Quick Hits: Spotify color fury; best podcasts; Apple’s odd advantage
Brief news items and worthy reads from around the web. TODAY: Spotify users see (not quite) green; best podcasts; Apple Music has a weird advantage Continue Reading
Digitally Imported launches on-demand listening for an integrated user experience
In the second step of a three-point plan to reinvent its service and re-imagine what an electronica listening platform can be, Digitally Imported (DI.fm) today launched on-demand listening. We spoke to founder and CEO Ari Shohat. q Continue Reading
Pandora launches Premium Programmatic from beta, including mobile ad inventory
Pandora announced today that its programmatic ad-selling solution, Premium Programmatic, is released from beta and is available to all advertisers. We spoke to Jack Krawczyk, Pandora’s VP of Ad Product Management, about private vs. public programmatic exchanges. Continue Reading
Rdio set to expand Rdio Select plan in Europe
Rdio is reportedly planning to expand Rdio Select, its mid-price subscription plan, across Europe in the next few months. Rdio Select was introduced last month, and in our coverage we described it as “driving a wedge” between free listening and fully on-demand music subscriptions. Continue Reading
adStream: Podcast advertiser survey reveals buyer priorities
adStream is an ongoing journal of news and observations in streaming audio advertising.
Podcast ad network Midroll Media released results of an advertiser survey that tested sentiment about marketing in the category generally, and queried respondents about how they value the opportunity. Continue Reading
Emmis adopts Triton Digital streaming audio technology
Triton Digital announced this morning that Emmis Radio will use Triton’s streaming technology platforms to deliver and monetize its digital content. Continue Reading
7digital names GM of North America to further U.S. business
London-based Digital Music company 7digital has named James Priestley, formerly VP of Business Development in London, as General manager of North America. Priestley’s purview will include operations and business development in the U.S., Canada, and Latin America. Continue Reading
James Cridland’s Weekly Links: Beats 1 reactions from all over
by James Cridland
James Cridland Weekly Links is a column by the U.K.’s radio futurologist. THIS WEEK: James begins with a few of his articles, then moves on to the international roundup. Lots of reaction to Apple’s Beats 1 announcement! Continue Reading
Ofcom testing cheap DAB tech with 10 UK multiplexes
Ofcom, the UK media regulator, announced that it will conduct trials of small-scale DAB technology with about 60 stations around the country this summer. The regulator granted 10 trial licenses to radio multiplexes around the UK for the nine-month tests. Continue Reading
Radio Disney expands online offerings with country music network
Radio Disney announced plans to launch a country music network aimed at families this fall. Radio Disney Country will be a part of the Radio Disney app and third-party digital platforms. The network will include music videos, in-studio interviews, and performances. Continue Reading
Gaana partners with The Orchard for 7 million tracks
Indian streaming service Gaana announced a partnership with The Orchard, a Western media distribution company representing many indie musicians. The deal adds more than 7 million songs by independent artists to Gaana’s catalog for a total library of 10 million tunes. Continue Reading
SoundHound for Radio launches, connecting music lovers to radio stations
SoundHound and Westwood One have partnered to create SoundHound for Radio, a mobile platform that connects soundHound users to radio stations when people use SoundHound to identify a song playing on the radio. Continue Reading