Cumulus Q1 earnings: Digital and podcasting exhibit sharp growth

In the Q1 earnings report for Cumulus Media, overall revenue increased 15% year-over-year, representing the fifth consecutive revenue gain. In that broad picture, local spot revenue, the traditional radio revenue metric, increased 13%, and digital revenue grew 18%. Naturally, digital revenue received a lot of attention during the call. Click for details and quotes. Continue Reading

Transcript: Time travel with Manoush Zomorodi on Podcast Business Lunch

The trascript of Manoush Zomorodi’s appearance on the Podcast Business Lunch on April 6, 2022. We asked her to review her entire podcast career, starting as a network producer, migrating to startup entrepreneur, and returning to a big network as host of The TED Radio Hour. It’s a fascinating trip with one of the most accomplished audio producers and personalities. Continue Reading

James Cridland’s International Radio Trends: Radio on the Telly

by James Cridland

In this week’s guest column, James reviews the newly launched TalkTV to start. It went well until technical problems interrupted a call-in critical of the show. “As a way to run TV and radio output as one service, it works very well,” James says. Then, the BBC fixes technical problems with its Radio 4 interviews. And more.
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