In a webcast presentation yesterday, Edison Research revealed all the podcast-related survey data from The Infinite Dial 2015. The result is a more comprehensive view of who is listening to podcasts, in what numbers, and the audience attributes. Continue Reading
Asheville radio listeners got a new station last week that plays 80’s music — and they’ll get a kick-off month-long stream of music uninterrupted by commercials — that is a commercial-free 10,000-song stream. Continue Reading
Mobile app developer jācapps announced an initiative called App Everywhere, intending to put radio station brands everywhere that listeners might want them to be, including smartwatches, smart TVs, and digital dashboards in cars. Continue Reading
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If Serial was the first mile marker of podcasting’s modern era, President Obama’s appearance this week on WTF with Marc Maron is the second, and possibly more important signifier.
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by Brad Hill
Yesterday Google announced it was introducing a free-listening, Internet radio-style component to its Google Play service. The announceement was widely viewed as counter-Apple positioning. But Apple has freemium too. Both companies, the owners of mobile computing, are playing the same game with the same pieces. Continue Reading
by Brad Hill
The audio industry lacks a total audience ratings solution which unifies the measurement of listening across consumer platforms like FM, simulcasting, pureplay streaming, and podcasting. Advertisers want to understand and reach their target audiences, regardless of platform. We surveyed industry leaders for their sentiments and predictions. Continue Reading
Jelli announced this morning the closure of a $21-million funding round. investors includ Relay Ventures, Intel Capital, First Round Capital, iHeartMedia, and Universal Music Group. Jelli has raised $37.6-million in venture funding starting with a $2-million seed round in January, 2010. Continue Reading
The Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) has released a whitepaper called Advertising Audiences: The New “Liquid Consumer” Paradigm. It’s a free download, and builds on the idea that digital media audiences are increasingly transient, needing new types of measurement. Continue Reading
Radio veteran Art Bell is counting down the days until his new Internet-only show launches. In an interesting reversal of podcasts derived from broadcast programming, Bell is offering syndication rights to broadcast stations, but with restrictions. Continue Reading
NPR chief Jarl Mohn spoke to the Associated Press recently about the netweork’s reliance on podcast storytelling generally, to attract new audiences and new income. The radio group has seen strong revenue growth, and an influx of younger listeners. Continue Reading
Spotify released analysis of the music preferences of home streamers — Spotify users who listen via WiFi speakers and other in-home connected devices. The company said the breakout could be helpful to marketers who connect target audiences to music genre preferences. Continue Reading
Co-founder and CEO of WiFi-speaker company Sonos, John MacFarlane, published an article in Music Business Worldwide, in which he documents that 92% of all Listening through Sonos speakers is streamed, not owned music. Continue Reading