RAIN Notes: Thursday, May 18
— Too Much (Russ More)
— Audio’s Future (Chris Peterson)
— Show Me The Growth (Heather Osgood)
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New York Times launches dedicated listening app, NYT Audio
The New York Times, producer of leading news podcast The Daily, and owner of Serial Productions and voice narration provider Audm, has launched NYT Audio, a dedicated mobile listening app. We complain about the iOS-only launch, and enumerate the product’s many features. Continue Reading
TikTok connects with Apple Music to benefit rights-holders
Immensely popular video sharing app TikTok has opened a connection with Apple Music whereby users of both services can leverage TikTok as a discovery mechanism for their personal music collections. More such connections are expected, which is good for the music business. Continue Reading
Audacy delisting: CEO David Field “hopeful” of relist, shares broad plans
As Audacy drops off the Wall Street radar (delisting info HERE), the company plans to push back. A written request will be filed within 10 days, according to a widely distributed press notice. Audacy President and Chairman David Field has voiced a two-point plan. Click for details. Continue Reading
James Cridland’s International Radio Trends: India tells mobile phone manufacturers to put FM tuners in; and the ‘live item tag’
by James Cridland
In his latest piece, guest columnist James Cridland starts in India, where the government has decreed that mobile phones must be equipped with FM reception. Then it’s onto BBC Local Radio, where station cuts are being called “scandalous.” An unusually long and deep column this week; click through to read the whole thing. Continue Reading
Judiciary Committee hears testimony on the intersection of AI and copyright
One of the most flagrant issues in the quickly emerging field of artificial intelligence is how AI collides with copyright. This multifaceted issue is being taken up by the U.S. Congress. Today, the Judiciary Committee is presenting “Artificial Intelligence and… Continue Reading
Google podcast search evolves, and demotes Google Podcasts for listening
In 2019 Google introduced direct podcast playback within Google search results that year. We thought it was a terrific innovation that could significantly grow the “ever listened to a podcast” population in research surveys. In Q1 of this year Google disappointingly (in our opinion) removed that feature from Google Search. We test how Google represents podcasts in mobile and desktop. Click for screenshots. Continue Reading
Instreamatic enhances its Contextual Audio Ads product with celebrity voices
Calling it “groundbreaking technology,” AI audio advertising platform Instreamatic is promoting its Contextual Audio Ads product. Today’s PR promotes two key features. Using AI, a near-infinite number of customization can be made for accurate targeting. Also, AI-cloned celebrity voices are available. Click for details and Instreamatic’s video demonstration. Continue Reading
Acast wants to give away $10,000 of podcast advertising in “Pod Power-up” campaign
Global podcast company Acast will give away $10,000 worth of podcast advertising across its 100,000-show reach, to a single American small-business company. The program coincides with Small Business Month. Anyone can make nominations. Click for details and links. Continue Reading
RAIN Notes: Monday, May 15
— Uh-oh (Ashley Carman)
— Here, There, and Overall (Tenderfoot TV)
— Show Me the Money (Allyson Marino)
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Moms: Avid online audio users (Edison Research)
Edison Research released its fifth Moms and Media survey. The fieldwork is a spinoff of The Infinite Dial, in which 1,500 12+ people are queried about their online preferences and habits. In this cut, “Mom” is defined as a woman having at least one child under 18 living in her household. Click for results, graphic charts, and the download link. Continue Reading
Podcasting reach rivals TV/radio; generational separation of users (Tom Webster/Sounds Profitable)
The reach of podcasting is now rivaling the reach of AM/FM and TV … at least in one age group. That’s a key finding described by Tom Webster in his Podcast Upfront presentation in New York yesterday. Click for explanation, graphics, and a link to video. Continue Reading