Several Russian social media networks are adjusting their policies for use of music on their websites. Social platforms VKontakte and Odnoklassniki and music service Boom will only allow 30 minutes of access a day. Paid listeners have no restrictions on their time. Continue Reading
Pandora reached third-quarter revenue of $378.6 million, up 8% over the year prior. The audio company’s paid tiers generated 4.01 million subscribers in Q3 2016, rising about 29% to 5.19 million subscribers in Q3 2017. More than 1 million of those subscribers are part of the full on-demand Pandora Premium tier. Continue Reading
Sonos is adding support for playing Spotify via Alexa voice commands on its speakers beginning December 21. The news came from a support forum post. Neither its current speakers with an Echo Dot nor the new Sonos One are able to use voice controls to play music from Spotify. Continue Reading
Rivet Radio has entered a partnership with The Dallas Morning News centered around delivering news stories via Amazon’s Echo speaker line. The newspaper has launched a three-month pilot for the Flash Briefing stories accessed on Amazon Alexa. Continue Reading
Spotify has once again collaborated with market research firm TNS for The New Audio report for 2017. The survey of nearly 9,000 people in 10 major U.S. markets point to Spotify’s ad-supported tier as a complement to radio advertising. Continue Reading
iHeartMedia has hired Dr. Michele Madansky for the role of Executive Vice President of Insights, Research and Data Analytics. Madansky is filling a role that had been held by Radha Subramanyam, who departed iHeartMedia to work at CBS. Subramanyam is now the EVP, Chief Research and Analytics Officer for CBS Television Network. Continue Reading
Deezer has launched a new platform for its listeners to share their thoughts and opinions with fellow music lovers. Deezer Community is a traditional forum, offering a hub for news and updates about artists, as well as a place to ask questions about using Deezer and crowdsourcing answers to common tech troubles. Continue Reading
Entercom announced that it has reached a settlement with the Department of Justice that will allow its merger with CBS Radio to proceed. At the same time, an internal memo details executive promotions. 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
Gimme Radio announced that Megadeth member Dave Mustaine is launching a show on the all-metal streaming radio platform. Mustaine will host and DJ for the weekly program every Thursday beginning November 9. Continue Reading
Today Fox News launched The Fox News Rundown, a daily morning podcast positioned to compete for share of ear with Up First (NPR) and The Daily (New York Times) in the quickly heating-up category of on-demand morning news briefing. The audio production evokes cable news. Continue Reading
Sony Music posted recorded music revenue of 303.65 billion yen ($2.7 billion) in the first nine months of 2017. Streaming was responsible for 43% of that nine-month total, or 129.23 billion yen ($1.1 billion). Continue Reading