The British Podcast Awards introduced a new program called the BPA Fund to help finance up-and-coming show creators. The project is launching with a £50,000 partnership with Wellcome to offer the Pulse Award. Continue Reading
RIAA released its annual list of leading copyright infringement offenders. The Notorious Markets List includes several familiar operations, including continued concerns about stream-ripping and illicit activities within legitimate mobile apps. Continue Reading
Audioboom has posted its financial results from the third quarter. The podcasting company reported a record high quarterly revenue of $5.7 million, up 86% from the year-ago period. Global revenue per 1,000 downloads reached $27.38 in September. Continue Reading
Podtrac released the September edition of its Top 10 Podcast Publishers list. (See below.) Podtrac notes that month-over-month reach gained one percent, while the year-over-year metric was 64% increase in unique listeners. NPR and iHeartRadio trade positions again. Kast Media enters the top-10 group. Continue Reading
James Cridland’s International Radio Trends is a column by the Australia-based radio futurologist. THIS WEEK: Why do people switch radio channels? More on the BBC’s removal from TuneIn. Stats on song choruses. Much more. Continue Reading
Spotify has had two more departures from its team, both involved in the programming and curation teams. Tunde Ogundipe, head of African music and leader for Jamaican music, and Humanshu Suri, senior editor and Indian music expert, have left the streaming service. Continue Reading
Podcast host Libsyn has been facing some upheaval in the past several months, and the latest development is CFO John Busshaus resigning from his post. The company also shared a few Q3 figures related to its podcast hosting subscription business. Continue Reading
Tidal announced two leadership promotions. The streaming service has upped Tony Gervino to the role of EVP, editor-in-chief, and Elliott Wilson has been appointed as chief content officer. Both execs have been at Tidal since 2017 and will report to CEO Richard Sanders. Continue Reading
The Pho media/law email list tipped us to a web app which purports to block radio commercials and DJ talk between song sets. Called Adblock Radio, the renegade mission statement is “We improve your radio experience.” Proclaiming itself as the… Continue Reading
Locked On Podcast Network, specialists in sports content, announced that it is adding coverage of the National Hockey League to its programming. The network will roll out new podcasts focused on individual teams as well as two league-wide shows. Continue Reading
We received a rundown of the Experience Momentum event at the Park Hyatt in New York, produced by Skyview Networks to show off its audio opportunities for advertisers. There were speakers, music, and at least one key business announcement. Continue Reading
Podcast discovery is thought by some (not by others) to be a persistent problem inhibiting podcast listening growth. Problematic or not, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) has unleashed a new tool for finding your next favorite show. It is simple and fun. Continue Reading