AOL sells Winamp, Shoutcast to Radionomy
Radionomy, the Brussels-based an international aggregator of consumer- and broadcaster-curated online radio stations, just merged with TargetSpot
Rdio shuts down Vdio
Less than a year after launch, Rdio (in which Cumulus has a major investment state) is shutting down Vdio, a video service that sold and rented streaming movies and TV shows.
Online shopping week fell short
comScore reported holiday season U.S. retail e-commerce spending from desktop computers for the first 52 days of the November-December 2013 holiday season, showing that...
SoundHound launches iTunes Radio integration
SoundHound, which offers fast music recognition, the exclusive ability to identify a tune sung or hummed
Hulu: revenues reached $1B this year
This, according to a blog post from CEO Mike Hopkins--and that's up from $695 million last year. Hulu Plus has more than 5M subscribers, up from 3M last year. It receives programming from more than 488 content partners, providing over 86,000 TV episodes, 2,900 TV series, and 68,000 hours of video on Hulu and Hulu Plus. Viewers streamed more than 1 billion videos in each quarter. It’s no wonder its owners Disney, Fox and Comcast decided against selling the service in July.
RadioIO signs with Triton Digital
Multi-format internet radio streamer RadioIO has upgraded its delivery quality and scalability to serve its rapidly expanding internet radio biz by delivering its streams...
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...