Podcasts

Australian podcast bi-annual report shows listening up 9% on last year, new listeners likely to be 18-34

30 August 2024 The first Commercial Radio & Audio (CRA) and Triton Digital Australian Podcast Bi-Annual Report has shown that podcast popularity continues unabated, with average monthly listeners...

SBS wants to hear your podcast ideas

6 August 2024 SBS Audio's fourth annual call-out for podcasts and concepts in any language or genre is now open. Always seeking innovative and underrepresented talent, SBS is...

Farewell Google Podcasts

26 June 2024 June 23 2024 saw the cessation of Google Podcasts in Australia. If you're like me you've received many reminders in your inbox to 'manage your...

Lenny.fm aiming to lift podcast fans and creators

11 June 2024 Lenny.fm is a new way to support podcasts, both if you're a fan or a creator. Co-founder Courtney Carthy said the concept came from his...

Hamish and Andy No 1 on the Australian Podcast Ranker, two debuts in the top 20

15 May 2024 The April Triton Australian Podcast Ranker is out with Hamish and Andy No 1 for a record 20th time. There are also two debuts in...

Looking after all of radio’s parts

27 April 2024 As the dust settles post GfK Radio 360 Survey 2, 2024 and most of us look to the Monday April 29 launch of Kyle and...

Podcast advertising leading the way in receptivity, attention, and effectiveness

8 April 2024 The Ad Bargain, a consumer study of more than 2000 Americans aged 18+ by Sounds Profitable, have looked at on the effectiveness of ad spends...

Looking to the future of radio advertising, sans cowbells

2 April 2024 It has been 25 years since Media Watch first alerted Australians that the original influencer John Laws might be receiving cash for comments he was...

Check out your podcast artwork in the wild with OnlyPod tool

26 February 2024 A great resource for beginner and even long standing podcasters is a tool and resources from OnlyPod which allows you to see how your podcast cover...

Massive growth in US spoken word audio listening

14 November 2023 The Spoken Word Audio Report 2023 released by NPR and Edison Research this week showed record highs in both listening time and audience size for...

Where is my music radio, KIIS?

25 September 2023 KIIS 1065 Sydney's #1 Hit Music Station. Not really.

Celebrating podcast art

11 August 2023 People are so clever. With so many podcasts out there Courtney Carthy decided he would celebrate one of the non audio parts that make up...

Radio, not podcasts, rules the car: Edison Research

31 July 2023 Edison Research’s Share of Ear survey measures what people listen to, for how long and where. They’ve taken a closer look at podcasting’s share of...

iHeartMedia and LinkedIn announce strategic podcast partnership

21 July 2023 In a giant leap forward for the podcast industry, iHeartMedia and LinkedIn have announced a strategic partnership. It aims to leverage iHeartMedia's infrastructure and distribution...

The power of podcast advertising demonstrated through ARN neurolab research

18 July 2023 ARN’s neurolab has released research that explores the power of podcasts and how brands can leverage this. Titled “Intimacy Never Sounded So Good”, the study...

Podcasts for cold cases – Radio live and in the action

13 July 2023 A small moment yesterday in Melbourne of why live radio matters. 3AW’s Neil Mitchell was on air yesterday morning when Peter called in to say his...

New Threads and other social media developments

8 July 2023 So much has happened with rival social media apps and services in the last fortnight that it felt time to evaluate, check in with everyone...

Listen Notes data shows new podcast creation stalling

6 July 2023 ABCTV made a funny, tongue in cheek video in the midst of the pandemic and lockdowns advising people to stop making podcasts because they had...

SBS call out for podcast pitches

5 July 2023 SBS submissions are now open to the public to pitch podcast ideas that feature diverse Australian voices with original storytelling for multicultural, multilingual and First...

Edison Research show Gen Z enthusiastic and experienced podcast consumers

18 June 2023 Edison Research and SXM Media have studied the listening habits of just over a thousand US Gen Z (13-24) people with responses showing enthusiastic and...

More children listening to audio books

15 June 2023 During the pandemic parents were trying to find new ways, at home, to keep their kids entertained so it’s hardly surprising that the latest Audio...

We want to follow the audience towards digital: ABC 5 Year Plan

10 June 2023 Speaking on ABC Radio Perth after launching the national broadcaster's next 5 year plan, ABC Managing Director David Anderson told morning presenter Nadia Mitsopolous that...

WA Community radio station Sonshine FM launching not one, but two new podcasts

24 May 2023 98Five Sonshine FM in Perth has launched two new and uniquely different podcasts, What’s Up Doc? And Sandgropers, with Executive Producer and announcer at Sonshine,...

18-34s engaging with podcasts as much as radio and TV

16 May 2023 With Triton Digital’s latest Australian Podcast Ranker out today, a US presentation by Tom Webster has indicated that 18 to 34-year-olds are the most heavy...

Advertising, experimentation and formats: SCA’s Grant Blackley

25 February 2022 Grant Blackley talks to radioinfo about: Boomtown and new competition in regional Australia Local audio news products 2Day FM breakfast Audio books Latest advice on covid advertising messages Lawrence Mooney’s...

Social Media for Community Broadcasters: CBAA Conference

29 October 2020 In this afternoon’s CBAA conference session on social media, Ryan Jones from Refuel Creative gave tips for community broadcasters on how to get the best from...

I’m in witness protection after criticising the Podcast Ranker: Daily Podcast’s Josh Janssen

29 January 2020 On the Daily Talkshow podcast this week, Josh Janssen has criticised subscribers to the Australian Podcast Ranker for gaming the system. After examining the way...

Are you using chapters in your podcast?

20 November 2019 Chapters are an underutilised feature of podcasting, but one that may help navigation and sharing of your content. In a recent blog post, the podcast...

What makes a successful (and profitable) podcast? #RadioAlive2019

18 October 2019 Similar to the age old question of what came first the chicken or the egg, when we think of podcasting, we can ask the same...

A Change is coming, is it already here?

25 August 2019 There is real hype about Audio and Content at the moment, be it Podcasts, Streaming or Smart Speakers. There is an onslaught of platforms taking...