“Our continued success in growing the podcast ecosystem is predicated on the necessity that the Spotify Machine is always in motion.” –Sahar Elhabashi, VP and Head of Content Business, Spotify Spotify is planning employment terminations for 200 people in… Continue Reading
— Seeking Participation (Veritonic)
— TikTok Music (MBW)
— Significance (Signal Hill Insights)
In the results of Quill Podcasting’s annual awards, we find winners across several show categories, plus bestowals for best branded podcast (in four sub-categories), best agency, hosting, ad platform, PR company, innovation, and advertising. Click for info. Continue Reading
— Sexy Success (TPX)
— Demystification (Paul Riismandel)
— Label Lobbying (TorrentFreak)
In the results of Quill Podcasting’s annual awards, we find winners across several show categories, plus bestowals for best branded podcast (in four sub-categories), best agency, hosting, ad platform, PR company, innovation, and advertising. Click for info. Continue Reading
Edison Research has released its latest Top 30 Podcast Networks (U.S.) ranker. Covering the Q42022 – Q12023 period. The list ranks podcast networks based on total audience reach. Uniquely in the field, the ranking is survey-based. Click to see it. Continue Reading
— Symbolic End (CD Baby)
— All the Topics (Heather Osgood)
— Chock Full of Charts (Pierre Bouvard)
Ford Motor Company has announced that it will, after all, put AM radio reception in its 2024 cars. The company previously announced it was ditching the venerable and useful broadcast format. AM Radio was first installed in auto dashboards in the 1920s, and has continued to sit alongside FM for a hundred years. Click for details about pending legislation, and other car makers which have removed AM. Continue Reading
Riverside, a leading audio+video content production platform used by many leading podcasts, released a study called Future of Video Podcasting for Brands 2023. It contains over 20 slides of data from a survey of 672 global production professionals who create podcasts for their companies. Click for a roundup of metrics and graphics.
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In the RAJAR (Radio Joint Audience Research) report for Q1, we see that 88% of the UK audience tunes into radio stations at least weekly. And the average listener consumes 20.4 hours of live radio per week. Click through for more metrics, an infographic, and link to download the full report. Continue Reading
— Too Much (Russ More)
— Audio’s Future (Chris Peterson)
— Show Me The Growth (Heather Osgood)
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