A New Streaming Service With a Twist
Michael Robertson doesn’t mince words when he talks about the flawed business model that Internet radio must operate under. Robertson, a high tech entrepreneur, founded mp3.com, a digital music service that did not survive mostly due to copyright lawsuits by the music industry. He’s no stranger to the licensing game, and he pushes the envelope, [...]
AT&T Launches Internet Radio, Download Platform for Subscribers
AT&T has launched a new mobile music platform that delivers “song and album downloads, streaming radio, song match, lyric search and an enhanced music player – into a single, cohesive experience for AT&T mobile phones.” AT&T will charge customers $6.99 a month on top of a data plan fee, with song and album purchases charged [...]
Internet Radio Side Channels Expand Audience
I’ve said before that side channels are a great idea for online stations. Whether the station is a streamed broadcast or an online station, adding side channels is an excellent opportunity for stations to expand and diversify their offerings and give listeners more reasons to listen and listen longer. One popular use of side channel [...]
Pandora Has 44% of Internet Radio’s Audience
I try to stay out of the way of deep discussion on the topic of performance royalties for Internet radio. I think there are several people who know more about it that are covering it well, and there’s usually lots of other stuff to write about. But this story last week caught my eye, so [...]
Pew Study: Audio Is The New Radio
Radio is well positioned for a transition to a digital future, according to a new study by the Pew Project for Excellence in Journalism. Radio has the ability to maintain and grow its audience through several digital audio platforms and is doing a better job than other traditional media such as television, newspapers and magazines. [...]
Slacker Will Launch On Demand Streaming Service
Streaming music service Slacker is readying an on-demand streaming service for launch, according to a report by Wired. Slacker’s current offerings include interactive streams as well as pre-formatted channels. The service launched in 2007 with a dedicated portable device that could have, would have been a unique selling tool for the platform if streaming apps [...]
KPIG Asks Listeners To Pay For Streams
An Internet radio legend has announced that they will stop offering free streams and tuck access to their station behind a subscription service. KPIG has had a few lives in its pursuit of Internet radio success. It was one of, if not the first broadcast station to stream starting back in 1995, when Internet radio [...]
Understanding Digital Music Licensing
Navigating the rules of using music in a digital media platform is complicated. Whether you’re a streaming music service, offering podcasts, downloads, videos with music from your site, or simply creating ads for advertisers, chances are you’re creating a public performance when you’re doing that, which in the digital world means you have to have [...]
