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Launched in November 2008, we7 is quickly becoming the Pandora of the UK and Europe. With growing popularity, we7 will be driving its digital music service towards Internet Radio Plus, bringing personal audio streaming to the mass market. Steve Purdham, CEO, we7, remarked: “As we have continued to grow in the UK we have learnt…

 A chart from report by Robert Morris University showing top ways consumers discover music.The first category is recommendations from friends.  (Credit: Robert Morris University. )  According to the study by Robert Morris University, they determined that most of their subjects discovered songs via a friend's recommendation (71 percent). That was followed by radio…

With Apple's iAd advertising platform, you can generate extra revenue from your station’s streaming iPhone app everytime a listener opens the ads. You can have a dynamic and powerful new way to bring sight, sound, motion, and emotion to ads within your app using iAd rich media ads. Rich media refers to online advertising that makes…

Mercedes offers the ability for drivers to control smartphone music apps through the car’s infotainment systems. Drivers can play Pandora and other streaming media apps with the Media Interface Plus accessory. The Media Interface Plus is an accessory that plugs into the car’s media interface outlet. They are located in the glove compartment or the…

An increase in teenagers’ time spent online may be a factor for the increase and growing popularity of online radio services, like Pandora. According to an Edison Research report, “Radio’s Future II: The 2010 American Youth Study,” media usage among teens and young adults are shifting. In 2000, 74% of young adults, ages 12-24, listened…

A CEA (Consumer Electronics Association) survey shows that Americans oppose mandatory FM tuners in cell phones. Around seventy percent of cell phone and smartphone users say they are not interested in having FM tuners on their phone. The study, FM Tuners for Cell Phones - Measuring Consumer Interest, found that an even broader majority -…

To view the full article, click here. There has been considerable interest in the growth of Internet radio listening in recent years, especially with the arrival of Internet Radio measurement company Ando Media. Founded in 2004, Ando Media is the leading provider of real-time audience measurement and ads management solutions for the internet audio market.…

You can stretch or shrink audio programs in real time, allowing additional material to be added with no loss of content, or shortening programs to fill up a time slot with the 25-Seven Program Length Manager. The Program Length Manager shrinks or stretches program segments by 5%, or 3 minutes per hour, without pitch changes…

Ping Social Music Discovery Now Available to 160 Million iTunes Users in 23 Countries SAN FRANCISCO-September 1, 2010-Apple® today introduced iTunes® 10 with Ping, a new music-oriented social network for following your favorite artists and friends to discover what music they're talking about, listening to and downloading. iTunes Ping lets you post your thoughts and…

In a survey conducted in Norway by Norstat, streaming music, like Pandora, results in less illegal downloading. Survey shows one in three Norwegians have streamed music. Of those that streamed, 60% felt more up-to-date, 68% listened to more music than they did before streaming, and 72% said streaming services helped them discover new music. It…

Streaming technology to distribute Internet Radio already existed more than ten years ago, when the first audio streams were available on the World Wide Web. However, for a long time it was only possible to listen to Internet Radio via a PC. Nowadays tabletop Radios are not only able to receive several thousand radio stations…

EL SEGUNDO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--BridgeCo Inc. (http://www.bridgeco.com/), a leader in consumer electronics connectivity, announced the rapid growth of its business and the expansion of its tier 1 customer base, as analysts report the sales of networked audio devices are quickly climbing. Despite the recession, “Sales of networked audio products increased to 3.7 million units in 2009…

With a $1.75 billion IPO pending, the CFO of The Nielsen Company was restricted in what he could say in the company’s Q2 conference call. But Brian West was upbeat in his comments to bond analysts and reported decent growth for the quarter. The Watch segment, which includes Nielsen’s broadcast ratings businesses, posted a revenue…

On July 21, 2010, SNL Kagan hosted a webinar to discuss "The Future of Online Radio Revenue." Here are some interesting findings from the webinar: Digital radio ad revenue (including internet, mobile, and interactive) is growing quickly, but is still a small percentage of total radio revenues. However, streaming and mobile applications are essential for…

One of our readers, Sheryl Owen, wrote an article entitled "10 Reasons Satellite Radio Rocks" and asked us if we could share with our readers.  If you have an interesting article you'd like to share with us, we will be more than happy to repost your article on our blog... as long as it has to…

There’s still time to submit your nomination for the National Association of Broadcasters HD Radio Multicast Award! The deadline to submit entries is July 30, 2010. The NAB HD Radio Multicast Award was established in 2007 and recognizes stations utilizing HD Radio technology through innovative or groundbreaking programming on a multicast channel. Stations were asked…

BMI and the Radio Music License Committee have agreed on new interim rates, which will be taking effect August 1, 2010. These rates are lower than the temporary rates which took effect on January 1, 2010. “The Radio Music License Committee and BMI have reached an interim fee agreement in the radio industry's rate making…

Within the next several months, Google will be rolling out their music store aiming to take some market share from Apple’s iTunes Store. Google’s music service will be tied to its search engine, and a subscription-based service will be available. Last year, as a first step, Google started linking to partner sites like iLike and…