Infinite Dial Canada: Unlimited data, no Pandora, podcast enthusiasm shape trends

Edison Research and Triton Digital unveiled the third annual Infinite Dial Canada, a consumer study of how Canadian adults (18+) listen to audio and own audio technology. In a live webinar, Edison SVP Tom Webster and Triton SVP Stephanie Donovan presented and discussed the slides. Online audio listening and podcast listening are as vigorous as in the U.S. Continue Reading

Podtrac coronavirus tracking: New high for downloads; upward spike for comedy

Podtrac sent us the latest weekly update of U.S. podcast listening, both in downloads and audience, amid the COVID-19 pandemic. (You can see everything HERE.) Podtrac also informed us that this is the last installment of its weekly COVID-19 tracking. “Things are getting back to normal on a weekly basis,” CEO Mark McCrery told RAIN. Continue Reading

Omny Studio expands language support for its international clients

In the latest of a series of recent press releases, Triton Digital is announcing a multi-language extension to its subsidiary, podcast platform Omny Studio. In addition to English, the renowned podcast solution is now available for use in French, Spanish, and Portuguese. It’s not about translating podcasts, but the Omny Studio publishing experience. Continue Reading

Edison /Triton Infinite Dial Canada to be presented this week

Mark the calendar and book your seat — Edison Research and Triton Digital will present their Infinite Dial Canada on Thursday of this week (June 4) at 1pm ET. Slides and a recording will be available after the show, but it’s more fun to watch live, and there will probably be an opportunity to ask questions. Click through for registration link. Continue Reading

Acast Open podcasts now can enter Acast Marketplace for dynamic ad insertions

Acast Open, which launched last fall after the Pippa acquisition, and which allows any podcast to host a show on Acast, can now (as of today) participate in the Acast Marketplace. Acast Open podcasters must apply to enter the monetization service. Dynamic ad insertion is used to deliver targeted messages in shows throughout a podcast’s entire catalog. Continue Reading