Podtrac shares monthly updates about top-performing podcasts and podcast publishers. Now, the analytics company has taken a broader view and shared its list of the top new shows of 2018. The chart is based on average U.S. downloads per episode across all listening devices. Continue Reading
Podcasting company Acast announced that it has secured an investment of $33 million. The Series C funding round will support Acast’s growth in the United States and will further expand its international footprint. “This has been the biggest year in our short history as a company,” Acast CEO Ross Adams said. Continue Reading
VuHaus, the public media music video discovery platform, announced another new addition to its membership. Philadelphia classical and jazz station WRTI-FM is the newest affiliate of the operation, joining 19 other public media stations on the platform. Continue Reading
Spotify is closing out the year by sharing statistics. First, the streaming service shared its top performers of 2018. Second, it has opted to promote its platform for another year with the Wrapped promotional campaign of advertisements sharing unusual or funny data points from its listeners. Continue Reading
Mixcloud has started to roll out a fan-to-creator subscription option to its streaming service. Select lets listeners subscribe directly to individual Mixcloud channels and offer their direct support to favorite creators. Continue Reading
Cadence13 has entered an exclusive partnership with Pushkin Industries. This new audio company is the work of co-founders Jacob Weisberg, former chairman and editor-in-chief of the Slate Group, and Malcolm Gladwell, a writer and bestselling author. Cadence13 will exclusively represent shows from Pushkin Industries beginning January 1, 2019. Continue Reading
Apple Music is getting involved with this year’s Grammy Awards. The streaming service will have live video of the nominations event for select categories on December 7 at 8:30 am Eastern. The Apple Music stream will happen alongside their reveal on CBS This Morning. Continue Reading
Brief news items and worthy reads from around the web: SCA’s big plans for original podcasts. In-car audio on the rise. Apple HomePod engineering lesson. Continue Reading
India’s music market has finalized a merger between two major players. Jio Music and Saavn have completed the union of their streaming services, creating a single entity that has a combined value of $1 billion. The joint platform is called JioSaavn. Continue Reading
Tencent Music Entertainment has launched its initial public offering on the New York Stock Exchange. The music arm of the Chinese conglomerate Tencent is looking to raise between $1.07 billion and $1.23 billion in this move. It is targeting a valuation between $22 billion and $25 billion. Continue Reading
Panoply Media’s lead data analyst, David Martin, has penned a blog post exploring the value of podcast ratings. Martin defines a rating is the number of 1-5 stars a listener gives a show, while a review is their written assessment. The podcast company’s statistics showed that about 80% of shows in the U.S. iTunes store have no ratings listed. Continue Reading
Warner Music Group has hired Jess Keeley-Carter as its new senior vice president of global digital marketing. She will assume the role beginning January 14. She joins the label from Facebook, where she oversaw label partnerships in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. Continue Reading