We’ve heard about podcast programming outreaches from PRX, Google, and Radio Public that reward winning proposals with funding for new on-demand audio programs. From the UK come the winning results of the Audio Content Fund, a funding program for new… Continue Reading
Stream listening gained about 3% month-over-month in February, according to the Triton Digital Webcast Metrics Top 20 Ranker. The key metrics is Average Active Sessions (AAS), which measures the average number of simultaneous listeners. Continue Reading
A Radionomy internet radio producer sent us a communication from the hosting company, indicating that Radionomy will shut down U.S. streaming on its platform at the end of May (this week). In the announcement is an offer to migrate stations to Shoutcast for Business. Continue Reading
Samantha Hennig, Editorial Director of Audio at the New York Times, has announced that she is leaving the organization at the end of the month. In her role, Hennig helped create The Daily, a top U.S. podcast. Hennig was a featured speaker at the 2018 RAIN Podcast Business Summit in New York. Continue Reading
In two weeks, RAIN’s Digital Audio Advertising Summit will present its third annual event in Chicago, one of the country’s most important advertising markets. Click through for speakers, agenda, and information about special deals. Continue Reading
We read in Podnews about an independently produced report on the state of podcasting in France. The document surveys current metrics of podcast listening, audience demographics, and the industry’s challenges and opportunities. Continue Reading
Podcast company Stitcher grew its revenue “nearly 40%” in a year, according to the first-quarter earnings call of parent company Scripps. The hit show Conan O’Brien Needs a Friend was called out. Continue Reading
ART19 has announced its completion of the Interactive Advertising Bureau certification for podcast measurement compliance with the IAB’s audience measurement standards. Continue Reading
Taking a feature that was previously available only on Android phones, Google has launched playable podcast search results in desktop web searches. This feature marks an important new milestone in Google’s strategic vision of helping to double podcast listening. Putting… Continue Reading
Digital audio advertising platform Targetspot has opened a new office in Atlanta, and hired Joshua Sermons as new Sales Director South East. Sermons comes from Katz Radio Group. Continue Reading
RadioPublic has launched what might be called a venture capital company for podcasters: PodFund, which starts with seed investment of $2.3-million. It claims to be the first dedicated source of funding for podcasters. Continue Reading
AdsWizz has announced that Bauer Media is the first European audio publisher to be certified in the AdsWizz Digital Audio Advertising Accreditation program, which was launched in January. Also, AdsWizz won two industry awards this week. Continue Reading