An upcoming “Spoken Word Audio Report” produced by Edison Research and NPR, which will be released in two weeks, will document that, according to Edison’s sample of “Share of Ear” diarykeepers, podcasts are now Americans’ primary source of personality/talk (as… Continue Reading
According to a recent article published by Bloomberg News, “Broadcasters are always hunting for new, flashy places to promote their shows, ranging from billboards to floats in parades to airplane banners. Some networks, though, have uncovered a less-glamorous, yet highly… Continue Reading
U.K. news website The Guardian posted an article today by journalist Alexis Petridis asking the question, “Has streaming made it harder to find new music?” Petridis writes, “We live in a world where music has never been more abundant, or… Continue Reading
Speaking at the Bank of America Securities “Media, Communications & Entertainment Conference” in Los Angeles on Wednesday, SiriusXM Chief Executive Officer Jennifer Witz revealed that popular talk show host and podcaster Conan O’Brien will be curating a 24/7 channel for… Continue Reading
In his analysis of the latest findings from Edison Research’s quarterly “Share of Ear” study (the full study being available to subscribers only), Cumulus Media and Westwood One Audio Active Group Chief Insights Officer Pierre Bouvard looked at various aspects… Continue Reading
Here’s Q2 2022. (See accompanying story for details.): For comparison, here’s Q1 2018: As you can see, AM/FM declined over the period from a 47% share to a 40% share (a 15% decline over the slightly more than four… Continue Reading
Broadcast and podcast ad sales company AdLarge Media announced today that Matt Turck, co-founder of Megaphone (acquired by Spotify in December of 2020) has joined their has leadership team as Head of Podcast Growth and Strategy According to the announcement:… Continue Reading
While other ad-supported online brands like Facebook, Twitter, and Pinterest showed weak Q2 year-over-year growth rates in ad revenues, Amazon showed healthy growth, CNBC reported yesterday. According to CNBC, “While the bulk of its business comes from e-commerce and cloud… Continue Reading
Boston-based serial entrepreneur Paul English has sold his latest venture, podcast discovery app Moonbeam, to Audacy, with plans to plow the proceeds into his newly launched startup incubator, the Boston Globe reported this week. According to the paper, “English declined to… Continue Reading
Stockholm-based Spotify announced its Q2 2022 financial performance yesterday, beating its guidance on all key measures except gross margin and profitability, with global Monthly Active Users up 19% year-over-year (from 365 million to 422 million listeners), and quarterly revenues up… Continue Reading
News emerged yesterday that Spotify has discontinued production of its Car Thing product — the company’s first hardware device, launched only five months ago and marketed as a way to achieve more convenient listening to Spotify in automobiles. Spotify is… Continue Reading
Disney-owned ABC News announced yesterday that it has promoted its Manager of Digital Audio, Josh Cohan, to Director of Podcast Programming for ABC News. In this role, he will help develop and execute the content strategy for the division’s podcast… Continue Reading