RAIN at iHeartRadio Podcast Awards: Results & pics
The 2nd annual iHeartRadio Podcast Awards were celebrated Friday night at the iHeartRadio Theater in Burbank, CA., and RAIN was there to observe the show. Continue Reading
Author: Brad Hill
Top 100 Norwegian podcasts in new ranker: Podtoppen
Podlists proliferate the podsphere. The latest? Podtoppen, which ranks the top 100 Norwegian podcasts. “Norway’s official top list and measurement of podcasts” is compiled by an entity which calls itself the Steering Group, comprised of five Norwegian media companies. Continue Reading
Rumor Fact(ory): Spotify shopping for The Ringer podcast network
Spotify’s next podcast acquisition could be The Ringer, the network established by Bill Simmons in 2016. The Ringer is a sports and pop culture podcast publisher; Bill Simmons is ex-ESPN and helped start the 30 For 30 sports series. There is some fearful reaction on Twitter. Continue Reading
iHeartMedia: Sweeping “technology transformation” plans to reorganize, streamline, modernize
iHeartMedia is creating loud buzz today as the behemoth audio company announces a comprehensive reorganization of its national footprint with an emphasis on technology, shared resources, and transformation. Continue Reading
Luminary lowers subscription pricing, continues content investments
Podcatcher and subscription service Luminary has lowered its Premium subscription. Along with the price drop, Luminary is making some new investments in Premium content according to Podnews. Continue Reading
From CES, iHeartMedia unleashes slew of new in-car apps and partnerships
iHeartMedia is having a busy CES, and released a swarm of information about new apps and integrations into specific car models and controlling vehicle operating systems. Of interest is not only iHeart’s voracious appetite for partnerships and reach, but also the variety and diversity of platform players competing for real estate in car dashboards and the systems. Continue Reading
Podcast advertising might be growing at faster rate than internet advertising
In which we match up two ad revenue projections: One for the entire internet channel (from AdAge) and one for podcasting (from the IAB/PwC). Guess which line is moving faster. Continue Reading
Podtrac December publisher ranking (now 15 pubs), plus RAIN remix.
Podtrac sent around its monthly Top Podcast Publishers ranker this morning. the expected Top 10 is now Top 15, and Podtrac promises more expansion in future months. There is also a new column in the Podtrac ranker, naming an ad sales entity representing publishers on the list which have opted into that listing: Continue Reading
RAIN 7th Annual Industry Predictions 2020
Since 2014 RAIN News has featured New Year predictions from industry illuminati. We received nearly 200 predictions from 53 contributors on three continents. Over 70% of the contributions are about podcasting. Continue Reading
David Cohn steps into Megaphone as Head of Sales
Podcast tech and sales company Megaphone is starting the new year with a hiring announcement: David Cohn becomes the firm’s VP and Head of Sales. His 20-year media career as a sales executive has moved him through AskMed.com, Ranker, and Receptiv. Continue Reading
Metallica, famous for digital curmudgeonry, celebrates Spotify 2019 stats
Metallica music was streamed a billion times in 2019 by 46-million people who listened to 90-million hours of the stuff. Those metrics were shared by the band from its Wrapped for Artists tool. There is a certain irony. Continue Reading
James Cridland’s International Radio Trends: NPR changes affiliate fees; BBC bias; streaming downside. More.
by James Cridland
A weekly column from the preeminent Radio Futurologist. Continue Reading