RAIN Notes: Tuesday, May 4
Jottings of note:
— Voluminous Podcaster Tips (Alban Brooke)
— Those Data Pyramids (Jacobs Media)
— Planning Podcast Promotion (Chartable)
iHR/Pushkin alliance brings out first podcast
In November we reported a partnership of iHeartRadio and Pushkin Industries, the audio production company founded by Malcolm Gladwell and Jacob Weisberg in 2018. Now we learn of the first jointly produced show: Be Antiracist with Ibram X. Kendi, which will drop on June 9. Continue Reading
Pod Drop: Hiking, roaring, and hip-hopping
New podcasts of note.
Trail Weight (The Podglomerate)
Roaring Earth (Roaring Earth)
Fresh Era (Stupid Fly) Continue Reading
Live365 reaches distribution agreement with iHeartRadio, placing internet radio stations
Internet radio station provider and listening platform Live365 has announced that some of its stations will be carried on iHeartRadio starting this week. Six stations to start, and more added from Live365’s 3,000-plus webcasters. Live365 promises more distribution expansions to come. Click for history of this venerable venture. Continue Reading
In an environment of consolidation, Audioboom waves its flag
Audioboom is promoting its availability as a takeover target, as a bustling era of podcast consolidation has left few large targets behind. Click for details. Continue Reading
Megaphone integrates with Headliner; adds new publishers to hosting/monetization platform
We got a note from Megaphone announcing its integration with headliner, a leading service which easily creates video promotions of podcasts for social network promotion. Also, new enterprise clients recently added; one of them is MLB. Continue Reading
Spotify’s eight thousand vaccine-themed playlists, and renaming Locker Room
Spotify will rename its recent acquisition from Locker Room to Spotify Greenroom, expanding its social audio focus beyond sports to music creators and culture subjects. Also, a lot of vaccine playlists. Continue Reading
Podcast ad spending accelerated monthly through Q1 (Magellan AI)
Podcast ad spending peaked in March for the first quarter of this year, accelerating through the quarter on a monthly basis. This according to Magellan AI in its Q1 2021 Podcast Advertising Benchmark Report. Click for graphs and the download link. Continue Reading
Steve Goldstein: Will People Pay for Your Podcasts?
by Steve Goldstein
In this guest column, Steve Goldstein presents a much-needed thought piece which examines where the value lies in podcast subscriptions — for creators, for audiences, and for the global ecosystem. “We don’t yet know the value between podcast content and someone’s wallet.” Essential reading. Continue Reading
SiriusXM Q1 earnings: 31M subs, Pandora’s 56M monthly users, stock is steady
In Q1 2021, SiriusXM added 126,000 net subscribers. Revenue grew 5% from a year ago. Net income was $219-million. Company execs answered questions about podcast subscriptions, and Pandora performance. Continue Reading
Spotify redesigns “Your Library” for better sorting and finding personal audio
The last time Spotify meaningfully redesigned the Your Library panel in its mobile app was shortly about a year after the platform began offering podcasts. Today Spotify is announcing a redesigned Your Library mobile app experience to better organize and find content. Continue Reading
RAIN Notes: Thursday April 29
Jottings of note:
— Back in the Room (CES)
— Planning Ahead (She Podcasts)
— The How of HiRez (WIRED)