Pod Drop: Food politics; grim history; financial healing
New podcasts of note.
Politics of Food (DCP Entertainment & Westwood One)
Tulsa’s Buried Truth (ABC Audio)
Money Rehab with Nicole Lapin (iHeartRadio)
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Audioburst launches “Platform for Apps,” enabling topical audio streaming to app builders
Audio search and delivery platform Audioburst is announcing the launch of Platform for Apps, which provides audio that app builders can easily bolt into the mobile experiences. The company scrapes a colossal library of short clips (“bursts”) which can be sorted by topic and aggregated into playlists. It hopes to grow a clientele of app builders seeking entertainment and user retention. Continue Reading
RAIN Notes: Friday, April 2
Jottings of note:
— Sounds like calisthenics (Univison)
— Segmenting the radio audience (Edison & NPR)
— Directing traffic (Spotify)
— The winner will be… (The Ambies)
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Steve Goldstein: Some Numbers to Make You Stop and Think
by Steve Goldstein
In this guest column, Steve Goldstein delivers a list of eye-catching, thought-provoking stats from the podcast realm. As far as we can tell, not a single one is April Foolery.
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Triton Digital intros Streaming Metrics for the Netherlands
Triton Digital has expanded its well-known and often consulted Streaming Metrics rankers, adding a Netherlands-specific product. The new addition is launched with reports for January and February. The new Netherlands product is more complicated than the familiar U.S. reports. Continue Reading
RAIN Notes: Thursday, March 25
Jottings of note:
— New exec hire: A Million Ads
— Radio HoF open voting
— Voice AI webinar
— Manoush zigzags Continue Reading
Pod Drop: Winding paths, deep questions, and basketball
New podcasts of note.
The Path HERE (Scott Savlov)
Takeline (Crooked Media)
Minnie Questions with Minnie Driver (iHeartRadio)
IAB Australia 5th annual audio advertising study: How and why buyers do (and don’t) use digital audio
In a deeply informative study presented by IAB Australia, decision makers and influencers in audio advertising were surveyed. The result is the 5th annual edition (called WAVE 5) of the IAB’s Audio Advertising State of the Nation. Click through for key points, graphics, and a download link. Continue Reading
Infinite Dial: Older types of listening rule the road as 80% of cars still lack modern in-dash entertainment systems
While listening trends are changeable on the whole, American in-car listening routines are decidedly un-modern. AM/FM radio, owned music files, and CDs are the most-used sources. Online streaming and podcasts are making gains, hampered by an 80% lack of in-dash entertainment systems in the American car fleet.
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Thursday, March 11 THE INFINITE DIAL 2021 SPECIAL The annual benchmark study of American listening, released today by Edison Research and Triton Digital Pandora is more recognized, but Spotify is more used In a peculiar perception vs. reality quirk,… Continue Reading
Thursday, March 4 Wondering about CPMs for programmatic podcast advertising? Triton Digital reports a range. Posted on March 4, 2021 by Brad Hill Two questions about digital audio programmatic advertising were addressed in Triton Digital’s presentation at the RAIN Podcast Business Summit… Continue Reading
iHeartMedia reorgs as two reporting entities in a dramatic organizational and executive reset
iHeartMedia (NASDAQ: IHRT) sent an announcement, just after market close, describing a new corporate reporting and business operation structure. In the new arrangement, all of the company’s digital ventures are broken out as iHeartMedia Digital Audio Group. Alongside, the iHeartMedia Multiplatform Group will include the radio business of America’s largest commercial radio holding company. Click through for the new executive assignments and other details. Continue Reading