Paris-based streaming music platform Deezer has alerted the industry that a “massive increase” of AI-generated tracks is being submitted to the service for distribution. The startling statistic comes from a recently developed AI detection tool. Continue Reading
Today we learn that Vimeo has agreed to an acquisition by European digital technology company Bending Spoons. In this bundling, Vimeo joins previously acquired brands, including Evernote and WeTransfer. The deal will remove Vimeo from public trading and turn it into a privately held subsidiary. Continue Reading
Fresh Air, iconic radio program and podcast, is celebrating its 50th anniversary. As The digital media era got underway, the show’s success provided a model for other public radio programs to migrate online as podcasts. Continue Reading
Todd Cochrane, universally admired podcaster and industry pioneer, died yesterday morning (September 8). He founded the Blubrry hosting platform, and was a passionate advocate of podcasting. Continue Reading
The New York Times announces today that it will discontinue its podcast app. The podcast program continues normal production, and the shows can be accessed in the New York Times app (which has recently been redesigned), and other apps. (We observe that the podcast is easily played in Spotify.) Click for details and … weird time travel. Continue Reading
In the Top Podcasts By Country ranking, recently unleashed by Podtrac, we enjoy the international smorgasbord of show titles, representing the most popular podcasts in 48 countries paired with their publishers.
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Recently released: The Podcast Landscape from Sounds Profitable, with its cclaim to be “the largest publicly available study of podcast consumption in the U.S. It documents a consumer survey in which 5,000 Americans (18+ in age) are queried about audience behavior. Click for selected details and link to the source. Continue Reading
Billion with a “B” The Weeknd
Ongoing Partnership iHeartMedia
A the Core Sounds Profitable
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Revamped speech Amazon Kindle
Month and day International Podcast Day
Gaining, Losing, and Complexity Sounds Profitable
Executive Chairman of Hanging Around Andrew Mason
“First-Years,” “Longtimers,” and video podcasts Edison Research
Jacobs Media released Techsurvey 2025, the 21st annual edition of its universally observed survey of radio listeners. As always, the questions and answers illuminate how digital audio realities have influenced radio listening trends and audience behaviors. We comb through it for top insights, and link to the source.
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It’s called Acast Ads Academy, and it’s a free certification program designed to help marketers build practical skills in podcast advertising. It’s called Acast Ads Academy, and it’s a free certification program designed to help marketers build practical skills in podcast advertising. Click for details. Continue Reading