YouTube has opened the gates of controversy with an announcement defining how it will count a video view. There’s no complex formula or sophisticated calculation.Starting August 24, YouTube will count a public video view from the first frame that plays.… Continue Reading
The Podcast Academy announces that submissions are open for the 2027 Ambies, the preeminent awards celebration of podcasting. Click for categories and more. Continue Reading
Spotify’s “User Notes” feature was introduced last August, enabling listeners to comment on music tracks — a significant tool which inched Spotify more into the social media realm. Today we learn about the introduction of Spotify Playlist Notes, which invites users and Spotify editors to add descriptions and notes to individual tracks within playlists. Continue Reading
Indie publishing company Round Hill Music has filed the latest in a stream of copyright infringement lawsuits seeking damages from AI companies for using owned music as training material. AI firms Suno and Anthropic — two of the largest — are the targets in this case. Continue Reading
Cumulus Media released Q2 earnings numbers on Friday, the first comprehensive financial release since initiating Chapter 11 proceedings in March. The numbers came with a brisk statement from CEO Mary Berner. Continue Reading
We learn from EMarketer that Gen Z podcast listeners have extra room in their brains to consume a second stream of content. Texting is the most popular second stream — 45% of survey respondents do that. When the entire survey… Continue Reading
Radio giant and digital marketing company Townsquare Media released second-quarter earnings, generally satisfying investor expectations. Click for details. Continue Reading
Nearly four months after Cumulus Media revealed its bankruptcy plan (RAIN HERE), the company has reportedly completed a layoff action across several business units, including the Cumulus Podcast Network. That division remains in operation despite the losses. Also impacted are… Continue Reading
From Edison Research, we receive an update on its continued measurement of podcast listening on television. Very interesting trend. The survey is part of the quarterly Edison Podcast Metrics project, measuring the habits and preferences of 13+ podcast consumers. Continue Reading
The Radio Advertising Bureau (RAB), official trade association of the U.S. broadcast radio industry, has released a metrics study documenting the growth and standing of digital advertising revenue.
The depth of work in this project results in a 71-page presentation deck, freely available. The report is sponsored by business software and services company Marketron, for the 14th consecutive year. Click for details and a download link.
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Spotify is testing a podcast ad-skipping tool. If implemented, such a tool would be offered to premium (paying) users. The assertion is fairly tectonic among podcast content owners and the podcast industry as a whole. Continue Reading
In this monthly feature, we look back one decade and revisit selected headlines. Today: highlights from August 2016. Continue Reading