In a newly released piece of the ongoing Share of Ear study by Edison Research, podcast users justify the “super listener” label bestowed by Edison’s report last fall. The updated fall edition of Edison Research’s Share of Ear study revealed that podcast listeners spend six hours and eight minutes each day (on average) consuming audio, and are shifting away from AM/FM listening. Continue Reading
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Midroll Media announced the launch of a new podcast network called Wolfpop. The company is an end-to-end podcast production outfit which formed earlier this year through the merger of the Earwolf humor podcast network and The Mid Roll advertising service. The new network is curated by actor and comedian Paul Scheer. Continue Reading
Brief news items and worthy reads from around the Web: Digital vs vinyl music infographic; explaining the podcasting Renaissance; studying the evolution of pop music; Amazon Fire TV stick arrives. Continue Reading
Podcast listening is a big deal — that’s the key message from Edison Research as it continues to divulge new aspects of its “Share of Ear” study, released to subscribers in June. Continue Reading
Stitcher updated its iPhone app, and is promoting the main added feature: a new Front Page that furnishes a personalized feed, or playlist, of the user’s favorite stations. The new iPhone Front Page is designed to get the user listening to preferred shows faster. Continue Reading
There’s a lot going on with streaming audio talk platforms that’s intriguing. Jennifer Lane listens to spoken audio in her car, and in a quest to find good sources she looks at Swell, Stitcher, and Spoken Layer. Also: A glance at the new Inside.com. Continue Reading
Tom Cheney of Idobi, and Rob Greenlee of Allyis, are two of the speakers recently added to the session lineup at RAIN Summit NYC – Pureplays and Podcasts. Speakers at RAIN Summit NYC include a unique list of influencers who have not joined a Summit before, representing companies like Deezer, 8Tracks, Songza, and Earwolf. Continue Reading
“I don’t have to be doing this,” Norman Pattiz said about his new business. We assumed as much about the retired founder of Westwood One, the giant radio content syndicator he started in 1976. But he is doing it, and we wanted to know why, how, and where he wants to take it. Continue Reading
There’s buzz and activity around podcasting these days. Podcasting isn’t new, but I think it’s become reinvigorated of late with a few players moving things forward. Continue Reading
Serial entrepreneur Michael Robertson conceives of his latest project, Radio Search Engine, as a Google for real-time music searches on radio. RAIN tested the new site, still in beta development mode, and spoke with Robertson about what it is, how… Continue Reading
Specialization has benefits, for consumers and business. Stitcher, a listening app dedicated to podcasts and talk radio shows, announced that its mobile app has been downloaded over 12-million times, and its catalog now contains over 20,000 shows. Other platforms include… Continue Reading