NPR Picks Triton For Podcast Distribution
NPR’s podcast catalogue includes Fresh Air, TED Radio Hour, Hidden Brain, Invisibilia and a wide variety of additional on-demand content covering science, music, pop culture, comedy, and news. NPR has chosen Triton’s Tap Podcast for distribution and monetization of its podcast content.
Google Honors Cox For Customer Satisfaction
CMG placed second for the 2015 Google AdWords Premier SMB Partner Award for Highest Customer Satisfaction. CMG Director of Digital Solutions Jesse McCambridge (pictured) said, “Cox Media Group continues to be the go-to, trusted marketing experts by our advertising customers, and our digital solutions are delivering ROI and results for our clients."
Streaming Pioneer Closes Down
They say nothing lasts forever and that turns out to be true for streaming pioneer Live 365 which launched way back in 1999 and shut down Sunday. Here's the note posted to the Live365.com website...
Triton Says 2015 Was a Big Year For Streaming
As part of its December ranker, Triton also released some statistics from 2015 which said overall streaming reached an all-time high in 2015. Average Active Sessions increased by 13.3 percent for the Monday-Friday 6:00AM-8:00PM daypart and by 13.6 percent for the Monday-Sunday 6:00AM-Midnight daypart.
Pandora Debuts New Discovery Tool
It's called "Browse" and Pandora says it helps users discover even more of the music they'll love. The new tool gives users nonstop discovery of new stations based on their listening activity and users can see what's playing on a station before adding it to their station list.
Bob & Tom App Dowloaded Over 100,000 Times
Just one week after launch, the Bob & Tom app, which was developed in partnership with Clip Interactive, has been downloaded over 100,000 times.
DGital, Yahoo! Sports Launch J.J. Redick Podcast
The new podcast, called The Vertical Podcast with JJ Redick, features L.A. Clippers guard J.J. Redick. It's part of The Vertical Podcast with Woj, a series with Yahoo! Sports NBA. Reporter Adrian Wojnarowski will publish new episodes each Tuesday.
NAB Launches Bi-Weekly Podcast
Each podcast is dedicated to covering timely issues impacting radio. A new NAB podcast will be released every other Tuesday. Each episode is 15 minutes long and is available publicly for two weeks. Then, it will be archived for NAB members-only access at nab.org/podcasts. LISTEN HERE.
Spotify Rolling Out Video Feature
Spotify is getting to launch a new video feature it has been testing over the past several months. The company announced the plans to begin distributing videos and podcasts with content providers that include ESPN, Comedy Central, the BBC, Vice Media and Maker Studios.
Are Podcasts Too Difficult For Users?
Bridge Ratings has just completed an update to its annual “State of Podcasting” study originally conducted during November 2015 and January 2016. CEO Dave Van Dyke says for most Americans who care enough about podcasts...it's too cumbersome of a process.
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