Monthly Archives
- May 09, 2008
- RAIN 5/9: LIGGINS WORRIES RADIO'S INTERACTIVE GAINS COME AT A COST
- May 08, 2008
- RAIN 05/08: WILL FM REMAIN A VIABLE MUSIC SOURCE? EXPERTS DEBATE
- May 07, 2008
- RAIN 5/7: TECH, TELECOM GIANTS JOIN FOR WIMAX BUILD OUT
- May 06, 2008
- RAIN 5/6: BBC, ACCURADIO WIN "BEST RADIO" WEBBYS
- May 05, 2008
- RAIN 5/5: REPS WANT HD, NET RADIO ON XM-SIRIUS DEVICES
- May 02, 2008
- RAIN 5/2: Webby Awards emcees, ASCAP decision, Internet clock-radio
- May 01, 2008
- RAIN 5/1: Judge sets ASCAP rate for AOL, Yahoo, and Real Networks
- April 30, 2008
- RAIN 04/30: CBS Radio likes Internet radio; preparing Pandora competitor for summer launch
- April 29, 2008
- RAIN NEWS 4/29: CLEAR CHANNEL LAUNCHES eROCKSTER FOR YOUNG ONLINE LISTENERS
- CBS Radio gets it; Mason and Goodman appear in Chicago
- April 28, 2008
- RAIN NEWS 04/28: EMMIS SPINS OFF INTERACTIVE; CBS PREVIEWS "DIGITAL NETWORK"
- April 25, 2008
- RAIN NEWS SUMMARY 04/25: XM, SIRIUS RATINGS; AOL RADIO IN CANADA GOES SHOUTCAST
- April 24, 2008
- RAIN NEWS FOR 4/24: ONLINE SITCOM ABOUT INTERNET RADIO PREMIERES
- April 23, 2008
- RAIN NEWS SUMMARY 04/23: ARB NUMBERS UP, RAIN SITE OF THE DAY
- April 22, 2008
- RAIN NEWS SUMMARY 04/22: RAIN SUMMIT PANEL TACKLES HD; KURT'S "FUTURE OF RADIO"
- April 21, 2008
- RAIN NEWS ROUNDUP 04/21: RADIO'S 'ON-DEMAND' FUTURE, RAIN SUMMIT VIDEO AVAILABLE
- April 18, 2008
- RAIN 04/18 NEWS: CBS HD2s & 3s WILL STREAM ON AOL RADIO, MORE RAIN SUMMIT RECAPS
- April 17, 2008
- RAIN NEWS 04/17: RAIN SUMMIT RECAPS
- April 16, 2008
- Radio Heard Here is a misguided campaign
- RAIN NEWS 04/16: MULTICHANNEL INTERNET RADIO ON THE iPHONE!
- April 15, 2008
- Thanks to everyone who helped make the RAIN Las Vegas Summit success!
- April 14, 2008
- RAIN 04/14: TODAY (MONDAY) IS THE RAIN LAS VEGAS SUMMIT
- April 11, 2008
- RAIN 04/11: INTERNET RADIO SCORECARD FOR FEBRUARY
- Join us TODAY for the RAIN Las Vegas Summit
- April 10, 2008
- RAIN NEWS 04/10: $250 MILLION FAILS TO BUDGE HD RADIO AWARENESS
- April 09, 2008
- RAIN NEWS 04/09: STREAMING TO INCREASE AM/FM REACH
- April 08, 2008
- RAIN NEWS SUMMARY 04/08: WEBBY NOMINEES ANNOUNCED
- Broadcasters: Explore "The Future of Radio" in Las Vegas this Monday!
- April 07, 2008
- RAIN NEWS 04/07: SYNACOR SPRUCES UP SITES WITH ACCURADIO CONTENT
- April 04, 2008
- RAIN 04/04: PPM TO TRACK WEBCAST, HD LISTENING; RAIN SUMMIT AGENDA
- RAIN Las Vegas Summit agenda announced. Please join us!
