My Song Got Played On Pandora 1 Million Times and All I Got Was $16.89

26 Jun 2013 • thetrichordist.com

Here’s an idea. Why doesn’t Pandora get off the couch and get an actual business model instead of asking for a handout from congress and artists? For instance: Right now Pandora plays one minute of commercials an hour on their free service. Here’s an idea!  Play two minutes of commercials and double your revenue! (Sirius XM plays 13 minutes and charges a subscription).

Amen to the first part, but I think the second is wholly inaccurate.  I listen to satellite radio all the time and there are no commercials at all - that's why I pay for it.  Sometimes there are DJs talking about music and things between songs just a little, but absolutely no commercials on any of the 3-4 stations I listen to regularly.  I thought that was the whole point of paying for radio - to get rid of the damn commercials.