RAIN Notes: Tuesday, June 22
Jottings of Note
— A Breeze (NH Public Radio)
— Smart Down Under (Edison Research)
— Work (Chartable)
SquadCast v4 allows 10 participants and adds features to remote recording solution
Remote podcast interview recording platform SquadCast has released v4 of its built-in toolkit, adding features which dramatically enlarge group sizes, and appear to rival and automate certain mastering capabilities of DAWs (digital audio workstations). Continue Reading
Podcast Radio chooses Triton Digital for streaming ad tech
Podcast Radio, the DAB+ all-podcast radio station in the UK, has hooked up with Triton Digital’s ad-tech suite for the delivery, monetization, and measurement of its online streams. Continue Reading
New board members for the Podcast Taxonomy Consortium
Podcast Taxonomy, a consortium which establishes and defines creative roles in podcasting, has announced eight board members. Click through to see them. The new board plans to convene quarterly. Continue Reading
Facebook expands into “Audio Rooms,” and podcasts
Facebook belatedly joins the audio age today … but just barely. The company is simultaneously launching Facebook Podcasts and the new Audio Rooms product. Click through for descriptions, details, and speculations. Continue Reading
ARN gains exclusive podcast ad sales for The New York Times in Australia
Australian audio company ARN has gained exclusive podcast Australian ad sales representation for The New York Times, the company announces. The deal facilitates Australian advertisers reaching the entire NYT portfolio. ARN also operates the iHeartPodcast Network Australia. Continue Reading
Triton Digital Podcdast Report elevates Stitcher to #1 in downloads
The periodic podcast reports from leading technology and metrics companies create a drumbeat that sounds nearly identical month after month. Changes in ranking order are rare in the top 10 or 20 measurement slots, no matter what the metric. The latest from Triton Digital shows a shift in the #1 spot, but the margin is paper-thin. Continue Reading
w3 Awards adds a podcast category (and a LOT of sub-categories)
The w3 Awards are an annual recognition program for excellence in website presentation, marketing, video, mobile site, mobile apps, social presences … and this year, podcasts. Tons of categories, and they differ substantially from how Apple sorts podcasts. We like it. Continue Reading
SXM Media leverages AdsWizz tool to bring podcast transcriptions to ad targeting
SXM Media, the audio ad network that combines SiriusXM, Pandora, and Stitcher ad-supported content, is now offering podcast transcriptions to help target audiences based on granular subject matter signals. This beta feature is enabled by an AdsWizz tool. Click for details. Continue Reading
Acast goes public
Podcast hosting, content, and advertising company Acast has launched its initial public offering (IPO) on the Nasdaq North Premier Growth Market. Co-founder Johan Billgren made the announcement. Continue Reading
Nearly half of Americans subscribe to paid audio (Edison Research)
Edison Research has released a research nibble from the company’s ongoing Share of Ear consumer research, as it does from time to time. This one is a measure of Americans’ keenness to pay for audio via subscription. That number has more than doubled since 2015. Click for details and a prediction. Continue Reading
Sean Rameswaram promoted to greater scope in Vox audio
This is Sean Rameswaram, host of the news podcast Today, Explained, explaining his promotion: ““Eight hundred episodes in, I couldn’t be more thrilled to have finally been promoted to co-host of Today, Explained.” That was tongue-in-cheek, and there is more to the announcement. Continue Reading