Podcast Radio, the london DAB+ station which plays a 24-hour schedule of podcasts, is announcing today that Alan Alda’s Clear + Vivid, an interview show hosted by the actor, is joining the stations lineup. Some of Alda’s conversations feature Julie Andrew, Carl Reiner and Mel Brooks, Paul McCartney, Betty White, Tom Hanks, Stephen Fry, Madeleine Albright, Conan O’Brien, and Michael J. Fox. Continue Reading
8tracks, the venerable, crowdsourced, highly differentiated streaming music service which shut off at the end of 2019 is back. Thanks to a new investor who acquired some of 8tracks’ assets, the web app has reopened, with a promise to activate mobile apps next. Jeff Treichel is the new CEO — he has a Harvard MBA and a varied background in investing and board directorship. Continue Reading
Advertise Perceptions has issued a report called the Coronavirus Effect on Advertising Report. It’s a trade survey of marketing and sales execs, one-third marketers and two-thirds agency buyers. Digital audiio is presented. The purpose is to determine how ad spends are shifting among media categories during the coronavirus disruptions, and to project how and when those shifts will play out through 2020. Continue Reading
Stream listening jumped in February compared to January, according to Triton Digital’s Webcast Metrics Top 20 Ranker. The year-over-year view showed a 3% decline. The monthly jump was fueled mostly by Pandora, the every-month leader of the group; the streaming giant gained 4% over january in a reversal of a months-long incremental decline. Continue Reading
Pod Drop features new, interesting, and returning podcasts. Today: “The Dennissance” with host Dennis Quaid, “The Essentials: Inside the Curve” from ABC Audio, and “An Animal Saved My Life,” produced by The Dodo in collaboration with iHeartRadio. Continue Reading
RadioKing, an internet radio station provider based in Tourcoing, a city in northern France, reached out to us with news of a product update. There are two parts for existing and prospective stations — the Media Library where music is managed, and the server infrastructure. Our test listening went well. Continue Reading
ABC Australia, the public radio network down under, told us about a new podcast-oriented video series started by the Audio Studios team, which operates the organization’s podcasts. Called “Lockdown Podcasts,” it is a recommendation show which spotlights three podcasts per show for listening while sheltering at home. Click through for video. Continue Reading
Ever needed confirmation that success breeds success? Edison Research has released an important result from its Podcast Consumer Tracker, a subscription research product that illuminates what the company calls “a universal measure of reach.” The bullet point? Any podcast advertising campaign which buys the top five podcast networks will reach 50% of weekly podcast consumers. Continue Reading
iHeartMedia released a lengthy and bullet-point-heavy financial update meant to reassure investors during coronavirus uncertainty. Podcasting is positioned as the leading digital business, with listening growth continuing during apotentially prolonged coronavirus emergency. Other digital assets are highlighted. Continue Reading
Podtrac has released an extension of its monthly podcast rankers which are promoted in RAIN and elsewhere. The new product is Podcast Category Rankings, and breaks out metrics by topical categories such as News Comedy, True Crime, and all the 19 Apple Podcasts show categories. As such, the Category Rankings aspire to detail the podcast topography more exactly than the uncategorized Podtrac monthly rankers which list audience and downloads across all categories. Continue Reading
CoronaVirus Watch, a resource website and joint project of AccuRadio and RAIN, has left its beta launch and is now receiving thousands of visitors attracted to its concise and comprehensive presentation of essential updates. Continue Reading
Podtrac has posted the latest in its weekly series of coronavirus audience and listening metrics. This series tracks those statistics from the first of the year. this week’s batch goes through Sunday April 5. Unsurprisingly, the News category is faring well. Continue Reading