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May 4, 2017

NAB Insights on Amazon Echo. Claim Your Station Name Now.

I was joined by Jeff Gibb of Amazon and James Derby from Federated Media for a roundtable discussion on Voice Interactive Radio at the NAB show last week. The most common question was about how to get Alexa, the voice assistant on Amazon Echo, to recognize a station name.

April 26, 2017

NAB Voice Interactive Radio Session with XAPP, Amazon and Federated Media Draws a Crowd

The Voice Interactive Radio presentation given by XAPPmedia, Amazon and Federated Media was one the most popular at NAB this week. Drawing a large crowd, the 45 minute session was primarily a Q&A between radio station executives, Jeff Gibb of Amazon, James Derby of Federated Media and XAPP’s Pat Higbie.

April 13, 2017

Amazon Echo is Bringing Back the Preset Radio Buttons. Will Your Station Be There?

In recent interviews, I have said many times that Amazon Echo is bringing radio back into the home. Over 10 million homes have introduced Amazon Echo and Google Home into their kitchens and living rooms. Another 20 million are expected to add these devices in 2017. Gartner estimates that 75% of U.S. households will have a smart speaker by 2020 according to Inside Radio.

March 17, 2017

RAIN NEWS: XAPPmedia’s B100 Radio Skill Is “Startling In Scope and Implication”

Yesterday, Brad Hill of RAIN News wrote a glowing review of XAPPmedia’s B100 skill after trying it out for himself. The B100 skill was developed with Federated Media to provide a full interactive radio experience on Amazon’s Alexa as it offers three choices for listeners: live-streaming, on-demand listening and podcasts.

March 16, 2017

Federated Media’s B100 Taps XAPPmedia to Create First Radio Skill for Amazon Alexa

B100 is the first radio station to launch an Amazon Alexa Skill that includes live stream, on-demand and podcast content. It also uses Amazon’s AudioPlayer interface and the content Scan Feature developed by XAPPmedia to deliver an interactive voice experience for listeners.

January 30, 2017

Voicebot Features XAPPmedia’s 2017 Voice-first Predictions

Today, Voicebot published a collection of predictions from several voice-first industry leaders. Two of these leaders were from XAPPmedia, CEO Pat Higbie and CTO John Kelvie.

December 28, 2016

Triton Digital Offers XAPPmedia’s Interactive Audio Ads on Slacker Radio

LOS ANGELES – October 4, 2016 —Triton Digital, a leading technology provider for the audio industry, today announced its representation of XAPPmedia’s premium interactive audio ads on Slacker Radio, a leading Internet radio service. This is in addition to Slacker’s own audio inventory and programming, which Triton Digital has been representing since 2010.

September 6, 2016

Amazon Alexa Skill Streaming Feature Creates New Opportunities and Challenges for Audio Publishers

Two weeks ago Amazon announced a new Audio Player feature that allows unlimited audio playback or text-to-speech by Alexa. This is great news. Previously, it was limited to 90 seconds which practically eliminated the opportunity for podcasters and music streaming services to reach an audience of 10 million Echo users.