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Drive Time Metrics ads sixth patent for measuring in-car media usage

Posted on December 23, 2022 by Kurt Hanson

Drive Time Metrics (“DTM”) announced this week the expansion of its patent portfolio with the issuance on November 15th, 2022 of its sixth patent, US Patent Number 11502852 B2: In-vehicle Media Content Monitoring and Report Generation, covering what consumers are listening… Continue Reading →

AM/FM/HD/Satellite, Connected Car, Metrics & Research, News

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

Bauer Media Audio appoints three new executives with online responsibilities

Posted on December 15, 2022 by Kurt Hanson

Hamburg-based Bauer Media Audio in the past week has announced three new appointments with responsibilities that include Bauer’s digital/online efforts. Bauer Media Audio operates in nine countries across Europe and is home to a variety of popular radio and audio… Continue Reading →

Hiring

Podcast listeners strongly prefer host-read ads, says new Cumulus/Signal Hill survey

Posted on December 13, 2022 by Kurt Hanson

A new national survey released this week by Cumulus Media & Westwood One and Toronto-based research firm Signal Hill Insights reveals that podcast listeners have a strong preference for host-read ads — ideally when the host has fun with the… Continue Reading →

Metrics & Research, Podcasting

Acast launches self-service platform for buying podcast ads

Posted on December 7, 2022 by Kurt Hanson

Just in time for the final weeks of the 2022 holiday season,  Stockholm-based podcasting platform Acast last week launched a self-serve advertising platform to enable brands and advertisers of any size and budget to activate their podcast advertising strategies. Although… Continue Reading →

Advertising & Monetization, News, Podcasting

NEWS FLASH: CRB increases SoundExchange royalty rate by ~8% for 2023

Posted on December 2, 2022 by Kurt Hanson

In a Federal Register notice just published today, the Copyright Royalty Board announces cost-of-living increases in the statutory royalties to be paid by webcasters to SoundExchange for the public performance of sound recordings, which represent a ~9% increase for the… Continue Reading →

Copyrights & Legal, News, Royalties

“The Podcast Show” to return for second annual London event

Posted on November 29, 2022 by Kurt Hanson

Following its successful initial event in 2022, podcasting business conference The Podcast Show has announced that it will return to the Business Design Center in Islington for its second annual event on May 24th and 25th of next year. According… Continue Reading →

Events, News, Podcasting

Targetspot sold to Dutch digital gaming company Azerion for €30M

Posted on November 28, 2022 by Kurt Hanson

Brussels-based Targetspot SA (née Radionomy) last week announced the sale of its Targetspot digital audio ad sales business to Azerion, an Amsterdam-based public company that operate a high-growth digital entertainment (i.e., online games) and media platform. In the press release… Continue Reading →

News

Amazon UK offering three free months of “Amazon Music Unlimited”

Posted on November 15, 2022 by Kurt Hanson

As noted in the UK newspaper Express today (here), “In the run-up to Black Friday, Amazon has launched two free bonuses for anyone interested in trying one of the alternatives to Spotify and Apple Music. For a limited time only… Continue Reading →

Music subscription services

Daily reach of podcasts in U.S. now 18%, says Edison Research

Posted on November 14, 2022 by Kurt Hanson

A new finding just released by Edison Research from its quarterly U.S. “Share of Ear” national study says that, of respondents in its Q3 2022 survey wave, 18% listened to podcasts on the day they were surveyed, up from 15%… Continue Reading →

News

From Tom Webster, more warnings for the podcasting industry based on broadcast radio’s travails

Posted on November 10, 2022 by Kurt Hanson

This week,  SoundsProfitable‘s Tom Webster posted the second half of an essay describing warnings he sees for the podcasting industry based on mistakes he perceives that broadcast radio has made. (Click here for RAIN’s coverage of part one.) Webster writes,… Continue Reading →

Marketing, News, Podcasting, Thought Leaders

Tom Webster offers warnings for the podcasting industry from broadcast radio’s travails

Posted on November 2, 2022 by Kurt Hanson

Partner at SoundsProfitable (and previously SVP of Edison Research) Tom Webster has posted an essay describing warnings he sees for the podcasting industry based on mistakes he perceives that broadcast radio has made. Webster writes, “Podcasting has had a bad couple… Continue Reading →

Opinion & Features, Podcasting, Thought Leaders

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