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Author: Brad Hill

Audacy makes cross-continental deal with Southern Cross Austereo

Posted on September 17, 2025 by Brad Hill

U.S.-based content and entertainment company Audacy has partnered with audio content company LiSTNR. The thrust of it is that Listnr will provide sales repping and distribution of Audacy’s content. Click for details. Continue Reading →

News Audacy, LiSTNR

Deezer tracks AI music submissions … and it’s a lot of them. “A colossal challenge.”

Posted on September 16, 2025 by Brad Hill

Paris-based streaming music platform Deezer has alerted the industry that a “massive increase” of AI-generated tracks is being submitted to the service for distribution. The startling statistic comes from a recently developed AI detection tool. Continue Reading →

News Deezer

AM-in-Vehicles bill advances slowly … slowly …

Posted on September 16, 2025 by Brad Hill

The AM Radio For Every Vehicle Act — proposed legislation which, if made into law — would require American car makers to put an AM radio into every new car, is in the news again. Continue Reading →

AM/FM/HD/Satellite, Copyrights & Legal

Vimeo reportedly acquired by digital tech company Bending Spoons; will go private

Posted on September 15, 2025 by Brad Hill

Today we learn that Vimeo has agreed to an acquisition by European digital technology company Bending Spoons. In this bundling, Vimeo joins previously acquired brands, including Evernote and WeTransfer. The deal will remove Vimeo from public trading and turn it into a privately held subsidiary. Continue Reading →

News Bending Spoons, Vimeo

“Fresh Air,” an early podcast catalyst, celebrates 50 years

Posted on September 15, 2025 by Brad Hill

Fresh Air, iconic radio program and podcast, is celebrating its 50th anniversary. As The digital media era got underway, the show’s success provided a model for other public radio programs to migrate online as podcasts.  Continue Reading →

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Podcast Pioneer Todd Cochrane dies at 61

Posted on September 9, 2025 by Brad Hill

Todd Cochrane, universally admired podcaster and industry pioneer, died yesterday morning (September 8). He founded the Blubrry hosting platform, and was a passionate advocate of podcasting. Continue Reading →

News Blubrry Podcasting, Todd Cochrane

New York Times ditches its audio app, consolidating podcasts in primary mobile app

Posted on September 8, 2025 by Brad Hill

The New York Times announces today that it will discontinue its podcast app. The podcast program continues normal production, and the shows can be accessed in the New York Times app (which has recently been redesigned), and other apps. (We observe that the podcast is easily played in Spotify.) Click for details and … weird time travel. Continue Reading →

News

News wins in Top Podcasts By Country ranker (Podtrac)

Posted on September 8, 2025 by Brad Hill

In the Top Podcasts By Country ranking, recently unleashed by Podtrac, we enjoy the international smorgasbord of show titles, representing the most popular podcasts in 48 countries paired with their publishers.
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News Podtrac

Detailed metrics and “lovely people” in newly released “Podcast Landscape 2025.”

Posted on September 5, 2025 by Brad Hill

Recently released: The Podcast Landscape from Sounds Profitable, with its cclaim to be “the largest publicly available study of podcast consumption in the U.S. It documents a consumer survey in which 5,000 Americans (18+ in age) are queried about audience behavior. Click for selected details and link to the source. Continue Reading →

News Sounds Profitable

RAIN Notes: September 4, 2025

Posted on September 4, 2025 by Brad Hill

Billion with a “B” The Weeknd

Ongoing Partnership iHeartMedia

A the Core Sounds Profitable
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News iHeartMedia, Spotify

RAIN Notes: September 2, 2025

Posted on September 2, 2025 by Brad Hill

Revamped speech Amazon Kindle

Month and day International Podcast Day

Gaining, Losing, and Complexity Sounds Profitable

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News Amazon Kindle, INternational Podcast Day, Sounds Profitable

RAIN Notes: August 28

Posted on August 28, 2025 by Brad Hill

Executive Chairman of Hanging Around Andrew Mason

“First-Years,” “Longtimers,” and video podcasts Edison Research

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News Amaze Media Labs, Henry Blodget, Janel Strachan

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