In a notably exacting survey goal, Edison Research queried U.S. survey subjects about which platforms they recalled using to hear discussions about the recent U.S. presidential election. Continue Reading
Video/audio streaming site Video has prevailed in a copyright infringement lawsuit brought by major music labels Universal Music Group (UMG) and Sony Music. This is not the first time Vimeo has tangled with labels over the same issue, as RAIN reported in 2016 in Capital Records vs. Vimeo. The fulcrum in both cases is the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), enacted in 1998.
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— Equitable Coverage (iHeartMedia)
— A The Vanguard (Miami MusicTech 2025)
— CES + AI = Webinar (Jacobs Media
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— Tenure (The Podglomerate)
— Yet Another (E.B. Moss)
— The Biz of Bizzy Audiences (Sounds Profitable)
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We learn from Music Business Worldwide that Spotify founder and CEO Daniel Ek has cashed $27.8 million in Spotify stock (SPOT). While an interesting observation, the cash trade does not imply any negative sentiment. Click for info and the stock chart. Continue Reading
— What’s It About? (Matt Deegan)
— Critique (Mood Machine)
— Yet Another Role (Arielle Nissenblatt)
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“Nearly 1 billion downloads” — that’s part of a double brag released by PodcastOne. Not as exact as the company probably wishes, but reinforced by a ranking jump, from 13th to 8th most prolific podcast publisher in the U.S. for December 2024. The press release is placed on the Nasdaq website Continue Reading
iHeartMedia and the National Football League announce that the two giants are re-upping their podcast creation and marketing partnership which started in 2021 and resulted in the NFL Podcast Network. The network includes 16 podcasts; more on the way. Continue Reading
— Innately Personal (Jennifer Witz
— Exponential (E.B. Moss)
— Mapping Serialization (Dan Misener)
— Dream Come Tru (Buzz Knight Media) Continue Reading
Less than a month after global podcast powerhouse Audioboom shared a Q4 trading update, the company has unleashed a year-end review: Audioboom: 2024 — A Year In Numbers. It is a summary of 2024 metrics in the Audioboom Creator Network. Click for numbers and graphics. Continue Reading
“A better way to earn.” That’s Spotify’s promise to creators as the streaming behemoth launches the Spotify Partner Program, a new monetization system for creators in four continents. Continue Reading
— Terry Foxx (Black Information Network)
— Leading Intelligence (Hetal Thaker Patel)
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