Spotify has been stretching its definitions of a podcast with another new test. The streaming service is trialing video content for the Zane and Heath: Unfiltered podcast. The source said that the videos will only be on three episodes of the podcast, and that there will be no other designations in the app that any video is present. Continue Reading
Anchor has been attracting users on its premise of easy, straightforward podcast creation. The platform’s latest update is an option for turning video files into audio shows. The system can work with several popular video chatting apps. Continue Reading
Tidal appears to be adding a unique new option for connecting with its library. Billboard reported that the streaming service is launching a free tier called Tidal Access. Continue Reading
Headliner, a service for podcast promotion, announced that its newest integration is with Liberated Syndication. This deal will see one-click access to Headliner’s tools added to the Libsyn dashboard. Continue Reading
Podcast company Libsyn announced an integration with Headliner, a promotional tool that creates video clips to be shared on social media. Audio has often struggled to perform on social media, where visual content dominates and many videos are automatically muted. Continue Reading
Music video service Vevo has expanded into Australia and New Zealand. The company will run from a new sales office in Sydney, and will scale its domestic efforts with both commercial and distribution partnerships. Continue Reading
Spotify usually has a slew of new features in testing at any given time. The latest to get a public appearance is called Stories, and it lets the user add some video recordings to their audio playlists. These can be a clip of the person or a snippet of the song with album art as the visual. Continue Reading
Merlin, the independent label network and rights organization, has signed a licensing deal with the short-form video platform TikTok. This multi-territory agreement will make Merlin’s repertoire of indie music available for legal use by any users of the social app. Continue Reading
Billboard will update its charts to reflect the ongoing importance of video in the music world. The company announced that it will include video and audio data from YouTube on its Billboard 200 and genre-specific album charts starting January 3. Continue Reading
Tidal has added a new feature to bring a visual component to its music discovery. The streaming service introduced My Video Mix, a collection of up to eight video playlists. Continue Reading
NPR is changing its approach to video content. After several years running the VuHaus collection of music-related videos from several public radio stations, NPR has relocated that material to a new microsite within NPRMusic.org. This section is called Live Sessions From NPR Music Stations Across America. Continue Reading
YouTube may seem to be dominated by the new and the young, but there’s a place for the catalog to shine on the video platform too. Queen’s Bohemian Rhapsody is the first music video released before the 1990s to surpass 1 billion views on YouTube. Continue Reading