Four More
PODCASTONE's latest slate of new podcasts includes four debuting shows, two of which were previously announced. The new shows are YOUTUBE personality TRISHA PAYTAS' "THE DISH WOTH TRISH" (debuted OCTOBER 29th, posting TUESDAYS); the previously-announced parenting podcast "ADULTING LIKE A MOTHER FATHER" with actress/host DANIELLA MONET and her fiancé ANDREW GARDNER (debuted YESTERDAY, posting TUESDAYS); the LADYGANG NETWORK's new "BRAD BEHAVIOR WITH BRAD GORESKI," starring the celebrity stylist "FASHION POLICE" co-host (debuts TODAY, posting on WEDNESDAY); and REELZ' previously-announced "COPYCAT KILLERS" (debuts NOVEMBER 21st, posting THURSDAYS). more »
Inks BFM
TRITON DIGITAL has inked Malaysian radio station BFM for its streaming audio and podcast distribution, sales, and measurement services. BFM will use TRITON's streaming audio, Tap ad server, programmatic marketplace, audio SSP, Webcast Metrics service, and OMNY STUDIO podcast management platform.
“TRITON provides reliable, sophisticated, and a flexible suite of comprehensive audio technology,” said BFM GM MEERA SIVASOTHY. “We look forward to having the support of TRITON’s industry-leading technology and knowledgeable team as we continue to grow and evolve our digital audio strategy.” more »
The Board of Directors of the CORPORATION FOR PUBLIC BROADCASTING (CPB) is presenting former ARKANSAS Governor and U.S. Sen. DAVID PRYOR (D-AR) with its Lifetime Achievement Award at a private dinner TONIGHT (11/13) in BENTONVILLE, AR, in conjunction with the ARKANSAS EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION NETWORK (AETN) and the DAVID AND BARBARA PRYOR CENTER FOR ARKANSAS ORAL AND VISUAL HISTORY. PRYOR served on the CPB board from 2006 through 2014 and was Vice Chair in 2010-11.
“As a former newspaper publisher, Governor, Congressman and Senator, DAVID PRYOR brought his experience, wisdom and integrity to public media, ensuring education, responsible journalism and civic responsibility remained central to our mission,” said CPB Board Chair BRUCE RAMER. “He was a strong advocate of ensuring universal access to public broadcasting's high-quality content and services, over-the-air and online.” more »
Parenting
LEMONADA MEDIA will release the first five episodes of its new podcast "GOOD KIDS: HOW NOT TO RAISE AN A ... more »
New
A new podcast from iHEARTRADIO features interviews with women telling their stories of battling resistance to succeed in various fields.
"THE WOMEN" is hosted by ROSE REID and launched with a talk with Congressional candidate and former CIA officer VALERIE PLAME, who discussed how she dealt with her cover being blown.
Report
EDISON RESEARCH and NPR released data from their "Spoken Word Audio Report" in a webinar TODAY (11/12). The report's findings included that the share of time spent listening to spoken word audio has increased 20% since 2014 as time spent with music fell 5%, and that 22% of spoken word listening is on mobile devices, up from 9% five years ago. In addition, over that same period of time, the number of Americans listening to spoken word audio has increased by 16 million to a total of 121 million, with increases greatest among the 13-34 demographic (up 58%). The report also notes the deep connection and engagement listeners have with spoken word audio, and the heavy use of digital devices -- mobile, smart speakers, computers -- to listen. more »
NPR has opened applications for its Reflect America Fellowship, a 12-month program to encourage diversity of voices in NPR news coverage. Applications can be filed today through 11:59p (ET) on DECEMBER 15th; the fellowship, a full-time position designed for early- or mid-career journalists, will run from MARCH 2020 to MARCH 2021 and will be located at NPR's WASHINGTON headquarters.
“We’ve tried to place the fellowship at the intersection of learning and doing,” said VP, Newsroom Training & Diversity KEITH WOODS. “When we’re successful, the fellow will build new skills and strengthen others. Newsroom colleagues will gain insights into sourcing, and the public will hear better, more inclusive storytelling.”
Seven Episodes
ATLANTA-based ad agency NEBO has introduced its own podcast on "paid media," looking at changes in the media that affect ad buying, from branded content and digital media to streaming, broadcast radio, measurement, social media, and the evolution of out-of-home marketing. "PAID MEDIA COFFEE" has posted its first seven-spisode season in its entirety; the show's title refers to the agency's practice of gathering for coffee and sharing innovations and other things staffers have learned. more »
New
Actress/TV host DANIELLA MONET ("VICTORIOUS," "PARADISE RUN") and her fiancé ANDREW GARDNER have launched a new parenting podcast with THE DIRECT MESSAGE network via PODCASTONE.
"ADULTING LIKE A MOTHER FATHER" will post on TUESDAYS and chronicle the couple's experiences with their new baby son.
