CC Radio buys Thumbplay's cloud-based music service
The plan is to incorporate Thumbplay
Demand Media heads into fashion and beauty
Demand Media, fresh from its IPO, has hired former NBC Universal executive Lisa Kraynak to serve as General Manager, Sr. VP of typeF.com. That’s...
New Spotify investment pegged at $100 million
And that investment brings the Sweden-based online music streaming service (HQ in London) up to a net worth of $1 billion. The subscription-based
Redbox to stream movies, too
Maybe a little late in the game, but certainly not unexpected: Redbox wants to compete head-to-head Netflix by stepping into the video streaming game....
Telemundo launches Social@Telemundo unit
Over the past 12 months, the network has experienced over 700% growth of its Facebook page and 500% of its Twitter account--and the new bilingual strategic...
Too much data, too little networks?
We’ve sounded the alarm in the past. Internet bandwidth usage is skyrocketing due to uploading and downloading of video. Mobile entertainment will increasingly tax...
Listener Driven Radio launches takeover platform with WTMX
Bonneville’s WTMX-FM Chicago, “The Mix” is the first affiliate of Listener Driven Radio’s latest software offering: “LDR.Takeover.” It includes new features and capabilities, including...
Consolidating the Outdoors
Outdoor Channel Holdings, which already owned the Outdoor Channel cable network, has acquired MyOutdoorTV.com, an online video site. As the name suggests, it also...
Inside the numbers at Pandora Media
You know by now that Pandora Media had over $90 million of revenues in the first nine months of its most recent fiscal year, as the company made
Slacker raises $3 million; readies on-demand launch
Adding to the growing number of online music streaming sites that have scored additional financing this year, Slacker recently raised $3 million in debt...
Total Traffic Network, Global Alert partner for mobile
Clear Channel Radio’s Total Traffic Network has signed with Global Alert Network where TTN will provide traffic data such as delays, accidents, construction and...
Last.fm to charge mobile users
Until now Last.fm has been free to listeners on all platforms. But that will change next week, when the Web-based audio service will begin charging people who want to listen using apps on most
Amazon may offer streaming video service subscriptions
Amazon already offers VOD streaming content that can be purchased online, but their current business model requires customers to make a purchase for each...
Blackberry unveils new BlackBerry Radio app
Debuting in the BlackBerry Beta Zone, users in the US on 2/3 got the opportunity to test out an upcoming app, “BlackBerry Radio,” and...
Radio.com app for Android now available
CBS Radio’s Radio.com has added the Android phone platform nationwide, which brings content from AOL Radio, Yahoo! Music stations and news, talk, sports and...