- April 03, 2008
- RAIN NEWS SUMMARY 04/03: PANDORA EXECS AT RAIN SUMMIT, SMULYAN AT KAGAN
- Pandora CEO Joe Kennedy and CTO Tom Conrad to keynote at RAIN Las Vegas Summit
- April 02, 2008
- RAIN NEWS FOR 04/02: RADIO MORE CONVENIENT THAN COMPELLING, SAY SURVEY SUBJECTS
- Singer-songwriter Jude to speak at RAIN Las Vegas Summit
- April 01, 2008
- RAIN NEWS 4/1: CBS RADIO STRENGTHENS TIES TO LAST.FM; MORE FREE SUMMIT TIX (NO FOOLIN'!)
- Let's help save HD Radio at the RAIN Las Vegas Summit!
- March 31, 2008
- Register today for the RAIN Las Vegas Summit!
- RAIN NEWS SUMMARY 3/31: SOUNDEX TO INVESTIGATE LAST.FM ROYALTY PAYMENTS
- March 28, 2008
- RAIN NEWS FRIDAY (3/28): RAIN SUMMIT UPDATE -- 20 MORE FREE REGISTRATIONS AVAILABLE!
- New speakers added to RAIN Las Vegas Summit agenda
- March 27, 2008
- RAIN NEWS FOR 03/27: RAIN LAS VEGAS SUMMIT PLANS
- March 26, 2008
- RAIN NEWS SUMMARY 03/26: NET DISPLAY ADS SURPASS RADIO
- March 25, 2008
- Please make plans to join us for the RAIN Las Vegas Summit!
- RAIN NEWS ROUND-UP 03/25: SIRIUS/XM GETS THUMBS UP FROM DoJ
- March 24, 2008
- RAIN NEWS 3/24: IS RADIO'S FUTURE IN DELIVERING FREE, CUSTOMIZED MUSIC?
- March 21, 2008
- Here are the main points of the recent webcast appeal briefs
- RAIN NEWS SUMMARY 3/21: NCAA STREAMING BIG BUCKS FOR CBS, NET RADIO'S MOBILE HURDLES
- A BREAKDOWN OF LIMITING FACTORS FOR INTERNET RADIO ON MOBILE PHONES
- March 20, 2008
- RAIN NEWS SUMMARY 3/20: ONLINE RADIO SALES SECTOR OPTIMISTIC; WIRELESS NET + CELL PHONES "DISRUPTIVE" COMBO
- March 19, 2008
- RAIN NEWS 03/19: APPLE'S MUSIC SUBSCRIPTION PLANS, NOKIA SPOT MAKES NET RADIO LOOK HIP
- Cavalcade of quotes
- March 18, 2008
- RAIN NEWS 03/18: NEW CBS RADIO PLAYER, MUSIC ON THE iPHONE
- March 17, 2008
- RAIN NEWS: INFINITE DIAL REPORT PREVIEW, OXENFORD ON CRB APPEALS
- March 14, 2008
- RAIN NEWS FOR 3/14: CHECKING UP ON NET RADIO A YEAR AFTER CRB
- March 13, 2008
- RAIN "IN THE NEWS": RADIO ROYALTIES MAY "BREAK BARGAIN," NEW TARGETSPOT FUNDING
- March 12, 2008
- SAVE THE DATE! RAIN SUMMIT APRIL 14th!
- RAIN NEWS: CONVERGENCE CONF., ABRAMS LEAVES XM
- March 11, 2008
- RAIN NEWS ROUNDUP FOR 03/11: MORE CBS/AOL; HANSON AT CONVERGENCE
- March 10, 2008
- RAIN NEWS 3/10: BMW IN-DASH NET BROWSER, XM ONLINE
- March 07, 2008
- RAIN "FRIDAY NEWS FLASH": CBS RADIO, AOL PARTNER FOR ONLINE RADIO; HANSON AT CMW TODAY
- March 06, 2008
- RAIN NEWS NOW 03/06: NET RADIO ADS COULD FOLLOW SEARCH'S SUCCESS, SQUEEZEBOX WINS CNET AWARD
- March 05, 2008
- RAIN NEWS NOW 03/05: "OFF AIR" REV'S SHOW DOUBLE-DIGIT GROWTH, HD-2 ADS ONLINE
- March 04, 2008
- RAIN "WORLD NEWS TODAY": HANSON QUESTIONS KAGAN ESTIMATE OF HD RADIO'S NEAR-TERM POTENTIAL
- Free preview today (Tue. 3/4) of my "The Future of Radio" speech
- March 03, 2008
- RAIN NEWS NOW 03/03: WOZ TO OPEN CONVERGENCE CONF., BUSINESS WEEK ON RADIO ONLINE, CANADIAN MUSIC WEEK
- February 29, 2008
- RAIN NEWS ROUND-UP for 02/29: DAB IN AUSTRALIA, JUPITER ON RADIO WOES, "DEVICE OF THE DAY"
- February 28, 2008
- RAIN's "WORLD NEWS THIS MORNING": SAVING RADIO, NAB vs. musicFIRST, JANGO, JAZZFM
- Uh-oh -- the more popular iPod accessories are not FM receivers, but TRANSMITTERS!
