RAIN Notes: Tuesday, April 19
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SiriusXM adds execs to marketing team
Two VPs and a Senior Director have just been added to the Brand and Consumer Marketing team at SiriusXM. As a team they will be responsible for driving growth and brand awareness for SiriusXM, Pandora, and its core businesses through innovative marketing initiatives, partnerships and experiences. Continue Reading
The Grid of Pain and certainty of death: Steve Goldstein on Podcast Business Lunch (transcript)
Steve Goldstein, CEO of podcast consultancy Amplifi Media, joins the Podcast Business Lunch. Pain and death ensue, but all to make podcasting better. Continue Reading
Brad: Steve, thanks so much for joining me today. Steve: Happy to be here, thanks for asking. Brad: You’re welcome. You’re the founder of Amplifi Media, a strategic advisement company that helps brands and other organizations start podcasts. And… Continue Reading
Podchaser releases ‘Podchaser 25’ trending podcasts for March
Podcast database and social listening platform has released the second edition of Podchaser 25, a March ranker of podcasts which are exhibiting spikes of popularity. It is the third edition of a list Podcasher calls “a first-of-its-kind monthly ranking of the hottest, rising podcasts in the U.S.” Continue Reading
AdWeek gathers its podcasts into a network, partnering with Acast
Trade publication AdWeek is starting a podcast network with a collection of new and existing shows, and partnering with global podcast company Acast. As usual with the comprehensive partnerships, Acast will handle hosting, distribution, and monetization. Twelve podcasts are on… Continue Reading
RAIN Notes: Monday, April 11
Jottings of Note
— VP Wanted (Marbyl)
— Fest (Radio Ambulante)
— The Law (Jonathan Lyons)
Audioboom discloses Q1 financials: Record revenue
Global podcast company Audioboom, which is publicly traded on the London Stock Exchange, has released its earnings report Q1 2022 financials. It is gleaming with one key number that really stands out — average CPM. Click for full report. Continue Reading
Audio Up gets three Webby nominations, two in one category
Entertainment company and odcast constne studio Audio Up is bragging about receiving three Webby nominations for that program’s upcoming 26th annual ceremony. Audio Up recently got our attention when SiriusXM invested in the outfit and claimed a board seat. Continue Reading
RAIN Notes: Tuesday, April 5
James Cridland’s International Radio Trends: A radio receiver for people with dementia
by James Cridland
In this week’s guest column, James reports that he has The Thing, after returning from Podcast Movement Evolutions — he speculates it was the trip, not the event, which gave it to him. Anyway, the temporary illness didn’t stop him from reporting a week of interesting news bits from around the world including Ukraine, A clever TalkTV-and-radio programming gambit, a BBC Radio show on Patreon, and (as the title promises) a radio set for people who have dementia.
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