Slate Group-owned Panoply, a podcast network launched in February, has acquired Audiometric, a podcast publishing platform that includes ad insertion and analytics. The deal positions Panoply for expansion and more effective management of its portfolio of shows. We spoke to Andy Bowers at Panoply. Continue Reading
Dimitri Vassilaros was a talk host on AM station KDKA, and his resume as broadcaster and journalist includes stints with CBS, Clear Channel/iHeart, Gannett, Tribune-Review, and Hearst. He has a new program in his sights, and has turned to Kickstarter to fund what he says will be both an online radio production, and a podcast. Continue Reading
Brief news items and worthy reads from around the web. TODAY: Does Beats 1 steal radio’s last advantage? Is Spotify a hitmaker? And U2 went on podcasting to break news. Continue Reading
Guest columnist Steve Goldstein left Saga Communications in March to start on-demand audio company Amplifi Media. In this article, he reports on the charged energy at the recent Podcast Movement conference where he spoke … and notes a striking absence of broadcasters. Continue Reading
As news spread about Hubbard Radio acquiring 30% of PodcastOne, we talked to Norm Pattiz, co-founder of PodcastOne and evangelizing advocate of podcasting, on the phone. Continue Reading
James Cridland Weekly Links is a column by the U.K.’s radio futurologist. THIS WEEK: James’ review of the new BBC iPlayer Radio app; how radio can intersect podcasting; changes at CBS Radio Continue Reading
Media powerhouse E.W. Scripps has just announced that it has acquired Midroll Media, parent company of Earwolf, Wolfpit, and Midroll. Midroll Media is a podcast ad network that sells across a portfolio of 200 home-grown and externally produced on-demand audio programs. Continue Reading
As we reported last month, famed radio host Art Bell is returning to the air tonight, with a new talk program called Midnight in the Desert. We spoke with the famed radio personality on the phone about his imminent return to radio, and the newness of creating an Internet-first program. Continue Reading
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Air Media, a coalition of audio producers specializing in public service media, has developed (perhaps “invented” is a better word) a rate sheet for freelance podcasting work. The rate sheet might appear as an arbitrary wish-list to many podcasters, but the importance lies in helping to professionalize the podcast category.
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James Cridland Weekly Links is a column by the U.K.’s radio futurologist. THIS WEEK: Beats 1 from Apple is still a major subject in the pundit sphere. Plenty of other news and opinion from all over the world. Continue Reading
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The weekly update of the streaming audio industry, from RAIN News. THIS WEEK: Nielsen mid-year report; U.K. streaming growth; Spotify tells subscribers to unsubscribe; Xbox Music reborn; Facebook and music. Continue Reading