Comprehensive coverage of the podcasting industry and its business ecosystem.
The British public broadcaster has rebranded its production division, formerly BBC Radio & Music Production, which relaunched today as BBC Audio. This is part of a widespread de-platforming of radio and broader reconceptualization as audio. Four people staff the new unit, headed by Clare McGinn, previously Head of Production for BBC Radio 4 in Bristol. McGinn is a career BBC’er. Continue Reading
Burgeoning podcast network ActionPark Media, helmed by actor-director Kevin Connolly, is partnering with ad-tech specialist DAX (a division of UK-headquartered Global), to build audience and monetization for a growing slate of shows. Connolly is known for playing the character E in Entourage. ActionPark Media is starting up with an existing portfolio of eight podcasts. Continue Reading
This is the debut of Jeff Umbro’s weekly LinkedIn column, Podcast Perspective, in RAIN News. Jeff is the CEO of The Podglomerate podcast network. In this column, he reviews recent industry news, and interviews Chris Morrow, head of The Loud Speakers Podcast Network. Continue Reading
E.W.Scripps, the media behemoth and parent company of Stitcher, is reported to be shopping the podcast company to potential buyers. Click through for a history of Scripps ownership, and how the Stitcher organization has changed during this time. Continue Reading
Triton Digital has released its latest 4-week U.S. Podcast Report, this one covering the May 11 through June 7 span. The Triton reports include two top 100 podcast rankers (one for show downloads, and one for show audience sizes), and… Continue Reading
Adding to piles of existing research on Covid-related listening shifts, eMarketer has today release a study of podcast listening during the shelter-at-home period. The short story: Reduction in 2020, recovery in 2021. But the actual amounts (minutes per day) are on the micro level. Continue Reading
PRX, Google’s partner in the Google Podcasts creator program, is announcing a new year of the accelerator, training, and funding program that was first formed in October, 2018. The program’s mission is to provide a global audio community with open resources, empower underrepresented voices, and showcase new work. The 2020 focus differs from 2019. Continue Reading
Entercom-owned Cadence13 is distributing an announcement of a new production segment called C13 Features — a podcast studio for single-episode, movie-length, original fiction audio shows. The company says each production will be “similar to a movie arc, creatively produced and developed for the theater of the mind.” Endeavor Content has an exclusive development role in the venture. Continue Reading
Pod Drop features new and returning podcasts. Today: modern skeptical sprituality in Unholier Than Thou, storytelling and laughs in Good Yarns, Hip Hop meets politics in Waiting on Reparations. Continue Reading
Spotify, the global audio listening platform which is grabbing chunks of the podcast industry through acquisition, is also applying its customary tech chops to improving advertising effectiveness … while making life a little bit smoother for discount-minded consumers. The prospective feature is called “In-App Offers,” and is basically a link on a podcast’s show page which leads to an advertiser’s discounted offering. Tap through for details. Continue Reading
Claiming it is the first of its kind, Edison Research has announced its upcoming release of the Latino Podcast Listener Report. Like many Edison survey releases, the report will be exposed in a webinar — two, actually, English and Spanish — scheduled for Tuesday, June 30 at 1pm ET. Continue Reading
Pandora has offered podcasting to listeners, and podcast submission by creators, for some time. Today the company is announcing an enhancement on the creator side — an update of its podcast analytics. Click through for graphics. Continue Reading