A weekly column from the preeminent Radio Futurologist. THIS WEEK: Coverage of the European Radio Show, a podcast collection of Brexit radio clips, and much more. Continue Reading
Research from DMA investigated recent audio trends in the UK. The survey found that 37% of Britons listen to podcasts every month. The 16-34 age bracket was the most involved with podcasts. Continue Reading
Pocket Casts is planning to roll out a content update to its podcast listening platform. Both the iOS and Android versions of its app will get curated playlists that aim to provide new discovery tools to listeners. Continue Reading
At the European Radio and Digital Audio Show in Paris, a three-day exhibition and presentation conference, one of the panels turned its focus to the future of radio in the next few years. A persistent and sometimes controversial point was whether to rebrand the radio industry to “audio.” Continue Reading
Entercom announced a new effort that will provide marketing campaign measurement tools to podcasts and streaming audio. This stems from apartnership with marketing company Claritas, which offers an identity graph with proprietary data for more than 120 million households and more than 1 billion devices. Continue Reading
A weekly column from the preeminent Radio Futurologist. THIS WEEK: How Australian radio is covering the continued fires. KCRW’s new hire. A counterpoint to the hype coming out of another year of CES. Continue Reading
A weekly column from the preeminent Radio Futurologist. Continue Reading
In advance of the company’s 2020 Podcast Awards, iHeartRadio is announcing today three Icon Awards. These honors are bestowed separately from the panel-judging process which determines winners across many categories for the iHeartRadio Podcast Awards on January 17 in L.A. Continue Reading
Triton Digital announced that it will release Podcast Reports for the United States. These reports integrate directly with podcast hosting platforms and content distribution networks. The first chart for the U.S. market is slated to publish in March 2020. Continue Reading
Triton Digital announced that its Podcast Reports service will expand to yet another new market. It will apply its podcast metrics to the Latin America region. Triton’s metrics have certification from the IAB Tech Lab, and offer a ranking by average downloads. Continue Reading
iHeartMedia has launched a partnership to bring audio programming to a young adult audience. The company teamed with entertainment creative house Einhorn’s Epic Productions to develop a slate of shows for the iHeartRadio Original Podcasts program. The podcasts will highlight compelling female characters. Continue Reading
James Cridland’s International Radio Trends is a column by the Australia-based radio futurologist. THIS WEEK: Visual and audio UK election coverage from LBC. A new look for community radio with Alfred. Continue Reading