In a peculiar mix of pain and gain, Pandora released news that encompassed significant staff layoffs and upbeat earning guidance. Timed after market close on Thursday, the double message caused an eight percent stock rise at one point after-hours. Continue Reading
In Bridge Ratings’ latest analysis, company President Dave Van Dyke posited that 2017 would be a “breakout year” for podcasting. The group’s latest survey data about podcast listenership from December showed notable strides over its August responses. Continue Reading
Brief news items and worthy reads from around the web: Amazon launches anime channel; Shazam game show gets host. Continue Reading
SoundCloud announced two high-level personnel changes. Eric Wahlforss, one of the company’s co-founders, is leaving his role as CTO and switching to chief product officer. A former Yahoo vice president will now fill the CTO position. Continue Reading
Webcast listening in November gained one percent compared to the previous month, according to Triton Digital’s Webcast Metrics monthly Top 20 Ranker, released today. Click through for RAIN’s long-term historical charting, and the past year’s listening to the top three leaders. Continue Reading
Brief news items and worthy reads from around the web: SoundCloud at a crossroads; vinyl sales could break $1 billion; Gracenote presents car radio tech at CES. Continue Reading
Universal Music Group leads the labels in volume of audio streams distributed in the U.S. during 2016, according to Music Business Worldwide. The major was responsible for 84.03 billion audio streams, about a third of the total market. Continue Reading
John MacFarlane has stepped down as CEO of Sonos. Patrick Spence, who has already served as Sonos’ chief commercial officer and president since he joined in 2012, is taking over in the top exec role. Continue Reading
Spotify has a new job listing posted, but the position seems rather tailored for a specific applicant who is soon to be unemployed. The role is President of Playlists at the company. Federal-level playlist construction is a critical job requirement. Continue Reading
DGital Media announced a partnership to help launch a new show dubbed Pod Save America. The podcast will cover politics and is intended to spark involvement from listeners. Continue Reading
Otto Radio has secured an investment from Samsung NEXT, the venture capital arm of the tech conglomerate. Otto Radio offers audio streams of podcasts and audio news centered on a particular listener’s own interests; think of the concept as Pandora for podcasts. The investment lines up with Otto’s launch of the Otto Everywhere API, which lets other companies access that personalized audio stream. Continue Reading
How much is podcasting worth? Depends who you ask. It even depends on when you ask the same person. a new podcast ad-revenue projection is out this week, aimming for the half-billion level. Continue Reading