The annual four-day Podcast Movement conference lifted off on Tuesday with an ambitious program of over 60 presentations, panel discussions, and interviews. Alongside those knowledge sessions, many featuring well-recognized podcast personalities, a vibrant exhibitor space held elaborate booths and mini-meeting spaces. Three keynote presentations opened the event in distinct ways. Continue Reading
Paul Riismandel, formerly Chief Insights Partner and Partner at audio research service Signal Hill Insights, has been promoted as President, as of September 30. Riismandel was one of the first research professionals in the podcast industry, and joined Signal Hill in early 2023. Current president Jeff Vidler will step aside, but continue in consulting roles. Continue Reading
Podcast growth agency Bumper has developed and released a new measurement dashboard which promises to publishers “the true performance” of podcasts. Bumper’s thesis is this: “In 2024 it continues to be unreasonably difficult to measure the success of a podcast.” The new product offers a solution. Continue Reading
Nielsen has released information about U.S. audio listening habits in Q2 of this year. The research is informed by the ongoing Share of Ear project at Edison Research, and directed to radio media buyers. Click for data and the key takeaway. Continue Reading
Global music publishing revenues will grow over 60% between 2023 and 2031 — an eight-year span of uninterrupted, incremental upticks. This according to Mark Mulligan, Managing Director of MIDiA Research. And the ticks are sizable. Click through for an illustrative graphic and details Continue Reading
Edison Research has released its Top 50 Podcasts in the U.S. for Q2 2024. The top podcast will not be a surprise. Edison rankers stand apart from ranking lists that count server-side mechanical events such as downloads and streams. Edison’s work conveys reach, using live surveying (in English and Spanish for this report). Continue Reading
Libsyn Ads has sent a robust business growth story packaged with a full schedule of the company’s speaking appearances in next week’s Podcast Movement conference. But the main news is robust growth of host-read ads in the first half of 2024 — 24% growth exactly. Click for details. Continue Reading
In the July edition of Podtrac’s Podcast Industry Ranking Highlights, a ranking of podcast publishers, we see 21 podcast companies ranked by audience size and number of streams. The RAIN Remix puts those numbers against each publisher’s number of active shows … for an interesting and sometimes startling new perspective. Click it. Continue Reading
In a noisy announcement that can be celebrated by musicians, many social media users, a major label, and a major internet company, Universal Music Group and Meta have reached a new licensing agreement. The thrust is that social media users across Meta’s immense social platform reach will be able to use UMG-published music without repercussion to them, or to Meta. The agreement builds on an earlier (2017) accord.
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— New Stacks (JSoundstack)
— A New Realm (Realm)
— Record Duo (Nielsen and Edison Research) Continue Reading
In its latest study of podcast advertising effectiveness, audio measurement company Veritonic compared the efficacy of podcasting with TikTok, Facebook, and Instagram. “Podcast ads are winning,” is the conclusion. The result derives from a July survey of consumers who listen to multiple podcasts per month. Click for findings, a graph, and link to the study release. Continue Reading