Cadence13 and Nielsen have released a research report titled The Purchasing Power of Podcast Listeners, the first in a series that will examine the behaviors and trends within this audience. The first report explores listeners of shows about sports, society & culture, and television & movies and their spending habits in the consumer packaged good categories of snacks, carbonated beverages, and beauty products. Continue Reading →
Joel Sucherman has been promoted to the newly created role of Vice President, New Platform Partnerships at NPR. For nearly 10 years Sucherman developed the network’s digital portfolio as Senior Director, Digital Products. Continue Reading →
The New York Times has hired Amanda McCartney as director of audio and podcasts. In this newly created position, McCartney will be responsible for selling the Times’ podcasts in collaboration with the publisher’s advertising team and working with direct-response podcast agencies. Continue Reading →
Disney is taking the plunge into podcasting. During its NewFront presentation in New York City, the entertainment giant has announced that the Disney Digital Network will release at least one podcast this year. Continue Reading →
Spotify shared its first quarterly earnings report since the company listed on the New York Stock Exchange last month. Despite a solid performance in listener and subscriber numbers, Wall Street was unimpressed with the results. Spotify’s stock price sunk after the data was released, falling from about $170 per share to about $153 per share. Continue Reading →
audioBoom is contributing to “Better Hearing Month” (May) by launching the Listen-In Campaign in collaboration with the Starkey Hearing Foundation. Starkey provides hearing aids and healthcare to people with hearing impairment in 100 countries. The podcast company has enlisted at least 16 podcasts it represents to participate in the fundraising. Continue Reading →
SoundCloud announced that Nancy Hood is joining the audio platform in the role of senior vice president, listener. In this capacity, Hood will lead the growth and expansion of SoundCloud’s global consumer listener business, including consumer subscriptions and advertising. Continue Reading →
Spotify has announced a new deal with Instagram for an integration with the social network. Also, Music Business Worldwide reports that long-time exec Angela Watts is leaving the company. Continue Reading →
Billboard is adjusting how it calculates streaming equivalents for two of its charts, as was previously discussed last fall. The new equations will give greater weight to streams from paid subscription on both the Billboard Hot 100 and the Billboard 200 charts. Continue Reading →
Apple announced its financial results for the second quarter ending March 31. The tech giant reported quarterly revenue of nearly $61.14 billion. That’s a 4% increase from the second quarter of 2017. Quarterly earnings rose 30% on-year to $2.73 per diluted share. Continue Reading →
Programmatic specialist Jelli has announced several developments for its executive leadership. First, the company hired Rich Knopke as chief revenue officer. He will lead efforts to grow revenue and expand strategic relationships with radio broadcasters and digital audio publishers. Continue Reading →
10:00 WELCOME RAIN President Brad Hill and RAIN Founder Kurt Hanson 10:15 OPENING ADDRESS Kurt Hanson (Founder and Publisher, RAIN News / Founder and CEO, AccuRadio) ACCURADIO GIVEAWAY 10:40 PANEL PREP: The Where and How of Consumer Listening As new…
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