Music streaming service Pandora, now with pay-radio operator SiriusXM seeking regulatory approval to be a major 16 per cent investor, is closing access in Australia and New Zealand effective immediately. Pandora opened for business in Australia and New Zealand in 2012. Reportedly, Pandora has some 5 million registered users in the two countries. Pandora is […]
North American pay-radio service SiriusXM continues to add subscribers and revenue. Its total subscriber base is now more than 32 million, with net self-pay growth reaching 466,000 for the broadcaster’s second quarter (to June 31st). Q2 revenue is also up, 9 per cent, to $1.3 billion, with net income rising an impressive 16 per cent […]
The ATP and ATP Media, the broadcast arm of the ATP World Tour, have jointly announced the launch of their own digital radio channel, ATP Tennis Radio – a live, free-to-air audio platform for tennis fans to enjoy worldwide. The 24/7 digital radio offering is hosted by Gigi Salmon, joined by a team of acclaimed […]
Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee’s Despacito, from Universal Music Latin Entertainment, has officially become the most streamed track of all time, just six months after its release. The song and accompanying remix featuring Justin Bieber, now have combined global streams in excess of 4.6 billion plays across leading streaming platforms. With Despacito, Bieber surpasses his […]
The Italian broadcasting market (TV and radio) was worth €9.7 billion in 2015, representing a 0.8 per cent growth on the previous year. According to data released by the industry association of Italian broadcasters Confindustria Radio Television (CRTV), the TV segment grew by just 0.5 per cent in the period, compared to a growth of […]
Satellite operator SES says it has won a retransmission contract from Telekom Serbia to carry six TV channels and one radio station for Serbia’s public broadcaster RTS. The channels will be transmitted from Astra at 5 degrees East. The six RTS channels, RTS Satelit, RTS Život, RTS Drama, RTS Kolo, RTS Trezor, RTS Muzika and […]
Streaming music site Pandora is reportedly going to wind down its push for more high-value subscribers, say researchers at Needham & Co. Pandora is now heavily under the influence of Liberty Media, which also controls SiriusXM. Needham & Co’s Laura Martin, in a research note to clients, says with SiriusXM holding three of nine board […]
Stream-ripping is now the most dominant form of music piracy in the UK, according to research by the Intellectual Property Office and PRS For Music. The Online Copyright Infringement (OCI) Tracker, commissioned by the IPO, has revealed that 15 per cent of UK Internet users, approximately 7 million people, either stream or download material that […]
Barely 10 days ago pay-radio operator SiriusXM invested $480 million into US streaming service Pandora. On June 27th Pandora confirmed what the industry had rumoured for a few days, that its CEO – and co-founder – Tim Westergren, had “stepped down”. The senior-level changes are far from over. SiriusXM now owns 19 per cent of […]
A report from BPI/ERA, entitled Generation Z: Meet the Young Millennials, explores the music consumption habits and social media behaviour of today’s young Millennials (aged up to 19) and how their engagement across streaming and video platforms and social media and messaging apps, including Instagram, Snapchat and Musical.ly, is shaping longer-term trends. Highlights from the […]