Here Come The Commercials! Apple’s iAds Team Switches From Apps To iTunes Radio
Over the weekend Adweek reported that Apple's advertising unit is shifting focus from selling iOS app ads to selling ads for iTunes Radio. This switch was signaled by Apple's head. Continue reading
Spotify To Expand Free Mobile Music Service On December 11th
Spotify is adding a new mobile tier to its free music offering, according to multiple reports. The announcement will be made during a NYC press event scheduled for next Wednesday, December 11th.. Continue reading
Rhapsody Losses Grow To $5.6M Last Quarter, Product Innovation ‘Coming Soon’
Financial losses continue to mount at music subscription service Rhapsody, despite a major management shakeup and shedding 15% of its workforce in September. The details were disclosed in a regulatory filing. Continue reading
Pandora Stock Close Up 8.6% After New Stats Suggest Apple’s iTunes Radio Not A Threat
UPDATE 2 4:30 ET – Pandora stock was up 8.61% at the close of trading Tuesday, a day after the company's CFO shared stats showing continued growth in the weeks. Continue reading
iTunes Radio: 2 Billion Songs, 20 Million Users Since September Launch
Just over a month after it's September 18th launch, iTunes Radio users have listened to more than i billion songs, Apple announced today. More than 20 million people have checked. Continue reading
Music Publishing News Roundup: iTunes Radio, ole, Songfile & More
Apple’s iTunes Radio will be launching in the UK, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and Nordic countries as soon as early next year. Its largest competitor, Pandora, still isn’t available in. Continue reading
iTunes Radio To Expand To UK, Canada Ahead Of Pandora
iTunes Radio will launch in the UK, Canada and other international markets early in 2014, ahead of Pandora. iTunes Radio will also launch on Australia and new Zealand, two markets where. Continue reading
Music Publishing News Roundup: BMI Revenues, iTunes Radio, IMPEL & More
BMI has released their latest fiscal report, which includes record-high revenue figures for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2013. Its $944 million in revenue and $814 million in royalty. Continue reading
Days After Launch iTunes Radio Is 45% As Popular As Spotify, Pandora Stock Drops 10%
Four days after a September 20th launch, Apple has announced that more than 11 million unique listeners have already tuned into iTunes Radio. The most listened to song was “Hold On,. Continue reading
Wall Street Tries Out iTunes Radio, Sends Pandora Stock Soaring
Apple's iTunes Radio launched yesterday. For many analysts it was to be the ultimate Pandora killer. After all, at launch, iTunes Radio came instantly installed on millions of phones, tablets. Continue reading
