RAIN Summits
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Voxnest hires Jonathan Zenti as head of content
Voxnest, the podcast company formed from the merger of Spreaker and BlogTalkRadio, has hired a new head of content. Jonathan Zenti joins the company in this newly created position. Zenti is the award-winning podcast producer and host of the show Meat, as well as a member of the PRX Google Podcast creator program advisory committee. Continue Reading
IAB/PwC report: Digital audio advertising grows, with boost from mobile
The IAB released a new report showing that U.S. digital advertising revenue in the first six months of 2018 totaled $49.5 billion. The record high is a spike of 23% over the year-ago period. Digital audio advertising revenue for the half reached $935 million. This puts the segment on track to exceed the 2017 annual total of $1.8 billion in revenue. Continue Reading
AdsWizz now integrates with Google Display and Video 360
Ad tech company AdsWizz, wholly owned by Pandora, announced new integrations with Google’s Display &Video 360 platform. The deal connects the AudioMax supply side platform, which is used to power Pandora’s programmatic buying solution, and AdWave, a global audio marketplace with more than 3 billion audio ad impressions each month worldwide, to Google’s massive footprint of buy-side users. Continue Reading
Serial stays atop Podtrac show ranker for October
Podtrac published its ranker of the top twenty podcasts in October 2018. Serial topped the chart for another month on the strength of a newly-released third season for the true crime program. Continue Reading
ESPN Podcasts posts record-breaking monthly downloads in October
ESPN Podcasts announced another record-breaking month. The network’s audio shows reported 43.6 million downloads in October, a new high after September’s previous record of 39.3 million downloads. “ESPN Podcasts continues to set new highs,” said Tom Ricks, vice president of digital strategy and marketing. Continue Reading
Experts from Spotify, Echo Nest launch a new startup focused on personalization and privacy
Echo Nest was once a top name in music recommendations. The startup was acquired by Spotify in 2014, and since then its technology has been leveraged into some wildly popular personalized playlists for that streaming service. Now, a former Echo Nest exec has flown the Spotify coop and is striking out with a new approach to personalized discovery. Continue Reading
Pandora Premium now offers support for Amazon Alexa
Pandora announced that its full on-demand subscription tier can now be accessed via Amazon Alexa. Pandora Premium has added support for voice commands, meaning subscribers can issue commands to control playback for songs, stations, and playlists on Alexa-enabled devices. Continue Reading
iHeartMedia acquires Jelli
iHeartMedia announced that it has acquired Jelli, a specialist in programmatic audio advertising for radio and the creator of the SpotPlan platform. Jelli’s technology has been pivotal as audio moves toward programmatic buying and selling. Its work has been especially relevant to the broadcast industry. Continue Reading
James Cridland’s Future of Radio: Radio in the car needs to get better – and here’s how
by James Cridland
James Cridland’s Future of Radio is a column by the Australia-based radio futurologist. THIS WEEK: James suggests improvements for car radio in his column. Other news includes items about community radio and some astonishing audio unearthed from World War I. Continue Reading
Podtrac rankings for October 2018; iHeartRadio/Stuff leaps upward with slimmer show profile
Podtrac released its podcast publisher ranking for October 2018. The chart reflected some recent developments in the podcast space, with iHeartRadio moving up to the second spot following its acquisition of HowStuffWorks. Continue Reading
Amazon and Google draw almost even in Canalys’ Q3 smart speaker report
Canalys has released its third-quarter market research on the global smart speaker industry. Worldwide shipments increased 137% on-year for a total of 19.7 million units. After a strong Q2 for Google, Amazon has regained its lead in the latest period, likely thanks to its big sales push on Prime Day. Continue Reading