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Mark Mulligan: Streaming is both retail and radio. It shouldn’t be

by Mark Mulligan

“The recorded music industry had two lanes: retail and radio. Piracy killed retail. Streaming killed piracy, then went on to, if not kill, then seriously maim radio. The two lanes converged into one – reverse bifurcation.” In his latest column, Mark Mulligan asks whether streaming (more exactly, supremium) can monetize fandom. Continue Reading

Growth and new user structure: Insights from the German podcast market

Munich-based media production, entertainment, and marketing group Seven.one Audio has released its Podcast 2025 Report. It features metrics and principles about the German and U.S. podcast markets, and the advertisements which power the podcasting industry, and 36 pages of metrics which promote values of the podcast channel.
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“Podcasting is changing fast” — new growth metrics from Podcast Marketing Academy

In a new survey presented by the Podcast Marketing Academy and Lower Street, supported by 10 podspace companies, we learn about Publishing frequency according to level of growth, publishing frequency metrics, year-over-year audience growth and reduction metrics, growth rate benchmarks, and much more. Continue Reading

YouTube stretches podcast delivery lead over Spotify & Apple

YouTube has widened its lead in delivering podcasts to consumers, continuing a leadership posture it has maintained and grown for three years. At the same time, we see that YouTube does not dominate to the extent that its reputation, or the headline of this article, might imply. All this according to a graphic release produced by Signal Hill Insights and Cumulus Media. Continue Reading