RAIN Notes: September 2, 2025
Revamped speech Amazon Kindle
Month and day International Podcast Day
Gaining, Losing, and Complexity Sounds Profitable
News
RAIN Notes: August 28
Executive Chairman of Hanging Around Andrew Mason
“First-Years,” “Longtimers,” and video podcasts Edison Research
Free and easy: Radio’s key assets as audience metrics tread water (Jacobs Media TechSurvey)
Jacobs Media released Techsurvey 2025, the 21st annual edition of its universally observed survey of radio listeners. As always, the questions and answers illuminate how digital audio realities have influenced radio listening trends and audience behaviors. We comb through it for top insights, and link to the source.
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Acast launches school to teach advertisers about podcasts
It’s called Acast Ads Academy, and it’s a free certification program designed to help marketers build practical skills in podcast advertising. It’s called Acast Ads Academy, and it’s a free certification program designed to help marketers build practical skills in podcast advertising. Click for details. Continue Reading
RAIN Notes: August 25
RAIN Notes: August 22
Triton Digital debuts upgraded U.S. Podcast Ranker; collab with Signal Hill Insights
Triton Digital has released a new generation of its venerable U.S. Podcast Ranker. It’s a breakthrough edition of this monthly data stalwart, introducing a new data source called Demos+, a feature created in collaboration with Signal Hill Insights. Demos+ brings a survey element into the Ranker, which traditionally has been a pure data report. Continue Reading
Edison Research Top 50/25 Podcasts: We compare U.S. and UK
Edison Research recently released its Top 50 Podcasts in the U.S for Q2. Also recently unveiled is Edison’s Top 25 Podcasts in the UK for Q2. This gives us an interesting opportunity to do a cross-Atlantic comparison. Continue Reading
Sounds Profitable announces major changes as Podcast Movement merger locks in
The day after Sounds Profitable announced its merger with Podcast Movement, founder Bryan Barletta has composed a lengthy, informative, future-focused mission statement. Titled What’s Next for Sounds Profitable, it is agreeably subtitled: “Sounds Profitable and Podcast Movement have merged, let’s talk about that.” Click for overview and link.
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Triton Digital releases Q2 Podcast Ranker with dramatically enhanced features
Triton Digital released a dramatically upgraded and enhanced edition of its US Podcast Ranker. In this ranker, and presumably future ones, Triton lists three new audience intelligence features — it’s the first edition of an enhanced ranker. Click for details and linkage. Continue Reading
BMI wins “historic” rate increase
BMI and the Radio Music License Committee announced a settlement of their rate court proceeding. The new agreement, which is retroactive to January 1, 2022, represents a historic rate increase for BMI. Continue Reading
Podcast Movement and Sounds Profitable merge; Franks and Barletta divide the empire
Trade association Sounds Profitable, and conference brand Podcast Movement, have merged in a seven-figure deal. The new entity is described as “a central force in podcasting’s ongoing growth,” and promises to deepen its involvement in industry events around the world. Click for details. Continue Reading