Podtrac has released its monthly ranking of the podcast publishers using its measurement tools, with some notable changes appearing in the June list. Podtrac has added 500 publishers to its measurement platform since it started releasing rankings in April. Continue Reading
Nielsen’s mid-year music report revealed a continuing upward trajectory for digital sources, including audio streams nearly doubling since the first six months of 2015. Audio surpassed video as the top format for streaming, with a share growing from 44% in H1 2015 to 54% in H1 2016. Continue Reading
SoundCloud is expanding its Station feature. The lean-back streams can now be seeded from an artist, with a new Start Station button now appearing on all performers’ profiles. Continue Reading
AdsWizz took advantage of this week’s Podcast Movement conference in Chicago, and the resulting intense focus on podcasting, to announce PodWave — the first podcast-specific advertising marketplace. National Public Media is the launch partner. Continue Reading
Podcast listening measurement is a notorious problem — depending on who you ask. Some network owners perform their own analytics, and drive business forward based on them. But advertisers want to bring order to podcasting, so they can better measure the opportunity. Continue Reading
Guest columnist Glenn Peoples offers a case study analyzing why online radio can be a better exposure market than traditional radio for certain crossover artists. Continue Reading
Data measurement and analysis company BuzzAngle is making waves with the release of its United States 2016 Mid-Year Music Report (PDF here), released on Tuesday. On-demand audio streaming more than doubled year-over-year. Continue Reading
Belize-based Global Interactive Media has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Sirius XM. The action was filed in a U.S. District Court in Illinois. It is the latest in a long string of lawsuits over how music information is displayed online. Continue Reading
In 2016 the RAIN Internet Radio Awards celebrate their 7th year as the most prestigious celebration of excellence in the online audio industry. Click through for categories, and the submission link. It’s easy, and it’s free. Continue Reading
Podcast company Blubrry and technology firm StreamGuys are today announcing a partnership which turns Blubrry podcasts into internet radio streams. The option, which is offered to all Blubrry-hosted podcasters, is called Podcast2Radio. If that name sounds familiar, there’s a reason for it. Continue Reading
In the midst of Guvera’s precipitous contraction in the last month, during which is was blocked from launching an IPO in the Australian market and closed the service in half of its operating territories, founder Claes Loberg says everybody misunderstands. In a video called “This Is Guvera” (see it below this article), Loberg holds forth on the service’s founding purpose. Continue Reading