A weekly column from the preeminent Radio Futurologist. THIS WEEK: James and the rest of the industry weigh in on the role of radio as people isolate and social distance themselves to weather the pandemic. Continue Reading
Pod Drop features new, interesting, and returning podcasts. Today, new shows from Gimlet & Google, BMW, and Grow Your Mind. Continue Reading
YouTube Music is continuing to broaden its feature set. The latest update is an expansion of its lyrics display. Access to a tab with the full lyrics to a song was introduced in the YouTube Music Android app a few weeks ago. Now, YouTube is making the feature available to all users. Continue Reading
Edison Research released a graphic from its Share of Ear survey. The most recent update of the report is about streaming’s share of Americans’ AM/FM radio listening. “If the radio industry is ever going to really ‘turn the corner’ on digital listening, this may need to be the crisis that makes it happen,” Edison President Larry Rosin observed. Continue Reading
AdLarge Media has entered an exclusive ad sales agreement with Remote News Service. RNS provides radio stations with customized hyper-local and national news. It offers stations custom branding, news anchor selection, traffic, weather, and more. Continue Reading
AdsWizz is announcing a couple of enhancements to its AudioMatic platform — which is a self-serve programmatic planning and ad-buying platform for major agencies building podcast campaigns. One of them automates and scales host-read ads, and the other address brand safety. Continue Reading
Pod Drop features new, interesting, and returning podcasts. Today, new shows from Podglomerate and iHeartRadio, and a returning podcast from Cadence13. Continue Reading
Triton Digital shared data about changing radio consumption habits as the COVID-19 pandemic spreads. It compared data about AM/FM streams and station formats from March 6-12 with results from March 13-19. Continue Reading
SoundCloud is expanding its premium subscription plan to new markets in Europe. The SoundCloud Go+ platform is now available in four Nordic countries: Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden. Continue Reading
TuneCore CEO Scott Ackerman will exit the digital distributor on April 15. He has been at the helm of TuneCore since 2012, and spent the two years prior as its chief operating officer. Continue Reading
Anchor has updated its tool for creating podcasts with people in different places. Record With Friends 2.0 is now in beta, and it aims to offer users more options in supported devices. Why we like it. Continue Reading