IFPI Denmark released a year-over-year comparison of streaming uptake in the first half of each year. Streaming increased 40 percent, from 45% of music conumption to 63%. The Denmark metrics align with the top line of Nielsen Audio’s most recent year-over-year report, which shows 42% increase in U.S. streaming. that number included video streaming. Continue Reading
T-Mobile today announced an expansion of its Music Freedom plan, in which smartphone subscribers get unmetered data streaming of music from partner sources. Six new services have been added to the original slate of services, announced in June. The newly added partners are AccuRadio, Black Planet, Grooveshark, Radio Paradise, Rdio and Songza. Detractors still wish for global access to data-free online music from any source. Continue Reading
iStreamMedia, an Internet radio directory and streaming-music company, announced that it has partnered its iStreamRadio division with Radionomy’s online radio platform. iStreamRadio is a directory service that highlights online-only pureplay stations, and was launched in June of this year. Continue Reading
Brief news items and worthy reads from around the Internet. Today: A summer journey of streaming classical music; a disagreement about how to wynchronize album releases globally; Jimmy Fallon starts an iHeartRadio station. Continue Reading
Mark Mulligan is one of the industry’s most astute observers and analysts. This guest column examines customer sharing, revenue cannibalization, and the next five years in music — “one of the music industry’s most dramatic periods of change. The last ten years might have been disruptive but the change that is coming will be even more transformative.” Continue Reading
RAIN Enterprises is pleased to announce that Will Page, Chief Economist at Spotify, is a confirmed keynote speaker at RAIN Summit Europe, November 4 in London. Will Page’s background has found a unique intersection of music, analytics, and economics. Continue Reading
As the latest in a series of sports-related announcements, TuneIn has struck a deal with IMG College to stream audio play-by-play of hundreds of college football games. The collaboration involves 60 teams, including Arizona, Arizona State, UCLA, Washington, and Washington State. TuneIn has emphasized sports content all year, as a key platform differentiator. Continue Reading
Media data company Gracenote announced that John Batter starts immediately as new CEO. Batter comes from streaming movie company M-GO, where he was CEO & Director. Gracenote has been the leading music metadata company for years. Last December, Gracenote was acquired by Tribune’s media services division. Continue Reading
It has been nearly a year since the rumor broke that Google would create a subscription music plan for YouTube. During this long (and continuing) lead-up, speculation and bafflement has been rampant. Here are three reasons the new service will succeed, and three reasons it won’t. Continue Reading
The Early Edition from Capsule.fm is an app that combines the best of morning radio news with a sleek digital interface and a healthy dose of personalization. It’s a surprisingly charming experience that shows how creative radio can be in making the transition to mobile platforms. Continue Reading
Brief news items and worthwhile reads from around the web. Today: Online music in Norway, and a list of the 15 best podcasts of 2014. Continue Reading
Australian streaming service Songl is ending its consumer-focused subscriptions. The platform was a joint effort between Southern Cross Austereo, Sony Music, and Universal Music. Existing subscribers will be transitioned to a personalized ratio service called Omny, which sources its music from other platforms such as Spotify or Rdio. Continue Reading