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“This American Life” leaves NYT for NPR; slims ad load

Posted on July 11, 2024 by Brad Hill

A newly announced change which will move stewardship of This American Life ad sales from The New York Times to National Public Media (NPM). Click for audience metrics, show rankings, and other details. Continue Reading →

Acquisitions & Partnerships, Podcasting, Public Radio National Public Media, NPM

Collin Campbell leaves Gimlet for high-exec podcast role at NPR

Posted on December 1, 2023 by Brad Hill

NPR has a new head of podcast strategy; it is Collin Campbell, who takes the title Senior Vice President of Podcast Strategy and Franchise Development starting sometime this month. He carries a long history of executive positions in news content and audio. Continue Reading →

Public Radio Collin Campbell, NPR

KPCC will rebrand as LAist, signalling comprehensive embrace of digital

Posted on January 31, 2023 by Brad Hill

Los Angeles Public Radio, KPCC, will be rebranded in the coming weeks as LAist, adopting the group name for an existing podcast production network, as well as existing news and social media enterprises.  Continue Reading →

Podcasting, Public Radio KPCC, LAist

Edison Podcast Metrics “Top 50” for Q3 2022 has “Dateline NBC” moving up into its top 10

Posted on December 16, 2022 by Kurt Hanson

Edison Research released its comprehensive “U.S. Top 50 Podcasts” chart for Q3 2022 yesterday, with its top 10 largely stable, albeit with “Dateline NBC” bumping sex-talk podcast “Call Her Daddy” out of the top 10. This list ranks the 50… Continue Reading →

Metrics & Research, News, Podcasting, Public Radio

“Spoken Word Audio Report” from NPR & Edison shows growth, particularly among younger demos

Posted on October 28, 2022 by Kurt Hanson

Almost half (46%) of the U.S. population listens to spoken word audio content daily, according to the latest “Spoken Word Audio Report” released from NPR and Edison Research today. The fourth annual report explores the ways spoken word media consumption… Continue Reading →

Metrics & Research, Public Radio

Techsurvey 2022: Are public radio fans cooling on podcasting?

Posted on September 5, 2022 by Kurt Hanson

 Consulting and research firm Jacobs Media released the results of its “Public Radio Techsurvey 2022” last week at the Public Radio Program Directors (PRPD) Content Conference in New Orleans, with what commercial radio Techsurvey co-sponsor All Access called “a mostly… Continue Reading →

Metrics & Research, Podcasting, Public Radio
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