RAIN Notes: Tuesday, September 26
— Tuning In (TuneIn)
— Scroller Derby (TikTok)
— Driving Forward (SXM Media / Studio Resonate)
News
Four companies combine to launch Podcast Radio in the U.S.
Podcast Radio, the UK-based non-interactive all-podcast radio outlet, Has announced a major expansion into the U.S. radio market. Four companies worked together to make this initiative a reality. Continue Reading
RIAA revenue second look: Not record-breaking when adjusted for inflation
Earlier this week we reported the mid-year update from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), which tabulates revenue for the U.S. recorded music industry. That report broke new ground with the highest dollar amount in the span of the RIAA’s public reporting period (1973-2023). But a different reality emerges when we consider relative dollar value. Click for an illustrated comparison. Continue Reading
RAIN Notes: Thursday, September 21
— Triangulating (The New Media Show)
— Enduring Partnership (Blubrry)
— New Phase (Michael Fischer)
RAIN Notes: Wednesday, September 20
— Triangulating (The New Media Show)
— Enduring Partnership (Blubrry)
— New Phase (Michael Fischer)
Recorded music attains new revenue record; streaming grows from 75% to 84%
The recorded music industry reached an all-time high in total revenue for the first half of 2023 — $8.3-billion across all reported categories. Streaming accounted for $7.0-billion, 84% of the total. On average, there were 96-million music subscriptions in H1 2023. All this and more from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) in its annual mid-year report. Continue Reading
Acast partners with Slip.Stream for music in podcasts
Creating original music for podcasting is a heavy lift creatively and economically. Acast steps into the breach in partnership with Slip.Stream, an online database of royalty-free music. Acast research says that most listeners prefer to listen to podcasts that use music to set the tone and mood of an episode. Click for details, how it works for podcasters. Continue Reading
RAIN Notes: Monday, September 18
Project Gutenburg, MIT, and Microsoft collaborate on free audiobook project
Project Gutenberg, whose mission is to make copyright-free books available online, has partnered with Microsoft and MIT in an AI project to narrate thousands of open-access audiobooks with synthetic voices. Continue Reading
RAIN Notes: Friday, September 15
— Latino Learnings (Edison Research)
— Exposition (Laura Beil)
— Fixer-Upper (Acast)
RAIN Notes: Thursday, September 14
— Economical (The Economist)
— Holistic (E.B. Moss)
— P.S. from PM (Podcast Movement)
RAIN Notes: Wednesday, September 13