LIN Media buys Dedicated Media
LIN TV has acquired a majority ownership position in Dedicated Media, a multi-channel ad buying and optimization provider. The acquisition adds depth to LIN...
Microsoft chooses TargetSpot for Xbox Music Service
TargetSpot, the largest digital audio advertising network, will deliver in-stream audio advertising for the Xbox Music service from Microsoft. Xbox Music is an all-in-one...
Social media drives radio ratings
Jelli, the service which links the power of radio with the power of social media, released new findings that show a direct correlation between...
CBS News streams into cars with “Aha”
Aha by HARMAN and CBS Radio News announced a partnership that streams audio versions of the network’s most popular news programming and top podcasts...
Peter Chernin bid $500M for Hulu
Former News Corp. President Peter Chernin bid around $500 million for Hulu, the online video streaming service he helped create in 2007, according to...
Warner Bros. launches “Warner Archive Instant”
Time Warner’s Warner Bros. has launched a subscription streaming service featuring vintage TV shows and films, creating a new player in the online viewing...
One in three now listen to online radio
One in three Americans aged 12+ now listen to all forms of online radio on a weekly basis according to the new national survey...
Entercom taps Triton Digital’s a2x buying platform
Entercom has joined a2x, the industry’s only audience-based programmatic buying solution for online and mobile audio ads, bringing its portfolio of 100 leading digital...
Hulu unveils updated app for Apple TV
Hulu announced a significant redesign of its Apple TV app which makes finding and viewing content much easier. When you find the show you...
Internet-connected devices surpass 500M in U.S. homes
There are now more than half a billion devices in U.S. homes that are connected to the Internet and deliver apps, according to new...
Vevo launches 24-hour music channel in US, Canada
31 years after MTV launched with all music-videos, the network airs anything but music. Now video website Vevo has launched a 24-hour digital music...
Phil Hendrie partners with LEG Digital, Launchpad Digital Media
Talk Radio Network personality Phil Hendrie recently partnered with LEG Digital and Courtside Media’s Launchpad Digital Media. Consistently at the forefront of the digital...
Spotify close to offering free mobile service outside the US
London-based Spotify, getting a jump on Pandora Media, is close to agreements with labels to offer free mobile radio outside the U.S., said a...
TuneIn adds Univision Radio
Univision Radio is already on iHeartRadio on a non-exclusive deal. Now, it has also signed with TuneIn to extend the reach of 50 terrestrial...
YouTube’s Alloy Digital channel raises $30 million
Alloy Digital, which operates the most subscribed channel on YouTube, secured a $30 million Series A investment from ABS Capital Partners, the company announced....