Spotify Tests Possibility Of Adding Emergency Alerts To App
As radio continues to be the most reliable platform for the Emergency Alert System, Spotify is experimenting with integrating an EAS into its streaming platform. The music streamer is initially testing this feature in Sweden, as revealed through app code insights.
Podcasting Closes Gap with AM/FM in Spoken Word Audio
In 2017, radio dominated spoken word consumption with 66% of the audio market, but now Edison Research’s latest Share of Ear data is showing podcasting increasingly rivals AM/FM as the preferred platform for spoken word audio.
Edison, SiriusXM, Group M Place A Spotlight On Female Sports Fans
Registration is now open for an Edison Research webinar that explores "the unique audio listening habits of U.S. female sports fans and show how they interact with sports beyond the field."
Adthos AI Audio Program Expands Languages, Dialects
AI voice generation has taken on a whole new level, with the addition of "a multitude" of new voices in some 200 languages and dialects now available to users of the Adthos audio platform.
Houston’s Patriot Talk Debuts Radio.Cloud Platform
Hispanic Broadcasting Inc.'s Patriot Talk (KYST-AM) in Houston is the first to launch Radio.Cloud's cloud-native automation and programming model. This allows the Conservative talk station to fully operate from its transmitter site.
YouTube Negotiating With Music Labels To Train Gen AI Tools
YouTube is reportedly in talks with major record labels such as Sony, Warner, and UMG to use label content to train AI song generators, set to be introduced later this year. The platform is exploring how to expand beyond its initial AI tool, "Dream Track."
Vidler: Podcasting May Be The New FM, But Don’t Copy Radio
At Hispanic Radio Conference 2024, Cumulus Media Chief Insights Officer Pierre Bouvard said as FM was to AM, podcasting may just be to FM. Now Signal Hill Insights President Jeff Vidler is expanding on the idea while extending advice to advertisers.
Megatrax Introduces AI Search Bar for Tailored Music Matching
Megatrax Production Music has unveiled a new AI-powered search tool to help perfectly match a scene, mood, or feeling to a music track or bed in its library. The AI Search Bar uses natural language processing so users can input scene descriptions in their own words.
Spotify To Offer ‘Basic’ No-Audiobook Plan For $1 Cheaper
In response to its recent price hike, Spotify has unveiled a new basic streaming plan for users in the United States. This plan offers the same streaming capabilities as the premium plans but excludes monthly audiobook listening time, at only one dollar per month less.
Lawsuit Alleges SiriusXM Hid 21% Fee In Subscription Prices
As the satellite broadcaster rebrands in search of revenue, a class action lawsuit in Washington state is accusing SiriusXM of misleading consumers with a hidden "US Music Royalty" fee, which is not included in the initially advertised subscription rates.
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