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August 24, 2016

Alexa is Growing Fast. Are You Missing It?

Mary Meeker of KPCB devoted more than 10% of her widely followed Internet Trends 2016 report to voice computing interfaces. In the 2015 report, voice assistants didn’t merit a single mention. What changed?

August 18, 2016

Alexa Skills Require Voice Experiences That Differ from Our Visual Past

Amazon's Alexa is ushering in a new era of voice interaction between brands and consumers. However, there is a big difference between the visual experiences of the web and mobile apps and those driven by audio and voice. XAPP has deep expertise and tools designed specifically for creating great voice experiences and are helping brands and organizations design and implement Alexa Skills. We are also building rapid custom Alexa demos and prototypes so people can hear what their brand sounds like on the new voice-first platforms.

June 13, 2016

Adotas & XAPPmedia: Ad Blocking From A Streaming Audio POV

An Adotas Q&A with XAPPmedia CMO Bret Kinsella explores how audio streaming can dodge the dangers of ad blocking.

June 1, 2016

What Spotify’s Financials Tell Us About Streaming Audio Economics – Part 2

Yesterday, we explored the numbers behind Spotify’s tremendous growth in subscription and advertising revenue counterbalanced by its shrinking gross margins. Today, we will discuss where all of that money is going.

May 25, 2016

Triton Data Shows Continued Rise in Internet Radio Listening

Triton released its March 2016 Webcast Metrics Top 20 Ranker which showed a continued rise in Internet radio listening. This also represented the first month that Triton proactively broke out Average Active Session (AAS) growth rates for pure play and broadcast Internet radio and streaming services. While both showed strong year-over-year growth, broadcast showed a small decline since the beginning of 2016.

May 3, 2016

Mobile Advertising Growth Will Boost Internet Radio Revenue

Internet radio audience has grown quickly. The industry commands somewhere between 600 – 900 million monthly listeners globally depending on which analysis you choose to cite. In the U.S., 57% of the population listens monthly and 50% weekly. The growth will allow Internet radio and streaming music services to capture an increasing share of the $42 billion in mobile advertising forecasted for 2016.

April 26, 2016

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MediaPost: 90% of Commuters Listen to Radio, XAPP and Edison Data Cited

Yesterday’s MediaPost article discussed the listening habits of car commuters citing data from XAPPmedia’s Internet Radio Ad Load Report and Edison Research. The article specifically compares the channel switching behavior of AM/FM radio listeners to Internet radio listeners during a commercial break.

April 25, 2016

MediaPost Interview with XAPPmedia Pat Higbie

MediaPost Interviews Pat Higbie on Internet Audio

Op-Ed Contributor to MediaPost Charlene Weisler interviewed XAPPmedia CEO Pat Higbie about the founding of XAPPmedia, the internet audio industry, and the future of streaming music.

April 20, 2016

Radio Online Q&A with Pat Higbie of XAPPmedia

Radio Online Q&A with XAPPmedia CEO Pat Higbie

Radio Online recently interviewed XAPPmedia co-founder and CEO Pat Higbie. In a Q&A, he explains how mobile audio is reigniting radio revenue growth, describes the value digital marketing brings to the radio industry, and why digital is a premium asset for broadcasters looking to grow revenue and audience.