Pineapple Street Studios is launching a new project for podcasting during the coronavirus pandemic. The Stuck At Home campaign aims to get kids into podcasting, and to help them safely connect with other kids during the health crisis. Continue Reading
A weekly column from the preeminent Radio Futurologist. THIS WEEK: Tesla is remotely removing AM/FM radio from its cars, plus other news items unrelated to the pandemic (and some that are). Continue Reading
Podtrac released its chart with the top 20 podcasts for February 2020. Most of the titles have not changed from the January ranker. The entire top eight is identical to the previous month’s results. Continue Reading
Westwood One released its 2020 Audioscape, a roundup of listening and device-use trends from Q3 of Share of Ear — an ongoing subscription research project produced by Edison Research. Continue Reading
Triton Digital has released its latest edition of the LATAM Podcast Report. This chart covers the top-performing shows for the region from January 20 through February 16. In this edition, the report has been expanded to include international titles from Stitcher, which had six shows make the cut. Continue Reading
iHeartMedia has entered a partnership with the Seneca Women Podcast Network. This multi-year deal will see the parties co-produce and distribute shows centered on women in business, leadership, current events, health, and more. Continue Reading
Montreal-based media and technology company Stingray is entering the Canadian podcast market with a 30% acquisition of The Podcast Exchange (TPX), Canada’s leading podcast ad sales and production house. The announcements hints that Stingray might develop a portfolio of wholly owned-and-operated podcasts. Continue Reading
The 4th Annual RAIN Podcast Business Summit took over New World Stages in midtown Manhattan yesterday, as a sellout crowd gathered for knowledge and networking around podcasting’s key business topics. The event is the only conference focused exclusively on the business side of podcasting, and is part of RAIN’s global event series. Continue Reading
Tom Webster, senior vice president at Edison Research, presented data yesterday at the RAIN Podcast Business Summit. The slides covered results from several Edison research projects: Share of Ear, Podcast Consumer, and The Infinite Dial, reflecting the latest snapshots of podcast listening in the U.S. Continue Reading
iHeartMedia shared its financial results from the fourth quarter and full fiscal year of 2019. For all of 2019, revenue increased 2% to $3.68 billion. The company noted that its direct operating expenses grew in the year due to its acquisitions of Stuff Media and Jelli. Continue Reading
iHeartRadio Australia is getting its own podcast launch. ARN, the domestic radio group that operates iHeartRadio Australia, today introduced the iHeartPodcast Network Australia. Continue Reading
Futuri Media collaborated with the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications for a survey into trends for country radio listening. The results were presented at CRS 2020. Continue Reading