RAIN Notes: Friday, August 27
Jottings of Note
— DIY (Steven Bartlett)
— Ranker (Triton Digital)
— Tackling a Podcast (Jay Cutler)
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Head gestures: A soon-to-be interactive audio ad format?
If reaching for the screen is too much for advertisers to ask of streaming audio listeners, voice-response ad technology is available. If saying “yes” or “no” is a bridge too far, how about ads which respond to a nod or headshake? That’s the premise of Head Nod Detection, a new piece of ad tech from podcast analytics company Backtracks. Continue Reading
CNN’s new podcast season includes Dana Bash and Clarissa Ward
CNN has released info about its new podcast season, which includes five new CNN Originals. Chief political correspondent Dana Bash and chief international correspondent Clarissa Ward helm new shows. Click for details. Continue Reading
Frequency Podcast Network unveils fall 2021 slate: 9 new shows
Toronto-based Frequency Podcast Network, owned by Rogers Radio, has released a slate of new and returning 2021 podcasts for fall release. The schedule includes nine shows. Frequency was created by Rogers in mid-2018, with a single show: The Big Story, a daily show breaking down a single news story. Click through for show descriptions. Continue Reading
Spotify offers subscription publishing to all U.S. podcasters, in direct competition with Apple
Bringing an end to a testing period begun in April, Spotify now allows any U.S. podcaster to offer a subscription feed to listeners. It’s the latest benchmark in a growing trend of pay-to-listen in podcasting, where consumers can buy into a monthly fee for membership benefits that include ad-free listening, bonus exclusive episodes, and other attractions. Click for details. Continue Reading
TuneCore elevates new CEO from within as Scott Ackerman completes exit
We learned in March that Scott Ackerman would step down from his eight-year CEO role at TuneIn. Today we know who is succeeding him — it is Andreea Gleeson. She, like Ackerman before her, is elevated from within the company where she leaves behind her role as Chief Revenue Officer. Click for details. Continue Reading
Spotify discloses top 5 summer podcasts; three are exclusives
Three of Spotify’s top five podcasts of the summer are exclusives to the platform. The other two are also top entries in Apple’s chart and Edison Research’s consumer survey. Continue Reading
Digital distro company Symphonic expands to vinyl with Qrates partnership
Tokyo-based Qrates, a vinyl record service company, is announcing a partnership with digital distributor Symphonic Distribution. Qrates services the creation, distribution, financing, and consumer discovery of vinyl — a small but persistently growing segment of the recorded music industry. Continue Reading
RAIN Notes: Tuesday, August 24
Jottings of Note
— Messy Leaks (Spotify)
— Brotherhood (Instreamatic)
— Chasing the Moon (Podchaser)
Second annual The Next Great Podcast contest launches from iHeartRadio and Dan Patrick
Part incubator and part contest, The Next Great Podcast is beginning its second annual installation, produced by renowned sports journalist Dan Patrick with iHeartRadio. The end product will be a newly launched podcast with all the advantages of major network backing. Last year’s winner just launched this month — it is original and entertaining. Click for all the details. Continue Reading
A new magazine (yes, print) for podcast transcripts
Podcast transcripts can be especially helpful as companion pieces to long-form interview podcasts. The Australian-based Dialogues Media Foundation is betting on a market for transcripts, and has launched a hybrid print/digital monthly magazine. Continue Reading
AM/FM listening via streaming reaches new high (Edison Research)
AM/FM radio has reached a new high — of listening off-radio. Listening via streaming is now 12% of American radio listening (13 years and older). That carve-out is the highest ever established in the ongoing Share of Ear study by Edison Research. Continue Reading