RAIN Notes: Thursday, March 3
Jottings of Note, smart speaker edition
— True Lyme (Eve Bishop)
— Withdrawal Symptoms (Podshape)
— The Entirety (Conal Byrne)
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Audioboom Studios expands portfolio with three new podcasts
Audioboom launched its creative division, Audioboom Studios, last October. Recently three shows were added to its production schedule — two in the True Crime category, and one which sounds like a crossover dating/cooking show. Details in the post. Continue Reading
“Audio is the most powerful way of communicating”: Notes from Veritonic Audio Intelligence Summit
RAIN News dropped in for the Veritonic Audio Intelligence Summit in Manhattan yesterday. In the “Second Story” space of the Kimpton Hotel Eventi, a Covid-vaxxed and tested audience of audio industry professionals gathered to attend a series of presentations which evangelized and explained how audio branding is made and tested, and how it can define brand identity. A key presentation was about sonic diversity. Then there was Tostitos. Continue Reading
SXM Media #1 in Edison’s Top Podcast Networks list
Preeminent consumer research company in audio, Edison Research, released a Top Podcast Networks by Audience Reach list. SXM Media takes the #1 spot. This list differs from some other network rankers, because it gets its findings from consumer surveys of active podcast listeners, not from technology measurement of the measuring company’s clients. Continue Reading
Podcast creation service Spooler launches with unique modular show building
Imagine you’re listening to a news podcast, and friend sitting next to you is listening to the same podcast — but you are hearing different segments of content. That scenario coud happen with shows produced on Spooler, a new podcast tech service. Click for more info. Continue Reading
James Cridland’s International Radio Trends: Emergency broadcasting, radio’s market share, and the launch of Alfred
by James Cridland
James maintains his column schedule even as his home town of Brisbane (Australia) is flooded with nonstop rain. He tuned into radio during this time of weather emergency, and has things to say about public network ABC — “a good calming listen” (especially as the studio had to be evacuated). Then, his traditional linkfest, including a graph showing U.S. radio ad revenue market share. Continue Reading
“A radical opportunity to democratize audio” Kerri Hoffman at RAIN Podcast Business Lunch (transcript)
Brad Hill: Kerri, thank you for making time to do this. Kerri Hoffman: Thank you for your interest. Brad: You’re the head of PRX, a top 10 American podcast publisher, almost 100 shows. According to Podtrac in… Continue Reading
“A radical opportunity to democratize audio” Kerri Hoffman at RAIN Podcast Business Lunch (transcript)
Kathy Doyle, VP of Content Development at Macmillan Publishers, appeared on RAIN’s Podcast Business Lunch to discuss the business details of the only podcast network with a “Big 5” book publishers. This is the transcript. Continue Reading
LinkedIn launches podcast network, “The Voices at the Heart of Professional Conversation”
Business shows fill a big category in podcasting, and it makes sense that the venerable B2B social network LinkedIn would develop a brand of business shows. It has, with a nascent network of 12 shows to date. Verizon is the overall sponsor of the entire group. Continue Reading
Libsyn launches online podcast production studio, leveraging its Auxbus acquisition
Venerable podcast hosting and advertising company Libsyn has launched Libsyn Studio Beta, an early version of a cloud based A-to-Z production suite. It is an outgrowth of Auxbus, which Libsyn acquired a year ago. Continue Reading
Hot Pod Summit brings podcasters and businesses together in Brooklyn
RAIN News attended the Hot Pod Summit at the Wythe Hotel in Brooklyn yesterday, a Covid-vaccinated gathering which, to some attendees we spoke to, signaled a hopeful return to in-person business gatherings. In a charming urban-rustic setting at the Wythe, an estimated 200 attendees mostly represented the creative community of podcasting. At the same time we saw many industry pros from the network and technology sides. Click through for details. Continue Reading
RAIN Notes: Thursday, February 24
Jottings of Note, smart speaker edition
— Starring role (a16z)
— Money to Burn (Fireside)
— Crossover (Amazon/Wondery)