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The weekly update of the streaming audio industry, from RAIN News. THIS WEEK: CRB royalty rates due any day; Triton Digital webcast metrics; Rhapsody grows its audience; WNYC pokes Facebook with audio; Spotify faces a decision, more. Continue Reading
The Wall Street Journal has hopped on the podcasting bandwagon. The publication launched WSJ Podcasts, a suite of 12 shows covering topics in news, tech, and finance. The Panoply podcast network is partnering with WSJ for distribution. Continue Reading
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Nearly two years ago, an article that questioned why audio doesn’t go viral, went viral. The article’s complaint has not been fully answered. Recently WNYC posted one of its podcasts to Facebook, but had to wrap it in a video because Facebook doesn’t have native audio. Podcasting might be the catalyst which changes the lack of social sharing in audio. Continue Reading
WNYC Studios is testing out Facebook as a distribution channel, publishing a new, full-length episode of its Here’s the Thing show to the podcast’s Facebook page. The 48-minute episode was uploaded as a native Facebook video since the social network doesn’t support direct audio uploads. WNYC is calling this odd hybrid an audiogram. Continue Reading
Brief news items and worthy reads from around the web: Vevo acquires Showyou; Zane Lowe interview; is podcasting replacing the company newsletter? Continue Reading
Podcast2Radio, a new service launching from a partnership of venerable Internet broadcaster Live365 and podcast host Blubrry. It will formally go live this week. Rae Palermo of Live365 previewed the service for RAIN News. Continue Reading
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The weekly update of the streaming audio industry, from RAIN News. THIS WEEK: Adele’s history-making album; Pandora raises $300-million for ambitious 2016; Songza nears the end; Acast raids WNYC in U.S. launch. Continue Reading
Triton Digital has announced that Spreaker is the latest podcast provider to join Triton’s a2x programmatic ad exchange. Spreaker is the first U.S.-based podcast company to join a2x — Sweden-based Acast went on board in August. Continue Reading
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Two recent innovations, from Pandora and Live365, indicate that podcasting is entering the realm of lean-back Internet radio. If it becomes a trend, podcasts could be woven more tightly into the streaming audio ecosystem. Continue Reading
Part of Pandora’s exclusive deal with the second season of hit podcast Serial, announced earlier this month, is streaming rights to the first season. That started on Tuesday, and gave us a preview of the unique presentation planned for the… Continue Reading
In the latest of a series of content agreements, DGital Media announces today that it has signed an exclusive deal with the comedy group Upright Citizens Brigade (UCB). UCB audio programs will join the Comedy Voices podcast network. Continue Reading
Warner Bros. and Esurance will sponsor Pandora’s presentation of the first and second seasons of hit podcast Serial. Earlier this month Pandora announced that it had agreed to be the “exclusive streaming partner” for a rerun of Serial’s first season, and the release of season two. The programming starts Tuesday. Continue Reading