Music/Audio
Amazon, Microsoft, Salesforce, Others Launch Initiative to Bring Multiple Voice Assistants to Devices (VB)
Amazon and more than 30 other industry partners hope to give consumers greater choice in voice services. To this end, they together announced the Voice Interoperability Initiative ... More
Amazon Announces New Large Echo With Better Sound (CNBC)
Amazon kicked off its annual hardware event on Wednesday where it unveiled several new Echo devices, alongside new Alexa capabilities. The company unveiled the $199 Echo Studio, a... More
Dolby Labs’ John Loose on Spatial Audio, Using ‘Little Moments’ to Create Mix Magic (Grammy.com)
The director of audio/visual production at Dolby Labs talks about how Dolby Atmos technology is changing cinema sound, what he feels makes a good music mix and more.... More
Thomson Expands India Business With Audio Products Launch (ETRetail)
Technicolor, the owner of the Thomson brand, has signed an exclusive licensing agreement with Envent Worldwide for the development of the audio range of products in India.... More
Dolby Cinema’s Julian Stanford Talks Sound Design, Dolby Atmos Technology (TM)
While John Cooper and David Courier of Sundance believe that cinemas and streaming services go hand in hand to distribute films, Stanford argues that as home entertainment experien... More
Apple TV+ Content Supports Dolby Vision, Dolby Atmos (9to5Mac)
We continue to learn more about Apple TV+ ahead of its debut on November 1st. A support document on Apple’s website details that all Apple TV+ content will be available in Dolby ... More
Dawn Ostroff’s Plan to Turn Spotify Into the Ultimate Podcast Hub (LA Times)
Since she was tapped as Spotify’s chief content officer, Ostroff has been charged with building an arsenal of podcasts to catapult the Swedish business to become a leader not jus... More
Apple Music Launches on the Web (The Verge)
Apple Music is getting a big expansion today with a new web interface that will let subscribers stream music directly from a browser without having to install iTunes or a separate ... More
Spotify Tests an In-App ‘Create Podcast’ Button (The Verge)
Spotify wants as many podcasts on its platform as possible, and it’s now testing a new button within its app that’ll encourage people to create one. Code leaker Jane Wong spott... More
Netflix’s Podcast Slate ‘Deepens’ Space Around Original Content, Programmers Say (Variety)
It should come as no surprise that, in its quest to become a full-blown entertainment ecosystem, Netflix has built a roster of podcast programming to complement its scores or origi... More
After a Breakout Year, Looking Ahead to the Future of Podcasting (TechCrunch)
This year has been a breakout one for podcasting. According to Edison Research’s Infinite Dial report, more than half of Americans have now listened to a podcast, and an estimate... More
How Conan O’Brien, Other Top Hosts are Tapping Into the Podcast Revolution (Variety)
Right now, this brave new world of audio is mostly filled with as-yet-unrealized potential. However, a swelling listener base and the accelerating migration of major advertising do... More
How Blockchain Is About to Change the Music Industry (Forbes)
We hear music every day, we dance to it and sing along with it. Music moves us and even defines our mood and the ambiance of the space around us. But do we know how it is made? Wri... More
Podcasts Grow Into Effective Advertising Medium as Consumption Rises (CMO)
More people are tuning into podcasts and are heavily engaged with this audio content, according to new data released today from Adobe Analytics. The report, which surveyed 1,008 U.... More
Spotify’s Monthly $10 Fee May Not Stay Low for Long (Rolling Stone)
Bloomberg reports that Spotify is gearing up to test price hikes to its subscriptions in certain countries — suggesting that more expensive streaming plans in general may be on t... More
Sony Electronics Unveils New In-Car Audio Line-Up With Bigger Screen Size, High-powered Sound (SSN)
Sony Electronics announced a new line-up of in-car media receivers led by the XAV-AX8000, which features an 8.95-inch screen and single-DIN rear chassis. (more…)... More
Hear The Beatles’ Abbey Road in Hi-Res, Dolby Atmos (What HiFi)
A 50th anniversary edition of Abbey Road, The Beatles' penultimate album, will be released next month, with its 17 tracks mixed in stereo, hi-res stereo, 5.1 surround and Dolby Atm... More
Apple’s AirPods Business is Bigger Than You Think (Fortune)
Apple's AirPods wireless earbuds may be small in size, but they're a huge business. This year, the company will sell 50 million AirPods, at $159 for a pair, according to Wedbush an... More
‘The Matrix’ Returns to the Big Screen for 20-Year Anniversary Exclusively in Dolby Cinema at AMC (MESA)
Dolby, Warner Bros., and AMC Theatres announced that The Matrix, winner of four Academy Awards including Best Sound, will return to select theaters nationwide for an exclusive one-... More
Sony Music, FC Barcelona Partner For ‘Entertainment Experiences’ Combining Music, Soccer (Billboard)
The deal combines “big-name football stars and big-name music artists," according to Sony. FC Barcelona will also make use of the Sony Music catalogue for promotional content pro... More