Pandora has unveiled a new feature called personalized soundtracks. These playlists use the Music Genome system alongside human curation to provide a new batch of suggested listening based on each individual’s moods, activities, and favorite genres. Continue Reading
After several new additions to its team over the course of 2017, Facebook is back on a hiring spree. The social media network currently has two open job listings that focus on music licensing in the Asia-Pacific region. Continue Reading
TuneIn has hired Juliette Morris as its first chief marketing officer. Morris joins TuneIn with more than two decades of experience in media, most recently at NBCUniversal where she oversaw partner marketing, communications, local ad sales, and more. Continue Reading
The Infinite Dial 2018 presented fascinating insights on the state of audio in the United States. If that report’s glowing outlook for podcasts and smart speakers, plus its dapperly-attired hosts, have you ready for more data, you’re in luck. Continue Reading
As the latest research will confirm, streaming is the dominating force for music industry revenue. That shift has led to changes in how labels and music companies dedicate their resources. Sony’s Legacy label is the latest to embark on its own digital transition. Legacy focuses on the catalog business, which includes digital remastering old recordings and producing other reissues. Continue Reading
EmpireStreaming, which owns the Live365 internet radio platform, has partnered with ad-tech company AdsWizz to bring dynamic ad insertion and digital audio management to its client base of small and mid-size webcasters. Continue Reading
Dirty John is the latest podcast to make the leap to the small screen. The podcast began as a multimedia investigative project from the Los Angeles Times and Wondery. Now it has received a two-season order from Bravo as a scripted anthology series. Continue Reading
Jason Phipps is joining the BBC as the broadcaster’s first commissioning editor for podcasts. When he takes over this post in May, Phipps will be in charge of leading the BBC’s podcast strategy and overseeing its roster of new and existing shows. Continue Reading
SoundMachine, a company the provides background music to businesses, has partnered with Napster for a new music subscription for retail spaces. The service is titled Business Premium powered by Napster, and it offers Napster’s music catalog and programming technology supported by the scheduling and management features from SoundMachine. Continue Reading
India’s streaming music sector is getting shaken thanks to a big merger. Reliance Jio, an Indian telecom, announced that its digital music service JioMusic is combining with streaming platform Saavn. The new music platform is being valued at about $1 billion. Continue Reading
AdsWizz announces today an integration with NextRegie, the advertising agency of NextRadioTV in France, to sell digital audio ad inventory programmatically. NextRadioTV owns and operates radio and TV stations. The thrust of this deal is to market podcast ads programmatically. Continue Reading
Spotify has shared a financial outlook for 2018, and the projection includes some very large numbers for the streaming service. In the first quarter of 2018, the company said it expects to see between 168 million and 171 million monthly active users. Continue Reading