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Posted on October 9, 2024 by Brad Hill. In a RAIN scrutiny of two newly released Podtrac rankers, we see the clear dominance of iHeart Audience Network in the delivery of podcasts. In the list of 21 leading U.S. podcast publishers (sorted by unique monthly audience), we find six networks that also appear in the top Global Delivery ranker.
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RAIN News lives at the nexus of traditional radio and new media. Informative, insightful, influential, entertaining — RAIN News is the preeminent source of information and commentary about the future of radio and the emergence of streaming audio. RAIN was started in 1999 by Kurt Hanson, founder of AccuRadio, a pioneering Internet radio platform.
RAIN’s top five posts (plus one) of 2021 - RAIN News
Dec 29, 2021 · RAIN's most-read articles of 2021. Some news items have import that goes beyond the moment -- so it is that two of our top five were posted in 2020. On another note, hurrah to RAIN's stellar lineup of guest columnists. Two …
RAIN REPORTS - RAIN News
Jun 3, 2015 · In a highly engaged webinar yesterday, RAIN News and WideOrbit presented a RAIN Report webinar to hundreds of industry professionals on programmatic advertising for digital audio, called Programmatic Fast-Tracks Revenue Growth for Digital Audio.
RAIN Notes: October 18 - RAIN News
20 hours ago · RAIN Notes: October 18. Posted on October 18, 2024 by Brad Hill. Jottings of note: More Book For The Buck. Spotify announces an extension of its audiobook catalog to France,Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg. European authors are featured in the bulletin, including Gaël Faye, Maylis de Kerangal, Joël Dicker, Suzanne Vermeer, and Saskia ...
Podcasting - RAIN News
Posted on October 1, 2024 by Brad Hill. The average cost per thousand (CPM) for podcast advertising in September dropped three percent from August. According to Libsyn’s monthly reckoning, the average CPM rate for a 60-second ad spot was $21.37 on September 1, compared to $22.04 a month earlier. That per-thousand rate was the lowest in 52 ...
Audioboom's multi-record Q3 - RAIN News
3 days ago · The four record results are: Q3 revenue up 34% (U.S. $18.8M) Q3 adjusted EBITDA (profit U.S. $1.0M) Quarterly performance from the company’s global advertising marketplace, Showcase ($7M, up an eye-popping 99% year-over-year) Q3 eCPM up 79%. Audioboom takes the opportunity to brag about its chart positioning: “ (The company) maintained ...
RAIN News Features - RAIN News
The Internet Radio Rewind podcast is an audio recap of recent news, featuring RAIN editor Brad Hill, a splash of music, and a dash of humor. Unlike chatcasts, Internet Radio Rewind is quick and to-the-point. Brand new podcast episodes appear on Fridays. Internet Radio Rewind is sponsored by AudioBoom. The Download on…
Podcast daily news news - RAIN News
Jan 21, 2021 · The podcasting daily news space is crowded and successful as a category. Up First (NPR) and The Daily (The New York Times) sparked it off years ago, via standard podcast distribution and the rise of smart speakers (the latter especially for Up First, which was the default morning news brief when Alexa launched in the Amazon Echo).
Awards - RAIN News
The annual iHeartPodcast Awards ceremony took place yesterday in a livestream online ceremony. Winners were selected in 28 categories, plus a grand prize Podcast of the Year winner — Las Culturistas produced by Big Money Players and iHeartPodcasts Network.