One day after a blizzarding storm dumped feet of snow on the northeast, the RAIN Podcast Business Summit took place at New World Stages in Manhattan, where over 22 speakers and 320 attendees gathered to chart the show’s theme: “The Path to a Billion Dollar Industry.” Continue Reading
A trio of archivists and podcast fanatics have received a grant to help educate podcasters on how to preserve their work. The $142,000 grant from the The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation will fund the creation of a podcast focused on topics in podcast preservation. Continue Reading
Amplifi Media CEO Steve Goldstein explores how a few podcasts have worked to stand out by cross-promotion with other media outlets. Shows like 2 Dope Queens and The Daily are notable examples. Continue Reading
Spotify is known for its vast stores of metadata, but that information is usually invisible for listeners. Arielle Vaniderstine, a developer advocate engineer at Spotify, has made a new tool available called Nelson that puts the streaming service’s curation controls in your hands. Continue Reading
Vox Media has a new marketing lead for podcasts. Zach Kahn announced his promotion on Twitter. Kahn has been with Vox in partnership and marketing positions since May 2016. Continue Reading
Spotify announced that it has surpassed 70 million subscribers. The news came in a tweet from the streaming company on Thursday afternoon. That’s an exciting milestone with a direct listing in the works, but the departure of Chief Content Officer Stefan Blom could give investors pause. Continue Reading
Tidal is a perpetually up and down story. The platform ended 2017 with an upswing, as owner and hip-hop legend Jay-Z released a massive new music video for his 4:44 album exclusively on the platform. The opulently shot eight-minute music video is directed by Ava DuVernay and stars what seems like half of Hollywood’s A-list. Continue Reading
BuzzFeed will cease its production of the Another Round podcast starting in 2018. However, hosts Tracy Clayton and Heben Nigatu have taken over ownership of the show. The duo announced on Twitter that they plan to take a break, but will be back to continue making the popular show. Continue Reading
iHeartRadio has entered a partnership with Jibo to launch Jibo Music. The music features have been added to the Jibo product, a cross between a voice-activated smart speaker and a cute robot. Jibo owners will automatically get access to iHeartRadio music through a software update beginning on Monday. Continue Reading
Tidal’s iOS app is now compatible with Apple CarPlay. The streaming service announced the app update on Wednesday. Subscribers can use the app to access their favorite songs, albums, and playlists in the vehicle infotainment center. Continue Reading
James Cridland’s Future of Radio is a column by the Australia-based radio futurologist. THIS WEEK: Get better retention via top of hour idents. Lots of RAJAR review. Continue Reading
Brief news items and worthy reads from around the web: Measuring the impact of landing on Apple’s front page for a new podcast. Some recent statistics from Gaana. Continue Reading