Ando Media and Spacial Audio Merge
Ando Media and Spacial Audio, two of the largest Internet radio advertising technology platforms, announced a merger yesterday. It’s a pairing that makes a lot of sense, given that Ando Media’s list of client stations was largely streaming broadcasters, while Spacial Audio’s client list was largely online streaming stations. Ando Media, working with over 6,500 [...]
Why is Everyone Talking About Spotify?
There’s enormous buzz about Spotify, the European streaming music platform that promises to launch before the end of the year here in the US. I wish I could say I’ve tried it, but can’t unless I fly over to Europe for the weekend. Spotify is a music service that allows listeners to browse and stream [...]
Listening to Music on Mobile Phones Doubled in Past Year
A new study by Forrester Research shows that 10% of mobile phone users use their device to listen to music, up from 5% a year ago. According to a summary of the study by Mediaweek, texting and emailing pictures were also up, while watching tv or videos was flat, and checking the stock market was [...]
More Broadcasters Not Streaming
The number of broadcast stations that are streaming has dropped, according to a report by Radio-Info. According to Fred Stiening of StreamingRadioGuide.com, a site that tracks and tests stations’ streams, the number is down from 7400 to 7100. According to Stiening, none of the “big radio guys” have stopped streaming, but the independent ones have. [...]
Pandora Chooses Katz 360
Since they announced that they were planning to sell more audio ads, I’ve been wondering which Internet radio ad network Pandora would align themselves with. It certainly makes sense for them to partner with a network, and the choice of Katz 360 is a good one for Pandora. They already sell many cross platform opportunities [...]
Podcasting Patented
My inbox is full of Google Alerts on Podcasting, thanks to an announcement by Volomedia that they have been granted a patent entitled “Method for Providing Episodic Media.” According to the press release, the “patent covers the fundamental mechanisms of podcasting, including providing consumer subscription to a show, automatically downloading media to a computer, prioritizing [...]
