RAIN Summit West, April 12 in Las Vegas, has posted this year’s discussion panels, and the first 12 confirmed speakers. RAIN Summit West, a partner event of the NAB Show, is the preeminent information and networking event for the streaming audio industry. Continue Reading
Attention startups in the streaming audio space — game on! Eight days left to submit your early-stage company for possible inclusion in an influential panel opportunity at RAIN Summit West.
RAIN Summits announces the “Streaming Audio’s Startup Economy” discussion panel at RAIN Summit West, April 12 in Las Vegas. Continue Reading
RAIN Summits announces the “Streaming Audio’s Startup Economy” discussion panel at RAIN Summit West, April 12 in Las Vegas.
Early-stage startups — this is your invitation to apply for a chair on the panel. Present your early-stage business at the premiere information and networking event for the streaming audio industry! Continue Reading
RAIN is pleased to announce that Anthony Bay, CEO of Rdio, will be the keynote speaker at RAIN Summit West on Sunday, April 12 in Las Vegas, during the NAB Show. Bay joined Rdio in December, 2013, and has guided the company’s expansion — both the business model and the service’s global reach. Continue Reading
In the keynote address at RAIN Summit West on April 6th in Las Vegas, digital-media entrepreneur Jason Calacanis wowed the audience with his State of the Media presentation. Calacanis was thronged for over an hour after the speech. Click through to see all 132 slides. Continue Reading
RAIN Summit West: Fourteen knowledge-packed sessions in a full day of panel discussions, research reports, and two keynote addresses. It all happened on April 6 in Las Vegas. Click through for a video playlist of all sessions, for reliving, or post-event attending. Continue Reading
RAIN Summit West, held April 6 in Las Vegas, featured two major “State of…” addresses. Celebrated entrepreneur Jason Calacanis presented his annual “State of Media” deep dive, comprising 132 fact-packed slides surveying the entire media landscape. Later in the day, RAIN founder Kurt Hanson delivered his State of the Industry Address, focusing on Internet radio and online audio. Continue Reading
At RAIN Summit West in Las Vegas, Tom Webster of Edison Research gave an informative and entertaining special presentation called “The New Curators.” He included new, previously unpublished information from The Infinite Dial 2014, a joint project of Edison and Triton Digital. Also: “Eyeglasses, dresses, Gnutella, and the most embarrassing record in my record collection.” Click for video. Continue Reading
RAIN Summit West, the premiere educational and networking conference for the online audio industry, occurred on April 6 in Las Vegas. A powerful agenda included an all-star lineup of executives and celebrated thought leaders participating in 14 onstage events. Click for the full audio of the all-day event, organized as a playlist. Stream in full, or pick single session. Continue Reading
Veteran digital-music executive Ted Cohen moderated the “Listener’s Choice” panel at RAIN Summit West on Sunday in Las Vegas. His mission was to tease insights from music-service executives about how they differentiate, attract listeners, and navigate business realities of a crowded market. (AUDIO) Continue Reading
Last week at RAIN Summit West, the lens focused on podcasting for a panel called “The Podcast Phenomenon: Capturing Listeners with Compelling Content.” Click through for full audio. The discussion ranged from creative excellence to the challenges of audience measurement. Continue Reading
The “Dashboard Dynamics” panel wrapped RAIN Summit West 2014 with a robust discussion moderated by Paul Heine, Senior Editor of Inside Radio. Panelists were Ty Roberts (Gracenote), George Lynch (Pandora), Carl Rohling (TuneIn), and Scott Burnell, Ford.) Continue Reading