TuneIn Extends Their Radio Streaming Reach to Festivals and More

2016 has been the year for many, many things. Some surreal, others dumbfounding, but in the entertainment world, live streaming content has seen positive growth and evolution far beyond what it was last year. Major TV networks have been launching technology and consumer-based business innovation that’s already been at play in the music industry for […]

Why Twitter’s Future Lies in Feeding Its Flock with Live Streaming Goodies

Now, Twitter Needs to Be the One to Reinvent Device-based Advertising Early Thursday morning Twitter released their Q3 Earnings Report, confirming the expected layoffs along with announcing a few surprises, including their six-second video Vine app getting the end-of-life pink slip. Twitter’s earning statement included a quote from Anthony Noto, Twitter’s CFO, “We intend to […]

Go90 Steals YouTube’s Thunder with Outside Lands Live Stream

Not everyone was watching the Olympics this weekend. Outside Lands once again veered away from the de facto festival live stream video platform, YouTube, as Superfly, the festival’s promoter, continued partnering with Verizon’s Go90 mobile video app and Aol.com (Verizon acquired AOL in 2015).

TheConnected.Buzz – Music & Festival Business News June 27

This content feature on Kaffeine Buzz, TheConnected.Buzz, is a roundup of festival, live event, music business, and technology news. Umbel Expands Multi-channel Fan Engagement Services With Lodestone Acquisition As the challenge of converging disparate siloes of valuable data into unified, actionable insights is lessening, solution providers are also coming together to make data access and […]

Umbel Expands Multi-channel Fan Engagement Services With Lodestone Acquisition

As the challenge of converging disparate siloes of valuable data into unified, actionable insights is lessening, solution providers are also coming together to make data access and campaign creation even more powerful. Umbel, the Austin-based data aggregator and software company, has acquired a fellow Austin tech company, Lodestone, which specializes in a multi-channel fan engagement.

Festival’s Live Streaming Momentum Mirrors Brand’s Future in Video – A Connected Festival Report

This past weekend wrapped the 2016 Governors Ball, and although Day 3 of the festival was canceled due to weather predictions of lightning and flooding, Days 1 and 2 packed a punch. For those of us not physically at the festival, we were still able to enjoy daytime sets from Eliot Sumner, London Soul, Holly […]

Safety First: Governors Ball Cancels Third Day Due To Severe Weather

Mother Nature has had her way with another festival. At 12:30am Eastern Sunday morning, Governors Ball issued a statement, “At Gov Ball, our top priority is your well-being and the well-being of talent and staff. If weather conditions are deemed unsafe for the festival, Sunday’s show will be delayed or cancelled.”

Music Sponsorships: The Golden Ticket for Brands That Get It – The Connected Music Series

Photo: Business Wire, Samsung This is Part 1 in this Connected Music Series, which features conversations, conference sessions, use cases, reports and data showcasing the digital and technological impact and influence on live music events. The traditional advertising model in all its forms seems well on its way to Disarray Town. Networks are trying to […]