TuneIn has hired Juliette Morris as its first chief marketing officer. Morris joins TuneIn with more than two decades of experience in media, most recently at NBCUniversal where she oversaw partner marketing, communications, local ad sales, and more. Continue Reading
Music Business Worldwide is reporting that two of the major labels have started legal proceedings against TuneIn UK around possible breach of copyright. Sources told the publication that the suit alleges the UK branch of the online audio company had at least 800 unlicensed music streams in that market. Continue Reading
Audio.ad has secured an exclusive contract as the commercial representative for TuneIn in Latin America and Puerto Rico. It will offer its digital audio ad solutions and its expertise in Latin American audiences to advertisers on TuneIn. Audio.ad can provide targeting by location, device type, audience profile, and other demographic data. Continue Reading
TuneIn has hired Holly Lim as its new CFO. Lim will finance, legal, HR, workplace and corporate development from TuneIn’s San Francisco office. She joins the team from SoundCloud, where she was appointed that audio company’s first CFO in September 2016. Continue Reading
AudioHQ announced that it will be the exclusive reseller for TuneIn’s audio ad inventory in the U.S. through a new multi-year deal. TuneIn has more than 75 million monthly active listeners for its content, including sports, music, news, podcasts, and audiobooks. Continue Reading
TuneIn is sending around a launch note for its First Play section, which contains exclusive early releases of episodes in new and established podcasts. First Play is an unadorned section within the TuneIn app, in which we found 11 participating podcasts. Networks that are in this plan include WNYC Studios, Gimlet Media, HowStuffWorks, Wondery, and Feral Audio. Continue Reading
TuneIn has raised $50 million in support of growing its online radio portfolio. Marker LLC, IVP and Comcast Ventures led the funding round, which sources told Bloomberg values TuneIn at about $500 million. The money will go toward the rights for live sporting events and original programming. Continue Reading
TuneIn has filed a lawsuit against Pandora, alleging a breach of contract surrounding an ad deal, according to a report by Billboard. The radio streaming platform claims that did not meet ad sales goals or deliver payments during Q1 2017. Continue Reading
TuneIn announced an effort to connect its listeners with live music events. The audio company is planning to launch stations focused on different music festivals. The stations for each of these events will feature music from artists slated to perform at those festivals. Continue Reading
TuneIn has appointed Anthony “DJ Reflex” Jaramillo as its new head of music. In this role, Jaramillo will be responsible for building and curating TuneIn’s original music stations. He was most recently head of radio for Tidal. Continue Reading
For the first year, SXSW has opened a Podcast Stage for live podcast production, turning what is historically a recorded medium into performance art. It’s not a first-time breakthrough for podcasting generally, but it does start to put podcasting on an even footing with live music as a festival attraction — especially since the interactive and music agendas overlap this year. Continue Reading
TuneIn announced its plans for coverage of the upcoming Super Bowl. Its audio programming will include original shows in the lead-up to the game as well as extensive play-by-play coverage when the championship occurs. Continue Reading