Interviews with, and contributions from, the most perceptive voices in the online audio industry.
Signal Hill Insights President Jeff Vidler contributes this very interesting column about how to program (radio and podcasts) for the COVID and post-COVID eras. He notes that radio has worked its way through reinventions before — in the 1950s and 1970s. During those transitions, radio invented new station categories to address changes in audience and listening routines. A must-read. Continue Reading
by Jeff Umbro
In this week’s column, Podglomerate CEO Jeff Umbro dives deep into the podcast attribution technology, featuring an interview with Sarah Cotenoff from Podsights. Additionally, making up for going dark last week, this newsletter is packed with news and commentary. A must-read. Continue Reading
A weekly column from the preeminent Radio Futurologist. THIS WEEK: Lots of change in the UK! Bauer has enacted many of its strastegic plans. James invoked his positivity mode. Continue Reading
by Jeff Umbro
In this week’s column, Podglomerate CEO Jeff Umbro dives deep into the audiobook industry — related to podcasting as another on-demand spoken-word audio category, and quite different at the same time. Featuring an interview with Molly Barton, Founder and CEO of Serial Box. Continue Reading
by Jeff Umbro
In this week’s column, Podglomerate CEO Jeff Umbro offers observations and insights from the podsphere, including Stitcher, Apple, and Audible. Then, a conversation with Matt Saunders about intellectual property in podcasting, from trademarks to music licensing. Click through for much more in this content-rich column. Continue Reading
by Jeff Umbro
RAIN News welcomes Jeff Umbro in his first weekly appearance as guest columnist. In this edition, he offers in-depth analysis of siriusXM’s pending acquisition of Stitcher, and covers other podcasting news as well. Jeff is CEO of the Podglomerate podcast network. Click through for more details about Jeff, and of course to read the column. 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
A weekly column from the preeminent Radio Futurologist. THIS WEEK: How the BBC produced during coronavirus. How is Beats 1 doing? Ten best music radio stations. Radio recovery. Podcast promoter chat. And much more! Continue Reading
A fascinating flow chart of music streaming values that could be developed and captured by streaming services, but aren’t. (China is an exception.)
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A weekly column from the preeminent Radio Futurologist. THIS WEEK: How the BBC produced during coronavirus. How is Beats 1 doing? Ten best music radio stations. Radio recovery. Podcast promoter chat. And much more! Continue Reading
Content and distribution powerhouse Stitcher has released a report of observations and measurements over 10 years of delivering podcasts to listeners. It is a unique glimpse into listener behavior from a pioneering podcast company. We also spoke with CEO Erik Diehn for a popup podcast. Click through to read and listen. Continue Reading
by Dan Misener
Pacific Content’s head of audience development explores the “neighborhoods” that gather around groups of podcasts. What connects them? The answers range from obvious to inscrutable. Click through for fascinating graphics. Continue Reading