RAIN Notes: July 15: Radio’s quest for cool.
Moving Up – iHeartMedia
Radio, AI, and a Quest for Cool – Jacobs Media
Joining Forces – ARN Continue Reading
Author: Brad Hill
James Cridland’s Radioland – BBC Radio overseas: a new plan after BBC Sounds closes
by James Cridland
As James’s regular readers know, he has been interested in the availability of BBC Radio outside the UK. And there’s been some movement. The BBC Sounds app will be turned off for listeners outside the UK on 21 July 2025 — but there’s more to it than that. And a lot more news. Continue Reading
True Native Media intros podcast repping for new podcasts; maintains high-end service
Podcast representation company True Native Media has introduced an entry-level service called PodRamp. It is tailored to help small shows enter the market and accelerate their growth. The goal, for both podcast and platform, is to grow the shows’ audience to qualify for PodPremium, True Native’s existing and cornerstone program. Continue Reading
PodcastOne annual report: Downloads down; revenue up.
In a 124-page document containing over 76,000 words, more than 6,300 sentences, and 4,436 paragraphs, which would take an estimated five hours to read, PodcastOne has released its annual finance report for fiscal 2025. We cull and summarize. Continue Reading
Reach, Affinity, Conversions: Podscribe releases ad-planning upgrade
Podscribe, an attribution and analytics platform for ad buyers of podcasting, has released new capabilities in the media planning platform it offers to advertisers. The company calls it “a major upgrade,” available in all user dashboards. The news illuminates some of the intelligence that advertisers can access in crafting campaigns. Continue Reading
Audioboom’s Q2: “A fantastic achievement”
UK-headquartered, publicly traded podcast company Audioboom released its Q2 202 Trading Update, spelling out key business metrics and CEO commentary. It’s all sunshine and uplift, and jammed with metrics. Continue Reading
Tentative: TPX notifies creditors of possible bankruptcy
TPX (The Podcast Exchange) has reportedly sent a letter to creditors notifying them that the company plans to file a Notice of Intention (NOI) under the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act. Doing so creates a protective one-month time period in which to negotiate new terms with creditors. Continue Reading
RAIN Notes: July 9
Milestone(s) – Heather Osgood
Insider Best – E. B. Moss
iHeart & Dolly – iHeartMedia
Living the Live Life – Digiday Continue Reading
June podcast production drops 30% to new 2025 low (Listen Notes)
New podcast production took a substantial step downward in June compared to May, and less dramatically compared to June 2024. And in the month-over-month view, May-June represents the biggest single-month drop of the 12-month period. Continue Reading
RAIN Notes: July 3
AMEVA Goes Around Again – U.S. Congress
Happy 10th; Happy 100 Billionth – Spotify
Intersecting Passions – Douglas Trostler Continue Reading
RAIN Notes: July 2
Welcoming – New York Public Radio
Targeting 1,000,000,000 (One Hundred Billion) – MiDIA Research
Supporters Support – Edison Research Continue Reading
Implausible partners? Podcasts and Smart TVs
According to surveys conducted by Signal Hill Insights, 2021 was the plateau year for smart speakers. In that year nearly a third of weekly podcast consumers (31%, to be exact) reported listening via smart speaker. Now? That behavior has reduced to 20%. Podcast listening across the board has not reduced, though. Signal Hill exec Paul Riismandel reports that 55% of 12+ Americans listen to podcasts. Enter the television as a major player in podcast consumption. Continue Reading