POD DROP: New podcasts from Gimlet/Google, Grow Your Mind, BMW
Pod Drop features new, interesting, and returning podcasts. Today, new shows from Gimlet & Google, BMW, and Grow Your Mind. Continue Reading
YouTube Music gets broad rollout for lyrics
YouTube Music is continuing to broaden its feature set. The latest update is an expansion of its lyrics display. Access to a tab with the full lyrics to a song was introduced in the YouTube Music Android app a few weeks ago. Now, YouTube is making the feature available to all users. Continue Reading
Edison Research: Streaming inches up in share of AM/FM radio listening
Edison Research released a graphic from its Share of Ear survey. The most recent update of the report is about streaming’s share of Americans’ AM/FM radio listening. “If the radio industry is ever going to really ‘turn the corner’ on digital listening, this may need to be the crisis that makes it happen,” Edison President Larry Rosin observed. Continue Reading
AdLarge Media to be ad sales rep for Remote News Service
AdLarge Media has entered an exclusive ad sales agreement with Remote News Service. RNS provides radio stations with customized hyper-local and national news. It offers stations custom branding, news anchor selection, traffic, weather, and more. Continue Reading
AdsWizz builds new features into AudioMatic podcast ad-buying platform
AdsWizz is announcing a couple of enhancements to its AudioMatic platform — which is a self-serve programmatic planning and ad-buying platform for major agencies building podcast campaigns. One of them automates and scales host-read ads, and the other address brand safety. Continue Reading
POD DROP: New podcasts from Podglomerate, iHeartRadio, Cadence13
Pod Drop features new, interesting, and returning podcasts. Today, new shows from Podglomerate and iHeartRadio, and a returning podcast from Cadence13. Continue Reading
Triton finds news and talk radio grabbing share from music as pandemic takes hold
Triton Digital shared data about changing radio consumption habits as the COVID-19 pandemic spreads. It compared data about AM/FM streams and station formats from March 6-12 with results from March 13-19. Continue Reading
SoundCloud Go+ subscription rolls out to the Nordics
SoundCloud is expanding its premium subscription plan to new markets in Europe. The SoundCloud Go+ platform is now available in four Nordic countries: Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden. Continue Reading
TuneCore CEO to step down in April
TuneCore CEO Scott Ackerman will exit the digital distributor on April 15. He has been at the helm of TuneCore since 2012, and spent the two years prior as its chief operating officer. Continue Reading
Anchor updates its “Record With Friends” to reach more potential podcasters
Anchor has updated its tool for creating podcasts with people in different places. Record With Friends 2.0 is now in beta, and it aims to offer users more options in supported devices. Why we like it. Continue Reading
Google Podcasts brings its new look to iOS
Google Podcasts has made its debut on iOS. Anyone with a Google account can make use of the podcast app. The service recently got a new look for Android, and that version is being rolled out to web and iOS platforms too. Continue Reading
Over 50 Covid-19 podcasts launched in one week; from network to personal
Yesterday we reported on three new measurements of podcast listening during the shelter-at-home phase of the coronavirus emergency. Today, we dive into podcast creation in the stay-at-home era. Most of the newly launched shows are individual efforts, but some established media brands and networks have joined the Covid-19 launch frenzy. Continue Reading