Less than a month after global podcast powerhouse Audioboom shared a Q4 trading update, the company has unleashed a year-end review: Audioboom: 2024 — A Year In Numbers. It is a summary of 2024 metrics in the Audioboom Creator Network. Click for numbers and graphics. Continue Reading
“A better way to earn.” That’s Spotify’s promise to creators as the streaming behemoth launches the Spotify Partner Program, a new monetization system for creators in four continents. Continue Reading
— Philosophical (Evergreen Podacsts)
— Mission Critical (Podnews)
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Audioboom continues its practice of issuing trading updates before quarterly earnings, in this case presaging the company’s Q4 financials. The themes of this report are momentum and KPI (key performance indicator) strength. The company’s Showcase product showed notable revenue growth. Continue Reading
MIDiA Research, known for its extraordinarily detailed, insightful, and finely articulated research, has released its 2025 predictions. Presented in a webinar last week, we now offer a rundown of the accompanying slide deck provided to RAIN by MIDiA. Continue Reading
Podcast giant Acast has acquired Wonder Media Network (WMN), a strategy, production, distribution, and design firm. The merger will create a new division within Acast called Acast Creative Studios. Wonder’s portfolio of original podcasts comes along with the deal. Continue Reading
— Iterating The Future (Rockie Thomas)
— A Single Symbiotic Place (Libsyn)
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Audio research and analytics platform Veritonic is well known for its knowledge and solutions in audio, notably in podcasting. Today we learn more of the company’s capabilities in analyzing and optimizing video podcasts. Veritonic says its platform offers advanced audio analytics that can be applied to video podcasts, such as tone, emotional resonance, and content effectiveness. Click to know more. Continue Reading
— Like A Gift (Spotify Wrapped)
— Staying Current (Magellan AI)
— Level Of Interest (A Google Search Comparison)
— Another Hill Climbed (Brian Lakamp) Continue Reading
In his latest guest column, Amplifi Media chief Steve Goldstein dishes a year-end review of podcasting in 2024. From the election to YouTube’s ravenous appetite. From Spotify’s envy to radio companies on edge. From public radio’s erosion to Sirius XM’s pivot. From subscriptions to audiobooks. This is a year-end must-read. Settle in. Continue Reading
— Staying Current (Magellan AI)
— Level Of Interest (A Google Search Comparison)
— Another Hill Climbed (Brian Lakamp) Continue Reading