In Triton Digital’s newly released Canada Podcast Ranker for February, we see a mostly stable list from the previous month, with just four newcomers. The list ranks by downloads. Four new entrants made the list. Click through for more details, including biggest gainer (you might suspect what it is) and biggest ranking drop. (wait, wait for it). Continue Reading
A new podcast audience study from Sounds Profitable and a cluster of sponsors was presented by co-CEO Tom Webster yesterday. Called The Medium Moves the Message, the central learnings are that podcasting’s young audience is growing, is differentiated in their listening habits, and that advertising on podcasts delivers “net new consumers.” Click through for details, slides, and key takeaways. Continue Reading
The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry has released its full-year 2022 report. The research is headlined with one key metric: The global recorded music market grew by 9.0% in 2022, driven by growth in paid subscription streaming. This meshes with the recently released RIAA of U.S. music revenue. Click through for many more stats.
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Jottings of Note
— GPT Perspectives (Eric Nuzum)
— How To Live-read (Acast)
— Connecting the Parts (Steve Keller)
“Streaming continued to account for a large majority of recorded music revenues in 2022.” Thus reports the first line in the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA)’s full-year 2022 earnings report. All streaming platforms grew seven percent year-over-year, amounting to $13.3-billion. About 75% of that was subscription streaming revenue, which totalled to $10B. Click through for more, and detailed trend charts. Continue Reading
In one of the more delightful recent product releases, TuneIn has unleashed TuneIn Explorer, an interactive map-based radio tuner. As an audio browsing tool, we find it superior to World Radio Map and Radio Garden, two other inateractive audio maps. Click for the review, images, and linkage. Continue Reading
Jottings of Note
— GPTAircheck (Futuri Media & Rusty Hodge)
— Medium-moved Messages (Sounds Profitable / Signal Hill Insights)
— Stats Roundup (DemandSage)
The awaited opening of YouTube Podcasts has arrived. Podcasts have long been posted to YouTube, of course, but until now there has not been a structured presentation of them, or promotion and discovery tools specifically for them. It is detached from traditional RSS distribution. Click through for details and images. Continue Reading
In today’s guest column, James Cridland discusses difficulties with the BBC, and a strike among BBC Local Radio journalists. Then, coverage of the imminent disappearance of AM radio reception in U.S. cars — “Broadcasters relying on AM for their flagship services need to have an urgent plan to fix it.” Finally, James’s list of links. Continue Reading
LinkedIn, the leading social network for professionals, has launched the LinkedIn Podcast Academy. The structure of this initiative is simple — LinkedIn selected 19 business and startup podcasts created by LinkedIn members, and publicized those creator profiles. The program provides coaching, exclusive programming and LinkedIn co-branding. Aspiring podcasters can fill out a form. Continue Reading
The latest Triton Digital US Podcast Report shows only three new shows in 100 listed, all three in the bottom twenty. Nine of the top ten podcasts are the same month-over-month. Click through for more stats, including a breakdown of sales representation. Continue Reading
Audacy reported its fourth quarter earnings, and while earnings were up three percent for the year, expenses grew by twice that, pulling down the company’s EBITDA down six percent — “a far cry from what we had anticipated,” said Chairman and CEO David Field. Click through for lots of podcast-specific metrics. Continue Reading