Nigel Eccles: I’m Obsessed with True Crime Obsessed
by Nigel Eccles
The co-founder and CEO of a podcast community platform shares his appreciation for True Crime Obsessed, both the podcast and its premium strategy. Continue Reading
IAB Australia: Average weekly online audio time is up 20% in the past two years
IAB Australia has released a new report with insights about advertising for the region’s growing digital audio market. The Digital Audio Buyer’s Guide shared some statistics about interest in streaming, as well as the latest market trends for advertising to that engaged audience. Continue Reading
BBC will end iPlayer radio app this month in favor of BBC Sounds
The BBC has announced that it will cease operating the iPlayer radio app this month. Listeners have already started receiving notifications on the platform that it will be shuttering. Continue Reading
Glow rolls out more options for podcasts to monetize through fans
Glow, a new podcast startup exploring alternatives to monetizing audio, announced new features. The company specializes in giving fans ways to directly support their favorite shows. Continue Reading
Spotify announces two daily podcasts and more Duo markets
Spotify shared updates from several of its business facets this week. First, two of the podcast companies it acquired earlier this year announced new daily shows. Second, the company opened up its two-person subscription to more markets, but still not the United States. Continue Reading
Audioboom, Voxnest team for exclusive podcast ad tech partnership, including programmatic access
Voxnest, a podcast technology company, has entered a new advertising-focused partnership with podcast business Audioboom. The parties have collaborated to creat a scalable podcast advertising system for delivering ads quickly to Audioboom’s podcast roster. Continue Reading
Pandora content can be posted to Instagram Stories
Pandora is also getting in on the social media support. The audio company announced that all Pandora users can share content from the platform to their Instagram Stories. Continue Reading
Ximalay’s eye-popping subscriber number; Himalaya funding announcement under question
The Chinese podcast app Ximalaya, and the Himalaya offshoot app which mounted a presence at Podcast Movement last month, are both in the news recently. Ximalaya has stated that the app has “about 500-million users,” according to this report in Abacus News. Himalaya, which can be regarded as an English-language spin-off of Ximalaya, overstated its launch funding, according to reporting in Axios. Continue Reading
YouTube Music could get a ‘retail mode’ to show off the streaming service in stores
A teardown of the latest YouTube Music code updates reveal that Google may be adding a “retail mode” to the subscription service. It is currently testing a mode that appears to let people try out premium features while they’re buying phones. Continue Reading
Facebook Stories now support previews of Spotify tracks
Spotify has deepened its Facebook integrations. The social network now supports track previews when a song gets added to Facebook Stories. These 15-second snippets can play instantly, and followers can tap “Play on Spotify” to hear the full song. Continue Reading
Switzerland announces timeline to end FM broadcasts by 2024
Switzerland is the latest nation planning to cease FM broadcasting. According to a missive from the country’s Federal Office of Communications, radio stations will no longer be available on FM wavelengths after 2024. Continue Reading
James Cridland’s International Radio Trends: Google Assistant – even more like a DJ
by James Cridland
James Cridland’s International Radio Trends is a column by the Australia-based radio futurologist. THIS WEEK: Google Assistant as voice-operated DJ. A listen back to radio from 1969. Exploring visual augmentations. RAJAR stats. Much more. Continue Reading