Music/Audio

 

Salesforce Wants to Bring Voice to the Workplace (TechCrunch)

At its annual Dreamforce mega-conference in San Francisco, Salesforce introduced the next steps in its Einstein Voice project, which it first announced last year. Einstein Voice is... More

AWS Elemental MediaConvert Supports Encoding for Dolby Vision, Audio (TVB Europe)

AWS Elemental has announced its MediaConvert video processing service now offers support for Dolby Vision high dynamic range video encoding and Dolby Atmos audio encoding for immer... More

Sony President on Sony 360 Reality Audio: ‘I Didn’t Believe It’ (Forbes)

When Sony revealed its latest technology, called Sony 360 Reality, there was a lot to explain. Sure, we knew it was a system that used object-based audio to create an experience th... More

SiriusXM Upgrades Jazz at Lincoln Center Studios With Avid Audio Solutions to Produce Live Broadcasts (MESA)

Avid announced that long-time customer SiriusXM Satellite Radio has upgraded its Jazz at Lincoln Center mixing and recording studios with Avid audio hardware and software solutions... More

‘Hey Google, Play SiriusXM’: Google Assistant Adds Radio Giant to Smart Speakers (Billboard)

SiriusXM is coming to Google Assistant-enabled devices including Google Nest smart speakers and displays over the next week, the companies announced. The update gives Google Assist... More

Technicolor’s The Mill Pushes Boundaries on Music Videos With Virtual Production, Game Engine Technology (HITS)

Technicolor’s The Mill collaborated with Norwegian musician Cashmere Cat aka Magnus Høiberg and renowned Director Jake Schreier on the groundbreaking music video ‘Emotions’.... More

Netflix Launches $4 Mobile-Only Monthly Plan in Malaysia (TechCrunch)

Netflix is ready to take its lower-cost, mobile-only plan beyond India as it looks to expand the reach of its service in other international markets. The American on-demand video s... More

It’s Superhero Time on Podcasts (NPR)

Marvel announced it's joining forces with SiriusXM and Pandora to launch a series of superhero-based shows in 2020. "Powerful stories are read, seen, and heard — and we believe a... More

Dolby Vision, Dolby Atmos Set for Eros Now’s Streaming Content (MESA)

Eros Now, a premier Indian OTT entertainment platform, announced that it will support Dolby Vision ultra-vivid imaging technology and Dolby Vision immersive audio on selected conte... More

Cosynd Partners With Distribution Platform YANGAROO (MESA)

Cosynd is partnering with YANGAROO Music, the provider of DMDS, a digital asset distribution platform serving broadcasters and tastemakers. The partnership will bring Cosynd’s po... More

Sony’s Immersive 360 Reality Audio Format Will Be Commercially Available This Fall (Billboard)

Sony is making its immersive 360 Reality Audio technology commercially available in the late fall, the company announced. The cutting-edge format - which utilizes what is known as ... More

The Next Big Tech Battleground is Your Ears (The Verge)

One of the most interesting and fastest-moving areas of personal technology over the past few years hasn’t been smartphones, tablets, or even smartwatches. Rather, the action and... More

Google Makes It Easier to Move Music, Video Streams Between Devices (Variety)

At long last, Google is finally introducing a way for users of its smart speakers and streaming adapters to move media between those devices. The company introduced a new feature c... More

Why the Music Industry is Banking on the Growth of VR Concerts (Forbes)

There is lots of potential for VR gigs to become a very importance source of new revenue for the music industry, even if VR headsets aren't really accessible or widespread enough f... More

Netflix Loves Music Content – But Also All Other Content (NPR)

Netflix's recent forays into music-related film and television feature a laundry list of stars and splash, even in the last year alone. In the last few years, dozens have exploded ... More

‘Hey Siri’: You Can Now Ask to Play Music ‘With Spotify’ (Billboard)

iPhone and iPad users with Apple iOS 13 software can now ask Siri to play songs on Spotify, thanks to a new update to the app. After downloading the latest version of Spotify, user... More

Sky Mixes ‘Portrait Artist’ in Newly Installed Dolby Atmos Suite (Broadcast)

Sky has installed a Dolby Atmos immersive audio mixing suite in its Isleworth office. The suite is a 7.1.4 Atmos speaker configuration – seven speakers at ear level, one for bass... More

How Dolby Atmos Can Bring Paintings to Life (TechRadar)

When you hear the name Dolby Atmos, the immersive 360-degree virtual surround sound technology, you may think of big-budget blockbusters with bone-rattling explosions, pounding gun... More

Tesla Adds Spotify, Netflix, YouTube, Hulu Support (Variety)

Elon Musk’s Tesla is adding a bevy of new entertainment options with the latest system software update for its electric vehicles. The new Tesla Theater feature lets owners of Mod... More

Study: 77% of American Internet Users Now Streaming Music (Billboard)

More than three fourths of the American internet-using population over the age of 13 is now streaming music. That's according to MusicWatch's audiocensus report on U.S. music consu... More

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