April 20, 2017

New Report: 10 Best Practices for Putting Radio on Amazon Echo

The XAPP team has worked with several brands and media companies this year to develop custom Alexa skills to give them a presence on the Amazon Echo. Today, we have published a new report highlighting 10 Best Practices for Putting Radio on Amazon Echo.
April 17, 2017

Inside Radio Q&A with XAPPmedia CEO Pat Higbie

Inside Radio recently interviewed CEO Pat Higbie to discuss the impact that voice integrations and smart speakers will have for broadcast radio. His assessment? It's all good news for radio broadcasters.
April 12, 2017
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Digiday Article ‘Voice Picks Up Steam’ Features XAPPmedia CEO Pat Higbie

In a recent Digiday article, Max Willens discusses how voice will have a bigger impact on media in the next few years than other emerging technologies like artificial intelligence and virtual reality. Why? Because “voice works.”
March 23, 2017

3 Reasons Why Radio Stations Should Launch Alexa Skills Now

XAPP is getting a lot of attention for developing Federated Media’s B100 Alexa skill for the Amazon Echo. You can imagine that the strong and favorable reception has led many radio broadcasters to reach out to learn more.
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.