LA’s The Gig Debuts Ambitious Live Net Broadcast Schhdule
One of LA’s premier showcase clubs’ The Gig is joining the net broadcasting revolution. The venue owned by writer/director Peter O’Fallon will stream and archive virtually every live performance at. Continue reading
On-Demand Media Usage Doubles
A few facts from a recent Arbitron and Edison Research study as reported by Billboard. Internet radio listenership is up 50% since last year from 11% to 22%. 61% of. Continue reading
Pandora Founder Speaks Out
On creating a broader industry and an artistic middle class: "…There’s a ‘sea of great music’ that never sees the light of day,’ outside of the 2-3% of artists that. Continue reading
New Federal Law Would Outlaw MP3 Streaming
The Electronic Frontier Foundation has discovered that a provision buried in the new PERFORM act now being debated in Congress would essentially ban streaming via the mp3 format favored by. Continue reading
New Studies Show Explosive Growth In Net Radio
Several new surveys show explosive growth in the internet radio sector. According to RAIN, "…a new annual study from Arbitron and Edison Media Research indicates the number of weekly Internet. Continue reading
Tunefeed To Launch As YouTube For Music Streaming
The folks who brought us photo site Faces.com are about to unleash Tunefeed which aspires to do for music what YouTube does for video – make it accesible, shareable and. Continue reading
Study Shows Digital Boom Causing Radio’s Demise
A new Bridge Research study directly fingers the digital boom for most of broadcast radio’s woes. In very stark terms the study found that: AM/FM radio listening among 18-34 year. Continue reading
Broadcast Radio Increasingly Under Fire From New Technologies
Two interesting twists on the rapid evolution of broadcasting reported via the RAIN newsletter: First from Billboard Radio Monitor, in the UK "internet radio is more popular than digital downloads. Continue reading
Dailysonic Creates New Net Radio Revenue Model
Talk and music stream Dailysonic may have created a new revenue model for internet radio. Their system allows listeners to remove advertisements from their online radio show by purchasing "Subtracts".. Continue reading
Who Needs The DJ’s?
The internet has helped to keep many niche music genre’s alive and provided the tools for them to find and feed as wide an audience as possible. Of course with. Continue reading
Musician Sandi Thom Broadcasts 21 Straight Nights From Tiny UK Apartment
In a smart use of affordable technology, Sandi Thom is promoting the upcoming release of her CD by broadcasting 21 nights straight with a band from her basement bedroom in. Continue reading