Sky Q is bringing the best music apps together with the launch of the new XITE app – an interactive music video platform where users can discover, curate and play music videos, all in one place. With the XITE music video app, music fans can experience a personalised video experience on the big screen. Customers […]
US pay-radio operator SiriusXM reported revenues up 7 per cent for its Q3 trading and the broadcaster touched the $2 billion (€1.8bn) revenue mark for the first time ever, and helped by the consolidated results from its Pandora streaming division. Year-on-year subscriber growth (including self-paying subs) was 210.000 and taking its total base to more […]
The NFL has launched a unique content experience available on a variety of music streaming platforms. Through the NFL’s page or channel on these platforms, sports fans will have access to some of the greatest moments from the history of the game, as well as highlights from this season, podcasts, curated playlists and much more. […]
SiriusXM, the US pay-radio service, and Marvel have announced a multi-year agreement under which Marvel will create a substantial amount of exclusive podcasts for SiriusXM and Pandora. In Marvel’s biggest podcast deal to date the venture will include both scripted and unscripted series, themed live events, and more. SiriusXM and Pandora will also debut many […]
US pay-radio operator SiriusXM is facing further problems in an argument with Germany’s Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft over a dispute which concerns SiriusXM’s technology on its satellite radio transmissions. Fraunhofer had filed a patent infringement against Sirius in February 2017 alleging that the satellite service is using certain multicarrier modulation (MCM) technologies covered by Fraunhofer patents. The patents […]
Australian consumers are feeling overwhelmed with the number of content streaming options available in the media landscape, according to Deloitte’s eighth annual Media Consumer Survey. The streaming battleground has confused audiences, suggesting aggregation could be one solution to the problem. There are currently more than 12 TV and movie services and eight music streaming services available […]
Streaming music service deezer is reported to be considering mounting an IPO in about 18 months’ time. The France-based service is run by Hans-Holger Albrecht and backed financially by Saudi billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin Talal. It has some 14 million monthly active users in 185 countries. Deezer had considered an IPO back in 2015 but […]
TuneIn, the live global streaming and on-demand audio service, has announced the launch of The BetR Network, a 24/7 channel delivering the latest news, insights and analysis around the sports betting markets. Listeners can tap their TuneIn app or ask their smart speaker to experience The BetR Network, which features select content from Vegas Stats […]
TuneIn, the live global streaming and on-demand audio service, has teamed with Apple to offer listeners access to TuneIn’s more than 100,000 global radio stations on all Siri-enabled devices and Apple Music. This collaboration comes on the heels of Apple’s release of iOS13, which introduces a new radio experience to Apple devices – including iPhone, […]
Branded podcasts are an effective means of advertising and a powerful addition to the marketing mix, generating real cut-through with audiences – particularly ad avoiders. In addition, their impact increases when the listener is engaged in other tasks, which is true for 94 per cent of podcast listeners, and therefore represents an entirely separate space […]