DAX, the digital audio advertising arm of Global, has signed on as the exclusive sales partner for Slacker Radio in the U.S. Under the terms of the deal, DAX will package Slacker’s inventory across its digital audio network and its advertisers will have greater access to the genres, radio formats, and listener demographics within Slacker. Continue Reading
Slacker Radio has launched a new effort to increase visibility for female country music artists. The company launched a new channel called #WCE Country that will exclusively program women working in the genre. Continue Reading
Slacker Radio has entered a partnership with online live radio platform Dash Radio. Under this deal, Dash Radio’s channels will be available on the LiveXLive Media subsidiary’s streaming music and radio service. Continue Reading
Beverly Hills live music listening platform LiveXLive Media has agreed to acquire Slacker Radio for $50-million. The maneuver comes immediately after appointing Andy Schuon as company president; the acquisition is Schuon’s first action. He had been on LiveXLive’s advisory board. Continue Reading
RAIN News received an anonymous tip yesterday informing us that Slacker Radio had reportedly laid off “about half the company.” The email claimed that Slacker’s leadership has been trying to keep the magnitude of the cuts quiet. Continue Reading
Slacker Radio unveiled a feature called Slacker Sound Bytes that expands its non-music programming. These items are special audio clips that will play based on a listener’s preferences. Continue Reading
Slacker Radio may be close to turning a profit. In a recent interview, Slacker Radio CEO Duncan Orrell-Jones talked about the positive effects of committing to being a niche audio service and about the pricing outlook for audio subscriptions. Continue Reading
Slacker Radio and Triton Digital have expanded their partnership. Under the latest deal, Slacker will use Triton’s a2x programmatic audio advertising exchange to monetize its inventory for the U.S. and Canada. Continue Reading
Triton digital announced today that it will represent XAPP Ads on Slacker Radio, adding a new business dimension to Triton’s repping of Slacker’s audio inventory. XAPP Ads are voice-activated audio commercials created by XAPPmedia. Continue Reading
Samsung announced plans to shutter its Milk Music streaming service in August, and today is its swan song. The app was powered by Slacker Radio, which may wind up being a beneficiary of Samsung’s choice to shut down the platform. Continue Reading
Slacker Radio has joined the ranks of audio services inking deals with the telecom sector. The Internet radio company is participating in a promotion from U.S. Cellular that will see qualifying customers get one year membership to Slacker Radio Premium for free. Continue Reading
Today brings an announcement from ad-tech purveyor XAPPmedia, describing a partnership with Slacker Radio that brings XAPP’s voice-interactive technology to Slacker listeners for navigating the music library. Slacker users are served promotions for playlists, artists, or songs, and can switch to the promoted music by saying a word or phrase without touching the screen. Continue Reading