Headliners
The fourth edition of the ON AIR FEST podcast festival in BROOKLYN, scheduled for MARCH 5-8, 2020 at the WYTHE HOTEL, has announced its initial headliners..The announcement comes days after the festival's first foray on the West Coast last week in SANTA MONICA.
The headliners for WORKxWORK's MARCH event will include live tapings of "ON BEING WITH KRISTA TIPPETT," "THE PARIS REVIEW PODCAST," and SPOTIFY's "DISSECT" with COLE CUCHNA. In addition, writer ASHLEY C. FORD will be featured in a live session for MASTERCARD's "FORTUNE FAVORS THE BOLD" podcast. Like both the BROOKLYN and SANTA MONICA events in 2019, the 2020 edition will be preceded by an invitation-only business summit organized by HOT POD newsletter founder NICK QUAH.
More headliners will be announced in DECEMBER. Find out more at onairfest.com.
iHEARTMEDIA has announced the nominees for the second annual IHEARTRADIO PODCAST AWARDS, to be bestowed JANUARY 17th at the iHEARTRADIO THEATER LOS ANGELES in BURBANK, CA and streamed via LIVEXLIVE. Voting by the public via TWITTER is open now through JANUARY 10th. In addition, the honorees of three "Icon Awards," the Pioneer Award, Social Impact Award and Innovator Award, will be announced at a later date.
The 2020 finalists:
Best Podcast of the Year (Socially Voted Category)
Best Comedy Podcast
Best Crime Podcast
Best Music Podcast
Best News Podcast
Best Sports & Recreation Podcast
Best Overall Host - Male
Best Overall Host - Female
Best Business & Finance Podcast
Best Pop Culture Podcast
Best Food Podcast
Best Wellness & Fitness Podcast
Best History Podcast
Best Kids & Family Podcast
Best Fiction Podcast
Best Science Podcast
Best Technology Podcast
Best Ad Read
Best Political Podcast
Best TV & Film Podcast
Best Spanish Language Podcast
Best Advice/Inspirational Podcast
Best Beauty & Fashion Podcast
Best Travel Podcast
Best Spirituality & Religion Podcast
Best Green Podcast
Best Branded Podcast
Coming 11/18
QCODE, the studio behind the scripted podcasts "BLACKOUT" with RAMI MALEK and "CARRIER" with CYNTHIA ERIVO, has another scripted fiction drama podcast starring major acting talent on the way, this one the story of a woman who resurfaces after years of absence and the dark secrets that surface with her.
"GASLIGHT" stars CHLOË GRACE MORETZ as a woman who vanished as a high school student, sending a message to her parents that she was okay, living with a boyfriend, and that they should not look for her; Years later, she and her boyfriend show up at her best friend's house to reconnect. The cast includes KELSEY ASBILE, TARAN KILLAM, JOHN GALLAGHER JR., AMANDLA STENBERG, CHRIS ELLIS, and PENELOPE ANN MILLER, with MIKES JORIS-PEYRAFITTE as writer/director.
The new show, with ten episodes running ten to fifteen minutes each, debuts NOVEMBER 18th and will be posted daily in time for binge listening over the THANKSGIVING holiday.
Giuliani (Photo:mark reinstein / Shutterstock.com)
An audio recording of a lunch conversation provided to CNN depicts RUDY GIULIANI as discussing launching a podcast with analysis of the impeachment proceedings. The recording was made by two people who overheard the president's personal attorney talking to an unidentified woman at NEW YORK's SANT AMBROEUS restaurant on SATURDAY (11/9) and includes details of recording and releasing a podcast, including the intent to complete four or five episodes recorded before a Senate trial, choosing a logo, and posting the show. He also discussed op-ed columns he was planning to submit to newspapers defending President TRUMP. The recording was offered to CNN with the condition that it not be published. more »
New
iHEARTRADIO has debuted a new podcast, "SERVICE: STORIES OF HUNGER AND WAR," in time for VETERANS DAY.
The series is hosted by food writer and podcast producer JACQUELINE RAPOSO and is described as using "the intimate connections that we forge with our foods to tell the stories of hardship and heartbreak of wartime." The show follows veterans through their overseas service and back home, with talk about food -- feeding people, what they ate, what they missed -- intertwined.
Acquisitions boosted the revenue results for THE E.W. SCRIPPS COMPANY in third quarter 2019, with a 16% increase year-to-year to $350 million boosted by $10 million in revenue added from the acquisition of TRITON DIGITAL and $55.3 million added from the newly-acquired GRAY/RAYCOM and TRIBUNE/NEXSTAR spinoff TV stations. Net income fell from a gain of $19.1 million to a loss of $21.9 million (23 to -27 cents/diluted share).
As for the national media segment that includes podcast network and sales operation STITCHER and TRITON, revenues jumped 35.5% to $97.2 million year-to-year. and segment profit increased 85% to $5.3 million. Local media revenue rose 9.4% to $252 million, with local core advertising revenue increasing 36% to $148 million; adjusted to account for the station transactions for the year, third quarter revenue would have dropped 12% to $305 million. more »
