New Podcast Boss For SiriusXM
As a part of the recent organizational shift at SiriusXM, Adam Sachs is the company's newly appointed Senior Vice President of Entertainment, Comedy, and Podcasts Programming. The new position oversees a portfolio of the brand's original channels and podcasts.
PodcastOne Using A.I. To Judge Content Safety
Podcast platform PodcastOne announced Friday that it is partnering with AI tool Seekr to judge what content is safe for advertisers. Seekr’s machine learning platform uses natural language processing to evaluate and score content for safety and reliability.
NPR’s ‘Louder’ Takes On Hip-Hop Misogynoir
NPR Music's Louder Than A Riot returns for the podcast's second season on Thursday. This season follows hosts Sidney Madden and Rodney Carmichael as they detangle the longstanding history of misogyny, homophobia and marginalization within the hip-hop community.
One Year For ‘Fighting For Ukraine’
Podbean's Fighting for Ukraine: On the Ground with Yuriy Matsarsky podcast officially marks one year. The podcast follows Matsarsky as he fights for his native country and tells the stories of the soldiers and civilians he meets.
Radio One Has Praiseworthy Haul For St. Jude
The final numbers are in - Urban One's Radio One and Reach Media divisions came up big for their 16th Annual St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital Radiothon. The sixteen participating stations raised $1.5 million nationally on March 2nd.
More People Listening To Podcasts
"The Podcast Consumer: An Infinite Dial® Report" shows podcasts have become mainstream and have more listeners than ever who are spending more time than ever listening. The findings are part of an extensive report released at the Podcast Movement Evolutions Conference.
Townsquare Q4 Radio Revenue Increases 4%
Overall revenue for the company in Q4 came in at $120.3 million, an increase of 8.8% over 2021. Radio revenue increased $2.3 million (4%), Digital Ad revenue jumped $5.4 million (16.9%), and Subscription Digital Marketing Solutions revenue increased $900,000 (4.4%).
NYSBA President Sounds Off On LRFA Senate Introduction
State broadcast associations are joining the NAB in praising the Senate introduction of the Local Radio Freedom Act on Thursday. Radio Ink reached out to David Donovan, President of the New York State Broadcasters Association for his thoughts.
Say Hello to Our New Online Editor
Radio Ink is proud to announce that Cameron Coats has joined Radio Ink as Online Editor, which includes the Radio Ink Daily Headlines, the Radio Ink website and all Radio Ink social media platforms.
“Electric” Q4 For Saga As Digital Leads The Way
Saga Communications ended 2022 with “a cord of electricity” in the company, according to CEO Chris Forgy, as the group experienced 15% fourth quarter growth. Station operating expenses raised $1 million, but net operating revenue rose to match.
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