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
In a lawsuit filed this week (March 17) music publisher BMG Rights Management accuses AI startup Anthropic of copying and reproducing song lyrics. Overall, this is an AI-based lawsuit which alleges that Anthropic used nearly 500 songs to train its Claude AI chatbot. Continue Reading
Podcast data and analytics company Magellan AI has released February rankings of podcast advertisers. This monthly drumbeat informs us of two distinctions: Top spenders (dollar count) Top Movers & shakers (spending increase from previous month) In the Top Spenders list… Continue Reading
– A new studio (Substack)
– Sing Along With Zip (Zip Recruiter)
– Audio = Trust (Journal of Experimental Psychology)
– School Season (Podpage) Continue Reading
In today’s edition of the Weekly Insights feature from Edison Research, we learn how four different age categories spend time listening to AM/FM radio and podcasts. The most apparent takeaway shows the 13-24 cohort preferring podcast listening by more than… Continue Reading
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New York based music/tech company Too Lost announced its reception of a strategic investment from GoldState Music and TA Associated. Too Lost is a tech/services platform which supports artists and labels with distribution infrastructure which helps manage and monetize music. Continue Reading
In its annual analysis of the global music industry, audio intelligence firm MIDiA Research calls 2025 “a good year for the recorded music business.” Global recorded music revenue was $39.5 billion. This story is about “expanded rights.” Continue Reading
Online audio, podcasting, and AI are the stars in this year’s The Infinite Dial presentation from Edison Research. Click to read our coverage and download link for the presentation deck. Continue Reading
Comprehensive podcast platform Libsyn announced a 48% year-0ver-year ad-revenue surge for 2025. The growth drivers are separated into four parts. Continue Reading
The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR.gov) has released a daunting report: “2025 Review of Notorious Markets for Counterfeiting and Piracy.” In it we see dozens of online piracy operations; the 61-page report describes each of them, their general purpose and particular specialties. The documentation might seem depressing, but there is a ray of light. Continue Reading
Podcast analytics and management platform Podstock has launched an AI client assistant called Agent. The company is differentiating this product by placing Agent directly into client workflows, where it can liberate users from manual tasks. Click for key details and link toan explanatory video. Continue Reading