RAIN Notes: Thursday, July 20
News
Dateline gains, NPR maintains, stability reigns in Triton Digital U.S. Podcast Ranker
Triton Digital releases its monthly U.S. Podcast Report for June. The interactive list encourages sorting the ranker in multiple ways. No matter how you look at it, the top 10 shows remain grouped. Also, five new podcasts join the prestigious list. Click for details and a link. Continue Reading
Podcast Industry Glossary opened by Sounds Profitable, inviting public participation
Media and consulting company Sounds Profitable has released the Podcast Industry Glossary. It’s an online product — and, as such, is a living document. Not only can Sounds Profitable keep it updated, but there is an open invitation for community updates. Click through for a brief review and links. Continue Reading
Podcasts grab 17% U.S. listen time, 29% for 18-34 in latest “Share of Ear”
Edison Research completed its Share of Ear research for Q1 2023, and as usual Cumulus Media / Westwood One disclosed a broad array of metrics from this subscriber-only work. HEre, we cover a few interesting points, and link to the full deck. Continue Reading
Coleman Insights launches Pod Predictor, a bespoke survey service for podcast ideation
With at least 12,000 new podcasts launched every month, the meeting of concept with success is speculative at best. That’s the premise behind a new service launched by media research and insights firm Coleman Insights. Click for details. Continue Reading
Radio Today Podcast Awards announces winners in 16 categories
Australian audio company Radio Today has announced the winners of its Radio Today Podcast Awards. Sixteen categories honor individuals and companies. This awards program is judged by industry participants. Click for the winner list and links to more info. Continue Reading
RAIN Notes: Thursday, July 13
— Setting Up The Win (Veritonic)
— New Direction (ABC Audio)
— Niceness (Seekr)
— Re-up (AdvertiseCast)
— Biggest Fear (Dave Jackson)
— 20th (Podnews)
People’s Choice Podcast Awards opens nominations
The venerable People’s Choice Podcast Awards is rolling for 2023, opening the nomination process. Anyone can nominate a show or vote. (Hence: People’s Choice.) Additionally, podcast creators may submit their pods for $50 per show per category. Last year’s participation list makes an outstanding discovery resource. Click for all the details. Continue Reading
RAIN Notes: Thursday, June 29
RAIN Notes: Tuesday, June 27
— Contemplating Takeaways (Lou Paskalis)
— Buy-side Findings (Borrell Associates)
— Powerful Rationales (AudioGo)
Australia: Online radio listening vaults upward; podcast listening all-time high in Edison Research Infinite Dial
Preeminent audio consumer survey and knowledge company Edison Research has released The Infinite Dial 2023 Australia, the seventh annual edition of its comprehensive survey of listening habits, preferences, and trends. We examine podcast listening trends, and compare them to the American population. Click for details and graphs. Continue Reading
Acast announces self-serve buying of host-read podcast ads
Acast announced today that it has expanded its self-serve podcast advertising platform, which now enables self-serve advertisers to buy host-read sponsorships across the entire Acast Marketplace. “This is a real moment for us,” said Product Manager at Acast Niklas Lagerberg. Click for details. Continue Reading