In a newly completed study called All About The Music, the British Phonographic Industry trade group (BPI) casts a detailed look back at the UK recorded music industry in 2024. It is the (very impressive) 46th edition of BPI’s yearbook. Click through for key findings. Continue Reading
In a RAIN scrutiny of the newly released Podtrac rankers, we see the clear dominance of iHeart Audience Network in the delivery of podcasts. The the RAIN Remix reveals a new list of top publishers based on audience size per podcast. In that re-sorting, Revolver Podcass shifts from #18 to #1. Click for graphics. Continue Reading
The Joe Rogan Experience is predictably and regularly the top-ranked podcast in measurement studies which include all podcast platforms. Edison Research conducts one such survey, resulting in the Top 50 Podcasts In The U.S. This release represents a survey conducted in Q1, and results in a ranking of the top 50 podcasts. Click for details.
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Sharon Taylor — EVP, Triton Digital and ex-CEO of Omny Studio — has released the 2024 edition of Omny’s annual podcast benchmark report. In it we learn about download rates by content category and geographical region, and which of those rates can be considered “good.” Click for numbers and charts. Continue Reading
After surveying hundreds of monthly U.S. podcast listeners, audio measurement specialist Veritonic derived nine insights about what makes podcast ads effective. The company calls these “valuable insights on how brands can refine their audio strategies to better capture attention and drive results.” We review the findings, and discover a surprising aspect. Continue Reading
A new research report from Coleman Insights and Amplifi Media is titled From Explosion To Evolution: The State Of Video Podcasting. Findings were released and presented in a webinar hosted by Jay Nachlis (VP / Consultant, Coleman Insights) and Steve Goldstein (Founder / CEO, Amplifi Media). The 25-minute discussion was illustrated by 40 presentation slides. This is Part 1 of RAIN’s coverage.
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— Promised Proof (Coleman Insights)
— Migration (Juleyka Lantigua)
— Creative vs. Targeting (Westwood One)
— 500 Stations + 5,000 Listeners = Techsurvey 2025 (Jacobs Media)
— Next (Martha Fischer)
— The Big V (Steve Pratt)
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In a newly released survey study conducted by audio analytics company Veritonic for audio discovery platform Audiomob, we learn five key points and their broad attitudes, tolerances, and preferences for in-game audio advertising. The results are intended to highlight the category to potential advertisers, and inform the field generally. Click for details, metrics, and graphics. Continue Reading
A healthy music fan is one who spends money for music. When the consumer side is healthy, the production and creative sides naturally do well financially. That is the formula spelled out by Russ Crupnick in the latest release from MusicWatch where he is Managing Partner. Click for details and a link. Continue Reading
UK-based MIDiA Research has released the 2024 edition of its recorded music market shares report. The top line here has two parts: Overall global recorded music revenue ($36.2 billion), and Annual growth (6.5%). Click for much more and an illustrative infographic.
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