Monday, May 18, 2026

Apple

Apple’s iRadio service may have another delay

The service that aims to take on Pandora, Spotify and Slacker yes yet again been delayed, says a report from Yahoo News/BGR. The launch was reportedly going be at its Worldwide Developers Conference next month, but negotiations with BMG Rights Management, the 4th largest music publisher, hit a snag. BMG is not satisfied with the company’s deal and is holding out, therefore leaving Apple with only one major label as of now.
The CW Television Network

The CW, Clear Channel sign iHeartRadio deal

The deal begins with The CW's broadcast of the iHeartRadio Ultimate Pool Party in July, was announced today by Mark Pedowitz
Google

Google unveils “All Access Music”

At its developer conference in San Francisco 5/15, Google unveiled Google Play Music All Access, a monthly music subscription service with access to millions...
iHeart Radio

iHeartRadio now at 30 million registered users

iHeartRadio, Clear Channel’s app and online destination for 1,500 radio stations and music discovery, has surpassed 30 million registered users
Spotify

Spotify buys Tunigo

Tunigo is a Swedish company that offers its own music discovery app which helps listeners discover music by offering playlists picked by its own...
AOL / America Online

AOL Radio streaming…again

Not so fast—a couple of days AOL Radio, powered by Slacker, was not playing any streams—all day. Now they’re back up. So the news...
YouTube

YouTube’s Schmidt: Battle with TV already over

In their NewFront presentation to advertisers in NYC, Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt declined say when Internet video will displace
Internet Address Bar

Radio’s streaming secret

Coming out of the NAB Convention in Las Vegas a few weeks ago, one of the interesting story lines is the number of radio...

Connected home viewers on the rise

47% of home entertainment devices in the U.S. are currently connected and used, and the way they are used online by consumers varies significantly....
Hulu

Hulu holds NewFront in NYC

Hulu showed its love to the advertising community April 30 in New York City and shared new developments in product, technology, and advertising innovation....
AOL / America Online

AOL Radio stops streaming

Looks like there may be some truth to the news out there from last week that AOL Music was shutting down. While the AOL...
Car Radio

Radio commands 92.4% of all audio listening

For those who might think that online audio listening is taking a big bite of the listening pie, Katz Radio Group begs to differ,...
AOL / America Online

AOL Music shutting down?

While we write this, AOL Radio, powered by Slacker, is still playing. However, the AOL Music site, which houses AOL Radio, is reportedly
Smartphone

Mobile takes bigger bite out of PC usage

The bite mobile is taking out of desktop internet use keeps getting bigger. The Media Behavior Institute monitored US study participants and found that...

SurferNetwork celebrating 15 years

SurferNetwork, a streaming service provider for radio stations, announced that in 2013 they are celebrating 15 years in business. Holding patents on specialized features...