
The State of Audio: new data released
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Data: Major US broadcasters all released data packs on audio and podcasting on the same day:
- Data: Audacy shares its State of Audio guide with a number of case studies suggesting audio does better than social media, and specifically pushing the efficiency of podcast host reads. Data is from Nielsen, Veritone, Claritas, and others.Audacy 🇺🇸
- Data: Cumulus Media shares 7 New Findings About The Podcast Audience, from the Share of Ear study conducted by Edison Research.Cumulus Media 🇺🇸
Edison Research 🇺🇸 - Data: iHeartRadio shares State of Podcasting 2023, with data from Edison Research, Scarborough, and eMarketer.iHeartRadio 🇺🇸
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- Data: Audacy shares its State of Audio guide with a number of case studies suggesting audio does better than social media, and specifically pushing the efficiency of podcast host reads. Data is from Nielsen, Veritone, Claritas, and others.Audacy 🇺🇸
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A podcast is on tour in Zambia. Africana Woman is touring three cities, with two already sold out. The live shows will not be recorded to create a safe space for the women in attendance, though.
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The host of How To Fail, Elizabeth Day, has been announced as the Chair of Judges for the British Podcast Awards. You’ve until 18 May to enter.
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Pocket Casts has released episode search within its app.
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Podcast Brunch Club (like book club but for podcasts) is focusing on home for its May podcast playlist.
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The Writers Guild of America is on strike, which may impact some podcasts.
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Vice Media is apparently headed for bankruptcy.
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We review the Sennheiser Profile USB microphone and boom arm.
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Thank you to Klassic Studios in Perth WA, Australia, for becoming our latest personal supporter. The company produces AI podcasts including Daily Dad Jokes (see below). You can join them.
A look back at April
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Spotify for Podcasters posted its second-highest share of new episodes, growing 13% since January. Spotify’s Megaphone has also continued to grow.
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April’s average CPM rates for Libsyn’s AdvertiseCast were up 4% to $23.07. The company has also announced that it is a sponsor of the 2023 IAB Podcast Upfront.
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Apple Podcasts increased its share of all downloads to 37.8% in April, according to Buzzsprout data.
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Fun fact: In April, there was one new podcast episode posted every 1.5 seconds.
Moves and hires
- Jim Lally has been appointed as EVP of Strategic Partnerships at Audioboom. He’d been at Soundrise and Market Enginuity.Audioboom 🇬🇧
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Podcast data for May 2
- #1 in Apple Podcasts: US: Wiser Than Me with Julia Louis-Dreyfus (Lemonada Media) IE: The Kinahans (The Irish Sun)
- #1 in Spotify: US: The Joe Rogan Experience (Joe Rogan) IE: The Kinahans (The Irish Sun)
- Over the last week, 217,290 podcasts published at least one new episode. See more podcast data at the Podcast Business Journal.
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