Spotify added another category of content to its service yesterday, in the U.S. initially, with the addition of more than 300,000 audiobooks — albeit priced separately from its monthly subscription service at prices “competitive” with other providers. According to The… Continue Reading
Eight years after the podcast “Serial” entranced listeners as podcasting’s first hit podcast, a Baltimore judge yesterday ordered the release of the show’s subject, Adnan Syed, who has been incarcerated for the past 23 years after being convicted of the… Continue Reading
The Sweden-based leading podcast platform Acast announced yesterday that it intends to lay off about 15% of its workforce, initiating deliberations during September, as part of a plan to shift towards the creation of profitable growth in line with the… Continue Reading
By Aric Kim, Manager, Operations & DSP Relations, Beatroot Music. At Beatroot Music, one of the first things our artists ask us is how to get on more playlists. Landing on playlists can be a big step towards building name… Continue Reading
Speaking at the Bank of America Securities “Media, Communications & Entertainment Conference” in Los Angeles on Wednesday, SiriusXM Chief Executive Officer Jennifer Witz revealed that popular talk show host and podcaster Conan O’Brien will be curating a 24/7 channel for… Continue Reading
Organized by Radiodays Europe and the team behind the Australian and British Podcast Awards, plans are shaping up for the second annual “Podcast Day 24” event — a hybrid live-in-person and virtual conference taking place in three major global cities… Continue Reading
Consulting and research firm Jacobs Media released the results of its “Public Radio Techsurvey 2022” last week at the Public Radio Program Directors (PRPD) Content Conference in New Orleans, with what commercial radio Techsurvey co-sponsor All Access called “a mostly… Continue Reading
One of the nation’s leading classical music stations, New York Public Radio’s WQXR, has hired Elizabeth Nonemaker as Executive Producer of its podcasting efforts, the station announced yesterday. According to WQXR Chief Content Officer and Senior VP Ed Yim, the… Continue Reading
In a move demonstrating how dramatically consumer behavior is changing and TV & radio brands are adapting to the growth of streaming (and other influences), The New York Times reported last week that the NBC television network is considering scaling… Continue Reading
According to a report from Deadline yesterday, podcast studio Cadence13 has hired Patton Valentine, a veteran executive from the TV world, to help it pitch its podcasts as potential bases of film and TV projects. He joins Audacy-owned Cadence13 from… Continue Reading
New York-based ad monitoring service Media Monitors has released its Q2 report of “Top 200 [U.S.] Podcasts,” “Top Publishers,” and “Top 10 [Podcast] Categories,” with the top five podcasts being “The Joe Rogan Experience” (publisher: Joe Rogan), “Crime Junkie” (audiochuck),… Continue Reading
In his analysis of the latest findings from Edison Research’s quarterly “Share of Ear” study (the full study being available to subscribers only), Cumulus Media and Westwood One Audio Active Group Chief Insights Officer Pierre Bouvard looked at various aspects… Continue Reading