- February 27, 2008
- RAIN NEWS for FEBRUARY 27: LABEL OFFERS KILLING STARTUPS, iTUNES #2 MUSIC SELLER, CBS DIGITAL PLANS
- February 26, 2008
- RAIN NEWS SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 26: musicFIRST, NAB SPAR; NOKIA NEEDS STREAMS, 6 MUSIC
- February 25, 2008
- RAIN FOR FEB. 25 2008: LAST.FM, KURT AT SANFRAN MUSICTECH
- February 22, 2008
- RAIN "WORLD NEWS THIS MORNING" FOR FEB. 22 2008 -- WILCO ON 93XRT.COM, MUSICQ ANALYSIS
- February 21, 2008
- RAIN "TOTAL INFORMATION" 20/20 NEWS SUMMARY FOR FEB. 21 2008 -- INTERNET RADIO UP, AM/FM REVENUES DOWN
- Behavioral economics may explain royalty rate impasse
- February 20, 2008
- Reminder: Radio's UP when you include all forms of it
- RAIN NEWS SUMMARY FOR FEB. 20 2008 -- RADIO DOWN, HANSON SPEAKING, HD2 STREAMING ILLEGAL?
- February 19, 2008
- Net-radio like free music plan from MySpace in works, says source
- Net-only listening "stagnation" result of less aggressive promotion, experts say
- Open source Nokia Net player software proves powerful, pleasant
- February 15, 2008
- PC Mag rounds up top 12 customizable streamers
- Guest editorial: Consumers, Wall Street not buying HD
- UK company axes DAB stations, Net radio cited as factor
- Ramsey's wrong that Haley was wrong: Radio CAN be delivered unchanged online
- February 14, 2008
- RAB: Group heads pledge allegiance to interactive, digital
- Oxenford: Casual approach to site 'privacy policy' is asking for trouble
- Long Tail should factor into programming decisions online and on AM/FM
- February 13, 2008
- Haley in RAB keynote: Radio's future lies across multiple platforms
- Anderson at RAB: Don't try to replace online, complement it
- From the RAB: B'dcasters share theories on developing, selling online content
- From the RAB: Experts say selling digital will still require educating buyers
- February 12, 2008
- Radio-centric online classifieds company gets estimated $80M pay day
- CRB seeks comments on "Elevator music" royalties
- NPR podcasts reach the 200 million mark
- February 11, 2008
- Radio advocate: Net radio royalties 'far from a model to emulate'
- Neither US, UK media falling in love with digital radio
- Portions of RAB to be webcast; Hanson to appear on 2 panels
- February 08, 2008
- Dept. of Justice looking into labels' "Operation: Beat Apple"
- As money, ears follow podcasting, how will broadcasters react?
