Online spending up on Black Friday
Not everybody was headed for the brick and mortar locations on Black Friday – in fact, many consumers let their mouse do the walking...
SoundExchange pays out record sum to labels, artists
The sound recording digital performance rights organization announced a Q3 distribution of $122.5 million, marking its largest payment to recording artists and record labels...
Google Fiber in Kansas City scores big
Two BTIG Research analysts went to Kansas City, KS to see how Google's new Google Fiber service is performing. Meanwhile, the Time Warner Cable...
IAB unveils Top Mobile Shopping Savvy U.S. Cities
As mobile increasingly becomes a keystone in the holiday campaigns of brand marketers, the Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) and its Mobile Marketing Center of...
Hulu launches video games hub
It launched Friday morning: Users will be able to find high-resolution pages featuring HD trailers, game play videos and reviews for the latest games....
Hitch Radio launches as social media listening platform
It’s a new social media platform for searching real-time broadcast radio worldwide: Hitch Radio offers 20,000 searchable (by format, location, etc.) stations and enables...
TuneIn debuts dedicated Christmas Channel
TuneIn, the leading service for listening to music, sports and news streams from around the world, announced the launch of its dedicated Christmas channel,...
YouTube can now send videos to TV
It’s a bit similar to the app that Verizon FiOS offers on smartphones, which allows your smartphone to become a remote control that can...
Mobile users will be big holiday buyers
About half of all Americans own a smartphone, and according to a new survey from Deloitte, most of the owners will be using it...
Groupon lays off 80; tough quarter
Groupon said 11/8 it laid off 80 sales employees this week, reflecting ongoing efforts to automate some of its sales functions. Q3 earnings, reported...
Abacast allowed patent for ad and song insertion
Abacast, provider of digital radio streaming and monetization software and services, announced the allowance by the US Patent and Trademark Office of a patent...
Pandora’s October audience numbers rises sharply
Listener hours for October were 1.25 billion, an increase of 65% from 754 million during the same period last year. Share of total U.S....
Pandora sues ASCAP for lower songwriter fees
Pandora, which is also lobbying Congress for lower royalties on recordings, asked a federal court (11/5) in New York to set “reasonable” license fees...
Slacker launches artist showcase stations
Slacker Radio (a free, online radio service) launched four new Artist Showcase stations that are each hosted and curated by the following hot bands:...
Phoenix Media launches WFNX.com
Similar to how Indie 103.1 went off the air a few years ago and re-launched as Indie1031.com, Phoenix Media/Communications Group re-launched its legendary alternative...