Episode 7 – Staying Human, Homemade Cooking, Stroke of Genius
Three new (one returning) podcasts! Stay Human (Michael Franti) / Homemade (Allrecipes) / Stroke of Genius (IPO Educational Foundation)
Author: Brad Hill
Podtrac Top Podcast Publishers (May): iHeartRadio succeeds with swelling catalog
Podtrac has released the May edition of the measurement company’s Top Podcast Publishers ranker. (See graphic below.) iHeartRadio resides in the #1 spot, closely followed by NPR. The ranker shows the number of active shows owned by each of the… Continue Reading
Edison Research releases Q1 Podcast Ranker. Guess which is #1.
Edison Research released its Top Ten U.S. ZPodcast Ranker for the first quarter of 2020. This ranker measures podcasts in America by reach, not downloads, among weekly podcast consumers. In this precise measurement, the quarterly report is unique. If you’re not in the mood to guess the #1 podcast, click through. Click through anyway to see the infographic list. Continue Reading
Triton Digital’s latest U.S. Podcast Report: NPR leads; Audioboom added
Triton Digital has released its latest U.S. Podcast Report, covering downloads and audience rankings for the 4-week period of April 13 through May 10. In this edition, Audioboom makes its debut as a Triton-measured podcast entity represented in the report. Continue Reading
POD DROP: Up All Night with Prince, Borrasca, Hope in Darkness
Pod Drop features new and returning podcasts. Today, great music from a legend, great fiction starring kids, and a harrowing true story of governmental abduction. Continue Reading
Infinite Dial Canada: Unlimited data, no Pandora, podcast enthusiasm shape trends
Edison Research and Triton Digital unveiled the third annual Infinite Dial Canada, a consumer study of how Canadian adults (18+) listen to audio and own audio technology. In a live webinar, Edison SVP Tom Webster and Triton SVP Stephanie Donovan presented and discussed the slides. Online audio listening and podcast listening are as vigorous as in the U.S. Continue Reading
Canadian Podcast Listener Spring 2020 Update, and an audio chat with Jeff Vidler
Signal Hill Insights has released a spring 2020 update to its annual Canadian Podcast Listener consumer survey. The timing of the update facilitated questions about Joe Rogan’s upcoming move to exclusive Spotify distribution. There are also interesting metrics about how… Continue Reading
Podtrac coronavirus tracking: New high for downloads; upward spike for comedy
Podtrac sent us the latest weekly update of U.S. podcast listening, both in downloads and audience, amid the COVID-19 pandemic. (You can see everything HERE.) Podtrac also informed us that this is the last installment of its weekly COVID-19 tracking. “Things are getting back to normal on a weekly basis,” CEO Mark McCrery told RAIN. Continue Reading
WideOrbit marketplace integrates with Rubicon Project exchange
WideOrbit is announcing a partnership with programmatic platform Rubicon Project, exposing WideOrbit’s network of audio publishers to Rubicon’s ad buyers. WideOrbit’s client list includes audio services, platforms, networks, radio broadcasters, and audio content publishers. Continue Reading
Omny Studio expands language support for its international clients
In the latest of a series of recent press releases, Triton Digital is announcing a multi-language extension to its subsidiary, podcast platform Omny Studio. In addition to English, the renowned podcast solution is now available for use in French, Spanish, and Portuguese. It’s not about translating podcasts, but the Omny Studio publishing experience. Continue Reading
AdsWizz expands exec team with global supply leader Anne Frisbie
AdsWizz is announcing today that Anne Frisbie, an executive whose career roots go back to 1990s entrepreneurism, is joining the executive team as SVP of Global Supply. Frisbie comes to AdsWizz from nearly a dozen years with InMobi where she was SVP, Global Brand & Programmatic. Continue Reading
“The Show Must Be Paused” in Apple Music and Spotify
During fast-moving upheaval, one initiative strives to create stillness: “The Show Must Be Paused,” a plea started by two Atlantic Records execs , directed at the music industry, to publicly recognize racism generally, and the deaths of blacks at the hands of police specifically. Apple Music and Spotify are both participating. Continue Reading