The Signal Awards has released its 2025 slate of winners. This program’s goal is to recognize “podcasts that define culture.” One might conclude a secondary goal: to overwhelm us with an enormous trove of excellence … and a prodigious range of podcast discovery. Continue Reading
Apple, which sparked mainstream adoption of podcasting in 2005 when it added podcasts to the iTunes music player, has hired an epochal early mover to bolster its contemporary podcast effort. Raiding audio giant NPR, Apple has hired Collin Campbell, reportedly to strengthen Apple’s podcast platform. Continue Reading
— Daytime domination / Edison Researh
— Celebration and expansion / Laura Hagen
— Podcast partnership MDE
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In the Top Podcasts By Country ranking, recently unleashed by Podtrac, we enjoy the international smorgasbord of show titles, representing the most popular podcasts in 48 countries paired with their publishers.
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Revamped speech Amazon Kindle
Month and day International Podcast Day
Gaining, Losing, and Complexity Sounds Profitable
Executive Chairman of Hanging Around Andrew Mason
“First-Years,” “Longtimers,” and video podcasts Edison Research
Triton Digital has released a new generation of its venerable U.S. Podcast Ranker. It’s a breakthrough edition of this monthly data stalwart, introducing a new data source called Demos+, a feature created in collaboration with Signal Hill Insights. Demos+ brings a survey element into the Ranker, which traditionally has been a pure data report. Continue Reading
BMI and the Radio Music License Committee announced a settlement of their rate court proceeding. The new agreement, which is retroactive to January 1, 2022, represents a historic rate increase for BMI. Continue Reading
In his latest column, Steve uses a Q&A format to assess industry shock of Wondery folding into Amazon-owned Audible. “This move appears to be more than a corporate reshuffle,” Steve asserts, “It signals a broader strategic shift.” Good or bad for podcasting? Has Amazon lost interest? How does the future look? Do small and niche shows get left behind? One thing for sure: Podcasting is now unmistakenly a mainstream business, where strategy, structure, and ROI take the lead. A must read. Continue Reading
Growth Not Vanity Amaze Media Labs
Double Focus Henry Blodget
Return Trip Janel Strachan / Ad Results Media
Veteran podcast executive Sharon Taylor has been appointed Chief Revenue Officer at audio technology and service provider Triton Digital, where she will report to CEO John Rosso. Australia native Taylor spent three and a half years at enterprise podcast tech and hosting company Omny Studio, where she served as Head of Operations, then CEO from 2016 to 2019. Triton, which is itself a subsidiary of iHeartMedia, acquired Omny Studio in 2019. Continue Reading