Podcast episodes got shorter in 2019
by Dan Misener
Pacific Content’s head of audience development tracks the year’s trends in podcast episode length. He observes some overall trends as well as break-downs by category. Continue Reading
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Spotify Wrapped 2019: Beautiful, fun, and a couple of wrinkles
Spotify’s “2019 Wrapped” website production for Premium subscribers is as fun and informative as ever, even more expansive because it wraps not only 2019 but the “teens” decade of 2013-2019, with a beautifully fluid user experience. We test, analyze, and enjoy it. Continue Reading
Radioplayer Canada crosses 1-million downloads
The Canadian version of the streaming radio app has exceeded a key milestone: one-million downloads. Radioplayer Canada is a property of Corus Entertainment, a major Canadian radio/media group. Nearly 500 Canadian radio stations have streams on the multilingual app. Continue Reading
Podtrac November publisher chart sees audience contraction with holiday season
Podtrac released its ranking of the top podcast publishers for November. With the beginning of the year-end holiday season, all ten of the top publishers saw a dip in U.S. unique monthly audience from October. The analytics company noted that November 2018 had a similar contraction in listening. Continue Reading
Instreamatic to bring interactive voice ads to Salem Media
Voice dialogue marketing company Instreamatic announced a partnership with Salem Media Group, a broadcaster with 115 radio stations. This deal will make Instreamatic’s technology available to advertisers on Salem’s audio ecosystem. Continue Reading
Acast expands global footprint with new office in Ireland
Acast has expanded its podcasting operations into Ireland. The company launched an office in Dublin that will be led by Micheál Scully as key account director. Scully has 15 years of experience in the Irish media industry. Continue Reading
Classical streamer Idagio offers half-price subscriptions to students
Student discounts to streaming services are not new, and classical specialist Idagio is leveraging that user acquisition strategy. The pitch is based on the idea that classical music fosters relaxation, brain benefits, better sleep, and lower stress — in time for final exams. Continue Reading
MIDiA H1 2019 report: Spotify takes a strong lead in global music subscription market
MIDiA Research has published data about the global streaming market shares of different services for the first half of 2019. The report found that there were 304.9 million streaming music subscribers around the world at the end of June 2019. That’s an increase of 34 million subscribers fro the end of December 2018 and 69 million from the close of June 2018. Continue Reading
Amazon launches portable Echo model, but only in India
Amazon has developed several smart speaker iterations for its Echo line of devices. The latest is a battery-powered, portable option that is rolling out in India. The product is called the Echo Input Portable Smart Speaker Edition Continue Reading
Sony raids Entercom, Pandora, Megaphone, and Stitcher for executive podcast team
Sony has been making deals in the podcast space, and it has spent the past several months assembling a team to help drive those partnerships. A leaked internal memo introduced four executives for the Sony Music Entertainment offices in New York who will focus on the company’s efforts in podcasting. Continue Reading
Podcorn startup sets its focus on selling podcast sponsorships
The latest startup in the podcast business is promising monetization through sponsorships rather than pre-recorded ads. Podcorn has officially launched its service for podcasters to acquire in-broadcast sponsorships. The strategy takes its inspiration from influencer marketing. Continue Reading
Genius files lawsuit against Google and LyricFind for alleged theft of lyrics
Genius Media Group has filed a lawsuit against Google and LyricFind, alleging that the two parties have been unlawfully taking content from its online lyrics database. The suit seeks at least $50 million in damages, as well as injunctions against both companies to bar them from continuing the practice. Continue Reading