RAIN Global Audio Evolution Summit set for Thursday, May 20; free Zoom tickets
The RAIN Global Audio Evolution Summit is set for Thursday, May 20. Click through for speakers, schedule, and free registration link. Continue Reading
Events
“Dying for Sex” wins Ambies Podcast of the Year; 23 category awards bestowed; we count “top” networks
Dying for Sex won the Podcast of the Year award at the inaugural Ambies Awards, produced by The Podcast Academy. The Wondery-produced show posted its final episode 14 months ago, perhaps demonstrating how evergreen podcasts retain their currency. We analyze how many winners are from “top publishers.” Continue Reading
Who won the funny at the the IAB Podcast Upfronts? [video]
Who provided the best laughs at the IAB Podcast Upfront? We call out two winners. They don’t actually get anything, and had to cut the video clips for us. So unfair. Continue Reading
Podcast predictions from Lauren Russo, renowned buy-side leader in podcast advertising
Horizon Media executive Lauren Russo is a universally known thought leader in digital audio advertising. In an IAB Podcast Upfront conversation with NPM head and IAB Chair Gina Garrubbo, Russo delivered a wide-ranging slate of podcast industry predictions. Continue Reading
“Programmatic is not a four-letter word” — AdsWizz pitches ad tech at IAB Podcast Upfront
In a four-hour Podcast Upfront event featuring 14 presentations, most of them multi-element video productions, some of them featuring celebrity podcasters and ferociously upbeat conversations, AdsWizz gave its “share of stage” to soft-spoken CEO Alexis van deWyer for earnest advocacy of his company’s future-leaning ad-tech expertise. There were metrics, too. Continue Reading
Peabody includes eight podcasts in 2021 list of nominees
Peabody has announced its final nominees for this year’s awards, bestowed in June. Among the categories of Entertainment, Children’s/Youth, News, Documentary, and Public Service is a collection of eight Podcast & Radio nominees. Click for the list and descriptions. Continue Reading
Tribeca Festival will feature podcasts for the first time
New York’s Tribeca Festival (formerly the Tribeca Film Festival) will feature podcasting in its annual celebration on June 20. It is the first time podcasts are included in the agenda, which will also feature films, TV, and gaming. Audible is… Continue Reading
Colin Rushing, SoundExchange, honored as Billboard Top Lawyer
Colin Rushing, Chief Legal Officer of SoundExchange and RAIN Summit speaker, is honored in Billboard’s release of its Top Music Lawyers 2021. It is the only award in its category (Performing Rights) that relates directly and exclusively to streaming audio. Continue Reading
The Podcast Academy announces “Ambies” awards nominees in advance of May 16 ceremony
The Podcast Academy has announced nominees for its inaugural Awards for Excellence in Audio — nicknamed The Ambies. The nominees were sent around this morning in a press release. They also appear HERE. Through a membership vote, 164 nominees have… Continue Reading
IAB Podcast Upfront shifts to May in 2021, closer to the video NewFronts
The Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) has announced that the annual Podcast Upfront, a fall event in past years (September in 2020), is moving to the week of May 10 in 2021. The idea is to get it closer to the IAB NewFronts (week of May 3), the video counterpart to the podcasting event, “to enable marketers to evaluate their omni-channel investments in an increasingly holistic way.” Continue Reading
IAB UK Podcast Upfronts 2020: Presentation summaries and videos
Following the U.S. Podcast Upfront a month ago, today the IAB UK produced its corresponding event. This post contains summaries and videos of the presentations. As in the U.S., the UK Upfronts transpired virtually. Presenters for this event were Acast, Audioboom, Bauer Media, DAX, Podfront, and Spotify. Following are the session summaries from the IAB UK website, and the complete video presentations. Click through to see it all, and link to the IAB UK. Continue Reading
RAIN Digital Canada: Research, leadership, and gaming (!) in successful 3rd annual event
COVID couldn’t stop it. RAIN’s eminently successful Canadian business conference continued with its third annual presentation, this time with a new name: RAIN Digital Canada. Continue Reading