As statistical roundups for 2023 continue rolling in, we receive The Top New Podcasts Of 2023, an infographic from Edison Research. Edison’s ranking method differentiates from most others, by deriving results from live surveys, not from download measurements. The key advantage of that method is inclusivity — any podcast in the world is eligible for mention. Click for details. Continue Reading
— Promotion (Ana Karina Quiroz)
— More Than Intention (Eric Nuzum)
— New Role (Nina Sturm)
This year iHeartPodcasts chose SXSW as the venue for its annual iHeartPodcast Awards. Twenty-nine award categories were finalized, with New Heights, a sports podcast, winning Podcast of the Year. Click for details and photos. Continue Reading
Major music label Warner Music Group is reportedly planning an acquisition bid to ingest digital music company Believe, which specializes in assistance to, and advocacy of, independent artists. On the face of it, there are evident concerns from the perspective of indie artists and their advocacy groups. The Association of Independent Music is one such group. Click for details. Continue Reading
— The Long, Lucrative Tail (Amplitude Media Partners)
— Pipeline (Destin FM)
— Back Again (Sarah van Mosel)
Audacy is announcing today that it has reached an agreement with SoundStack to carry Live365 internet radio stations on the Audacy platform. The partnership is the latest chapter in a sprawling story of Live365 as a champion of small webcasters. Click for details and history. Continue Reading
Audio analytics company Veritonic has partnered with RealEyes, an AI firm focused on evaluating human response, to create The Veritonic Audio Attention Report. This study leverages the RealEyes visual analysis AI, which uses a webcam-on survey process to capture and overlay realtime reactions to hearing ads. Continue Reading
Magellan AI’s accounting of podcast advertiser spending for January shows a small increase over December, with fewer month-over-month repeaters than the December report. Click for RAIN’s analysis and Magellan’s chart with top podcast genres receiving investment. Continue Reading
— Royal Disagreement (Music LIcensing Collective)
— It’s A Lot (Sounds Profitable)
— YouTube Has Entered (Sound Off)
Audio giant SiriusXM will terminate the employment of 160 staffers, about two to three percent of the company. The action is occurring 10 months after a March, 2023 cutback of about eight percent. The news was delivered, as it so often is, by internal memo. Click for more. Continue Reading