Spotify has acquired Australian podtech company Whooshkaa. The company says it will integrate Whooshkaa’s platform technology into Spotify subsidiary Megaphone. One important piece of that technology is an easy way for radio broadcasters to turn their content into on-demand podcasting. Continue Reading
Jottings of Note
— Slurp (Will Page)
— Education (teenVOGUE)
— Normal Antics (Rooster Teeth)
Digital audio revenue is mostly derived from subscriptions, which will reach nearly two-thirds of total revenue in 2022. eMarketer projects 2022 as the yeard of greatest divergence between subscription revenue and digital audio ad revenue. Platforms included in this research include digital AM/FM, plurplay internet radio, satellite, and streaming music services. Continue Reading
Jottings of Note
— The Shift Is Underway… (The Verge)
— …and a Successful Shift (True Native Media)
— New Standards (AIR)
Podcast listeners are doubling down: Over half of them spent more time listening over the past six months than previously — that metric courtesy of research conducted by Nielsen in partnership with global podcast company Acast for this week’s Adweek in NYC. That 52% is favorable compared to the results for other audio categories. Click through for key findings. Continue Reading
by Steve Goldstein IN his latest column, Steve Goldstein provides a metrics-rich glance back over 2021. Thirteen milestones of 2021 lead us into the unknown of 2022. It’s a fascinating glance back, and forward. Continue Reading
In what could be a warning to all podcast networks, and a boost for audio transcription services, the National Association of the Deaf has sued SiriusXM for failing to provide transcripts of podcasts. The suit covers Stitcher and Pandora as well. This action harks back to a previous lawsuit against Netflix. Continue Reading
“As brands continue to refine advertising and marketing plans, it’ll be essential to have a local strategy.” That’s from SXM Media on behalf of its SiriusXM, Pandora, and Stitcher units, in a data infographic directed at marketers. It’s the result of a 2,000-person survey of listeners. Continue Reading
New information released from Nielsen’s ongoing Podcast Listening Buying Power survey shows that podcast listeners are twice as likely to use food delivery services, according to a research bulletin sent to RAIN. Food delivery is broken out to three types: Restaurant delivery, meal kits, and grocery delivery. Click through for details and infographics. Continue Reading
Copyright activists, comedians, and streaming services have roiled during the last week over new efforts to pay comedians for their ownership of written material in addition to royalties for recordings of comedy albums. Right administrator Spoken Giants is in the middle of it. Some comedy albums have been removed from some streaming services. Click to untangle the controversy. Continue Reading
Jottings of Note
— The Best (Edison Research)
— Who’s Who (Podnews)
— Quick Study (SXM Media)
Sirius XM-owned podcast company Stitcher released an array of year-end statistics. They include a surge of new listening, and a survey of how podcasts of different sizes make money. Click through for some detail and a link to the entire thing. Continue Reading