September 8th saw David Frear, CFO at pay-radio operator Sirius/XM. Speaking at a Bank of America/Merrill Lynch media conference, talk about the prospects for his business, and where growth would likely occur over the next 3-5 years. “I think it’s becoming more and more [about] the connected car. We think about what’s going to drive […]
According to the latest Dataxis’ quarter research, in the first half of the year 2017, total online music services for 11.2 million paid accounts. Spotify leads the market with 79 per cent of subscribers followed by Deezer with 13.2 per cent. Dataxis monitors on a quarterly basis paid accounts for premium online music services in […]
The first half of 2017 has seen rapid growth in sales of DAB+ receivers across Europe – driven by Norway’s switchover from FM to DAB+ and the development of digital radio markets across the continent. GfK research, covering nine European markets, shows a 30 per cent increase in sales volumes for the first six months […]
Roger Lynch, CEO at Charlie Ergen/DISH Network-backed Sling TV, is leaving the broadcaster to take up the President/CEO position at music streaming site Pandora. Lynch has been one of Ergen’s key executives and in July 2012 founding-CEO at OTT service Sling TV. He had worked with Ergen at DISHNetwork and EchoStar. He also spent time […]
Music streaming service Pandora, now with pay-radio operator SiriusXM seeking regulatory approval to be a major 16 per cent investor, is closing access in Australia and New Zealand effective immediately. Pandora opened for business in Australia and New Zealand in 2012. Reportedly, Pandora has some 5 million registered users in the two countries. Pandora is […]
North American pay-radio service SiriusXM continues to add subscribers and revenue. Its total subscriber base is now more than 32 million, with net self-pay growth reaching 466,000 for the broadcaster’s second quarter (to June 31st). Q2 revenue is also up, 9 per cent, to $1.3 billion, with net income rising an impressive 16 per cent […]
The ATP and ATP Media, the broadcast arm of the ATP World Tour, have jointly announced the launch of their own digital radio channel, ATP Tennis Radio – a live, free-to-air audio platform for tennis fans to enjoy worldwide. The 24/7 digital radio offering is hosted by Gigi Salmon, joined by a team of acclaimed […]
Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee’s Despacito, from Universal Music Latin Entertainment, has officially become the most streamed track of all time, just six months after its release. The song and accompanying remix featuring Justin Bieber, now have combined global streams in excess of 4.6 billion plays across leading streaming platforms. With Despacito, Bieber surpasses his […]
The Italian broadcasting market (TV and radio) was worth €9.7 billion in 2015, representing a 0.8 per cent growth on the previous year. According to data released by the industry association of Italian broadcasters Confindustria Radio Television (CRTV), the TV segment grew by just 0.5 per cent in the period, compared to a growth of […]
Satellite operator SES says it has won a retransmission contract from Telekom Serbia to carry six TV channels and one radio station for Serbia’s public broadcaster RTS. The channels will be transmitted from Astra at 5 degrees East. The six RTS channels, RTS Satelit, RTS Život, RTS Drama, RTS Kolo, RTS Trezor, RTS Muzika and […]