RAIN Notes: Tuesday, March 22
Jottings of Note
— New Phase (Kelli Hurley)
— Acquisitional (The Verge)
— Smartest (Tom Truitt)
News
In-car radio listening “at its low point” (Jacobs Media Techsurvey)
In a blog post written by Fred Jacobs, Jacobs Media reveals that in-car broadcast radio listening, as a percentage of time spent listening, is at its lowest point in a span of 2018 to 2022. This teaser result is from the upcoming annual Techsurvey presentation scheduled for release in April. Podcasting shows an interesting movement, too. Continue Reading
RAIN Notes: Monday, March 21
Jottings of Note
— Smart Annoyances (WaPo)
— Easy Intimacy (Entrepreneur)
— Kid Kaboom (Hollywood Reporter)
Serial to collect Governors Award at The Ambies
The Podcast Academy has announced milestone podcast Serial as the winner of the Governors Award at this year’s 2nd annual The Ambies podcast awards. The ceremony is March 22. The honor, which is chosen by The Podcast Academy Board of Governors, recognizes the impact that a podcast or individual has had on the industry. Continue Reading
Winamp to auction NFT of iconic original “skin” to start global nonprofit foundation for musicians
From SVP Dominick Milano we receive news that Targetspot-owned Winamp, the iconic desktop audio player which arguably started the MP3 revolution, will auction an original NFT of its first “skin” — the app’s appearance in 1997. Proceeds from this effort, and future auctions, will go into a new Winamp Foundation which will collect money to help musicians around the world. Continue Reading
Libsyn sells shares for 4.75M equity financing
Publicly traded podcast hosting, advertising, and technology company Libsyn has raised $4.75-million dollars in equity financing led by Camac Partners. Camac describes its investments as “long-term in nature” lasting “decades rather than months or years.” Continue Reading
John Rosso assumes leadership of Triton Digital as Neal Schore steps over to Managing Advisor
A leadership change in iHeartMedia-owned ad tech company Triton Digital has co-founder Neal Schore stepping aside, and John Rosso stepping up as President and CEO. Rosso was previously President of Market Development. Continue Reading
PRX joins distribution relationship with Sensical kids network
Public media organization PRX today announced a podcast streaming partnership with Sensical, a relatively new free streaming service from Common Sense Networks. Sensical debuted in June of last year, and launched its podcast slate in December. Continue Reading
RAIN Notes: Monday, March 14
Jottings of Note
— Smart v2.0 (APM)
— ‘Tis the Season (Edison Research)
— Following the Followers (Rephonic)
Libsyn launches “social movement” initiative for Women’s History Month
Podcast hosting/tech company Libsyn today released plans for illuminating and amplifying the voices of women in podcasting, as part of Women’s History Month. The company calls its initiative a social movement. It’s a three-part grassroots effort to shine spotlights on women in the field. Continue Reading
RAIN Notes: Thursday, March 10
Jottings of Note
— Programmatic Need (Heather Osgood)
— Q&A (Francis Currie)
— New Drops (CNN)
Macmillan to publish children’s book series derived from Pinna podcast
Macmillan, the only Big 5 book publisher with its own podcast networks, will partner with kids podcast company Pinna to publish books based on the Pinna original podcast Quentin & Alfie’s ABC Adventures. This interesting partnership leverages Macmillan’s crossover expertise between books and podcasts. Also interesting inasmuch as the deal represents a rare directional crossover of podcast to book. Continue Reading