iHeartMedia is building anticipation for its 2025 Music Festival, scheduled 15 weeks from now (September 19-20). The location is T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Capital One is the title sponsor. iHeartMedia is building anticipation for its 2025 Music Festival, scheduled 15 weeks from now (September 19-20). The location is T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Capital One is the title sponsor — i’s an exclusive deal. Continue Reading
In a month-over-month comparison of Buzzsprout Platform Stats, we observe more active podcasts and fewer monthly downloads. Click for stats. Continue Reading
Google’s AI calls him “incredibly influential.” Certainly his show, WTF with Marc Maron, helped galvanize the podcast category in early days. Today we learn that the groundbreaking podcast will distribute its final episode sometime this fall. Continue Reading
iHeartMedia is launching a radio/podcast product called True Crime Tonight, which will leverage the network’s vast array of U.S. radio stations and its position as a leading podcast publisher. Podcast production house KT Studios is partnering. Click for details and qotes. Continue Reading
Stockholm-based podcast giant Acast has introduced an ad-buying system called Smart Recommendations. It’s an AI-powered search engine for advertisers, and it delivers recommendations of podcasts consumed by audience segments targeted by the advertiser. Click for details.
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Coming Home – The Association of Independents in Radio
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This is Part Two in our coverage of the Audio Listening in the UK report from London-based UK communications regulator Ofcom, 2025 edition. The survey-based study examines audio listening preferences, needs, and expectations. Click for details, and link to Part One. Continue Reading
London-based UK communications regulator Ofcom has released the 2025 edition of its Audio listening in the UK report. This survey-based study examines audio listening preferences, needs, and expectations.
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Edison Research unleashes another of its recurring podcast studies this week, coordinated with The Podcast Show in London. Top 25 Podcasts in the UK details the most popular shows in Q1. Plus — RAIN’s comparison to previous results of this research focus. Continue Reading
In the latest release of its iconic The Infinite Dial UK survey report, presented at this week’s The Podcast Show in London, Edison Research reports that UK consumers embrace smart devices in-home and in-car. Continue Reading
In the newly released Q1 edition of The Record — the quarterly series measuring how consumers spend their listening day with ad-supported online audio — we learn that radio rules the time spent metric, especially in older demos. Click for details, charts. Continue Reading
In 48 data graphs across 67 pages, local business analyst Borrell Associates tracks how the advertising industry in its many segments has transitioned to a digital medium. “Local digital advertising cleared a historic threshold in 2024,” Borrell states, noting that it topped $100 billion at that point, and accounted for about 70% of all local ad spending.” Click for metrics, an elaborately revealing chart, and a link to an upcoming webinar.
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