The Awards for Excellence in Audio, mostly known as The Ambies and produced as the showcase event of The Podcast Academy, is set for March 22. The ceremony will stream live on YouTube and Twitch. The co-hosts are announced, and we glance back at the inaugural ceremony in 2021. Continue Reading
Digital media and marketing trade association IAB (Interactive Advertising Bureau) has announced speakers and agenda for its Annual Leadership Meeting. For RAIN readers, executives from iHeartMedia, NPM, and Spotify will be of special interest Continue Reading
We wrote about Acast’s first podcast competition (Poddnästet) in September. Now the company has found a winner based on a submitted idea. Axel Hietanen Ingman will collect a quarter-million Swedish crowns (about $27,000 USD). Ingman is a 26-year-old social worker and amateur musician. Continue Reading
Jottings of Note, smart speaker edition
— Deux U! … Not a Curse (Cadence13)
— Sky-high Title (Skyview Networks)
— Taking Charge (CBC)
TuneIn has opened its powerful platform distribution to small broadcasters, specifically educational and non-profit broadcasters, according to an announcement sent to RAIN. The idea is to give the same distribution tools that major broadcasters have to an underserved slice of the audio ecosystem. Click for details, including price. Continue Reading
In Magellan AI’s latest monthly report of top podcast advertisers, tracking December spending amounts, we see many of the same brands that have populated the Top 15 Spenders list for nine months. Only one new entrant among repeaters. Click for details and the RAIN graphic
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Jottings of Note, smart speaker edition
— Tinkerers (Tinkercast)
— Keeping the Window Open (Threshold)
— Audio Illustrations (iHR + Sports Illustrated)
ABC News is celebrating the 1,000th episode of its daily news podcast, Start Here, hosted by veteran audio journalist, Edward R. Murrow award-winner, and RAIN Summit keynoter Brad Mielke. We asked Brad about recording in the field; he told us all about soft tech. Click for details and a photo. Continue Reading
Podcast hosting and advertising company Acast has added a specialized division to increase audience growth in its Acast Creator Network. Acast is calling it a “growth division,” and has staffed it with employees in the UK, US, and home country Sweden. Continue Reading
Public Broadcasting Service (PBS), the major distribution hub for bublic television programming, is entering the podcast sphere with two podcasts derived from two TV shows derived from PBS Digital Studios — the online video production house within PBS. Continue Reading
Jottings of Note, smart speaker edition
— BIG Award (Black Information NEtwork)
— No Pete Rose (Podcast Hall of Fame)
— Undead (Echoverse)
CBC, Canada’s public broadcasting company, has announced a winter podcast season. Click through for titles, descriptions, links, and a link to the entire CBC podcast portfolio. Continue Reading