RAIN Notes: January 14
— Equitable Coverage (iHeartMedia)
— A The Vanguard (Miami MusicTech 2025)
— CES + AI = Webinar (Jacobs Media
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RAIN Notes: January 13
— Tenure (The Podglomerate)
— Yet Another (E.B. Moss)
— The Biz of Bizzy Audiences (Sounds Profitable)
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Daniel Ek reportedly adds $27M to series of SPOT cash-outs
We learn from Music Business Worldwide that Spotify founder and CEO Daniel Ek has cashed $27.8 million in Spotify stock (SPOT). While an interesting observation, the cash trade does not imply any negative sentiment. Click for info and the stock chart. Continue Reading
RAIN Notes: January 9
— What’s It About? (Matt Deegan)
— Critique (Mood Machine)
— Yet Another Role (Arielle Nissenblatt)
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Nearing a milestone, PodcastOne celebrates higher ranking
“Nearly 1 billion downloads” — that’s part of a double brag released by PodcastOne. Not as exact as the company probably wishes, but reinforced by a ranking jump, from 13th to 8th most prolific podcast publisher in the U.S. for December 2024. The press release is placed on the Nasdaq website Continue Reading
iHM + NFL = extension of multi-year pod partnership
iHeartMedia and the National Football League announce that the two giants are re-upping their podcast creation and marketing partnership which started in 2021 and resulted in the NFL Podcast Network. The network includes 16 podcasts; more on the way. Continue Reading
RAIN Notes: January 8
— Innately Personal (Jennifer Witz
— Exponential (E.B. Moss)
— Mapping Serialization (Dan Misener)
— Dream Come Tru (Buzz Knight Media) Continue Reading
60 billion minutes in 187 countries: Audioboom releases key 2024 milestones
Less than a month after global podcast powerhouse Audioboom shared a Q4 trading update, the company has unleashed a year-end review: Audioboom: 2024 — A Year In Numbers. It is a summary of 2024 metrics in the Audioboom Creator Network. Click for numbers and graphics. Continue Reading
Spotify unleashes new creator program, promises “a better way to earn”
“A better way to earn.” That’s Spotify’s promise to creators as the streaming behemoth launches the Spotify Partner Program, a new monetization system for creators in four continents. Continue Reading
RAIN Notes: January 6
— Terry Foxx (Black Information Network)
— Leading Intelligence (Hetal Thaker Patel)
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Steve Goldstein: Sharp Takes and Timeless Lessons from Podcasting and Beyond
Guest columnist Steve Goldstein reviews the just-ended 2023 with a collection of insights and perspectives culled from conversation, interviews, and Steve’s own reflections. It’s “a quick highlight reel of actionable ideas and thought-provoking takeaways,” featuring celebrated thought leaders, mostly in podcasting. Continue Reading
Analytics; RSS; formats. 28 Podcasting Predictions (CoHost)
End-of-year podcasting predictions are articulated by 28 podcast industry leaders in the end-of-year feature published by CoHost, the podcast hosting and solutions provider. Among the herd of prediction articles we’ve seen, this one is unusually deep and well packaged Continue Reading