Panoply Media has signed with agency WME, a deal that could see the company’s podcasts adapted into movies, television shows, and live events. Panoply has several popular shows under its creation, hosting, and monetization umbrella, including Malcolm Gladwell’s Revisionist History. The Hollywood Reporter first shared this development. Continue Reading
reVolver Podcasts announced a new partnership with Univision around the creation of exclusive content for Spanish-language and multicultural listeners. Under this deal, the reVolver Studios division will create custom audio content for Universal that leverages the company’s brands and talent. Continue Reading
Crowdfunding platform Patreon has closed a series C funding round of $60 million, bringing its total raised to $107 million. The new financing will go toward hiring and scaling growth for the patronage-based platform for supporting creative projects by artists, musicians, performers, and, noteworthy for RAIN readers, podcasters. Continue Reading
The IFPI has released a new report focused on the consumer music industry, and the analysis finds continued traction for streaming as a listening format worldwide. The results showed that 45% of listeners are engaged in licensed audio streaming, up from 37% last year. Continue Reading
Pandora has rolled out its Video Plus ad product to all advertisers. This option means that brands only pay when users watch 15 seconds of a video ad. In exchange, the viewer temporarily unlocks listening features that would typically be available only for Pandora Plus or Pandora Premium subscribers. Continue Reading
Triton Digital announced another new client for its enterprise podcast management solution. Neuhoff Communications has signed on to power its on-demand content strategy with the platform from Triton and Omny Studio. Under this deal, Neuhoff will use Omny’s podcast platform for capturing, editing, and distributing its on-demand content. Continue Reading
Podtrac has posted its podcast rankings for August 2017. Most of the top 20 shows are familiar to regular readers of this monthly chart, but the August installment does show some changes worth noting. Continue Reading
Last week, Spotify announced its latest bundle subscription deal. The music company has teamed with video streaming platform Hulu to offer a access to both services for $4.99 a month. This bundle includes Spotify Premium and the Limited Commercials plan from Hulu, which usually costs $7.99 a month. Continue Reading
Nielsen has released the Total Audience Report for Q1 2017 with a focus on breaking down the generational differences in media consumption. In the latest results, AM/FM radio represented an ever smaller share of daily time spent for each younger age bracket. Continue Reading
Tencent Music has entered a deal with Alibaba, an e-commerce giant and another top business venture in China. Under the new arrangement, Alibaba will have the rights to stream music from some of Tencent’s exclusive deals with the major labels. Continue Reading
Triton Digital announced that Nobex Technologies will be the preferred mobile app provider for its Spacial Audio branch. Through this partnership, broadcasters using Spacial Audio’s online radio technology platforms will also have mobile apps created for their stations. Continue Reading
The latest results from MusicWatch found some positive data for Apple Music, pointing to continued growth for one of the newer players in the streaming music industry. A new survey showed that Apple Music is the most popular paid music subscription service for iOS users. Continue Reading