Vevo announced updated viewing data for its video hosting platform, reporting that its clips had more than 10 billion monthly video views in January 2015. The figure marked an 86% increase year-over-year for Vevo. Continue Reading
If you’re not into video games, Twitch may not be on your radar. That could change in the coming months thanks to a new move aimed at bringing more musicians into its stable of video broadcasters. Twitch made its name as a platform for live video streams of people playing video games. Much like YouTube, the network has many stars who have attracted large viewerships for their entertaining personalities or skilled gameplay. Twitch became popular enough to attract interest from Amazon, which bought the site for a cool $970 million last year. Continue Reading
Most of today’s online music services include some feature that encourages listeners to discover new artists and songs. According to a new study from MusicWatch, though, the biggest driver of discovery is actually online video. Numbers from the consumer research company showed that 34% of respondents said video services were the most influential source of new music discovery. Continue Reading
Spotify is getting visual with its latest advertising approach. The streaming service said it will test a new approach on its free version that offers listeners 30 minutes of uninterrupted listening in exchange for watching a video ad. If listeners choose to skip the video, they’ll continue to hear their regular ad-supported tunes. Continue Reading
A new buy-side survey from STRATA indicates that advertising demand for online radio advertising increased 53% from a year ago. During the same time frame, there is a 45% increase of interest in streaming video. Sixty-seven percent of ad agencies polled said the greatest interest among client advertisers was video. Continue Reading
Last week Vadio, a video-technology platform, announced a partnership with Vevo, a music video portal. The deal gives Vadio access to Vevo videos, for inclusion in curated video streams that Vadio synchs up with radio station webcasts. Vevo embodies a catalog of 100,000 high-quality song videos, concert events, and original programming. The alliance allows Vadio to enhance its existing repertoire of videos from which it curates programming for radio stations and other clients. We talked to Vadio CEO Bryce Clemmer to get more context. Continue Reading
The best view we’ve seen of Apple’s new CarPlay app-control system for the car comes from Engadget, which created a “hands on” video of the system inside a Ferrari. This comes from the Geneva International Motor Show, where Apple announced CarPlay. Ferrari is one of three partner automakers for its launch; the other two are Mercedes-Benz and Volvo. Continue Reading
This RSO panel explored platforms and strategies that drive incremental revenue for streaming audio companies, including performance-based and direct-response campaigns, ad exchanges, daily deals, and more. Moderator: Paul Heine (Inside Radio) Panelists: Dan Weiner (Pandora), Ted Gurley (Univision), Matt Cutair… Continue Reading
RAIN Summits are popular, world-class Internet radio conferences, the preeminent resource for learning and networking in the field of online audio. RAIN Summit Orlando took place in September, 2013. This page links to conference session videos. RAIN Summit West will… Continue Reading
Today RAIN is excited to bring you video coverage of Kurt Hanson’s State of the Industry Address from RAIN Summit Chicago 2011. In the video (embedded below), Hanson argues that we’re not only entering a fourth golden age of radio,… Continue Reading