RAIN Notes: April 7
— Creator and Listener: Who’s In Control? (Spooler Media)
— Retaining the Viall Files (Libsyn)
— Targets (Acast)
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RAIN Notes: April 3
— The Largest (Jacobs Media)
— Also The Largest (Sounds Profitable)
— Grades (Podnews)
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RAIN Notes: January 6
— Terry Foxx (Black Information Network)
— Leading Intelligence (Hetal Thaker Patel)
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RAIN Notes: December 19
— Philosophical (Evergreen Podacsts)
— Mission Critical (Podnews)
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Opinion flood: Podcasters and listeners rate services in Podnews survey
At this week’s Podcast Movement Evolutions, Podnews editor James Cridland released some results of the recent Podnews Report Card 2022, which asks podcasters and listeners to rate and comment on platforms, apps, podcasting services, and directories according to several criteria. Today, the Podnews website spills out an enormous repository of survey results. Click for details and the link. Continue Reading
RAIN Notes: Thursday April 29
Jottings of note:
— Back in the Room (CES)
— Planning Ahead (She Podcasts)
— The How of HiRez (WIRED)
RAIN Notes: Wednesday April 28
Jottings of note:
— Productive Breakage (Integr8 Research)
— Playlisting the Game (iHeartRadio)
— Executive Promotion (LiSTNR)
— The Stoop Steps Up (Radiotopia/PRX)
RAIN Notes: Wednesday April 21
Jottings of note:
— Threading the Apple (Nathan Gathright)
— Selling the Score (Variety)
— Tracking (Edison Research / WNYC)
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RAIN Notes: Monday April 19
Jottings of note:
— Social Finance to Social Audio (Audible)
— QR Resurgence (Podnews)
— Icy Warning (eMarketer)
— Diversity Hire (PRX)
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
Perplexed by the Apple vs Spotify podcast race? They can both be winners.
With podcasts on track to be commanding a cool billion dollars in ad revenue, the fight to be the leading listening platform will only be getting more intense. This year kicked off with multiple reports from difference sources with their own datasets about which service is the biggest. James Cridland of Podnews gave his take on how to reconcile the different assessments Continue Reading
Round up of reactions to Spotify+Gimlet+Anchor
The news that Spotify is acquiring both Gimlet Media and Anchor turned the podcast world on its head. Podnews, the daily briefing of podcasting developments published by James Cridland, collected several of the industry’s reactions. Continue Reading