October 16, 2017

Talk to XAPP at NAB New York This Week

If you are in New York City this week, swing by NAB Show New York at the Javits Convention Center to meet Pat Higbie, CEO and co-founder of XAPPmedia. Pat was invited to host a roundtable discussion on Voice Activated Media and will be speaking at the Focus FWD Keynote Stage from 12:15 – 1:00 pm Wednesday.
October 11, 2017

CEO Pat Higbie Discusses the Past, Present & Future of Voice Technology on The Voicebot Podcast 

XAPPmedia CEO Pat Higbie was recently the featured guest on The Voicebot Podcast with Bret Kinsella. During the episode, the pair discuss how voice technology has throughout Higbie’s decade long career in the field, from the introduction of Siri to the launch of Amazon’s voice assistant Alexa.
October 9, 2017

Inside Radio: “Alexa is Listening, So Should Radio”

“The key word, at least for radio, is potential,” states an article published today on Inside Radio about the opportunities the Amazon Echo, and other smart speakers can provide to radio broadcasters. In the article, Inside Radio highlights how a growing number of stations are creating custom Alexa skills to bring radio back into the home.
October 5, 2017

The Journey Christian Radio Station Gets on Alexa in Just 4 Days with Voice Radio™

XAPP announced Voice Radio™ just last Wednesday as a fast and affordable way for radio stations to get their live stream on Amazon Alexa. Within a couple of hours we had our first customer go through the process. The Christian radio station 88.3 The Journey became the first to use Voice Radio after our public release and four days later was live on Alexa.
September 25, 2017

Amazon Echo Presents an Opportunity to Retake TSL

Radio has faced a long slow decline in time spent listening (TSL) statistics even as the industry has maintained impressive consumer reach. However, the rise of smart speakers like Amazon Echo and voice assistants such as Alexa are creating a new opportunity for radio to start regaining TSL once again.
September 19, 2017

Download Now: Amazon Alexa Radio Report

To help the broadcasters understand the impact of smart speakers will have on the radio industry, we compiled data from several recent studies related to voice assistants and smart speakers in a new paper, the Amazon Alexa Radio Report. The goal is to break through the hype we see in news headlines each day and take a data-driven look at the trends and how they will impact radio.
September 12, 2017
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Inside Radio, RAIN News and More Cover XAPP’s Launch of 100 Radio Alexa Skills Nationwide

Several media outlets, from Inside Radio to All Access, covered XAPPmedia’s announcement that it had launched over 100 active Alexa skills for radio stations nationwide as of last week.
July 19, 2017

XAPPmedia CEO Pat Higbie Shares His Tips for Building Better Voice Apps

In a recent four-part series, Voicebot.ai asked a number of voice industry experts, including XAPPmedia’s Pat Higbie, for their advice on how to build better voice applications. Here is what he had to say.
July 11, 2017

Digiday Features XAPPmedia’s Pat Higbie In Alexa Monetization Article

A recent post in Digiday discusses Amazon’s approach for monetizing Alexa and its implications for publishers. The article cites how both Amazon and publishers are trying to figure out to a monetization strategy for the new audio channel.