Podtrac has released its ranking of the top podcast publishers for February 2020. All fifteen publishers saw growth in their U.S. unique monthly audience from the previous month, with an average increase of 9%. Also, the RAIN Remix, to gain insight about how the audience, and streams/downloads, are distributed across number of shows. Continue Reading
Amazon Music has hired Kirdis Postelle for the new role of global head of artist marketing. She was most recently EVP/general manager at Hitco Entertainment, and has also worked at Warner Bros Records and Capital Music Group. Continue Reading
iHeartMedia has entered a partnership with the Seneca Women Podcast Network. This multi-year deal will see the parties co-produce and distribute shows centered on women in business, leadership, current events, health, and more. Continue Reading
Montreal-based media and technology company Stingray is entering the Canadian podcast market with a 30% acquisition of The Podcast Exchange (TPX), Canada’s leading podcast ad sales and production house. The announcements hints that Stingray might develop a portfolio of wholly owned-and-operated podcasts. Continue Reading
Lydia Polgreen who has been Editor in Chief of HuffPost since 2017, is moving to Gimlet Media as head of content, the Daily Beast and other sources report. It’s an interesting choice, and an interesting move for someone with sterling career in traditional journalism. Continue Reading
Crooked Media announced its new show lineup for spring and summer of 2020. The politics-focused network is putting out four new podcasts in the coming months. Continue Reading
Spotify has hired Kevin Weatherly as its head of North American programming. Weatherly was previously a senior vice president of programming at Entercom. Continue Reading
Audible is running a new promotional campaign in Australia/New Zealand aimed at encouraging more people to pick up audiobooks. The campaign has tapped some popular local celebrities to tout audiobooks as a way to keep up with their ‘to-read’ lists even when they lead busy lives. Continue Reading
Pex, an analytics and digital rights management company, has acquired Dubset Media Holdings. Dubset offers tools for DJs and other creators to identify the audio used in mixes and remixes, and to secure the rights for their use. Continue Reading
The 4th Annual RAIN Podcast Business Summit took over New World Stages in midtown Manhattan yesterday, as a sellout crowd gathered for knowledge and networking around podcasting’s key business topics. The event is the only conference focused exclusively on the business side of podcasting, and is part of RAIN’s global event series. Continue Reading
Tom Webster, senior vice president at Edison Research, presented data yesterday at the RAIN Podcast Business Summit. The slides covered results from several Edison research projects: Share of Ear, Podcast Consumer, and The Infinite Dial, reflecting the latest snapshots of podcast listening in the U.S. Continue Reading
MIDiA Research shared its report on the global music industry for 2019. According to its figures, global recorded music revenue reached $21.5 billion, with 11.4% growth bringing the sector to a fifth consecutive year of growth. Continue Reading