James Cridland’s Future of Radio is a column by the Australia-based radio futurologist. THIS WEEK: Diving into the results of the Public Radio Techsurvey. The first U.S. radio station owned by Europeans. Smart speaker insights. Continue Reading
Triton Digital announced that Brazilian radio group Sistema Globo de Rádio is its latest client partner. SGR will take advantage of Triton’s Tap service for monetizing its news, music, and podcast content. It will also make its inventory available on Triton’s a2x programmatic ad exchange. Continue Reading
A new event later this year aims to illuminate the educational potential in podcasting. Sound Education is scheduled to take place November 2-3 and is hosted by Ministry of Ideas, a podcast based at Harvard Divinity School. The panels cover topics geared toward how the audio format can be applied for academia and teaching, both either a formal or casual student audience. Continue Reading
The BBC has been revitalizing its approach to podcasts in the modern listening landscape, and a focal point of its strategy is the new BBC Sounds app introduced earlier this summer. Now, the broadcaster has begun an open commissioning process seeking out new podcasts for the app. Continue Reading
Show Shouts highlights noteworthy new and upcoming podcasts from across the vast and still-growing audio medium. Today’s developments include more NPR politics programming, an exclusive score for Spotify, and true crime at iHeartRadio. Continue Reading
James Cridland’s Future of Radio is a column by the Australia-based radio futurologist. THIS WEEK: James shares his thoughts on object-based media. Cats get their own radio thanks to Whiskas. Much more. Continue Reading
Australian broadcaster and entertainment company Southern Cross Austereo recently released its annual report. Although the financials did show a downturn, CEO Grant Blackley gave an interview delving into more details of the report’s bright spots. DAB and podcasting were among those highlights. Continue Reading
Cadence13’s newest podcast partnership will bring some celebrity clout to a young audience. The audio entertainment company teamed with Granity Studios, a multimedia content outfit formed by NBA star Kobe Bryant. Continue Reading
Steve and Todd Cochrane, CEO at Rawvoice/Blubrry, explore how many of the hundreds of thousands of podcasts actually stay active and how many fall victim to the podfade. Continue Reading
James Cridland’s Future of Radio is a column by the Australia-based radio futurologist. THIS WEEK: Amazon’s plans for Alexa behind the wheel, plus news updates from Afghanistan to Australia. Continue Reading
RadioPublic has attracted yet another investor for its podcast listening and discovery platform. Automattic, the parent company behind blogging and web content service WordPress.com, is the latest to put resources into the venture. Continue Reading
Veritone One, the full-service ad agency branch of AI tech giant Veritone, has acquired podcast ad sales company Performance Bridge Media. The deal will make Veritone One a larger player in the field of podcast and radio solutions. Continue Reading