Spotify Q1: 1B Euros; total revenue +20%; 615M monthly users
Spotify’s Q1 earnings report provides clear bragging points for Spotify. Click for details and a financial data graphic. Continue Reading
Author: Brad Hill
Audacy Sports launches today, solving a “clunky” problem and better serving advertisers
Audio giant Audacy is announcing Audacy Sports, carving out a new umbrella brand which consolidates and represents the company’s considerable sports offerings. It launches today, coinciding with the start of the NFL Draft. The new configuration is built for advertisers, better showcasing Audacy’s range of ad opportunities. Click for more details. Continue Reading
RAIN Notes: Wednesday, April 24
— Basic Education (Ad Results Media)
— Lots Of Win (The Webbys)
— La Mejor (Triton Digital)
Acast annual report: Defending and defining the podcast ad market
Global podcasting company Acast has released its 94-page 2023 annual report. It describes markets and the company’s global reach, makes a case to podcasters and advertisers, defines the ad market, and delivers reams of detailed financial info. We consolidate highlights. Continue Reading
Spotify exits the IAB; podcasting particularly affected; a signal of extraordinay self-sufficiency
In what is seemingly a statement of global self-sufficiency, Spotify is no longer represented on the IAB’s list of compliant podcast companies. The movement feels momentous in its abruptness, absence of presage, widespread reaction, and inherent implication. Click for details. Continue Reading
RAIN Notes: Tuesday, April 23
Radio World announces “Best of Show” recognition at NAB 2024
Trade journal Radio World has announced its “Best of Show” for the NAB Show 2024. The awards celebrate companies excelling in media technology. Click through for the list.
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Sports fans are avid audio users … and big spenders. Advertisers take note. (SiriusXM)
SiriusXM has released a preview of The Sports Audio Report, produced in collaboration with GroupM and Edison Research. Its purpose is to measure the scale of sports listening, how it correlates with overall listening, and how that listening cohort behaves as consumers. For a preview, there is a surprising amount of information. Audio shines in this report, obviously … especially podcasting. Continue Reading
NPR and SiriusXM win Triton’s March U.S. Podcast Ranker
In the March edition of Triton Digital’s Top Podcasts ranker for the U.S., there is a lot of month-over-month stability, as always. In the top 10 shows, nine are the same as the previous month (with some shuffling of positions). MrBallen Podcast: Strange, Dark & Mysterious Stories (Wondery sales network) leaped upward eight slots to enter the elite cohort. Continue Reading
RAIN Notes: Wednesday, April 17
— All The Ears (Spotify)
— The More Things Change… (MIDiA Research)
— Crossing Borders (Acast)
14.5M to 1k across 758 shows: The Podglomerate gets (us) drunk on follower data
In an extraordinary display of obsessive data collecting, The Podglomerate has released the most impressive (and fun) statistical roundup we’ve seen lately. Click to see how it works, a couple of examples, and the link. Continue Reading
Digital audio ad revenue reaches new high for 2023 (IAB annual report)
The IAB’s much awaited annual Internet Advertising Revenue Report was released this morning. It provides a detailed accounting of revenue trends in internet advertising, interesting for its deeply researched overviews of digital advertising, both audio and non-audio. There is growth everywhere. Click for details and graphs. Continue Reading