Ad-supported iTunes Radio brought to an end

iTunes Radio

Apple is phasing out its advertising based streaming music service in favor of a subscription based one. Apple Music will be replacing iTunes Radio, altogether, as Apple has decided to phase out the ad-supported service in favor of using its program that is completely subscription based. This is the latest step in the music streaming industry that seems to be dividing between subscriptions and ads. iTunes Radio has been in existence since 2013 but rolled out only in Australia and the United States. It functioned in a way that has…

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Samsung makes its way into the mobile advertising marketplace

Small Business Mobile ad success marketing

New mobile marketing friendly features help spur growth. Samsung has announced that it will be forming a new mobile ad exchange through a partnership that it has made with leading digital ad technology provider, OpenX Technologies, which sets the company up for direct competition with Apple and Google. The goal of Samsung’s effort is to make it more lucrative and simpler for app developers to provide Samsung mobile device users with advertising. Its new partnership with Open X was first announced on Tuesday, and will allow those two companies to…

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