A new Coleman Insights / Amplifi Media survey, respondents were asked to compare their podcast listening experience across YouTube, Spotify, and Apple. YouTube shines in these opinion snapshots. The study is sponsored by Locked On Network, which publishes its audio podcasts comprehensively on YouTube. Continue Reading
In a survey of 1,000 15- to 64-year-old podcast consumers in the United States, 75% say a podcast should be defined as ‘audio-only or available with video,’ 22% say a podcast is ‘audio-only,’ while 3% define a podcast as ‘video-only. This and other results from Coleman Insights and Amplifi Media. Presentation Thursday at Podcast Movement. Continue Reading
Amplifi Media and Skyview Networks have entered a new audio partnership. The two parties will offer a new service for the creation of custom audio solutions for businesses, including branded podcasts and other digital audio solutions. Continue Reading
This morning comes an announcement that audio content and marketing company Amplifi Media is joining with mobile app builder jacapps, to develop voice-activated “skills” for radio listening in Amazon Alexa and Google Home devices. The new company is called SonicAi, abbreviated as SAi. Continue Reading
Steve Goldstein started Amplifi Media in March, leaving a 30-year executive career at Saga Communications to apply his knowledge of content and production to on-demand audio. This week his team drew up an infographic snapshot of podcasting’s scope and demographics. Continue Reading
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We spoke to Steve Goldstein, founder of the newest podcast company, Amplifi Media. Goldstein executed a friendly exit from Saga Communications, where he was EVP and Group Program Director for nearly 30 years. Amplifi is founded on content development, and exploring white space in the burgeoning podcast category. Continue Reading
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Steve Goldstein, Executive Vice President of Saga Communications for nearly three decades, is exiting the company and has announced the formation of Amplifi Media, a new podcast network. Continue Reading