Spotify and Integral Ad Science (IAS) are partnering up to tackle the next brand safety challenge around podcast advertising.

Panelists shared their views about how brands can assess what is a good place to start with audio advertising and how they can fit it in with their wider strategy with moderator Stephanie Famolaro from the Trade Desk. And there were some bold predictions about how audio will assume primacy in a screen-less future.

​Spotify’s A/NZ managing director, Jane Huxley, has been promoted to the role of managing director for Europe/Middle East/South Africa for Spotify.

Eventbrite and Facebook have taken the wrappers off a new event discovery and ticket buying facility in Australia, allowing users to buy tickets directly within Facebook, without having to leave the site or app.

Pandora, the algorithmic music radio app, is not afraid of its competitors in on-demand streaming like Spotify and Apple-owned Beats Music, because it has better feedback data than them, the company claims.

Twitter has taken a slow approach in the rollout of new ad products and changes to the user interface, but that's beginning to change. Following its deeper integration with MoPub, Twitter is expected to reveal a series of new ad products alongside a refined and more feature-rich user experience.

Spotify hopes the art inspires their employees