RAIN Notes: November 6
— No End To Options (The Podglomerate)
–Class In Session (Eric Nuzum) Continue Reading
Acast delivers Q3 double-digital revenue growth in key metrics
Global podcast behemoth Acast released Q3 earnings this morning. Click for top-line key metrics and several revealing graphics. Continue Reading
RAIN Notes: November 4
— Things End (Libsyn)
— Honor Roll (International Women In Music Awards)
— Like Nothing Else(Matty Staudt)
SiriusXM Q3 earnings: Slippage in revenue comps and the sweep of history
SiriusXM released its Q3 finance report, announcing $2.17 billion in third-quarter revenue, and $93M in free cash flow. Digging into the weeds of the publicly available comparative income sheet going back nearly five years, we see small percentages of revenue drops. Charting backwards over three decades, we see the broad sweep of audio pre- and post-digital. Continue Reading
Layoffs and unstructuring at Tidal: “Like a startup again”
Jack Dorsey, owner of the Tidal streaming music service, today announces a sweeping adjustment of Tidal’s corporate structure, staff size, and competitive positioning. Click for available details and quotes. Continue Reading
Acast chooses Barometer for latest brand safety effort
Acast announces that it has formed a partnership with brand safety, suitability, and planning service Barometer. The news is targeted to podcast advertisers, with a promise to navigate risk, discover new content, and measure campaign performance. Initiatives like this reassure advertisers that podcast advertising (still rather a new kid on the block for some advertisers) can be as trustworthy and exacting as longer established media categories. Click for more.
Podtrac launches global Top Podcasts By Country
In an intriguing reversal of Podtrac’s familiar podcast ranker — in which the measurement company examines one area of interest with multiple participants — Podtrac has introduced Top Podcasts By Country, which lists the single #1 podcast in each of 30 countries. Click for more info, some of the results, and alink. Continue Reading
RAIN Notes: October 22
— Modern Tech for Ancient History (Libsyn)
— Knowing The Audience (Experian)
— Bestowal (ARN iHeart & Magellan AI)
RAIN Notes: October 21
— Closing The Circle (Slipstream)
— A Need (Call Her Daddy)
— Soft Core Cheating (Hearing Things)
RAIN Notes: October 18
Podcast listening frequency continues to rise in Canada (Signal Hill)
Per annual tradition, Signal Hill Insights has released a data snack from its upcoming full meal of metrics — the annual Canadian Podcast Listener report. (The full feast will be served to subscribers on November 28.) In this peek, we learn that podcast listening is on the rise across categories of frequency, from “ever listened” to daily listening. Click for the graph and full-study info. Continue Reading
NPR tops ranker; Dax Shepard enters it. Political podcasts surge; listener demos revealed (Triton & Signal Hill)
Triton Digital has released its U.S. Podcast Ranker for September. Without any surprise we observe that iHeartAudience Network occupies the #1 spot. Seven newcomers arrive on the ranker. PLUS: Detailed research into political podcast listeners. Continue Reading