RAIN Notes: Monday, March 25
— Resourceful (PRX)
— Leading With Trailers (Amaze Media Labs)
— Awarded (Fast Company)
Search Results for: podcast radio
AdvertiseCast rebrands as Libsyn Ads, folding more plainly into parent company
Venerable podcast company Libsyn (formally Liberated Syndication Inc.) has rebranded its subsidiary AdvertiseCast, renaming the platform Libsyn Ads. The adjustment puts a clearer spotlight on Libsyn as a comprehensive multi-platform podcast service. Click for details and quotes. Continue Reading
RAIN Notes: Wednesday, March 20
— Perfect Alignment (The Podglomerate)
— Enthrallment (Tenderfoot TV)
— Heat (Radiotopia)
New digital audio ad firm Audire launches in 3 regions, offers 150M reach with “cost per full listen”
A new company called Audire (a combination of “audio” and “dire” — to speak, in French) has launched in Europe, Latin America, and the U.S. It is a new venture for RAIN sponsor and RAIN Summit speaker Carlos Cordoba. The network spans 150-million users across its addressable regions, including 50-million in the U.S. Click for detail. Continue Reading
RAIN Notes: Thursday, March 14
— Promotion (Ana Karina Quiroz)
— More Than Intention (Eric Nuzum)
— New Role (Nina Sturm)
Neil Young plans Spotify return, as the reason for it (Joe Rogan) becomes inescapable
A high-profile boycott of Spotify will end soon. Neil Young, who made a noisy exit from the streaming service a little over two years ago. will go back. It’s all because of Joe Rogan and the distribution changes to Rogan’s podcast. Click for our original coverage, and today’s update. Continue Reading
More buyers and more buying: MusicWatch Annual Music Study 2023
Consumer research company MusicWatch has released results of its annual music study for 2023. (It is HERE.) The results are derived from two separate surveys querying about 7,000 participants 13 and older. In it, we see an upward-looking report of… Continue Reading
RAIN Notes: Thursday, March 7
— The Long, Lucrative Tail (Amplitude Media Partners)
— Pipeline (Destin FM)
— Back Again (Sarah van Mosel)
iHeartMedia Q4: Digital Audio Group continues to uplift revenue story
In iHeartMedia’s recently released earnings for Q4 2023, we see upward moving results for the Digital Audio Group balancing downward financials for the Multiplatform group. Click for much more detail and financial graphs. Continue Reading
RAIN Notes: Monday, February 26
RAIN Notes: Tuesday, February 20
Arabic pod platform Podeo partners with messaging app imo, massively increasing distribution
Podeo, the Dubai-based podcast hosting and distribution platform founded four years ago by CEO Stefano Fallaha, has forged a distribution partnership with imo, a global audio messaging app with 200-million active users across 170 countries. The deal is added to several existing distribution relationships. Continue Reading