Competitors

Spotify has not even launched in the United States yet, but already the company is making waves and has the audio entertainment industry watching closely. The company has announced some compelling new features that promise to allow customers to not only manage their iTunes library, but also buy… → Read More

The ever-shifting business model of Internet radio is seeing yet another shift as MOG, previously a subscription only model shifts to offering a free tier. The move, what I term as a hybrid music model, has MOG joining business models like Pandora, Slacker, Spotify, and to a certain… → Read More

Big Machine Label Group and Clear Channel have joined forces to create Big Machine Radio, a commercial free station that will be featured on Clear Channel’s iHeartRadio Internet radio service. This latest move by Clear Channel demonstrates their continued commitment to the concept of Internet radio and being… → Read More

With the audio entertainment landscape becoming more crowded, it was hard to imagine Spotify launching in the united States with a splash. Consumers already have AM, FM, HD Radio, Sirius XM, Pandora, MOG, iHeartRadio, Slacker, and more to choose from. Exactly what could Spotify do that would get… → Read More

File this one under the “It’s A Day Late and A Dollar Short”. The National Association of Broadcasters has announced a campaign aimed at getting legislation that would require mobile devices to have terrestrial radio tuners built in. This, in theory would allow cell phone users to tune… → Read More

Here at the New York International Auto Show Toyota has a pretty substantial space dedicated to their audio/information platform called EnTune. Like most every auto maker at the show, Toyota wants to show off their latest technological advancements and for most OEM’s that means demonstrating their integration of… → Read More

If you ever thought that cloud based solutions were a pipe dream it is time to wake up. Apple and Google have been working toward it for quite some time now and Amazon has already launched CloudDrive, a service for music storage. Now HP is getting into the… → Read More

If you are invested in the media sector with equities like Sirius XM Radio (NASDAQ:SIRI), chances are that you have heard of and are well aware of the strides being made by Internet Radio companies like Slacker, MOG, Pandora and Spotify. The competitors in the media landscape run… → Read More

As most people who follow the media are aware, Pandora is in the midst of trying to go public. This event has given perhaps the best insight into the financial workings of an Internet radio company yet. Pandora represents one of Internet radio’s largest companies and insight into… → Read More

People who love music love to hate the major record labels. Those pesky record companies put restrictions on how often you can hear music, charge royalty fees that make it difficult to enjoy music, and are forever in million dollar lawsuits against the unsuspecting parents of some teen… → Read More