Nielsen ranks Top 10’s of 2013: Digital
Looking at consumers’ online activity in 2013, digital media had another banner year in 2013, and some of this year’s trends may provide some...
Last.fm lost $6 million last year
The CBS-owned streaming music service, which had 23 million subscribers in 2012, showed a loss of $6,517,237 last year, as income sank by 70%...
Regional Reps launches mobile broadcast calendar
Every year radio rep firm Regional Reps has produced a printed, laminated 3-year broadcast calendar, a popular promotional gift for radio stations and agency...
Yahoo! acquires Evntlive
Yahoo! announced 12/6 it had acquired Evntlive, a live concert and event streaming video service. The company was founded in 2012 and launched in...
IAB releases Native Advertising playbook
Native advertising—sponsored content in the form of digital ads that closely resemble
Retailers surveyed on online holiday spend
Following mixed sales projections for the holiday shopping season, retailers aren’t planning to significantly adjust spend compared to last year. A recent BDO USA...
Online sports is big business
The month of September featured the return of professional football and the buildup toward the Major League Baseball playoff season, and according to Nielsen, one beneficiary was the online sports industry, providing news and fantasy destinations for millions of users.
Google opening showrooms for new products (video)
Google is opening temporary showrooms, “Winter Wonderlabs,” in six US. cities, promoting its latest products and stepping up its game against Apple and Microsoft...
Yahoo! to encrypt users’ emails, data
The vow was announced 11/18 by Yahoo! CEO Marissa Mayer after a Washington Post report that the NSA has been hacking into communications lines...
Macy’s, CCME partner for “mstyleradio”
On 11/15 Macy's and Clear Channel launched the new iHeartRadio digital radio station that captures “the spirit of this fusion of culture for a...
iHeartRadio hits 40m registered users; gets SVP
CCME’s digital radio service has surpassed 40 million registered users and 260 million downloads. These numbers don’t include the millions who listen to the...
RadioSearchEngine.com debuts
Michael Robertson, founder and CEO of MP3tunes, is unveiling a beta version of RadioSearchEngine.com—what he says is the world's first radio search engine. “There...
Pandora debuts Android tablet app
It’s a newly-released version of the company’s app designed specifically for Android tablets. Pandora 5.0 for Android tablets mirrors the design and feature parity...
StreamGuys powers in-store audio for Custom Channels
Internet music service Custom Channels is helping retail businesses like Whole Foods Markets transform
OneGo launching deal shopping app for radio
LA-based digital technology company OneGo, Inc. will launch a deal mobile app specifically for local radio stations and their advertisers on 2/10/14