- SPIN partners with MySpace on first digital issue
- February 07, 2008
- Social streams booming, could liven up subscription services
- wsRadio founder tells WSJ 'How I Got Here'
- Clear Channel signs up Ando Media for audience meaurement
- February 06, 2008
- Pandora, CBS highlight "flat" Net radio in December
- CRB denies DiMA request over "interactive" clarification
- XM settles portable player squabble with Sony/BMG
- February 05, 2008
- Webcasters to file briefs in appeal this month
- Jacobs: NPR offers a model on effective listener e-mails
- Media critic calls Bonneville/STL redesign "a home run"
- February 04, 2008
- Yahoo! hands "Music Unlimited" reins over to Rhapsody
- Slacker's WiFi Net radio player sets bar, says Wired
- 'Programming' vs. 'personalized' music models compete for listeners
- February 01, 2008
- KCRW launches feature-laden custom media player
- MS bids for Yahoo!; Launchcast could get new owner
- Wi-Fi net radio access a "must have" on new tabletop radios
- Memo to group heads: How to "get radio growing again"
- January 31, 2008
- Net radio "minimum fees" now due
- Radio is the backdrop for new VH1 comedy
- Buffalo paper supports broadcast royalties
- Seth Godin's new book suggests radio groups are creating "Meatball Sundaes"
- Thoughts on Larry Rosin's "nationalized" HD Radio idea
- January 30, 2008
- ASCAP, RIAA square off in new CRB royalty hearing
- Sites connect bands needing a break with fans looking for new music
- January 29, 2008
- Rosin: National programming brands would ensure HD has top-notch content
- Moody music with a techy twist from Batanga
- WEEI's site vital cog in station's Super Bowl coverage
- January 28, 2008
- Web Radio grabs over 8 million weekly listeners in the UK
- Social webcaster acquired by growing imeem service
- Revamped RadioIO to wrap up new channel launches by end of month
- SWEEPERS (PLEASE DELIVER TO BRETT!)
- January 25, 2008
- Yahoo! Music could shift model to unprotected, ad-supported
- Paragon: Radio should listen to kids that don't listen to radio
- Newspaper websites attract nearly 63 million per month
- January 24, 2008
- Last.fm shockwaves will reach all radio media, says report
- Copyright deal vital to opening EU markets to creative content
- "New Streamiums are Net radio devices "grown up"
- The New York Times is wrong -- Last.fm is NOT "more like radio"
- January 23, 2008
- Could this be the 'celestial jukebox?' Last.fm launches new service
- Cuban proposes new sale model for the record industry
- Free streaming service from French telco announced
- January 22, 2008
- More to making money from "free" than banner ads, Long Tail author says
- Apple to open iPhone streaming development with software kit
- Wired ranks Radio among 33 things that "suck"
- Chip would deliver Net radio to digital picture frames
- January 21, 2008
- High-speed, long-distance wireless launches in 3 cities
- Broadcast groups chiefs' summit to be webcast
- January 18, 2008
- Public stations get grants to build Web worlds in Second Life
- DiMA hire may be "foot in the door" at House Judiciary
- Online licensing snags may cost music industry its future
- Net radio portal banks on "portability"
- January 17, 2008
- Report estimates 40% surge in 2007 streaming ad revenue
- Future of Music Policy Summit streaming footage posted
- EMI urges RIAA to merge with global organization
- Broadcasters have spent 50 years, pre-web, in "one-way street" mode
- January 16, 2008
- Cumulus to move Atlanta alternative format to Net
- Squeezebox player upgrades design, downgrades sticker price
- Internet Radio now delivered... via your piano
- Key proponent of performance royalties may leave Congressional post
- January 15, 2008
- Pandora's music box available to international listeners -- for now
- New product will track radio audience behavior in real time
- HD Radio Alliance found a workable tactic... but it's off-strategy!
- January 14, 2008
- CRB denies SX for more satellite money, but where's fairness for webcasters?
- Mixed feelings from member stations about NPR Music site
- 2008 "all about Internet radio," says UK pub
- January 11, 2008
- Pandora's UK royalty math checks out, says expert
- "Sleeper hit" of '08? Fortune predicts high-tech radios
- January 10, 2008
- Godin takes "music lessons" from labels' slide
- Ex-Yahoo! exec Goldberg funding live concert streaming site
- Sleek iPhone dock pumps portable Net radio
- January 09, 2008
- DiMA, labels' publishing groups at odds over royalty
- Plans for WiMax-ready devices, laptops introduced at CES
- January 08, 2008
- Pandora will shut off UK streams
- At CES: New service to cache Net radio on iPhone
- At CES: Clock radio device Net radio-capable
- January 07, 2008
- Portable wireless audio to get spotlight at CES
- Politics-only secondary stream boosts WCBS' online primary coverage
- Today in rock history: Telephone industry offers valuable lesson for radio
- January 04, 2008
- SanFran MusicTech Summit announced
- Broadcast pros point to Internet as radio's near-term future
- Digitial sales buoyed overall music purchases in '07
- January 03, 2008
- Video demo shows off Nokia mobile's Net radio power
- Robertson's MP3Tunes locker opens up to the Wii
- January 02, 2008
- ATH royalty payment option off the table in '08
- USB Net radio recorder is good start, but lacks storage space
- December 31, 2007
- Next year could make or break booming music widget trend
- "Media Democracy" making more users into broadcasters, study shows
- December 28, 2007
- 2007 The Year in RAIN: Part 3
- December 27, 2007
- Jango rolls out customizable Net radio widgets
- Holiday music huge online too
- Out of the mouths of babes: "HD = Huh?"
