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Author: Kurt Hanson

Dawn Ostroff leaving Spotify as it simultaneously cuts 6% of its workforce today

Posted on January 23, 2023 by Kurt Hanson

Spotify, in an SEC  filing today, announced that it was cutting about 500 jobs, or about 6% of its 9,800 employees — and that one of its most high-profile executives, Chief Content and Advertising Officer Dawn Ostroff, will also be… Continue Reading →

Hiring, Music subscription services, Podcasting

Podcast veteran Paul Riismandel joins Signal Hill Insights as Chief Insights Officer

Posted on January 17, 2023 by Kurt Hanson

As it expands its podcast measurement practice, Toronto-based audio research firm Signal Hill Insights has announced the addition of Paul Riismandel (pictured) in the role of Chief Insights Officer and Partner. Riismandel joins from SXM Media, the ad sales division… Continue Reading →

News

LiveOne to spin off PodcastOne into public company; Slacker possibly next

Posted on January 5, 2023 by Kurt Hanson

L.A.-based entertainment and technology platform LiveOne (NASDAQ: LVO) plans to spin off its podcasting subsidiary PodcastOne into its own separate public company in 2023, according to a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission — and is contemplating doing… Continue Reading →

M&A, Podcasting

“IndyPod” online summit for independent podcasters set for Feb. 2

Posted on January 4, 2023 by Kurt Hanson

Scottish podcasting company The Podcast Host has announced a new, free online event, IndyPod Summit, designed for independent podcasters that will take place on February 2nd, with speakers including Elsie Escobar (She Podcasts and Libsyn), Arielle Nissenblatt (Squadcast.fm), and Jeremy… Continue Reading →

Events, Podcasting

Triton Digital execs share their predictions for 2023

Posted on December 30, 2022 by Kurt Hanson

In an annual RAIN holiday tradition, top executives at technology services firm Triton Digital share their predictions for the coming year with RAIN readers: Programmatic buying will dominate By Stephanie Donovan, Global Head of Revenue The growth in programmatic buying… Continue Reading →

Advertising & Monetization, Marketing, Metrics & Research, Opinion & Features, Thought Leaders

Drive Time Metrics ads sixth patent for measuring in-car media usage

Posted on December 23, 2022 by Kurt Hanson

Drive Time Metrics (“DTM”) announced this week the expansion of its patent portfolio with the issuance on November 15th, 2022 of its sixth patent, US Patent Number 11502852 B2: In-vehicle Media Content Monitoring and Report Generation, covering what consumers are listening… Continue Reading →

AM/FM/HD/Satellite, Connected Car, Metrics & Research, News

Edison Podcast Metrics “Top 50” for Q3 2022 has “Dateline NBC” moving up into its top 10

Posted on December 16, 2022 by Kurt Hanson

Edison Research released its comprehensive “U.S. Top 50 Podcasts” chart for Q3 2022 yesterday, with its top 10 largely stable, albeit with “Dateline NBC” bumping sex-talk podcast “Call Her Daddy” out of the top 10. This list ranks the 50… Continue Reading →

Metrics & Research, News, Podcasting, Public Radio

Bauer Media Audio appoints three new executives with online responsibilities

Posted on December 15, 2022 by Kurt Hanson

Hamburg-based Bauer Media Audio in the past week has announced three new appointments with responsibilities that include Bauer’s digital/online efforts. Bauer Media Audio operates in nine countries across Europe and is home to a variety of popular radio and audio… Continue Reading →

Hiring

Podcast listeners strongly prefer host-read ads, says new Cumulus/Signal Hill survey

Posted on December 13, 2022 by Kurt Hanson

A new national survey released this week by Cumulus Media & Westwood One and Toronto-based research firm Signal Hill Insights reveals that podcast listeners have a strong preference for host-read ads — ideally when the host has fun with the… Continue Reading →

Metrics & Research, Podcasting

Acast launches self-service platform for buying podcast ads

Posted on December 7, 2022 by Kurt Hanson

Just in time for the final weeks of the 2022 holiday season,  Stockholm-based podcasting platform Acast last week launched a self-serve advertising platform to enable brands and advertisers of any size and budget to activate their podcast advertising strategies. Although… Continue Reading →

Advertising & Monetization, News, Podcasting

NEWS FLASH: CRB increases SoundExchange royalty rate by ~8% for 2023

Posted on December 2, 2022 by Kurt Hanson

In a Federal Register notice just published today, the Copyright Royalty Board announces cost-of-living increases in the statutory royalties to be paid by webcasters to SoundExchange for the public performance of sound recordings, which represent a ~9% increase for the… Continue Reading →

Copyrights & Legal, News, Royalties

“The Podcast Show” to return for second annual London event

Posted on November 29, 2022 by Kurt Hanson

Following its successful initial event in 2022, podcasting business conference The Podcast Show has announced that it will return to the Business Design Center in Islington for its second annual event on May 24th and 25th of next year. According… Continue Reading →

Events, News, Podcasting

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