Pandora’s Strategy Spells $40 Million This Year
An article in WSJ Blog Venture Capital Dispatch reveals some interesting notes about the development of Pandora, one of Internet radio’s most listened to stations. Founder Tim Westergren credits one of Pandora’s early investors, Crosslink Venture Partners, with turning their heads from the idea that they could succeed with a subscription based revenue model, and [...]
AccuRadio Debuts Songs From Remastered Beatles Catalog
In celebration of the release of the complete catalog of Beatles music remastered, AccuRadio today launches its own version of beatlemania with three new Beatles channels that will debut the fully remastered collection in an innovative lineup. “A lot of this music will be brand new for some listeners, or a way to rediscover favorites [...]
Association Moves to Set Standards for Internet Radio Devices
The Internet Media Device Association (IMDA) has released a standard for standalone internet radio devices which will help to align competing technologies, hasten development of more devices, create clear rules for broadcasters and benefit consumers. For manufacturers of internet radios, the certification standard aims to reduce time to market and marketing risk by removing the [...]
RadioTime: A Guide to Internet Radio Stations
Recently, Online radio guide RadioTime, based in Dallas, announced that they raised $900k in new funding, from Startup Capital Ventures and ICCP Venture Partners. According to CEO Bill Moore, the company is profitable, with over 20 million listening sessions, growing 20 percent per month. One of the big reasons behind their huge audience growth is RadioTime’s [...]
Radio Station’s Twitter Contest Needs Tweeks
KPLX (The Wolf) in Dallas may be the first station in the country to air a Twitter Song of the Day contest, but they won’t be the last. It’s a simple, great way to integrate social media into a station’s over the air platform, and build a network of listeners. According to Radio Online, the [...]
Radio’s Online Future
Broadband penetration may be slowing but it’s still growing in the US, primarily in rural areas. According to comScore, Rural markets (defined as having a population less than 10,000) in the U.S. experienced a 16-percentage point increase in broadband penetration from Q2 2007 to Q2 2009, making it the fastest growing geographic market segment in [...]
