Podtrac released its podcast ranker for August 2019. The month saw a critical shift in the company’s publisher chart, and iHeartRadio accompanied its new lead with three shows appearing on the podcast chart. Continue Reading
Stream listening slipped about 2% month-over-month in May, according to the Triton Digital Webcast Metrics Top 20 Ranker. Pandora, leader of the pack, dropped one percent from March, and stayed above 2-million average active sessions. Continue Reading
iHeartMedia announced the launch of a new website that collects all of its sports programming. iHeartRadio Sports will contain more than 195 live broadcast and digital stations and more than 25,000 podcasts. Continue Reading
Podtrac released its Top 10 Podcast Publishers ranking this morning, noting that all 10 network producers showed audience gains from July. iHeartRadio took the #1 spot from NPR for the first time, as the two behemoth podcast producers continue to dominate Podtrac’s ranker. Continue Reading
Stream listening gained about 4% month-over-month in April, according to the Triton Digital Webcast Metrics Top 20 Ranker. As always, RAIN views the information through the lens of 6am – midnight, Monday through Sunday. The key metric is Average Active Sessions (AAS), which measures the average number of simultaneous listeners. Continue Reading
iHeartRadio announced plans to offer translations of several popular podcasts. The move is intended to help the company’s lineup of shows to reach broader international audiences. Continue Reading
iHeartMedia is continuing to expand its efforts to integrate podcasts with its radio programming. The latest part of the Podcast, Meet Broadcast campaign is a project called Sunday Night Podcasts. Continue Reading
Matty Staudt is leaving his role as vice president of podcast programming for iHeartRadio. He was promoted to the newly-created post about a year ago. Staudt is leaving to launch a new podcast company. Continue Reading
iHeartMedia is continuing to expand its podcast library through new deals. The latest is with Pride Media, the LGBTQ+ media company behind publications such as Out, The Advocate, and Pride. Continue Reading
Stream listening gained about 2% month-over-month in March, according to the Triton Digital Webcast Metrics Top 20 Ranker. Pandora, leader of the pack, gained three percent from January, to move above 2-million average active sessions for the first time since last August. Continue Reading
iHeartRadio, the second-biggest podcast publisher in the U.S. according to Podtrac, has unveiled a weekly chart, titled Podcasts Top 100. It showcases the top performers on its platform. A weekly list, it will be updated every Monday. We do the inevitable comparison with Podtrac, noting factors which define each list. Continue Reading
Stream listening gained about 3% month-over-month in February, according to the Triton Digital Webcast Metrics Top 20 Ranker. The key metrics is Average Active Sessions (AAS), which measures the average number of simultaneous listeners. Continue Reading