Spotify Expands WMG, UMG Partnerships; Teases New Paid Tiers
Spotify and Warner Music Group have finalized a new multi-year agreement covering publishing and recorded music days after a similar agreement with Universal Music Group last week referenced additional paid tiers and bundling.
Triton Digital and Optable Partner to Improve Audio Ad Targeting
Triton Digital has partnered with identity management platform Optable, focusing on allowing premium audio publishers to better manage, control, and safeguard their first-party identity data.
Rogan Is Top Pod In Q4 2024 as Conservative Shows Grow
Edison Research has released its quarterly list of the Top 50 Podcasts in the US based on audience reach collected via Edison's Podcast Metrics. The Q4 2024 rankings reflect listening based on data from 5,163 weekly podcast consumers aged 13 and older.
Judge Sides with Spotify in Lawsuit Over Songwriter Royalties
Spotify's incorporation of audiobooks into its subscription plans appears to have an extra financial benefit for the streamer as a federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit from the music publishing industry over bundling tactics that allowed for decreased royalty rates.
nextKast Brings Library Of AI Voice Options To Radio Stations
Radio automation software provider nextKast has launched nextAi Virtual Hosting, a library of AI-generated voices and custom voice cloning. The AI-generated hosts are designed to supplement human personalities, helping stations fill hard-to-staff time slots.
SiriusXM to Broaden Its Free, Ad-Supported Radio Tier
In 2024, SiriusXM introduced Free Access - a free, ad-supported offering of certain channels in a limited number of vehicles that would further the satellite broadcaster's competition with over-the-air radio. Now the company has bigger plans for 2025.
BBC Studios Selects iHeartMedia for US Podcast Ad Sales
BBC Studios and iHeartMedia have signed a multi-year agreement giving iHeart exclusive rights to sell advertising for BBC podcasts in the US. BBC Studios' slate includes Global News Podcast, In Our Time, and Infinite Monkey Cage.
FOX Sports Radio Takes ‘Super Week’ To New Orleans
FOX Sports Radio has announced plans for its 25th annual Super Week coverage, beginning February 3. Broadcasting from New Orleans, the network will feature interviews with NFL players, analysts, and celebrities available on more than 630 radio stations and streaming.
SiriusXM’s SXM-9 Satellite Goes Live After December Launch
SiriusXM's SXM-9 satellite is now fully operational. The satellite, developed in partnership with Maxar Space Systems, was launched aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on December 5, 2024 to provide continuous audio across the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico.
Alex Cooper Expands To Satellite Radio with SiriusXM Channels
Alex Cooper is taking her Unwell Network to radio as one of her first official acts in her new $125 million contract with SiriusXM....
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