RAIN Notes: Tuesday, March 8
Jottings of Note
— DAnxIety (Digiday)
— Celebration (iHeartRadio)
— Deep Identity (CMO)
Search Results for: podcast radio
Podchaser releases its latest trending ranker: Podchaser 25
Podcast database and social listening platform has released the second edition of Podchaser 25, a February ranker of podcasts which are exhibiting spikes of popularity. Podcasher calls the list “a first-of-its-kind monthly ranking of the hottest, rising podcasts in the U.S.” Continue Reading
Audience shows big gains (Podtrac) and RAIN Remix of February Top Publishers ranker
In Podtrac’s Top Podcast Publishers monthly ranker for February we learn that podcast audience growth has enjoyed a strong upswing, as represented by Podtrac’s top 20 publishers. (Podtrac measures its clients.) Click through for the results, and RAIN’s remix, which re-sorts the top publishers by average listeners and plays per show. Continue Reading
RAIN Notes: Tuesday, February 15
Jottings of Note, smart speaker edition
— Read It (The Podcast Reader)
— TOPcast (WTOP)
— Perspectives (Metal Injection & Spotify)
Matt Deegan: Content-Rich, Hyper Local Audio
by Matt Deegan
Guest columnist Matt Deegan (Folder Media) reports on radio and podcast acquisition activity. In this edition, a hyperlocal radio station. Name: Alfred. Market: 12,000 listeners. Content: A daily podcast. Read this interesting and charming account of an audio experiment that leverages the distinct characteristics of podcasting and news radio. Continue Reading
RAIN Notes: Friday, February 11
Jottings of Note, smart speaker edition
— South Africa metrics (Edison Research
— Key Historical Moment (EFF & Marc Maron)
— Atop (ARN / iHeartRadio Australia)
NPR’s “How I Built This” moves to Wondery / Amazon in exclusive licensing deal
Apple top-10 charter and NPR hit How I Built This with Guy Roz has been licensed by Amazon Music subsidiary Wondery for semi-exclusive distribution. Wondery and Amazon get the show exclusively for a week, and also enjoy exclusive ad-repping. NPR continues to underwrite. Click for details. Continue Reading
Acast headlines Q4 report: One Billion Listens
Sweden-HQ’d global podcast company Acast released Q4 and full-year 2021 finances today. For the first time, Acast shows registered a billion listens in a single quarter. Full-year listening reached 3.7-billion plays. Click for finance details. Continue Reading
Audience and downloads up (Podtrac) and RAIN Remix of January Top Publishers ranker
In Podtrac’s Top Podcast Publishers monthly ranker for January we learn that the metrics for audience growth were mainly on the upswing. Click through for the results, and RAIN’s remix, which re-sorts the top publishers by average listeners and plays per show. Continue Reading
RAIN Notes: Tuesday, February 8
Jottings of Note, smart speaker edition
— Looking Back (Magellan AI)
— Heroic Listeners (Edison research & Ad Results Media)
— Getting Along Great (PRX and Futuro Media)
Brad Hill: Tom Webster is senior vice president of Edison Research. He’s been with Edison for nearly eight years. He has keynoted at conferences around the world. The Infinite Dial is Edison’s flagship consumer research in the audio field cited… Continue Reading
RAIN Notes: Friday, February 4
Jottings of Note, smart speaker edition
— Looking Back (Magellan AI)
— Heroic Listeners (Edison research & Ad Results Media)
— Getting Along Great (PRX and Futuro Media)