- Gadget of the Year: Ford Sync puts music -- including Internet radio -- into your dashboard
- Former MySpace exec's firm to manage Chinese music radio website
- December 20, 2007
- Randy Michaels named head of Tribune's Internet and broadcast operations
- 2007: The Year in RAIN (Part 1)
- 2007: The Year in RAIN (Part 2)
- December 19, 2007
- There's no easy way to copy other countries' radio royalty solution
- Broadcast performance royalty bill announced
- RIAA's grabs top spot as mag's most tech-unfriendly group
- December 18, 2007
- Radio Ink Convergence '08 Conference details announced
- XM, label settle over portable copying capability
- Canadians just say "No" to DMCA-like bill
- December 17, 2007
- Arbitron releases online ratings for September, October
- Net radio "Cube" offers novel take on Wi-Fi players
- Winter weather floods CBS Radio websites
- Oft-ignored fact: Internet radio is a DIFFERENT medium
- December 14, 2007
- Boston Globe reviews field of Wi-Fi music players
- Record highs for terrestrial stations websites in October JP Morgan scorecard
- December 13, 2007
- Sony puts Net radio in PSP users' hands
- December 12, 2007
- "DVR for radio" delivers on-demand AM/FM to mobiles
- XM offers free podcasts of talk content
- American Media Services re-brands webcast products under "TheRadio.com"
- December 11, 2007
- Tom Taylor asks, "Has Internet radio 'stagnated'?"
- Update: Analysts respond to Imeem's major label coup
- London orchestra launches online radio station
- Update: More details on Mason's CBS streaming plans
- December 07, 2007
- CBS's Dan Mason tells analysts: One of his goals is "#1 in streaming"
- New CRB decisions stress need for parity, large webcasters tell Congress
- December 06, 2007
- CRB satellite radio decision sets up potential "win-win" for webcasters and labels
- CRB silver lining could be boon for talk format, says Taylor
- December 05, 2007
- Satellite rate is small fraction of Internet radio rate
- CRB sets royalty rate for satellite radio: 6% of revenues now, rising to 8%
- Wilhelms: SX's 'redistribution of wealth' logic is bogus
- Online ad revenues to surpass radio in '08, says new study
- December 04, 2007
- Live365 hands mobile users the keys
- December 03, 2007
- Nokia launches mobile Internet radio application; will be pre-loaded onto new devices
- Some say Arb's satellite ratings have a ways to go
- Major file-sharer embeds Last.fm station widgets
- PPM continued: Does "reliability" trump accuracy?
- November 30, 2007
- Free web streams generate $120 million for U.S. TV networks in '07
- More thoughts on PPM
- November 29, 2007
- Audi pumps on-the-go personalized Net radio into concept model
- Yahoo, AOL may abandon web radio, reports Bloomberg News
- CBS to provide free WiFi in midtown Manhattan
- "Copyright, Schmopyright": TechCrunch runs down "royalty free" music sites
- November 28, 2007
- PPM delayed? "Be careful what you wish for!"
- What's ailing the music industry? Progress!
