In his analysis of the latest findings from Edison Research’s quarterly “Share of Ear” study (the full study being available to subscribers only), Cumulus Media and Westwood One Audio Active Group Chief Insights Officer Pierre Bouvard looked at various aspects… Continue Reading
Here are five podcasts that you might find enjoyable, interesting, curious, and/or inspiring. If you host, publish, or listen to a podcast that you’d like to recommend for this new recurring feature in RAIN, drop a line to kurt@accuradio.com. (For… Continue Reading
In a weekend posting on the NPR.com website, the broadcaster looked back on its 17 years of activity in the podcasting space, including the podcast directory it launched in August 2005. As the article, “Nearly forgotten today, alt.NPR was a… Continue Reading
Disney-owned ABC News announced yesterday that it has promoted its Manager of Digital Audio, Josh Cohan, to Director of Podcast Programming for ABC News. In this role, he will help develop and execute the content strategy for the division’s podcast… Continue Reading
Two more executives at Rogers-owned Pacific Content, which produces branded podcasts for a portfolio of North American brands — Director of Audience Development Dan Misener and Head of Strategy Jonas Woost — announced their departure last week. They follow the… Continue Reading
Triton Digital’s Podcast Reports list the Top Podcasts in a particular country or region, as measured by Triton’s Podcast Metrics measurement service. The top ranked podcast overall is Dateline NBC (NBCUniversal News Group) (see illustration below), followed by the CBC’s… Continue Reading
In the current issue of Bloomberg Businessweek, the publication argues (in the article’s subhead) that “Joe Rogan, Bill Simmons, and Call Her Daddy haven’t fixed the business.” Journalist Lucas Shaw describes the hiring of former TV/cable exec Dawn Ostroff, who… Continue Reading
Nominations for the sixth annual British Podcast Awards were announced last night, spanning 30 categories and with 10 nominees in most categories. Nominees can be seen here. Categories include: Best Arts & Culture Podcast Best Interview Best Branded Podcast Best… Continue Reading
In Podtrac’s Top Podcast Publishers monthly ranker for May we learn that the metrics for download growth were on a slight upswing (1%) month-over-month, and a sharper growth of 32% year-over-year. (Podtrac measures its clients.) Click through for the results and the RAIN remix, which re-sorts the top publishers by average listeners and downloads per show. Continue Reading
WNYC Studios has signed with talent agency UTA, presumably to explore podcast crossovers to film and TV. The potential extension might seem surprising to listeners who think of WNYC’s podcast creation mainly for its intellectual programming. But the network also produces Dolly Parton’s America, Dead End, and Radiolab. Continue Reading
A packed column this week from James. The title outlines a big scope … plus, BBC Radio 5 turns off its AM. And more.
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Today SiriusXM announces its acquisition of Conan O’Brien’s podcast company Team Coco, for $150-million. The deal includes hit podcast “Conan O’Brien Needs a Friend,” and all Team Coco employees become SiriusXM employees. Team Coco produced 14 shows currently. Conan enters a five-year development deal. Continue Reading