James Cridland’s Future of Radio is a column by the Australia-based radio futurologist. THIS WEEK: Success for a one-man station; RAJAR data for the third quarter; a happy sponsor story; much more. Continue Reading
Spreaker’s CMS (content management system) has exited its beta stage and is now available for all the company’s podcast hosts. The features in this new tool include embedded player customization and multiple file management. Continue Reading
TuneIn has created an interesting arrangement with Bing, the Microsoft search engine. Searches for “online radio” return a panel of Bing’s most searched-for radio webcasts, a mix of terrestrial and pureplay stations, complete with a Play button. Continue Reading
With over 300,000 podcasts in the market, most of which are jammed into the narrow funnel of Apple’s Podcasts app, it’s no wonder that program discovery is a prominent pain point for consumers. Discovery is emerging as an issue for distributors, too — networks who are beating the bushes for talent to create new programs. Continue Reading
AudioBoom was recognized with one of The Radio Academy’s new Audio & Radio Industry Awards. It received the ARIA for best digital audio service. Continue Reading
Jacobs Media has released its eighth annual public radio tech survey. The results are compiled from more than 29,000 respondents delivered via 69 public radio stations, and they offer a profile of listening behavior and digital adoption among public radio listeners. Continue Reading
James Cridland’s Future of Radio is a column by the Australia-based radio futurologist. THIS WEEK: Shortcut from This American Life; broadcast engineers’ changing roles; more BBC ponderings. Continue Reading
Podtrac released its monthly podcast publisher rankings. The list shows the top Podtrac clients by unique monthly audience in the U.S., although it also shares the global unique streams and downloads for each publisher. After several months of little change to the order, September has a slight shake-up. Continue Reading
The podcast category is developing into a mature business market. Money is flowing in. Media buyers are increasingly interested in the podcast opportunity, with its distinctive qualities. But there are over 300,000 podcasts. It’s a long tail of content. Two revenue paths are opening up for indie podcasts. Continue Reading
Acast announced that it is offering all its signed podcasters free access to Epidemic Sound and Hindenburg Journalist Pro. Epidemic Sound is a curated music library specifically for creative productions. Hindenburg is a suite of radio production and editing software. Continue Reading
James Cridland’s Future of Radio is a column by the Australia-based radio futurologist. THIS WEEK: Radio that reacts to your expression. Catching up on the happenings from OzPod and the CRA conference. Much more! Continue Reading
Panoply, the podcasting network owned by publisher Slate, is planning to launch an office in London. This new base will focus on increasing collaborations with audio talent in the UK market. Continue Reading