RAIN Notes: May 5
Rude Celebration – iHeartPodcasts
Women, Indie, $30 – Women Who Podcast Awards
Slammed By Sound – Pandora Continue Reading
Search Results for: https
Cadence13 founder Chris Corcoran starts new podcast content studio
Chris Corcoran, co-founder and Chief Content Officer of podcast production house Cadence13 (eventually acquired by Pre-Audacy Entercom in 2019), has started a multimedia creative house called Arena Studios. While the initial focus is on the world of sports, the brand mission is more inclusive. Click for details. Continue Reading
Rumor Fact(ory): Tencent Music said to plan acquisition of Ximalaya
2.4 billion dollars — that’s the speculated price for Tencent Music to acquire Chinese podcast behemoth Ximalaya. Tencent Music Entertainment Group (TME) is likewise a giant Chinese audio platform. This news appears to be unconfirmed by principles as of this posting. Click for speculative details.
Continue Reading
Mark Mulligan: Mainstream is the new niche
by Mark Mulligan
“With streaming revenue growth slowing to 6.2% in 2024, the recorded music industry’s attention is firmly fixed on superfans as the ‘get out of jail free’ card. But there are early warning signs that the industry may be going too fast and that superfan spending is being pushed to the limit.” Continue Reading
Headliner launches “Most Replayed” smart YouTube clipping
Promotional video creator Headliner has released an ingenious new tool which hooks into YouTube’s “Most Replayed” feature. Continue Reading
RAIN Notes: April 30
Outgrowing the Word – Eric Nuzum
Read All About It – PocketCasts
Tops – (Maria (Micchelli) Tullin Continue Reading
Spotify releases Q1 finances: “We are pleased.”
Global streaming behemoth Spotify released its Q1 finance/product update for the first quarter, clearly pleased with its results across earnings, subscriber data, user count, and all reported financial indicators. Investors appeared to be vigorously pleased. Click for metrics.
Continue Reading
Triton/Omny podcast benchmarks: Charting success
Sharon Taylor — EVP, Triton Digital and ex-CEO of Omny Studio — has released the 2024 edition of Omny’s annual podcast benchmark report. In it we learn about download rates by content category and geographical region, and which of those rates can be considered “good.” Click for numbers and charts. Continue Reading
Triton Digital turns Sounder multilingual using AI
Audio data and solutions company Sounder, a subsidiary of Triton Digital, “has gone multilingual,” as announced by Triton EVP Sharon Taylor. The announcement rolls up to Triton parent iHeartMedia. Triton Digital faced a daunting challenge in its plan to internationalize Sounder. Continue Reading
RAIN Notes: April 25
— Starting (Sarah van Mosel)
— Leaving (Molly DeMellier) Continue Reading
Cumulus Media set to ditch Nasdaq for OTC; Q1 earnings release May 1
Audio-first media company Cumulus Media, which owns radio network Westwood One, will release Q1 earnings on May 1. In the meantime, news has broken that Cumulus will depart its place on the Nasdaq stock trading platform, shifting to OTC (Over the Counter) trading. Click for details and comparative stock charts five years apart. Continue Reading
RAIN Notes: April 23
— Upcoming Bigness (The Podcast Show)
— IP vs. AI (Bill Rosenblatt) Continue Reading