The U.S. Copyright Royalty Board has announced new mechanical royalty rates for the creative side of the music industry -- songrwriters and music publishers. The new rates apply to 2026 and 2027. They ...

Global podcast giant Acast has acquired Wake Word Studios, an audio and video production house based in Munich and Berlin. Wake Word gives up its indie identity in the deal, rebranding as Acast ...

The Office of the United States Trade Representative has issued a warning to the European Union and certain Member States, and cited Spotify as a threatened EU service provider.  Continue Reading → ...

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Understanding the Modern Podcast Creator. The study was fielded by Signal Hill Insights, and queried over 5,000 Americans 18 ...

Edison Research is layering its own demographic information atop the honorees. This exercise adds an interesting dimension to each of the of the nominated podcasts. Continue Reading → ...

In the wake of the Golden Globes podcast nominations (RAIN (RAIN HERE), Edison Research is layering its own demographic information atop the honorees. This exercise adds an interesting dimension to ...

Silver Sounds, a Manhattan production company, has launched the inaugural NYC Podcast Awards. The founding rationale is to ...

Global podcast giant Acast has upgraded its proposition to podcast clients with what the company calls an industry-first ...

Global podcast giant Acast has upgraded its proposition to podcast clients with what the company calls an industry-first YouTube program. Also, an inventory partnership with digital production house ...

Board DirectorHenry Hinton will enter the long-running fray over the exemption of terrestrial radio from paying performance royalties for airplay of songs. Hinton will argue that stations should ...

The Golden Globes Awards, an accolades program founded to recognize excellence in movies and television, have added a “Best Podcast” category. This mainstream recognition of podcasting as a major ...