We follow yesterday’s introduction to the 2024 Year-End Music Report, with a second piece of coverage. In the first part we learned how U.S. audio influences global streaming metrics, and also how independent distribution dominates “Major Distribution.” Today we cover more ground in the 90-page report. Click for details and illustrations. Continue Reading
Entertainment analytics company Luminate released its 2024 Year-End Music Report, a global analysis of fan behavior and consumption metrics across all types of listening. We dig in for part one of detailed coverage. Continue Reading
Branded podcast producer and brand consultancy Amaze Media Labs notifies us that Audiencelift 2.0 has been released — the latest iteration of the company’s podcast growth platform. Click for the details and development history. Continue Reading
In a notably exacting survey goal, Edison Research queried U.S. survey subjects about which platforms they recalled using to hear discussions about the recent U.S. presidential election. Continue Reading
Video/audio streaming site Video has prevailed in a copyright infringement lawsuit brought by major music labels Universal Music Group (UMG) and Sony Music. This is not the first time Vimeo has tangled with labels over the same issue, as RAIN reported in 2016 in Capital Records vs. Vimeo. The fulcrum in both cases is the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), enacted in 1998.
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— Equitable Coverage (iHeartMedia)
— A The Vanguard (Miami MusicTech 2025)
— CES + AI = Webinar (Jacobs Media
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— Tenure (The Podglomerate)
— Yet Another (E.B. Moss)
— The Biz of Bizzy Audiences (Sounds Profitable)
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We learn from Music Business Worldwide that Spotify founder and CEO Daniel Ek has cashed $27.8 million in Spotify stock (SPOT). While an interesting observation, the cash trade does not imply any negative sentiment. Click for info and the stock chart. Continue Reading
— What’s It About? (Matt Deegan)
— Critique (Mood Machine)
— Yet Another Role (Arielle Nissenblatt)
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“Nearly 1 billion downloads” — that’s part of a double brag released by PodcastOne. Not as exact as the company probably wishes, but reinforced by a ranking jump, from 13th to 8th most prolific podcast publisher in the U.S. for December 2024. The press release is placed on the Nasdaq website Continue Reading
iHeartMedia and the National Football League announce that the two giants are re-upping their podcast creation and marketing partnership which started in 2021 and resulted in the NFL Podcast Network. The network includes 16 podcasts; more on the way. Continue Reading
— Innately Personal (Jennifer Witz
— Exponential (E.B. Moss)
— Mapping Serialization (Dan Misener)
— Dream Come Tru (Buzz Knight Media) Continue Reading