One audio company claimed a spot in the parade of big media brands which is IAB Newfronts: Audacy. JD Crowley and Ken Lagana held forth and featured a custom video of AJR playing its hit song “Bang!” Also — an upcoming app relaunch.
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In its first quarter earnings report this week, Cumulus Media framed a predictable Covid downturn as an upturn in progress. There’s more money in the bank. Podcasting experienced growth in revenue, downloads, and syndication strategy — and was also rebranded. Continue Reading
Global audio streaming service Deezer is becoming a cornerstone investor in DREAMSTAGE, a U.S.-based live music streaming startup. (No financials are disclosed.) The new funding will enable the company to significantly speed up growth and expand its operations. In the announcement, Deezer cites a MIDiA Research projection that global live music streaming will grow to $6.4-billion by 2027. Continue Reading
Peabody has announced its final nominees for this year’s awards, bestowed in June. Among the categories of Entertainment, Children’s/Youth, News, Documentary, and Public Service is a collection of eight Podcast & Radio nominees. Click for the list and descriptions. Continue Reading
Audio giant Audible is sending around notice of a development and production deal with audio storytelling company Treefort Media, to produce original scripted audio series. Described as a “first-look development and production deal,” three shows are starting production now, each one featuring known film actors. To our eyes, they appear primed for video/TV crossover. Continue Reading
iHeartMedia today announces the launch of a new ad-tech platform for marketers called Private Marketplace. Developed by Voxnest (acquired by iHM last October), the new audio advertising market addresses iHeart’s 560 podcasts, 30-million listeners, and 257-million monthly plays. Continue Reading
New York’s Tribeca Festival (formerly the Tribeca Film Festival) will feature podcasting in its annual celebration on June 20. It is the first time podcasts are included in the agenda, which will also feature films, TV, and gaming. Audible is… Continue Reading
From the bustling realm of social audio, which is undergoing feverish development on several fronts, comes news of tentative expansion from Twitter and the marquee leader in the space, Clubhouse. Twitter widens the testing field and Clubhouse inches into Android. Continue Reading
Jottings of note:
— Voluminous Podcaster Tips (Alban Brooke)
— Those Data Pyramids (Jacobs Media)
— Planning Podcast Promotion (Chartable)
In November we reported a partnership of iHeartRadio and Pushkin Industries, the audio production company founded by Malcolm Gladwell and Jacob Weisberg in 2018. Now we learn of the first jointly produced show: Be Antiracist with Ibram X. Kendi, which will drop on June 9. Continue Reading
New podcasts of note.
Trail Weight (The Podglomerate)
Roaring Earth (Roaring Earth)
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Internet radio station provider and listening platform Live365 has announced that some of its stations will be carried on iHeartRadio starting this week. Six stations to start, and more added from Live365’s 3,000-plus webcasters. Live365 promises more distribution expansions to come. Click for history of this venerable venture. Continue Reading