RAIN Notes: Friday, April 12
Jacobs Media
RAIN Notes: Wednesday, April 10
— P1 Preferences (Jacobs Media)
— Myths (Veritonic)
— Untied (Independent Podcast Awards)
RAIN Notes: Wednesday, April 10
— Imperiled? (Variety / Ari Herstand))
— Meeting Up (Toronto Podcast Meetup)
— Better Is Good (Prohaska Consulting)
RAIN Notes: Tuesday, April 9
— Imperiled? (Jacobs Media)
— GeoPermission (FCC)
— The Winner Will Be (Quill Podcast Awards)
Most on-air radio pros expect AI job destruction (Jacobs Media)
In today’s edition of Fred Jacobs daily column (HERE), we learn a research metric which conveys the apprehension of on-air radio professionals facing the advancing wave of synthetic voices driven by AI. Continue Reading
In-car radio listening “at its low point” (Jacobs Media Techsurvey)
In a blog post written by Fred Jacobs, Jacobs Media reveals that in-car broadcast radio listening, as a percentage of time spent listening, is at its lowest point in a span of 2018 to 2022. This teaser result is from the upcoming annual Techsurvey presentation scheduled for release in April. Podcasting shows an interesting movement, too. Continue Reading
Public radio listeners adopt podcast listening at a high rate: Jacobs Media Public Radio Techsurvey 2021
Jacobs Media has released its Public Radio Techsurvey 2021, the latest in an annual canvas of public radio listeners. In a rich array of survey results, we see that podcasting is adopted at a higher rate than in the general U.S. population. Click through for tons of detail, graphics, and a download link. Continue Reading
29% of avid U.S. radio users listen to podcasts weekly (Techsurvey), nearly matching overall U.S. number (Infinite Dial)
According to the new Techsurvey 2021 from Jacobs Media 29% of P1 radio users listen to podcasts weekly or daily. That nearly matches the U.S. national number measured by Edison Research and Triton Digital. Are the radio-associated podcast listeners taking that time away from AM/FM listening? Continue Reading
Jacobs Media Techsurvey: Younger listeners driving digital uptake, including podcasts and streaming audio
Jacobs Media has released the results for its annual survey into radio and media. The 2020 Techsurvey had 504 commercial radio stations in the U.S. and Canada participating. The slides show insights about radio, podcasts, streaming audio, and smart speakers for a divided digital audience. Continue Reading
Audio listening likely disrupted, possibly reduced, by changes in routine
A couple of audio consumption numbers got our attention this morning. They indicate that consumer listening might be shifting in unexpected ways as lifestyle habits are disrupted. The first number: AM/FM radio From Fred Jacobs, promoting the upcoming release of… Continue Reading
Radio talent is generally positive about podcasting in Jacobs Media survey
Radio on-air talent, as a survey cohort, expressed mostly positive sentiment about podcasting in new research released yesterday by Jacobs Media in a webinar hosted by Fred Jacobs. Click through for the breakouts. Continue Reading
Jacobs Media Techsurvey 2019 explores radio, podcast, and smart speaker use
Jacobs Media has released the results from its 2019 Techsurvey, an exploration into audio and radio consumption in North America. The web survey covered the United States and Canada, and was conducted among members of radio station databases, through station websites, and social networking pages. Continue Reading