Audio juggernaut Spotify has introduced a new definition of a podcast “play,” assigning a time-based metric which will likely reduce total play counts in Spotify’s lens while delivering a more accurate report of consumption to prospective advertisers. Going forward, Spotify’s… Continue Reading
With a new launch for advertisers, UK-based Global has started a self-serve ad-booking platform for audio and outdoor advertising. The promise is a simple process for planning, creating, and booking a campaign on a single self-serve platform. Click for details. Continue Reading
Music AI is at the heart of a class-action lawsuit filed by musicians and producers against Google. It’s about using YouTube music videos for AI training, which ironically puts artists in competition with themselves. Continue Reading
In this edition of Steve Goldstein’s column, he examines short-form clips of larger audio pieces, speculating that podcast clips might become the main podcast product. Continue Reading
Downloads vs News.
An upright survey. Continue Reading
Apple has announced OS 27, a broad operating system that affects features across the company’s hardware and software products. In the podcast realm, OS 27 affects several aspects of video podcasts, auto-download features, and Apple TV. The podcast listening +… Continue Reading
“Screens are everywhere; radio must be visual” — that’s the #1 key finding in a newly released study from tech/media firm Quu Inc. A just-released report includes data plus insights from industry experts. Continue Reading
Damien Reilly, Founder/CEO of Ordior, the Australia-based music rights management company, observes that many music artists who use AI in their original tracks are experiencing removal of their uploads to music services. As a public service to indie musicians Reilly has listed the AI policies of ten prominent streaming services. Continue Reading
In this monthly feature, we look back one decade and revisit selected headlines. Today — highlights from May 2016. In this month’s edition: Radionomy, SoundCloud, Tidal, the first podcast spike, Podtrac introduces its podcast ranker. streaming revenue breakthrough at Warner, Spotify adds video … and much more. Continue Reading
Edison Research (a subsidiary of SSRS) has released its annual study of podcast listener behavior and trends, titled The Podcast Consumer 2026. Energetically presented online by Edison VP Megan Lazovick, the 51-page research deck documents several components of podcastings’ profile in he media industry. Click for our coverage and link to released study deck. Continue Reading
In a collaboration of two giants, TextNow — the largest ad-supported mobile phone service in the U.S. — will carry iHeartRadio’s full catalog over TextNow’s national 5G network. Users (10 million strong) will not pay. Click for more. Continue Reading
Multinational conglomerate LG has upgraded its free, ad-supported listening service with the addition of iHeartMedia content. iHeart’s 850 radio stations will now appear on the LG Radio+ app, as will iHeart’s podcast catalog of 750 shows. Continue Reading