RAIN Notes: Thursday, January 27
Jottings of Note, smart speaker edition
— Innovating Together Again (SCA)
— Living History (Radiotopia & PRX)
— Sad Passing (Mark Lam)
News
RAIN Notes: Monday, January 24
Jottings of Note, smart speaker edition
— Sound Future (Steve Keller)
— New Shingle (Laura Mayer)
— Nothing More Exciting (John Gibbons)
The Ambies podcast award show scheduled; hosts announced
The Awards for Excellence in Audio, mostly known as The Ambies and produced as the showcase event of The Podcast Academy, is set for March 22. The ceremony will stream live on YouTube and Twitch. The co-hosts are announced, and we glance back at the inaugural ceremony in 2021. Continue Reading
Acast finds a winner in its “Poddnästet” podcast contest; production to begin
We wrote about Acast’s first podcast competition (Poddnästet) in September. Now the company has found a winner based on a submitted idea. Axel Hietanen Ingman will collect a quarter-million Swedish crowns (about $27,000 USD). Ingman is a 26-year-old social worker and amateur musician. Continue Reading
RAIN Notes: Thursday, January 20
Jottings of Note, smart speaker edition
— Deux U! … Not a Curse (Cadence13)
— Sky-high Title (Skyview Networks)
— Taking Charge (CBC)
TuneIn On Air launches to benefit small and non-profit broadcasters
TuneIn has opened its powerful platform distribution to small broadcasters, specifically educational and non-profit broadcasters, according to an announcement sent to RAIN. The idea is to give the same distribution tools that major broadcasters have to an underserved slice of the audio ecosystem. Click for details, including price. Continue Reading
RAIN Notes: Wednesday, January 19
Jottings of Note, smart speaker edition
— Tinkerers (Tinkercast)
— Keeping the Window Open (Threshold)
— Audio Illustrations (iHR + Sports Illustrated)
RAIN Notes: Friday, January 14
Jottings of Note, smart speaker edition
— BIG Award (Black Information NEtwork)
— No Pete Rose (Podcast Hall of Fame)
— Undead (Echoverse)
CBC winter podcast lineup: Paradise, dating stories, and more
CBC, Canada’s public broadcasting company, has announced a winter podcast season. Click through for titles, descriptions, links, and a link to the entire CBC podcast portfolio. Continue Reading
RAIN Notes: Thursday, January 13
Jottings of Note, smart speaker edition
— Emphasis on Building (iHeartMedia)
— ReminiSNL (Cadence13)
— A Back Catalog for the Ages (The Kitchen Sisters)
Unbounce acquires LeadsRx, sharpening its marketing attribution service across audio channels
Conversion intelligence platform Unbounce has bought LeadsRx, a marketing analytics software and service company founded in 2015. LeadsRx operates with a focus on digital, radio, podcasts, streaming services, and TV. Continue Reading
iHeartMedia plants a stake in the meta era with VR and tokenization plans
In what Chairman/CEO Bob Pittman calls “a unique opportunity,” and Digital Audio Group CEO Conal Byrne calls “the incredible potential of web3,” iHeartMedia announced its intention to develop “meta” experiences on the Roblox platform. There is an emphasis on tokenized communities — click through for more on that. Continue Reading