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
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 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
— Planning ahead (Libsyb)
— ‘Human Made, Human Paid’ campaign (AFM)
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
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
Audio, video, and stock footage provider Soundstripe has released Buyer’s Guide To Music Licensing, an online tutorial of the music licensing landscape. Its aim is to provide a roadmap to guide content creators and marketing agencies when assessing royalty-free music suppliers. The 21-page PDF covers an overview of enterprise music licensing, how to evaluate terms, clear music rights, risk management, legal issues, documentation and auditing, team building, and much more. Click for the free download link. Continue Reading
Triton Digital has executed its first pure agentic media sale, using the company’s recently launched Seller Agent. Triton says this transaction “an audio-industry first.” Click for details. Continue Reading
Edison Research released the Q3 edition of its Top 50 Podcasts in the U.S. ranker. The results of this work are based on a survey of weekly U.S. podcast listeners 13 years and older. We made a comparison, and found a a startling year-over-year likeness. Continue Reading
We learn today that Jim Griffin, founder of the Pho digital media group, and tireless evangelist for digital media, has died. He passed away Monday morning, as announced on the Pho digital media listserv. Jim was an influence and support to all in his sphere, an enthusiastic proponent of online audio, and a personal friend and supporter. We wish peace and comfort for Jim’s family and the global community of souls who were supported and cheered by his presence. Continue Reading
Triton Digital released the latest edition of the Podcast Ranker, representing download counts for September. The ranked list presents average weekly downloads. Continue Reading
Amazon’s paid monthly ebook subscription service, Kindle Unlimited, has rebranded as Kindle+ and erased the usage division between ebooks and audiobooks. is also introducing an important usability feature called the Kindle Click. We urge you to, um, click for more info. Continue Reading