NPR and Edison Research have released the second part of their study on smart speakers and voice control. The first part was released during RAIN’s Podcast Business Summit in New York this June. The latest presentation of The Smart Audio Report focused on the specific activities and details of how and why people are using this new product segment. Continue Reading
James Cridland’s Future of Radio is a column by the Australia-based radio futurologist. THIS WEEK: TuneIn experiments with early-release podcast listening program. More Next Radio follow-up. Continue Reading
Brief news items and worthy reads from around the web: PRX CEO talks Podcast Garage plans. Sony Nashville wants to lead in streaming. Pay the performers. Continue Reading
Guest columnist Mark Ramsey gets serious about listening trends in radio and which elements of recent data are cause for concern. Part one of two. Continue Reading
Guest columnist Mark Ramsey gets serious about listening trends in radio and which elements of recent data are cause for concern. Second in a two-part series. Continue Reading
James Cridland’s Future of Radio is a column by the Australia-based radio futurologist. THIS WEEK: Videos up from the Next Radio event, plus other insights from around the radio/audio industry. Continue Reading
TuneIn is sending around a launch note for its First Play section, which contains exclusive early releases of episodes in new and established podcasts. First Play is an unadorned section within the TuneIn app, in which we found 11 participating podcasts. Networks that are in this plan include WNYC Studios, Gimlet Media, HowStuffWorks, Wondery, and Feral Audio. Continue Reading
Ten months after the initial partnership announcement, U.S.-based PodcastOne and Australian radio group Southern Cross Austereo (SCA) officially launched their co-branded venture in Sydney. An elaborate audio tour enlivened the event, which was hosted by SCA and PodcastOne CEOs. Continue Reading
New programs galore — a hallmark of the annual IAB Podcast Upfront in New York. This week, WNYC participated in the ad-focused exposure-fest with a a slate of new programs to announce. Sport and Kids — two new categories for the New York podcasting juggernaut. Continue Reading
Swedish podcast hosting and tech company Acast, and Australian radio and entertainment group NOVA, have joined a strategic alliance to represent their combined podcast portfolios in the Australian ad market. Continue Reading
The Australian Broadcasting Corporation, the public radio group in Australia, is bolstering its Podcast Fund with an injection of $1 million. The money will go toward boosting new community-based podcasters and financing a broader diversity of audio content. Director of ABC Radio Michael Mason announced the news at OzPod 2017. Continue Reading
The Australian Broadcasting Corporation published data from a survey about podcast awareness and consumption. Australians posted 89% awareness of the audio format. More than half have listened to a podcast, and the rate rose to 76% among those aged 25-34. Continue Reading