The Consumer Technology Association has released its annual forecast for 2020. The report projects that the consumer tech industry will see $422 billion in retail revenue this year, which would be a record-high and a 4% increase from the 2019 result. Continue Reading
Since 2014 RAIN News has featured New Year predictions from industry illuminati. We received nearly 200 predictions from 53 contributors on three continents. Over 70% of the contributions are about podcasting. Continue Reading
Triton Digital announced that its marketplace will join the exchange from the Rubicon Project. This integration will allow Rubicon Project buyers to access the audio supply from the sources using Triton’s supply-side platform. Continue Reading
Podcast tech and sales company Megaphone is starting the new year with a hiring announcement: David Cohn becomes the firm’s VP and Head of Sales. His 20-year media career as a sales executive has moved him through AskMed.com, Ranker, and Receptiv. Continue Reading
Amazon is beginning the new year with new plans to get its audio technology into more cars. It has deals with multiple manufacturers, and is going more global with the Echo Auto. Continue Reading
The Entertainment Retailers Association released its latest figures about streaming music consumption in the UK. The region surpassed £1 billion in spending on music streaming subscriptions during 2019 thanks to 23.5% on-year growth. Continue Reading
Metallica music was streamed a billion times in 2019 by 46-million people who listened to 90-million hours of the stuff. Those metrics were shared by the band from its Wrapped for Artists tool. There is a certain irony. Continue Reading
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Chinese media conglomerate Tencent is reportedly acquiring 10% of major label Universal Music Group (UMG). The deal includes an option to own an additional ten percent within a year. The two companies have mutually benefited in the past. Continue Reading
Browse through the most-streamed songs of 2019 among various music services, and you see predictably repeated names: Ariana Grande and Post Malone preeminent among them. Shazam, a popular music-ID app which identifies songs heard ambiently, shows a differentiated 2019 list. Continue Reading
Podcast hosting company and listening app Podbean released a 2019 roundup indicating general growth of its publishing metrics and comparison of where its podcasts are being listened to. There are also interesting income figures for top-earning podcasts. Continue Reading
Streaming music services could be redefined as data warehouses. What to do with all that info? Well, make money with it, naturally … but also make end-of-year wrap-ups listing platform highlights. Below, some of them. iHeartRadio’s interactive 2019 top artists… Continue Reading