RAIN Notes: November 13
— 27 experts, 27 pod predictions / The Podglomerate)
— Billions of spins / iHeartRadio)
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James Cridland: The trouble with David Jones – and what it says about radio
by James Cridland
In this week’s column, James compares terrestrial radio to an Australian department store. More exactly, the comparison explains that removing personality and expertise from a consumer experience can be ruinous to the business. A particularly engaging and cogent piece. Be sure to read the notes below the column as well, for vital news. Example: All of BBC local AM radio transmission will be shut down by end of year. Continue Reading
Podcast advertising growth, spend, brands, load: Magellan Q3 podcast benchmarks
Magellan AI released its Podcast advertising benchmark report for Q3 of this year, distilling the company’s analysis of over 100,000 episodes of popular podcasts. As always with these periodic reports, Magellan used a proprietary model to estimate advertising spend, number… Continue Reading
Easy sprouting
Podcast hosting platform Buzzsprout, whose brand identity is centered around ease and friendliness, has invented and released a Podcast Starter Kit. It’s an onboarding tool designed to ease creators who are new to podcasting into productive podcasters. Continue Reading
RAIN Notes: November 9
— Seatback success(Spotify / United Airlines)
— Sarah van Mosel / New Hampshire Public Radio)
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RAIN Time Travel: November 2016 headlines
In this monthly feature, we look back one decade and revisit selected headlines. Today: highlights from November 2016. Continue Reading
Fred Jacobs resigns as Jacobs Media CEO with limited continued involvement
With support and great respect, we must report that Fred Jacobs, Co-Founder of media and research consulting company Jacobs Media, has announced his resignation. Alongside the shifting role, Fred details a medical condition which plays into his decision: It is Parkinson’s. Continue Reading
Large majority of UK listens to radio weekly (RAJAR)
UK-based RAJAR (Radio Joint Audio Research) has released its Q3 audience data report. The survey covers an impressive 51.2 million adults, representing 87% of the UK population. And an impressively large portion of that population listens to radio through digital devices. Continue Reading
Amazon Q3: A few missing words, and more
Amazon released its Q3 earnings. The transcribed investor call contains 8,757 words. We observe that the words music, podcast, and streaming are not among them. Putting that curiosity aside, the company reported third-quarter 2026 revenue of $201.9 billion and earnings of $1.89 a share, both slightly below Wall Street expectations. Click for more info. Continue Reading
RAIN Notes: October 27
— Planning ahead (Libsyb)
— ‘Human Made, Human Paid’ campaign (AFM)
Because it’s easy
The ever-interesting Techsurvey, produced by Jacobs Media and serving as an industry benchmark to understand how listeners interact with radio, has released an insight about why people prefer broadcast radio as their listening choice in the car. Ease-of-use tops the list; see the graphic. Continue Reading
Crisis in the car: Who controls radio?
Dave Van Dyke of Bridge Ratings Media Research raises a fun and interesting question: “Who controls the radio in your car — you or your passenger?” He amusingly stages this question as “a constitutional crisis at 45 miles an hour.” And he researched it. Continue Reading