Pandora is paying $75 million dollars to buy out Rdio assets, including technology and intellectual property, in the fall out from of the company's bankruptcy.

The music streaming market has become crowded with options and companies are fighting for subscriptions and listeners.

The Wall Street Journal yesterday reported that Rdio is seeking chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and shutting down because “the planned sale to Pandora is contingent on such a filing.”

GfK’s latest AudienScope report shows that Australian radio audiences have grown by 7% in the last five years, 19% of people are listening to more radio now than they were a year ago and driving while listening to live radio is the top multi-tasking activity. 
 

This week on social media a broadcaster was looking for tips to improve her croaky sound, presumably heading to work with a cold and sore throat.
 
The best tip is not to go.
 
Forget rum and brandy, honey and warm water, gargling with salt etc. as a broadcaster it is really important not to push through and use your voice when you have symptoms that are affecting your throat.
 
That’s according to Speech Pathologist Jane Backhouse from Adelaide Voice and Speech Services.

The release of  Jacobs Media’s 11th annual national web survey has uncovered “a highly evolving and changing media environment” yet in many ways remaining traditional at its core.

There are a number of interesting trends such as the emergence of smart watch usage (2%) and the appearance of Netflix.

More Australians tuned into commercial radio in 2014 than ever before, with an average cumulative audience of 10.1 million people listening each week in metropolitan areas throughout 2014, an increase of 4.13% from 2013.   
 
The listening data is from CRA’s commercial radio listening summary, an analysis of the GfK eight ratings surveys in the five capital city markets in 2014, compared with the previous year. 
 

The latest Survey 8 releases from the PR Departments.

Click here for the raw results and here for analysis.

A US consumer research paper called Taking Stock With Teens: A Collaborative Consumer Insights Project has documented the habits of teens when it comes to consuming all forms of media and the insights into their radio habits are fascinating.

NOVA Entertainment has announced the next stage in its digital evolution, with the launch of its new Online, Mobile and Tablet sites, offering deeper client integration and richer content, across its market leading entertainment portal.