AI
New SAG-AFTRA Rules Cover Voice Talent Rights, Pay For AI-Generated Digital Audio Ads
As more advertisers embrace artificial intelligence to create customized elements in their digital audio ads, featuring specifics like the time of day, weather or location, SAG-AFTRA has approved a new waiver to take the use of dynamic AI into account.
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AI could enable a golden age of audio piracy
Everyone knows the story: In the early 2000s, peer-to-peer (P2P) file-sharing platforms like Napster, Kazaa, and LimeWire helped digital music piracy proliferate, ultimately decimating recorded music revenue...
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Tools
LAMA brings NDI networking to audio creators
The LAMA NDI Virtual Soundcard is a free 16 x 16 AoIP software interface that delivers low-latency multi-channel audio over standard IP networks
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immersive audio has everyone wrapped in sound
Paul Mac looks at the state-of-the-art in immersive audio and gathers comments from technologists an
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How to Become More Creative with Your Audio Content Offerings
As mentioned in our previous insights on the content trends we’ve seen throughout 2023, the landscape of inflight entertainment continues to evolve with passengers increasingly seeking diverse content options beyond conventional movies and TV.
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Data
Radio Takes A Digital Audio Lead Over Pureplays In Edison Data
While smart speaker ownership has plateaued since the pandemic, the platform still has an important role to play in radio listenership.
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Top 10 Audio Brands of 2024 Revealed by Landor Group and WPP
Landor Group and WPP Network's amp has unveiled its annual Best Audio Brands report: a detailed analysis of the top audio brands of 2024.
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Trend
Audio-only video games were a big hit — and could be coming back
In a spatial audio world, who needs video at all?
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Retail
Retail and QSRs Dominate First Quarter Digital Audio Ad Spend
Digital audio spend continues to provide a lucrative forecast for radio, but two sectors, in particular, are feeding it the most.
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Streaming Audio Amplifies Success for Retail Media Network Advertisers
As legacy identifiers erode and cookie deprecation continues, off-site media will take a bigger position within retail media to capitalize on valuable first-party retailer data.
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Music
The Evolution of Soundstage in Music from Mono to Spatial
Stereo audio is the most widely consumed audio format today, but what came before it, and what came next?
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Streaming
How to improve the quality of the audio in your streaming apps
Make your mobile music sound better.
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