- Verizon bets on "post-cell phone" future, will open network
- November 27, 2007
- Greater Media taps Tom Bender to lead Interactive unit
- Internet radio pioneer KPIG being launched into syndication
- Former label exec says UMG's anti-tech stance was typical of industry
- FMC's Toomey moves to Ford Foundation
- Plethora of Internet radio devices is on the way
- November 26, 2007
- Carriers, developers opening up to potential of mobile web
- Rhapsody WiFi device also delivers video, FM
- November 22, 2007
- Palm's new Centro comes with streaming Internet radio out of the box
- Internet radio is coming to the car dashboard
- November 21, 2007
- "iRadio" app for iPhone streams Shoutcast stations
- November 20, 2007
- Simson: Radio royalty would encourage newer artist airplay
- DC appeals court sets schedule for briefs in royalties case
- November 19, 2007
- With Vice investment, Viacom has a LABORATORY for web programming
- November 15, 2007
- Slacker device can't possibly be "the future" -- Chicago Tribune blogger
- New label offers ad-supported, 'no-DRM' free online downloads
- WMG chief admits label's lack of Internet plan damaged industry
- November 14, 2007
- Personalized Internet radio taking big steps away from PC
- Del Colliano: Labels' squeeze on radio is 'quick fix/high costs'
- Personalized, "community" online radio Jango launches
- November 13, 2007
- SelectRadio adds 1-touch buy option to wireless streaming
- Artists, radio debate 'promotion' issue in Senate cmte. hearing
- New baseBEAT Net radio design keeps advertisers in mind
- November 12, 2007
- Senate Judiciary examines the issue of over-the-air royalties
- Paragon advises brodcasters: Be part ot the Internet's "menu"
- November 06, 2007
- Sound Exchanges offers cable radio
- November 05, 2007
- Seattle Times: Big labels, high royalties "Chocking the Internet"
- October 25, 2007
- Why make them wait? Analysts advise stream launch etiquette
- Major label targets youth buyers with albums on USB
- October 23, 2007
- Social.FM Signs Microsoft Deal, Launches New Client
- October 22, 2007
- ESPN and Nielsen developing cross-platform metrics model
- October 19, 2007
- AM/FM performance royalty bill coming in Oct.; NAB guns blazing
- Big media companies looking to invest in online start-ups...again
- October 18, 2007
- Internet radio larger than yesterday's press reports
- September 26, 2007
- INVESTMENT ROUNDS SUMMARY
- September 18, 2007
- Webcast royalty issue spurs nationwide media coverage
- June 07, 2007
- Webcasters decry $1 billion "admin costs" to SoundEx
- June 01, 2007
- SoundEx opens re-up SWSA terms for noncomms
- May 31, 2007
- WSJ: Webcasters appeal as pressure on Congress mounts
- DiMA, NPR, Small Commercial W'casters file for emergency stay
- May 29, 2007
- Smaller webcasters issue letter to SoundExchange
- 100th co-sponsor signs on to Internet Radio Equality Act
- May 25, 2007
- Berman-Coble letter makes SX's argument to SX
- May 22, 2007
- SX offers 12%-of-revs rate to small webcasters
- May 15, 2007
- Wilhelms: "Fair and reasonable" misleading characterization of CRB
- May 14, 2007
- Veteran entertainment lawyer calls Simson out on his math
- May 11, 2007
- SX's Simson offers op-ed piece; Hanson responds
- May 10, 2007
- Wyden & brownsback introduce Senate's version of IREA
- May 03, 2007
- Webcasters speak, Congress listens during D.C. 'Hill walk'
- May 02, 2007
- Webcasters get breathing room; CRB pushes D-day to july 15th
- April 30, 2007
- SoundExchange tries PR tack of "our poor artists will suffer"
- April 26, 2007
- Internet Radio Equality Act introduced in House
- April 24, 2007
- Hanson poses the question: "What is 'fair'?"
- April 20, 2007
- It's in broadcasters' interests to step into the CRB battle
- Should we organize another "Day of Silence"?
- April 18, 2007
- SaveNetRadio.org website ready for you to link to!
- April 17, 2007
- CRB denies rehearing motions, spurs webcasters to action
- April 16, 2007
- Labels, artists join national campaign for Net radio survival
- April 11, 2007
- Veteran music laywer urges artists to fight CRB ruling
- April 09, 2007
- CRB's chilling effect could force Net radio to migrate north
- March 16, 2007
- Copyright law and the CRB: What went wrong?
- March 08, 2007
- Webcasters find Congressional allies over CRB ruling at hearing
- March 07, 2007
- What now?: Oxenford gives rundown of Webcaster legal options
- March 06, 2007
- Pandora 2006 royalty obligation could total nearly $4 billion
- Major push to mobilize listeners launched by Webcasters, fans
- March 02, 2007
- Webcast royalty rate decision announced
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