Pandora’s Chris Martin said that while many connected devices don’t present an easy way to experience Pandora, the time will come when a user can enjoy a seamless Pandora experience in all aspects of life.
It will be a long time before every car dashboard has its own internet connection, but at the rate Pandora is going it will probably be capable of streaming music to every single one of them.
ROK appears to be building a compelling music service tied to a bargain mobile service plan, but it’s only sharing it with a handful of people on what was supposed to be its grand launch day.
T-Mobile won’t charge you the data you consume when streaming Pandora, iTunes Radio, Spotify or any other internet music app. The carrier also plans to launch its own internet radio service with Rhapsody.
The Justice Department will reexamine rules that require music publishers to license their song catalogs to everyone on a more or less equal basis.
Are digital services like Pandora paying their fair share to support musicians? A new ruling will add fuel to the debate: here’s all the details.
New trademark filings suggest Samsung has its eyes on building its in-house Tizen operating system into a full blown device-and-content ecosystem along the lines of iOS/iTunes and Android/Google Play.
Harman’s Aha streaming radio service will soon carry location-based ads, which, thanks to Placecast’s geofencing technology, know when you’re driving near an advertiser’s store.
While Warner is the first major record label to sign such a broad royalty deal its arrangement with Clear Channel is already being looked to as a template for a broader detente between the record companies and broadcasters.But it may not be a template Pandora can follow.
Today GM’s connected cars don’t connect much. But this fall, we could be in for a surprise. It’s completely overhauling its telematics and infotainment systems and is promising a plethora of apps.
