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AccuRadio launches One Song Radio, making a Dallas bar happy

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In response to the viral news story of a Dallas bar’s note on its jukebox that Mariah Carey’s hit song “All I Want for Christmas is You” is not to be played until December 1st — and then only once per evening — AccuRadio, as a public service, has launched a new channel called “One Song Radio: All I Want for Christmas is You,” featuring only the popular Carey/Afanasleff composition as performed by dozens of artists. Click for info. Continue Reading →

Spotify acquires Findaway for acceleration of audiobook involvement

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On the same day that Edison Research and NPR released The Spoken Word Audio Report for 2021 (RAIN coverage HERE), Spotify announced its acquisition of Findaway, the audiobook facilitator and distributor. Finances of the deal are undisclosed, and might not represent the potential long-term impact of the acquisition to Spotify and to spoken word listening. Continue Reading →

James Cridland’s International Radio Trends: The UK’s new radio figures

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by James Cridland

James Cridland returns with an analysis of a newly released RAJAR, the UK radio ratings report of record. One item of note, and graphed in this piece: UK radio formats now behave the same throughout dayparts. ALSO: Foxtel, Fred Jacobs, Bob Hoffman, and more. Continue Reading →

ARN partners with Magellan AI to release Australian top podcast advertiser list

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Australian media company and podcast publisher ARN has partnered with podcast advertising intelligence company Magellan AI to create and release a report of the top 15 advertisers across the layer of top 400 Australian podcasts. Click through for the results, and how they relate to Magellan’s recent U.S. lists. Continue Reading →

Dan Misener: The mysterious case of the overlapping Apple Podcasts categories

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by Dan Misener
“Give us a clue… assign your show a secondary category.” That’s the well-researched recommendation from guest columnist Dan Misener of branded poddcast studio Pacific Content. Crunching numbers reveals data-centric reasons why podcaster creators should help listeners find them by sharpening the show’s category definition. Continue Reading →