with Mike Carruthers (February 9, 2022) Brad: Mike, it is so good to talk to you, I’ve been listening to your podcast for years and wanting to have this chat, so thank you for making the time. Mike: Well,… Continue Reading
Missed the webinar? Would rather read anyway? Here is the transcript of the inaugural RAIN Podcast Business Lunch, featuring Tom Webster. Continue Reading
Brad Hill: Tom Webster is senior vice president of Edison Research. He’s been with Edison for nearly eight years. He has keynoted at conferences around the world. The Infinite Dial is Edison’s flagship consumer research in the audio field cited… Continue Reading
CBC, Canada’s public broadcasting company, has announced a winter podcast season. Click through for titles, descriptions, links, and a link to the entire CBC podcast portfolio. Continue Reading
by Jeff Vidler
New opportunities for audio are capturing the attention of advertisers. But is audio advertising coming from new sources, or being moved around from one type of audio to another? Guest columnist and Signal Hill Insights President Jeff Vidler discusses how the audio industry is selling audio short. This is a manifesto, and a clear commitment for his company. A must read. Continue Reading
Toronto-based Frequency Podcast Network, owned by Rogers Radio, has released a slate of new and returning 2021 podcasts for fall release. The schedule includes nine shows. Frequency was created by Rogers in mid-2018, with a single show: The Big Story, a daily show breaking down a single news story. Click through for show descriptions. Continue Reading
This guest column from Mark Mulligan identifies a crucial trend: After years of relative stability, music consumption is shifting, with the streaming model exemplified by Spotify is beginning to lose some ground — as evidenced by financial reports and the growth of “social music.” Mark asks whether Spotify and the other Western DSPs are going to find themselves left behind by a fast-changing market, or will innovate to keep up the pace.
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by Matt Deegan
Guest columnist Matt Deegan (Folder Media) reports on radio and podcast acquisition activity. In this edition, Matt muses on iHeartRadio’s tie-up with TuneIn, which put iHeart’s radio station streams in TuneIn’s streaming audio app. He notes that BBC pulled its streams out of TuneIn, and speculates on how Global fits into iHeart’s larger picture … or vice versa. Continue Reading
L.A.-based Echoverse, a podcast creation studio specialized in science fiction, supernatural and fantasy audio dramas, is releasing its new portfolio of projects. “It’s been a very busy year,” said Mark Stern, head of the network who owns a long executive resume in SciFi production. Click for show summaries. Continue Reading
Audio industry advocacy group AIR (Association of Independents in Radio) is announcing today its 2021 group of “New Voices” — an annual award and career support program. Each of the 16 honorees will receive personal mentoring and networking opportunities over a five-month period, and a $1,000 stipend. Click for honoree profiles. Continue Reading
by Tom Webster
It’s not the first time Edison Research SVP Tom Webster has addressed this topic. In this guest column, he shares info from his company’s Podcast Consumer Tracker to investigate where listeners really find their podcasts. The answers shift around depending how the question is asked. But one platform always seems to rise to the top when survey respondents list all the apps they use. A must read.
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New York’s Tribeca Festival (formerly the Tribeca Film Festival) will feature podcasting in its annual celebration on June 20. It is the first time podcasts are included in the agenda, which will also feature films, TV, and gaming. Audible is… Continue Reading