Pandora Served Subpoena Over Information Sharing

Internet Radio giant Pandora has been served a subpoena relating to how the company deals with the personal information provided by registered users and subscribers. The company is not likely alone. Pandora stated that they have been informed that they are not a specific target of an investigation,… → Read More

Amazon Launches “Cloud Drive” Storage Service

Amazon has surprised the marketplace by launching a cloud based music service ahead of companies like Apple and Google. The service, called Cloud Drive, utilizes the Amazon web store as well the MP3 app for the Android platform to store material from the personal collections of users as… → Read More

Slacker Adds ESPN Sports Content

The audio entertainment landscape is getting more interesting as well as more competitive. Slacker announced today that they are adding personalized ESPN sports coverage to their service. The unique aspect of this is that the sports coverage is fully customizable. This allows users to get the content they… → Read More

Spotify May Not Appeal To The Masses – Can Anything Do That?

Music listening is a very interesting subject these days. Some prefer to simply hit a power button and listen while others love to spend hours downloading songs and making their perfect playlist to fit any mood or occasion. There are even people who want simplicity sometimes and customization… → Read More

Internet Radio Round-Up – Pandora, Spotify, MOG, QTrax, Limewire, Beyond Oblivion and More

Internet radio is here to stay. Whether or not Sirius XM investors like it, these are the facts. The Net neutrality issue, cell phone data plans, and even royalties will not kill internet radio. Internet radio will remain a force because consumers want it, the record labels want… → Read More

Toyota and Pandora Pairing Gives Insight on How Pandora Will Make Money – Will Sirius XM Emulate This Strategy?

This article will likely frustrate SIRI fans who simply hate to hear about anything other than the great content and positive moves Sirius XM Radio has made over the past two years. After all, this site is dedicated to satellite radio news, right? The fact of the matter… → Read More

Pandora Bolsters Advertising Executive Team

Pandora announced Wednesday that they are expanding their advertising team. The move comes shortly after the company made public their intentions to issue and IPO. Pandora garners a substantial portion of their revenue from advertising, but also offers a premium service that allows consumers to avoid advertising via… → Read More

Audio Entertainment Landscape Sees More Change – Clear Channel, Rhapsody

The audio entertainment landscape is morphing faster now than ever before. With satellite radio, AM, FM, Internet, and smartphones all weighing in consumers have an ever expanding amount of choices in how and what they listen to for audio entertainment. It is now more important than ever for… → Read More

Spotify Raises $100 Million – Plans Expansion Into U.S.

Spotify, Europe’s largest Internet music service, announced today that they have been successful in raising $100 Million in venture capital as they continue to ink record label deals and get ready to expand their service into the United States. The news comes on the heels of Pandora announcing… → Read More

Pandora Files For IPO

It is now official. Internet Radio music service Pandora has filed paperwork with the SEC outlining their intentions to go public later this year. It has been speculated for quite some time that Pandora would make such a move and now it is a reality. The company stated… → Read More