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Forget Serial. Invisibilia is the new poster child, as the tide rises for podcasting

Posted on by Brad Hill

The Download on Podcasts is a new weekly feature sponsored by PodcastOne.

The podcast hit Serial was classified as a podcast blockbuster when it attracted five-million accesses (downloads or streams) on iTunes. This week NPR reports that Invisibilia, a show about unseen forces shaping the lives of individuals, has gotten 10-million listens. A new plateau of podcast audience reach helps the whole genre of on-demand audio. Continue Reading →

Beware of Music in Your Podcasts – SoundExchange, ASCAP, BMI and SESAC Don’t Give You the Rights You Need

Posted on by Brad Hill

by David Oxenford

The overwhelming majority of podcasts are spoken-word programs, and it has been that way the category started. Why? Broadcast law attorney and guest columnist David Oxenford explains the legal reasons. Continue Reading →

Edison Research: Podcast users shift from AM/FM, listen to podcasts more than anything else

Posted on by Anna Washenko

In a newly released piece of the ongoing Share of Ear study by Edison Research, podcast users justify the “super listener” label bestowed by Edison’s report last fall. The updated fall edition of Edison Research’s Share of Ear study revealed that podcast listeners spend six hours and eight minutes each day (on average) consuming audio, and are shifting away from AM/FM listening. Continue Reading →

Internet Radio Rewind #027

Posted on by Brad Hill

A weekly podcast from RAIN News

Sponsored by AudioBoom

A six-minute blast of news you need to know in streaming audio.

THIS WEEK: Streaming is bigger than AM/FM for teens; does streaming break hit songs?; Shazam is a billion-dollar company; Apple acquires a music data startup; Rdio expands again, reached 84 countries; Saavn music service hits audience milestone; Streamus makes YouTube Music easy Continue Reading →

Internet Radio Rewind #024

Posted on by Brad Hill

A weekly podcast from RAIN News

Sponsored by AudioBoom

A six-minute blast of news you need to know in streaming music and online audio. This week: New research into music videos; PodcastOne’s breakthrough partnership; Fighting back against a podcast patent; Deezer gets a CEO…and music lyrics; Vessel — a new video service; Ed Sheeran loves Spotify and calls Taylor Swift a past-era artist. Continue Reading →