James Cridland’s Future of Radio is a column by the Australia-based radio futurologist. THIS WEEK: Important tech questions about HTTPS websites. Following the iHeartMedia bankruptcy saga. Much more from the audio industry worldwide. Continue Reading
U.S.-based content and entertainment company Audacy has partnered with audio content company LiSTNR. The thrust of it is that Listnr will provide sales repping and distribution of Audacy’s content. Click for details. Continue Reading
In his latest guest column, Amplifi Media’s Steve Goldstein examines the fast-growing phenomenon of AI-creaed podcasts — quality vs. quantity, the “Crest toothpaste problem,” the question of real value, and whether audiences will push back. Here’s one takeaway: “The reality is the audience backlash won’t be about whether content is human or AI. It will be about whether your content feels necessary, fresh, and worth their limited time. That means creating high-quality content that is unambiguously human.”
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Paris-based streaming music platform Deezer has alerted the industry that a “massive increase” of AI-generated tracks is being submitted to the service for distribution. The startling statistic comes from a recently developed AI detection tool. Continue Reading
The AM Radio For Every Vehicle Act — proposed legislation which, if made into law — would require American car makers to put an AM radio into every new car, is in the news again. Continue Reading
Today we learn that Vimeo has agreed to an acquisition by European digital technology company Bending Spoons. In this bundling, Vimeo joins previously acquired brands, including Evernote and WeTransfer. The deal will remove Vimeo from public trading and turn it into a privately held subsidiary. Continue Reading
Fresh Air, iconic radio program and podcast, is celebrating its 50th anniversary. As The digital media era got underway, the show’s success provided a model for other public radio programs to migrate online as podcasts. Continue Reading
Todd Cochrane, universally admired podcaster and industry pioneer, died yesterday morning (September 8). He founded the Blubrry hosting platform, and was a passionate advocate of podcasting. Continue Reading
The New York Times announces today that it will discontinue its podcast app. The podcast program continues normal production, and the shows can be accessed in the New York Times app (which has recently been redesigned), and other apps. (We observe that the podcast is easily played in Spotify.) Click for details and … weird time travel. Continue Reading
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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Recently released: The Podcast Landscape from Sounds Profitable, with its cclaim to be “the largest publicly available study of podcast consumption in the U.S. It documents a consumer survey in which 5,000 Americans (18+ in age) are queried about audience behavior. Click for selected details and link to the source. Continue Reading
Billion with a “B” The Weeknd
Ongoing Partnership iHeartMedia
A the Core Sounds Profitable
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