Spotify’s Q3 earnings report gave the investor audience upbeat news and validation that the strategic adjustment made earlier in the fiscal year are working as hoped. Expenses down; user growth up. And … profit for the first time as a public company. Continue Reading
Audacy has started an artist discovery and promotion project called Launch, intending to boost careers of selected musicians. Three beneficiaries are selected. Continue Reading
Podcast agency Quill announces a new data tool attached to CoHost, its analytics and audience insights platform. It can deliver audience demographics and B2B analytics describing companies which are listening to a podcast. Click for the details of this interesting piece of tech. Continue Reading
— A Default Winner (The Intelligencer)
— Expanding in DACH (Acast)
— Choosing The Best (The Webbys)
Local ad marketplace spending in 2024 is projected at $176-billion, according to BIA Advisory’s just-released forecast. Turning to a different source, we see a much higher digital percentage for total-U.S. ad spending. Click for details and charts. Continue Reading
— Easily Digested (Westwood One)
— Super-serving The Underserved (Steve Pratt)
— Investments Needed (E.B. Moss)
— Royalty Complexity (Will Page)
— The Winner Will Be… (Radiocentre)
— Radio Metrics On Social (Jacobs Media)
— Corpus Electrica (Manoush Zomorodi)
— The Apple Influence (Ross Adams)
— Transition (Eric John)
Podchaser, an Acast company, is releasing a new ad verification layer to its tech stack. Called Airchecks, and honoring the radio heritage of that term, the product leverages AI to analyze keywords and patterns in podcast waveforms. Two main goals propel this venture. Continue Reading
Podcasters who distribute on Spotify (the dominant podcast delivery system by far) are recipients of a substantial upgrade of tools for managing the Spotify portion of their businesses. The just-announced upgrade is in three parts, emphasizing presence, insights, and monetization. Click for details and screenshots. Continue Reading