Streaming services have sparked massive shifts in how people discover and consume music. One of the notable changes has been a move away from listening to full-length albums and toward singles and curated playlists. A survey of UK listeners by Deezer confirmed that trend. Continue Reading
Liberated Syndication, better known as Libsyn, has reached a settlement with one of its shareholders, Camac Fund. As a result of the agreement, new members will join the board of directors for the podcast company, including at least one new independent director. Continue Reading
If you need a scorecard to tell the players, here it is: Stitcher is the podcast network, home of the Bill Simmons Podcast, Freakonomics Radio, My Favorite Murder, Conan O’Brien Needs a Friend, and about 250 more shows. The Stitcher app… Continue Reading
Sirius XM announced that it has hired Denise Karkos as its new chief marketing officer. Karkos will helm brand and digital marketing for both Sirius XM and Pandora, as well as driving growth of the subscriber and listener audiences. Continue Reading
Sonos is launching a new way for people to try out smart speaker ownership before committing to a purchase of its expensive hardware. The company is trying out a program called Flex, where people can rent Sonos speakers by the month for home use. Continue Reading
The British Podcast Awards introduced a new program called the BPA Fund to help finance up-and-coming show creators. The project is launching with a £50,000 partnership with Wellcome to offer the Pulse Award. Continue Reading
RIAA released its annual list of leading copyright infringement offenders. The Notorious Markets List includes several familiar operations, including continued concerns about stream-ripping and illicit activities within legitimate mobile apps. Continue Reading
Audioboom has posted its financial results from the third quarter. The podcasting company reported a record high quarterly revenue of $5.7 million, up 86% from the year-ago period. Global revenue per 1,000 downloads reached $27.38 in September. Continue Reading
Podtrac released the September edition of its Top 10 Podcast Publishers list. (See below.) Podtrac notes that month-over-month reach gained one percent, while the year-over-year metric was 64% increase in unique listeners. NPR and iHeartRadio trade positions again. Kast Media enters the top-10 group. Continue Reading
James Cridland’s International Radio Trends is a column by the Australia-based radio futurologist. THIS WEEK: Why do people switch radio channels? More on the BBC’s removal from TuneIn. Stats on song choruses. Much more. Continue Reading
Spotify has had two more departures from its team, both involved in the programming and curation teams. Tunde Ogundipe, head of African music and leader for Jamaican music, and Humanshu Suri, senior editor and Indian music expert, have left the streaming service. Continue Reading
Podcast host Libsyn has been facing some upheaval in the past several months, and the latest development is CFO John Busshaus resigning from his post. The company also shared a few Q3 figures related to its podcast hosting subscription business. Continue Reading