Deezer has added a new quality of life feature for podcast listeners. The platform is rolling out an In Progress playlist, which automatically collects podcast epsiodes that a listener hasn’t finished. Continue Reading
Spotify has a history of opposition to exclusive releases in music, but it seems willing to make exceptions for other audio content. The streaming service will be the exclusive home to the audio recordings of a star-studded reading of the first book in the famed Harry Potter series. Continue Reading
Pod Drop features new, interesting, and returning podcasts. Today: Andrew Yang returns in high spirits. A sports podcast made by radio production house Benztown. And another Covid-19 informational podcast from FiveThirtyEight. Continue Reading
Most surveys into music streaming habits have seen the activity centered on the younger generations of listeners. According to research from the Entertainment Retailers Association, older audiences may start catching up. Continue Reading
Absent until now, FOX News Media podcasts are in Spotify, thanks to a new deal announced by VP John Sylvester. The catalog includes over 20 original series and three new show that will launch in May. Continue Reading
Triton digital is out today with its latest US Podcast Report, a top-100 ranking of podcasts measured by Triton’s Podcast Metrics. There are two top-100 lists: One for top podcasts by download count, and one for user count. This report also ranks the top 10 podcast publishers, including average weekly number of downloads and users per network. RAIN does a Remix of the network charts, showing how audiences and plays are distributed per show. Continue Reading
Acast has entered a partnership with audio streaming service JioSaavn. Both businesses share a goal of expanding podcasting across South Asia through this arrangement. Continue Reading
Google has unveiled an analytics tool for its podcast platform. The Google Podcasts Manager is the first move by Google to put data and analysis into the hands of creators using its service to distribute their shows. Continue Reading
Podtrac is continuing to share weekly updates of U.S. podcast listening, both in downloads and audience, amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Its latest data is for the week of April 27-May 3. A few other interesting trends are emerging out of Podtrac’s download growth charts for different categories. Continue Reading
Tech company AdsWizz is announcing a new layer to its AudioMatic and AudioServe digital audio advertising platforms. Called Dynamic Creative Optimization, it allows advertisers to use targeting data to generate over 10-million (that’s not a typo; ten million) ad creative variations which personalize advertising to listeners. Click for details. Continue Reading
The Pulitzer Prizes, which honor excellence in journalism, announced that there would be a category for Audio Reporting in the 2020 ceremony. The winner for that inaugural prize was given to the staff of This American Life, along with Molly O’Toole of the Los Angeles Times and Emily Green, a freelancer for Vice News. Continue Reading
Streaming radio platform AccuRadio has started rolling out new channels in fulfillment of a program which invites displace radio professionals to “build the station they’ve always wanted to program.” Each accepted station pays $300 to its creator. Additionally, five $1,000 payments will be awarded to curators based on five criteria. Continue Reading