SiriusXM is hitting the nets this morning with a smart acquisition. The satellite radio and digital audio holding company is buying podcast host Simplecast. That’s the short story. The bigger picture is a full-on podcast distribution and monetization system for podcast creators at all levels. Continue Reading
Pod Drop features new and returning podcasts. Today: modern skeptical sprituality in Unholier Than Thou, storytelling and laughs in Good Yarns, Hip Hop meets politics in Waiting on Reparations. Continue Reading
Podtrac released its monthly Top Podcasts ranking for May. NPR appears most often, as owner of seven shows. iHeartRadio has three of the top 20. The #4 spot was claimed by Call Her Daddy, returning after a 5-week break over a controversy that was covered by The New York Times, moved up 11 spots in the ranker. Continue Reading
Pod Drop features new and returning podcasts. Today: modern skeptical sprituality in Unholier Than Thou, storytelling and laughs in Good Yarns, Hip Hop meets politics in Waiting on Reparations. Continue Reading
FOX News Audio is announcing that its daily news digest has started playing on SiriusXM, and that all of FOX’s podcasts are now on Pandora (a Sirius subsidiary). The reach expansion is pegged at 100-million listeners. Continue Reading
by Steve Goldstein
“The podcast wars are here,” says Steve Goldstein in this guest column. With comparisons to baseball, TV, and satellit radio, Goldstein lays out the anatomy of podcasting’s new competitive parameters. It’s not about just getting users to sign up for Premium service — Daniel Ek is going after radio. Read this exceptional anlysis. Continue Reading
Pod Drop features new and returning podcasts. Today, great music from a legend, great fiction starring kids, and a harrowing true story of governmental abduction. Continue Reading
WideOrbit is announcing a partnership with programmatic platform Rubicon Project, exposing WideOrbit’s network of audio publishers to Rubicon’s ad buyers. WideOrbit’s client list includes audio services, platforms, networks, radio broadcasters, and audio content publishers. Continue Reading
During fast-moving upheaval, one initiative strives to create stillness: “The Show Must Be Paused,” a plea started by two Atlantic Records execs , directed at the music industry, to publicly recognize racism generally, and the deaths of blacks at the hands of police specifically. Apple Music and Spotify are both participating. Continue Reading
Mark the calendar and book your seat — Edison Research and Triton Digital will present their Infinite Dial Canada on Thursday of this week (June 4) at 1pm ET. Slides and a recording will be available after the show, but it’s more fun to watch live, and there will probably be an opportunity to ask questions. Click through for registration link. Continue Reading
Three excellent new podcasts! Influence: Exploring the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of Advertising: This interesting and accessible podcast about advertising has just returned for its second season. It is a branded podcast produced by file-storage and sharing service… Continue Reading
Three new podcasts to recommend! Dear Governor – Maybe we shouldn’t call this a True Crime podcast — it’s more like a True Innocence show, or a True Redemption podcast. It centers on Jarvis Jay Masters, a condemned prisoner who… Continue Reading