New SiriusXM Product & Tech Leader
Joseph Inzerillo is joining SiriusXM as Chief Product & Technology Officer. He comes over from The Walt Disney Company where he most recently served as EVP and Chief Technology Officer of Disney Streaming.
Amazon Ads’ Interactive Audio Gets Distribution With Triton
Triton Digital has struck a new deal that allows for Amazon Ads' unique interactive audio ads on Alexa-enabled devices to be distributed across APS and Triton's shared publishers. This includes broadcast radio, podcasting, and digital audio.
TikTok Teams With Major Music Streamers On Discovery Tool
TikTok has unveiled a new collaboration with Spotify, Amazon Music, and Apple Music, introducing a feature that lets users seamlessly add songs from TikTok videos to their preferred music app. This comes as TikTok rolls out its streaming service outside the US.
SEC Conference Gets SiriusXM Channel
The Southeastern Conference and SiriusXM announced Thursday that they will launch SiriusXM SEC Radio in early 2018. The 24/7 channel will offer live games, SEC-focused analysis, and call-in shows to fans nationwide.
Foo Fighters On SiriusXM
Foo Fighters Radio, will be a limited-engagement channel, hand-crafted by the band. The channel launches February 3 and will air for two months.
New Music Chart Website
Pandora has unveiled a new music charts website. The new Pandora charts site features its three main music charts: Top Thumb Hundred, Top Spins, and Trendsetters, updated weekly.
SiriusXM Expands Video Offerings
In the wake of SiriusXM’s first venture into video content in 2018 with Howard Stern Video, the company is expanding its video presence and now features dozens of new clips daily from across its lineup of music, talk, and sports channels.
Pandora Inks Deal With Music Reports
Pandora has announced a partnership with Music Reports, which is a platform to manage mechanical licensing and royalty administration. Pandora will use Music Reports for its upcoming interactive streaming service.
The Christmas Music Widgets Are On iHeartRadio
The free Christmas-music widgets are a new idea from iHeart Radio — and simple, too.
Vanity Fair Podcast A Hive Of Activity
It’s called Inside the Hive and it’s a collaboration between Vanity Fair’s Hive and DGital Media. Hosted by VF special correspondent Nick Bilton, the first episode streams May 19 and will feature Bilton in conversation with Bob Iger, Chairman and CEO of The Walt Disney Company.