Google Play Music is adding support for podcasts, but only on Android devices. Podcasts will be subject to the same level of technical algorithm and human curation as music is on this platform, meaning listeners can take a lean-back approach and hear programming based on their mood or interests. Continue Reading
iHeartMedia has announced the first output from SoundBoard, an in-house creative agency for premium marketing integrations. The sponsor is Coca-Cola, in a new podcast called First Taste Fridays. The native ad staging is deep. Click to listen. Continue Reading
James Cridland Weekly Links is a column by the U.K.’s radio futurologist. THIS WEEK: A lonely man received a radio invitation; podcast apps should sense the acoustic environment; the world’s largest natural sound archive; much more. Continue Reading
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The weekly update of the streaming audio industry, from RAIN News. The weekly update of the streaming audio industry, from RAIN News. THIS WEEK: Pandora earnings and stock tumble; YouTube Red; music royalty controversy; Apple Music finally divulges numbers; more. Continue Reading
Brief news items and worth reads from around the web. Today: Where is the British breakout podcast? Also India roundup 2.0 and opposing sides get technical in a panel discussion on music licensing. Continue Reading
James Cridland Weekly Links is a column by the U.K.’s radio futurologist. THIS WEEK: Longwave radio; how normal people talk about radio; new iHeartRadio stations; how Classic Rock has changed;much more. Continue Reading
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The weekly update of the streaming audio industry, from RAIN News. THIS WEEK: Car connections; Pandora’s legal decisions; Deezer going public; WNYC invests in originals; more. Continue Reading
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Farnoosh Torabi, host of So Money, talked to RAIN News about how she produces her popular program, and the careful planning that led to its launch. Torabi explains her audience-growth success tactics, and the importance of podcast transcripts. Continue Reading
New York Public Radio has announced plans for a new division that will focus on creating podcasts. WNYC Studios, which is slated to launch this week, will both develop and distribute new shows. It plans to raise $15 million to support the new programming. Podcasting has been a growing topic of interest for audio companies of all sizes. Continue Reading
Audio ad sales company AdLarge has announced its latest podcast-repping deal, this one as exclusive representative for So Money with Farnoosh Torabi, a Millennial-targeted finance show currently ranked at #5 in the iso money farnoosh torabiTunes Podcast Business News category. Continue Reading
Brief news items and worthy reads from around the web: Grantland editor exodus to HBO; measuring community radio participation. Continue Reading
RadioWorks, a London Specialty firm for marketers planning and buying campaigns on radio, has launched DigitalAudioWorks, bringing a similar scope of service to streaming audio advertising. Continue Reading