iTunes Radio Launching This Week, Can Apple Convince Mainstream Consumers To Switch?
EDITOR: With iTunes Radio launching this Wed, Sept. 18, we're revisiting this important discussion between Kyle Bylin and Jason Herskowitz, first published here in July. By Kyle Bylin of sidewinder.fm Jason Herskowitz recently. Continue reading
Pandora Appoints Former Microsoft Exec Brian McAndrews CEO, President and Chairman
In many respects Pandora has had a great year yet near-term challenges, such as Apple's impending launch of iTunes Radio, and long-term challenges, such as making money, represent major difficulties. Continue reading
Pandora Listener Hours Jump 16%
After several months of less stellar stats, Pandora's August listening hours totaled 1.35 billion, up 5% month over month and 16% over the same month last year. Pandora's share of total. Continue reading
Playlist.com Takes On Pandora, Taps The Echo Nest To Create 80 Million Custom Stations
Playlist.com, which relaunched a beta version of it net music radio service in July, has tapped The Echo Nest to turn its 80 million user-created playlists into dynamic online streams. The. Continue reading
Fractured: The State Of The Online Music Market w/ Jason Herskowitz – Upward Spiral Podcast #29
Jason Herskowitz, an outspoken music tech executive, talks about the fractured state of the online music market and how music sharing could be improved. Herskowitz is a core contributor and. Continue reading
How Much Of Your Broadband Allowance Does Internet Radio Consume?
+Andy Heaps of www.thecomparison.co.uk has over 15 years of practical experience in the telecoms industry and specializes in broadband. Internet radio is becoming more and more popular and this has. Continue reading
Pandora Stock Falls 13%
Last week Pandora delivered earnings and future estimates that disappointed industry analysts. Details also began to leak regarding the launch of Apple's iTunes Radio next month. This combination of negative. Continue reading
The Artist Side of Internet Radio and Audio
As an artist in today's industry, it is a never-ending battle to get your music heard. If you spend time making and producing music you love you want to get. Continue reading
Listening To Music On Smartphones Explodes [STUDY, CHARTS]
1 in 5 Americans listen to music on smartphones, according to an eMarketer study. Listening to music on a hones is now a regular activity for 70 million in the. Continue reading
Know Your True Fans: The Echo Nest’s Advice To Music Services Works For Musicians Too
Yesterday The Echo Nest released a White Paper detailing their ability to apply predictive models to user behavior on streaming music services in order to identify users of free ad-supported. Continue reading
The Week In Music Commentary
Vote: Is MySpace "Like An Internet Cockroach"? Musicians: Hate Spotify and Pandora? Here's An Alternative Proposal Upward Spiral Podcast #28: An Outsider's View Of Music Startups w/ CEO Of Bandzoogle. Continue reading
