RAIN Notes: Tuesday, December 7
Jottings of Note
— Just Don’t (James Cridland / Winslow Bright)
— Feelz of the Season (Deezer)
— Executive Layer (Spoken Layer)
News
Audience slightly up, downloads flat (Podtrac) and RAIN Remix of November ranker
In the November Top Podcast Publishers list from Podtrac, U.S. Unique Monthly Downloads were flat mon over month, and year over year. In the RAIN Remix we re-sort the ranker on an average per-show basis within each network. Click to the see info graphics. Continue Reading
RAIN Notes: Friday, December 3
Jottings of Note
— And the Winner Will Be… (Webby Awards)
— Fixing It (EFF)
— Fake Rogan (Tim Heidecker)
Spotify reports double-, triple- quadruple-digit podcast listening growth
A day after Spotify’s end-of-year Wrapped product, the company releases Wrapped for Publishers. It offers podcast listening metrics in 2021. It is stuffed with growth in double-, triple-, and even quadruple-digit percentage increases. Click through for details and a link to Spotify’s PDF. Continue Reading
IAB announces Podcast Upfront for May 2022 — virtual again
The Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) has released its event schedule for the first half of 2022. The slate includes the IAB Podcast Upfront and the IAB NewFronts. The organization has also added a new showcase. Click for details. Continue Reading
“WQXR Day” proclaimed by NYC mayor on 85th anniversary
Classical music radio/audio brand WQXR is honored today as “WQXR Day” in New York City, the recognition bestowed by mayor Bill De Blasio. This interesting and laudatory recognition honors the station’s 85th anniversary. WQXR operates a robust digital offering via its mobile app. Click for details and history. Continue Reading
UK beats US in online audio listening; loves Spotify and podcasts
United Kingdom residents beat the U.S. when it comes to consuming online audio, and especially enjoys Spotify. Those are two of the many comparative analytics revealed today by Edison Research in the company’s presentation of the first instance of its Infinite Dial consumer survey brand focused on the British Isles, Infinite Dial UK 2021. Click through for bunches of metrics, graphics, and a link to the entire study. Continue Reading
Spotify Premium gains 309% listening share over 5 years: Westwood One blog via Edison Research
In a new blog entry posted yesterday, Pierre Bouvard (Chief Insights Officer, Cumulus Media) presents a truckload of trends related to Spotify, Pandora, AM/FM radio, and podcasting. A rich bundle of charts, interpretations, questions from RAIN, and answers from the author. Click through for it all. Continue Reading
New Car Buyers Survey (Edison) details mixed numbers for American radio
Edison Research has released a new study: 2021 Car Buyers Survey. ONe key learning is that 90% of car buyers expect broadcast radio to be standard in-car equipment. As we thumb through the slides, we note some comparative metrics that position American consumers as more detached from in-car listening to AM/FM than in other countries. Click through for details and graphics. Continue Reading
Drive Time Metrics awarded new patent for in-car audio connection data analysis
Data analytics company Drive Time Metrics (DTM) has been awarded a new patent for collecting and analyzing connected vehicle media data. The company collects anonymized data from in-car audio playback of all sorts, and delivers actionable metrics to its clients which can range from music streaming services to satellite radio to AM/FM. Continue Reading
Podcast listening app and publisher Podimo receives $78M funding
Copenhagen-based Podimo has received a Series B funding round of $78-million dollars. Since 2019, the company has raised $115-million. Podimo operates a few different lines of business — click for info. Continue Reading
RAIN Notes: Tuesday, November 23
Jottings of Note
— Smart and Yum (The Podglomerate)
— Settle In (The Podcast Reader)
— Because NOW! (Spotify)