Norm Pattiz, founder and CEO of PodcastOne, moderated the On Demand Is In Demand panel at RAIN Summit West. He offered a wealth of opinions about the exploding category of on-demand talk, and teased out insights from panelists. Click through to listen. Continue Reading
Podcasting metrics represent a problem for creators and distributors, who complain of not having comprehensive usage metrics. AdsWizz announced today the launch of AudioMetrix for Podcasts and OnDemand, a podcast and on-demand audio analytics product. Continue Reading
Following a charge by the Electronic Frontier Foundation, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has invalidated the key elements of the patent that Personal Audio was using to demand license fees from podcasters. The EFF’s argument was that Personal Audio had not invented anything new, and that the technique should not have been patented because it would have been obvious to other developers. Continue Reading
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THIS WEEK: Streaming exclusives don’t stay exclusive; Webcast listening reaches new record; when a music label and a bank hook up; milestone moment for 8tracks; Pandora pays more than half of all webcast royalties Continue Reading
AdLarge added another podcast deal to its growing portfolfio of exclusive ad-representation agreements for on-demand audio, this one with RotoWire for its line of fantasy sports podcasts. RotoWire produces daily podcasts for fantasy sports players in football, baseball, and basketball, plus weekly shows in audio and video. Continue Reading
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One house. Five radios tuned to one station. One person time-shifting everything on mobile devices. When a radio show is also a podcast, where is its identity? Nowhere, which is a good thing. Why everyone wins when success doesn’t depend on the platform. Continue Reading
Once a clearly defined term, podcasting now encompasses any kind of on-demand Internet program. As such, there is an opportunity for radio stations to jump into on-demand streaming in parallel with live webcasting. A new production application offers radio stations a tool to quickly turn live broadcast content into archived on-demand audio for streaming. Continue Reading
James Cridland Weekly Links is a column by the U.K.’s radio futurologist. THIS WEEK: An example of powerful broadcast advertising, much podcast news, and an international array of links. Continue Reading
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THIS WEEK: The weekly update of the streaming audio industry, from RAIN News. THIS WEEK: Tidal relaunch makes it seem new; DASH Radio; Spotify’s new Canadian deal; revenue forecast for Internet radio advertising; who wants connected cars? Continue Reading
Brad Hill, the editor of RAIN News, guested on The New Media Show to discuss podcasting. The conversation roamed through the state of podcasting, the potential future of the category, podcast metrics, RAIN Summit West, and much more. Click to listen. Continue Reading
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Despite the bandwagon-jumpers, podcasting is not a fad, or a business bubble. Several reasons why. Continue Reading
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