SoundCloud announced that it has promoted Peter Diamond to vice president of brand partnerships for North America. He previously held the director role for that division. As part of SoundCloud’s North American sales team, Diamond has been leading the expansion, management, and strategy for the company’s advertising sales function. Continue Reading
Brief news items and worthy reads from around the web: Beta tests in India for YouTube Go. Music services become memes. Continue Reading
SoundCloud has launched its subscription tiers in the Netherlands. SoundCloud Go and SoundCloud Go+ are now both available for listeners in that market. Continue Reading
One of SoundCloud’s earliest employees has departed the company. David Noël, who began as a community manager and evangelist then climbed the ladder to head of SoundCloud’s internal communications and evangelist, is leaving. He was one of the first seven… Continue Reading
SoundCloud’s financial future has been looking hazy, but the company has acquired a line toward more stability. The online audio platform has secured a $70 million round of debt funding. Continue Reading
Brief news items and worthy reads from around the web: Value vs price at SoundCloud; YouTube’s new live TV service; Ed Sheeran’s new album destroys records; Spotify’s rainy weather track. Continue Reading
SoundCloud is expanding access to the top level of its monetization program for creators who upload content to the crowdsourced platform. The company has now opened up the Premier tier of On SoundCloud to its members who are DJs and producers. Continue Reading
SoundCloud announced a shift to its subscription offering. The SoundCloud Go platform is being changed to a $4.99 per month fee. The full on-demand service is now called SoundCloud Go+ and costs the industry standard of $9.99 a month. Continue Reading
SoundCloud is making another foray into programmatic advertising. The audio platform has partnered with Rubicon Project to offer automated buying of video and audio ads on its service. Continue Reading
SoundCloud is in the headlines for the second time this week for a change in personnel after two executives departed on Monday. This time, its a switch for the general counsel role. Continue Reading
Two top executives from SoundCloud have left the audio company. This is the second big personnel change for SoundCloud already this year as the company seeks an influx of cash from investors. Continue Reading
SoundCloud announced two new hires for its advertising team in Australia. Shaun Alexander has joined as the company’s commercial director of Australia New Zealand. Marta Bonzanini, the second new hire, will lead SoundCloud’s efforts in sales strategy and brand partnerships. Continue Reading