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The 2012 edition of our annual gathering in Las Vegas, RAIN Summit West, will take place on Sunday, April 15, 2012 during the NAB Show (April 14-19, 2012). Save the date!
We'll announce more details in the coming months, so be sure to stay tuned! For an idea of what the 2012 RAIN Summit West will be like, you can check out the agenda of RAIN Summit West 2011 here.
PANEL: ONLINE TOOLS THAT DRIVE OFFLINE LISTENING
There are several ways to measure a streaming online audience. What are the strengths and weaknesses of each method? Should there be uniformity in measurement metrics? What method will drive the most revenue into the marketplace? Hear from experts from several measurement companies debate these topics and more.
Panelists: Phillip Beswick (The Media Audit), Rob Favre (Triton Digital), Paul Krasinski (Arbitron)
Moderator: Dave Rahn (Custom Channels)
Panelists: Doug Sterne (Pandora), Jeff Pescatello (Radio Loyalty), Amy Becker (TargetSpot)
Moderator: Paul Jacobs (jacAPPS)
A discussion of the legal issues related to streaming, privacy and ad serving, and royalties.
Panelists: Colin Rushing (SoundExchange), Angus MacDonald (Live365), David Oxenford (Davis Wright Tremaine)
Moderator: Tom Taylor (Radio-Info)
PANEL: GIVE LISTENERS WHAT THEY WANT
Programming features such as on demand streaming, skipping, time shifting and ad free listening options can be a meaningful ways for stations to expand their audience and brand. Hear from content providers and the platforms and tools they are using.
Panelists: Lisa Namerow (AOL Radio), Brian Lakamp (Clear Channel), William Sanchez (Fox News Radio)
Moderator: Zackary Lewis (Liquid Compass)
We've uploaded hundreds of photos from RAIN Summit Chicago 2011. From the panels and presentations to socializing at the RAIN Reader Cocktail Party, we have photos of it all.
You can find galleries here, here, here and a fourth from RTT News here.
Thanks to RTT News and Carl Magnuson, Director of Sales at Social Radio, for taking these photos.
Today RAIN is excited to bring you video coverage of Kurt Hanson's State of the Industry Address from RAIN Summit Chicago 2011.
In the video (embedded below), Hanson argues that we're not only entering a fourth golden age of radio, but that it's time to "pour it on." In ad revenue, audience size and more, Hanson shows how things are "moving faster than you think" when it comes to Internet radio.
You can also watch Pandora founder Tim Westergren's keynote from RAIN Summit Chicago 2011 right here and view photos from the event here. Stay tuned for more videos in the coming days!
We've published hundreds of photos from last week's RAIN Summit Chicago gathering. From Tim Westergren's keynote to the afternoon's panels and even happenings outside the room, you can see it all via our Flickr galleries here and here. You can also find more photos from RTT News here.
Last week we published video of Pandora founder Tim Westergren's keynote (find it here).
Very soon we'll publish Kurt Hanson's keynote presentation and video coverage of the Summit's panels. Stay tuned!
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Yesterday was the sold-out RAIN Summit Chicago and -- thanks to the dozens of speakers and experts who shared their insights with us -- it was a big success.
The Summit was keynoted by Pandora founder and Chief Strategy Officer Tim Westergren. He argued that there is "little doubt that the future of radio is Internet radio...[and] the music industry should be doing everything it can to encourage this shift."
Radio Ink has more coverage of Westergren's keynote here and here. Radio World and FMQB also have more coverage here and here, respectively.
RAIN Summit Chicago also featured panel after panel filled with informative and entertaining discussions. The afternoon included panels about ratings, legal issues and two separate discussions on mobile streaming.
Tom Taylor (who moderated our legal panel) has excellent coverage of the Summit in Radio-Info here.
RAIN publisher Kurt Hanson presented his updated State of the Industry address where he estimated Pandora's current audience size (much bigger than you think) and argued that "it's time to make your move" and "pour it on."
All Access has more coverage of Hanson's address (and the rest of the Summit) here.
Video coverage of RAIN Summit Chicago will be posted in coming days and we'll have more coverage soon, so stay tuned!
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