Pandora is leading the internet radio front by entering your car
While competition in the streaming music service market has steadily increased over the past year, Pandora is still strongly in the lead, according to new metrics the company announced at the Consumer Electronics Show today.
The company claims to have 68 percent of the internet radio market share, which is up slightly from what the company reported during quarterly earnings in November. Pandora now has 125 million registered users, and the average active user listens … Continue Reading
Pandora beats analyst estimates, reports $67M record revenue
Streaming music provider Pandora posted a 117 percent increase in revenue for a record $67 million after its first quarter as a publicly traded company, Pandora Media Inc. reported Thursday.
Pandora’s popular online radio service groups music into customized radio stations based on feedback from listeners. The company’s IPO in June opened with strong results that slowly dwindled as many questioned its ability to turn a profit.
The company’s overall boost in revenue, which beat … Continue Reading
French regulators ban the words Facebook and Twitter from TV and radio
In a strange move, French media regulators have banned the words “Facebook” and “Twitter” from appearing on TV and radio unless a program specifically talks about the services in a news story, according to This Much I Know.
To clarify, if a TV or radio show wants to do a story on the popularity of Facebook, it can mention Facebook by name. However, a TV or radio show is no longer allowed to solicit followers … Continue Reading
Aupeo's Internet radio comes to the Nokia Ovi store
German startup Aupeo bills itself as “Pandora for the rest of the world”, providing curated Internet radio channels as well as a personal music channel based on recommendations. It just launched a range of free apps for the Nokia Ovi store. This makes the company the main streaming music provider on Nokia’s app store.
Music is a tricky area for Nokia since it has its own music store and therefore would not be keen to … Continue Reading
Stitcher rounds up $6M from Benchmark for personalized radio
German startup Aupeo bills itself as “Pandora for the rest of the world”, providing curated Internet radio channels as well as a personal music channel based on recommendations. It just launched a range of free apps for the Nokia Ovi store. This makes the company the main streaming music provider on Nokia’s app store.
Music is a tricky area for Nokia since it has its own music store and therefore would not be keen to … Continue Reading
