In its Q3 earnings release Spotify might be daring observers to find a negative number. Perhaps there are some minuses deep ...

Global podcast company Acast has released Podcast Pulse 2025, the latest in its annual report series on global podcast trends. (RAIN's coverage of the 2024 report is HERE.) The backbone theme of this ...

Is more better? Not necessarily. Algorithms don't prioritize volume, Steve Goldstein astutely observes in his latest guest column. And he says the mandate is clear: "Make fewer things. Make better ...

Amazon will shrink Audible, its audiobook distribution and creation platform, laying off about 30,000 jobs. It's the second sudden workforce and product reduction at Amazon in 10 weeks. Continue Readi ...

In an impressively steady 10-year shift, two-thirds of time spent with  streaming music platforms has shifted from free ...

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Total net revenue declined 11.5% year over year, in the Q3 finance report from Cumulus Media. The company separates digital ...

Over $8 billion was paid out to the music industry in the 12 months between July 2024 and June 2025. That riveting metric was ...

In the 12-month measurement at Listen Notes (HERE), new podcast production in took a sizable step downward in October 2025 ...

The top-spending podcast advertiser in September was Washable sofas, which invested $7.3-million in the month. That info from ...

"The emotional DNA of podcasting" -- that's what Seve Goldstein's latest guest column is about. He invited Tom Webster ...

In a newly released survey study conducted by audio analytics company Veritonic for audio discovery platform Audiomob, we learn five key points and their broad attitudes, tolerances, and preferences ...