New Online Audience Metrics Coming Soon
AndoMedia presented a preview of new metrics at RAIN Summit East last week. In keeping with the format of the Summit, Patrick Reynolds of Ando gave us a few snapshots of data. The online listening audience measured by AndoMedia grew from 204 Million in May of 2009 to 234 Million in August of 2009 – [...]
SoundExchange, Broadcasters Chat At RAIN Summit East
Last week at the NAB Radio Show in Philadelphia, RAIN hosted a side channel of digital audio related programming in the form of three short panels and a few quick presentations. I spoke on a panel hosted by Dan Halyburton of RadioTime, along with Les Hollander of Pandora, and Matt Sunshine of Center for Sales [...]
HP Tunes Into Internet Radio With DreamScreen
In the category of hip new devices that are Internet radio enabled, check out Hewlett Packard’s DreamScreen. The HP DreamScreen, a companion to the PC, connects easily to a wireless or wired network to bring photos, music and video into any area of the home. In addition to tuning into Internet radio, People now can stay [...]
Radio News Departments Get Social
Nearly half of radio station newsrooms in major markets are using Twitter and Facebook to connect with their audiences. This information, released by News Generation, comes from a survey of 50 news stations in the top 50 markets. Radio station news departments use social media sites to extend their reach, by tweeting news stories to [...]
Targetspot’s Analytics Not So New
Internet radio ad network Targetspot recently announced they have launched Targetspot Analytics, “a proprietary response tracking and reporting system” that reportedly sets new standards for accountability for Internet radio by capturing listener online response after an advertising message is delivered. “TargetSpot Analytics was designed to deliver greater accuracy, measurement and accountability to Internet radio advertisements,” [...]
Ad Spend Growing on Internet Radio
The ad spend for Internet radio in 2009 will hit $260million, according to a new report by eMarketer. This is in contrast to broadcast radio, which is, as we all know, suffering the steepest spending declines in its history. The report predicts the radio industry will see an 18% drop in revenues from last year. [...]
Triton Digital Buys AndoMedia
Triton Digital Media has acquired AndoMedia, the leader in online radio audience measurement and audio ad management. Triton Digital, part of the Triton Media Group, services over 4,500 affiliations for its various digital solutions, which include digital tools that stations use for audience engagement, including products for Streaming, Text Messaging, Loyalty, Music Discovery, Video, Content [...]
Webcast Metrics Seeks Accreditation
AndoMedia has announced they have begun the process of accreditation with the Media Ratings Council, a move which will further solidify their credibility in the measurement of Internet radio audiences. “This is a critical step for us,” reports Ando COO Paul Krasinski. “MRC is the gold-standard for measurement. Accreditation will not only validate our metrics, [...]
CBS Puts Last.FM Brand On HD Radio
In October, CBS will begin integrating Last.fm into its broadcast radio offerings when it launches an all new station to be broadcast on CBS RADIO’s HD multicast stations in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago and San Francisco and streamed online. CBS says its the first time a music website has been transformed into its own [...]
