Over 176 different songs surpassed 1 billion video views on micro-video platform TikTok. That from the company’s first annual music report. Over 70 artists have broken on the platform, and landed major label deals. While major surveys put YouTube as a leading music discovery environment, TikTok seems determined to build recognition for its role in finding and sharing songs. Continue Reading
Digital audio ad platform DAX has announced an agreement with Audiomack, a crowdsourced music streaming platform, to exclusively represent U.S. ad sales. Audiomack serves about 20-million monthly active listeners (MAUs). Adding that reach to DAX’s existing portfolio brings the number to 115-million MAUs that DAX can target for advertisers. At the same time, DAX notes, the Audiomack deal strengthens DAX’s base of Gen Z and Millennial audience. Continue Reading
Triton Digital is announcing that its subsidiary podcast hosting platform, Omny Studio, has expanded its multilingual support for clients, adding German and Italian. Added to existing support for English, French, Spanish, and Portuguese, Omny now gives a native language app experience in six languages. Continue Reading
Triton Digital is announcing a new arrangement with Cisneros Interactive, to power the management and monetization of the Cisneros podcast network, Audio.Ad Podcasts. To fulfill the deal, Triton will leverage its Omny Studio and programmatic advertising platforms. Continue Reading
Evergreen Podcasts, which inhabits what we call the emergent network space, has announced a partial acquisition of Five Minute News, and is declaring an intent to grow other shows into the daily short-news space. The investment amount is not disclosed, but Evergreen will host, distribute, and support all marketing programs for the podcast. Continue Reading
RAIN Digital Britain, the virtual version of RAIN’s annual European Summit event previously produced in London, was held in Zoom today, featuring seven sessions and 21 speakers. Created as a deep dive into the thriving UK digital audio business environment, the sessions and conversations roamed through priorities, challenges, and solutions from radio to broadcasting, plus a session on the quickly growing gaming segment. Click through for quotes and pics. Continue Reading
The recently started podcast division of Amazon Music has gained the full 30-show catalog owned and operated by FOX News Network (FNR, in addition to FOX News Radio’s three nationally syndicated talk shows. FOX News Podcasts ranked in the Podtrac top 20 Podcast Publishers in the United States for November. Continue Reading
Pandora launches its end-of-year promotional campaign today, following internal research which showed that 7% more listeners tuned into holiday stations between October 15 and November 15 than during that stretch last year. Pandora launches its end-of-year promotional campaign today, following internal research which showed that 7% more listeners tuned into holiday stations between October 15 and November 15 than during that stretch last year. Click through to see the video, and for more of P’s brand marketing details. Continue Reading
Podtrac released its monthly Top Podcast Publishers ranking for november. The company noted that global unique streams and downloads decreased for the Top 10 publishers by 10% from October and increased by 40% over November 2019. This makes sense, as the long Thanksgiving weekend might disrupt podcast listening routines, while the overall category growth over a year made November a growth story over that longer time frame. In the numbers: A large catalog disparity, in which iHeartRadio operates ten times as many podcasts as NPR does, illustrates different strategies of two powerhouse podcast networks. Continue Reading
The Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB), owner of the standard set of guidelines for podcast measurements, has revised the spec and reissued it as version 2.1. The previous version, which has become a unifying definition of how to count downloads, audience reach, and advertisements in shows, was colloquially known as “IAB 2.” Click through to see key redefinitions of podcast measurement terms. Continue Reading
Podcast advertising intelligence company Magellan AI, in collaboration with the Sounds Profitable newsletter authored by Bryan Barletta, have created an impressive graphic representation of the podcasting industry. It is an impressive project and a useful guide. Click through to see it and get the dowenload link. Continue Reading
PodcastOne is launching three new podcasts in an end-of-year burst. The founding member of Twisted Sister, Jay Jay French, will host The French Connection: The Music Business and Beyond. Jordyn Jones and Ron Jaworksi also claim the hosting position in new shows. Click through for details. Continue Reading