: Music festivals in the streaming era. A year in musical mergers. Reflecting on Spotify’s listing. Continue Reading
Brief news items and worthy reads from around the web: Wrapping up 2018 at Pandora and Shazam, plus the top Christmas tracks on YouTube. Continue Reading