RAIN Notes: Friday, October 29
Jottings of Note
— Not Enough of a Good Thing (Spotify)
— Heat (Amazon Music)
— Money Upfront (DARKO)
News
Independent podcasts shine in The Xfronts Indie Podcast Upfronts
The second annual Xfronts was held today as a virtual promoting the indie layer of podcast publishers and networks to advertier brands and agencies. Click through for highlights, pics, and links. Continue Reading
Spotify Q3: Growth in users, revenue, profit, with emphasis on podcasting
In Spotify’s public-facing Q3 earning summary, the word “music” is used 10 times; the word “podcast” is used 17 times. That’s not to say that podcasting is a more important revenue driver than music, but the category certainly led the discussion in today’s early-morning investor call. Click for details and financials. Continue Reading
RAIN Notes: Wednesday, October 27
Jottings of Note
— Deadly (Evergreen Podcasts)
— Read-along Audio (SXM Media)
— Cold Case (Imperative / Cumulus / Vespucci)
Rumor Fact(ory): Amazon building a live audio app to compete with … everyone else
Today The Verge is a hub for rumors that Amazon is building what might be called another Clubhouse competitor. From what we (don’t exactly) know, it sounds like it might also compete with Spotify’s Greenroom, Spotify Shows, Twitter Spaces, Facebook Audio Rooms, and others. Continue Reading
SiriusXM takes over exclusive ad sales for Crime Junkie / Audiochuck
SiriusXM is announcing today that its SXM Media group has obtained exclusive ad-repping for Crime Junkie, a persistent top-10 podcast (currently #2 in Apple’s All Podcasts list for the U.S., as of this post), and for all shows within the Audiochuck network of which Crime Junkie is the flagship. Continue Reading
RAIN Notes: Monday, October 25
Jottings of Note
— Heat (Vox Media)
— Breakage? (WIRED on Spotify)
— Incoming (Sony Music Podcasts)
YouTube / Sheeran partner for “an album launch like no other”
For his latest collection, music superstar Ed Sheeran is partnering with YouTube Shorts by producing one Short for each song. YouTube Shorts is the video behemoth’s competitive stab at Tik Tok. Continue Reading
RAIN Notes: Friday, October 22
Targetspot accelerates North American expansion
Digital audio solutions company Targetspot, a division of AudioValley, is enhancing its North American presence as it does business with new N.A. partners. Click through to track several executive movements, some of them crossing the ocean. Continue Reading
NZME leverages iHeartRadio franchise to dominate Triton’s new NZ Podcast Ranker
Triton Digital has added New Zealand to its region-specific portfolio of measurement trackers for podcasting. The inaugural edition covers September audiences and downloads in NZ. One native network dominates, while seven other international podcast groups also register. Continue Reading
RAIN Notes: Thursday, October 21
Jottings of Note
— Patience and Perseverance (Dave Zohrob)
— Deep Podreads (The Podcast Reader)
— Marbylous Deal (Marbyl)
— Elevated (Scott Porretti)