RAIN Notes: Wednesday, February 16
Jottings of Note, smart speaker edition
— Data Chat (Edison Research)
— House of Pods (Mark Mulligan)
— An Early Bet (Squarespace; NYTimes)
Author: Brad Hill
The Podcast Academy releases “The Ambies” nominees: 25 categories; 178 shows
The Podcast Academy’s second annual “The Ambies” award ceremony is scheduled for March 22 as an online presentation only. The livestream will be on Twitch exclusively. Today, the Academy releases the nominee field — 178 shows and individuals across 25… Continue Reading
RAIN Notes: Tuesday, February 15
Jottings of Note, smart speaker edition
— Read It (The Podcast Reader)
— TOPcast (WTOP)
— Perspectives (Metal Injection & Spotify)
Podchaser adds Transistor integration
Podchaser is announcing a new integration with podcast hosting and analytics company Transistor. The deal allows Transistor users to easily submit their podcasts to Podchaser via the Transistor dashboard. That’s a more streamlined use case for Transistor users than Podchaser’s podcast-adding page which is open to any show.
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Podcast downloads exceed +54% year-over-year (Podtrac)
Checking the U.S. Weekly Podcast Download Growth chart from Podtrac, we see that downloads last week were up over three percent from the previous week, which brought the year-long trendline up to 54% growth year-over-year. Click for the visuals. Continue Reading
“We showed up on the Apple charts, and that’s the day everything changed.” Mike Carruthers at RAIN Podcast Business Lunch (transcript)
Mike Carruthers was the guest speaker at RAIN’s Podcast Business Lunch on Feb. 9. Mike is the creator and host of Apple top-10 charting podcast Something You Should Know. He described the radio roots of this hit show, how it is produced, and how the advertising works. Click through to read the conversation and link to the video. Continue Reading
Acast adds to North American team with two U.S. execs
Swedish-based global podcast company Acast has appointed two new directors in its U.S. Creator Network: Tiffany Ashitey as US Director of the Creator Network, and Tim Ruggeri as US Director of Development and Studios. Continue Reading
RAIN Notes: Friday, February 11
Jottings of Note, smart speaker edition
— South Africa metrics (Edison Research
— Key Historical Moment (EFF & Marc Maron)
— Atop (ARN / iHeartRadio Australia)
NPR’s “How I Built This” moves to Wondery / Amazon in exclusive licensing deal
Apple top-10 charter and NPR hit How I Built This with Guy Roz has been licensed by Amazon Music subsidiary Wondery for semi-exclusive distribution. Wondery and Amazon get the show exclusively for a week, and also enjoy exclusive ad-repping. NPR continues to underwrite. Click for details. Continue Reading
Acast headlines Q4 report: One Billion Listens
Sweden-HQ’d global podcast company Acast released Q4 and full-year 2021 finances today. For the first time, Acast shows registered a billion listens in a single quarter. Full-year listening reached 3.7-billion plays. Click for finance details. Continue Reading
Audience and downloads up (Podtrac) and RAIN Remix of January Top Publishers ranker
In Podtrac’s Top Podcast Publishers monthly ranker for January we learn that the metrics for audience growth were mainly on the upswing. Click through for the results, and RAIN’s remix, which re-sorts the top publishers by average listeners and plays per show. Continue Reading
Podcast Movement & Libsyn revive Hall of Fame: Eight new inductees
After a four-year hiatus, Podcast Movement is partnering with podcast host Libsyn to introduce the 2022 Podcast Hall of Fame with eight inductees. They are: Dr. Virginia “Ginger” Campbell, Host & Producer of Brain Science Marc Maron, Host &… Continue Reading