Cumulus Media / Westwood One has released its 2022 Audioscape bundle of research metrics under the banner of its Audio Active Group brand led by Chief Insights Office Pierre Bouvard. It’s a big book of data; today, we look at the growth of podcast listening share compared to terrestrial radio. Continue Reading
iHeartMedia released results of a consumer survey about how listeners releate to audio presenter — radio and podcasts hosts. iHM partnered with PMX (part of Publicis Media) to execute the study, which is titled “Exploring the Brand Benefits of Trust and Companionship in Audio.” Click through for the takeaways. Continue Reading
Media giant Vox has notified us that Today, Explained, the company’s flagship daily news podcast hosted by Sean Rameswaram and Noel King, is now carried by over 50 public radio stations across the country. The arrangement is made via WNYC Studios. Each host has a public radio background. Continue Reading
In the beautifully produced (virtual only) iHeartRadio Podcast Awards, You’re Wrong About won the Podcast of the Year prize. It is produced by journalist Sarah Marshall, who partners with guests to reconsider a person or event that’s been miscast in the public imagination. Click for competing nominees with their publishers and number of episodes. Also a link to catch-up watch. Continue Reading
Audio monitoring and verification service National Aircheck has evolved its traditionally radio-oriented technology, adding podcasts to its existing capability of searching tens of thousands of radio stations. Interesting customizations are available. Also, the website is new. Continue Reading
New Hampshire Public Radio (NHPR) has made an exclusive national marketing agreement with Stitcher, a subsidiary of Sirius XM, in which SXM Media will represent ad sales for NHPR’s original podcasts. Continue Reading
iHeartMedia has launched iHeartRadio’s Black and Inspired HBCU Celebration, a four-episode podcast series that celebrates Black culture and the alumni community of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU). The first episode has dropped. Continue Reading
Triton Digital has added New Zealand to its region-specific portfolio of measurement trackers for podcasting. The inaugural edition covers September audiences and downloads in NZ. One native network dominates, while seven other international podcast groups also register. Continue Reading
Equity research analyst at B. Riley Securities, Daniel Day, projected growth metrics for the second half of this year, and 2022, for three top radio groups — iHeartMedia, Audacy, and Cumulus Media. His “robust growth estimates” for digital revenue are his most bullish outlooks, with a particular focus on podcasting. Click for details. Continue Reading
iHeartRadio has announced the continuation of the iHeartRadio Podcast Awards for 2022. The celebration and bestowal of honors will by on January 13, at the iHeartRadio Theater in Los Angeles. (See past coverage of 2019, 2020, and 2021.) Two new… Continue Reading
Jacobs Media has released its Public Radio Techsurvey 2021, the latest in an annual canvas of public radio listeners. In a rich array of survey results, we see that podcasting is adopted at a higher rate than in the general U.S. population. Click through for tons of detail, graphics, and a download link. Continue Reading
James Cridland returns with a richly informative newsletter about radio around the world. In this week’s edition: An online radio station that repurposes as a podcast. As always a raft of links to interesting audio stories around the world, and after reading a podcast show script James concludes: “Anyone who writes in all-capitals in 2021 is a masochist.” Continue Reading