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| Here are the podcast industry stories we've highlighted as you head into the weekend. - Edison Research lists the top 10 most popular podcasts for Black listeners
- Triton Digital reveals Canada Podcast Ranker for January 2024
- Blue Wire concludes funding round with Decathlon Capital
Thanks for reading! Christopher
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| 1 | | Edison Research, the prominent research company that releases some of the most important studies about the podcasting industry, released a list of the top 10 podcasts among Black listeners for Q4 2023. The list highlights the shows that have the highest weekly listening audience among Black listeners ages 13 and up. More: - "The Joe Rogan Experience" was the top program among Black listeners. "The Breakfast Club," "Crime Junkie," "Drink Champs," and "Million Dollaz Worth of Game" round out the top five.
- Six through 10 were "The Joe Budden Podcast," "The Steve Harvey Morning Show," "The Daily," "ShxtsNGigs," and "Dateline NBC."
- Six of the top 10 shows are Black-hosted podcasts.
- According to last year's Black Podcast Listener Report, 63% of Black Americans who listen to podcasts monthly say it is important that podcasts feature Black perspectives.
- Last year's Infinite Dial showed that 45% of Black Americans listen to podcasts monthly.
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What the data says: "Bon Match!" made a huge leap up the Canadian-made French podcast charts in January, vaulting eight spots from No. 28 to No. 20. "Contact - avec Stéphan Bureau" moved up six spots from No. 15 to No. 9. "L'univers paranormal de Christian Page" moved from No. 16 to No. 11. In all, eight podcasts made positive movements in the Canadian-made French podcast charts last month. Relevance: Triton Digital released the Canada Podcast Ranker for January. As with every month, it offered four categories: Top Podcasts, Top Sales Networks, Canadian-made French Podcasts, and Canadian-made English Podcasts. The top three podcasts in the Canadian-made French Podcasts rankers remained the same last month, as "Le Radiojournal," "Les chroniques de Pierre-Yves McSween," and "Richard Martineau" stayed in the top three spots. More data: "Dateline NBC" was the top podcast overall again, while SiriusXM Podcast Networks stayed as the top podcast sales network. "Front Burner" was the top Canadian-made English podcast once again and stayed at No. 4 on the overall podcast charts. | | | |
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| 3 | | Blue Wire, a sports podcast company, recently concluded a new funding round with Decathlon Capital. Terms from the funding round with Decathlon Capital, the U.S.'s largest revenue-based funding investor, aren't known. More: - This funding follows a community fundraising round last year when the company earned $218,190 from 80 investors.
- Previous funding rounds for Blue Wire include a $1.2M seed round and a $5M Series A led by Dot Capital in 2020, a $3.5M investment and studio residency with Wynn Resorts, and other angel investments.
- The Decathlon Capital investment is primarily for building proprietary technology to help podcasters run businesses more effectively. Blue Wire has five years to pay back the investment, founder Kevin Jones told Axios.
- Blue Wire recently cut its staff from 30 to 18 employees. The podcast company also ended a three-year partnership with Wynn Resorts. Wynn remains one of the largest investors.
- Blue Wire reached profitability in October of last year and continues to have a positive cash flow.
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| 4 | | Podcasts to listen to this weekend! - Wondering what the future will be like with AI? "Imagine This..." will try to answer just that. The show comes from BCG and is hosted by BCG's Editor-in-Chief, Paul Michelman, alongside GENE, an AI-generated co-host. Each episode will feature a deep dive into aspects of technology and illuminate the path forward for AI.
- For indie rock lovers, SiriusXM launched "Point of Origin," a new podcast hosted by Young the Giant frontman Sameer Gadhia. Each episode will take a look at the alternative and indie rock music scene and highlight voices of color in the space. The first episode features former Alabama Shakes frontwoman Brittany Howard.
- We are just about three weeks away from Selection Sunday, so get the intel you need to fill out your March Madness bracket by listening to "College Hoops Today with Jon Rothstein." The CBS Sports analyst with all the catchphrases interviews some of the biggest coaches in the game as we enter conference tournament time.
- A new podcast from the National Women's Law Center titled "Hearsay" highlights how gender, power, and the law impact pop culture. Hosts Jessica, Hilary, and Lark look into the biggest issues that have been highlighted in TV and movies, such as abortion and workers' rights.
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| 5 | | The Independent Podcast Awards will return in 2024, and entries will be open in the spring. The awards were started last year by whynow Media and the Verbal Diorama to focus on U.K. independent podcast talent that "doesn't always get the recognition it deserves." More: - This year's awards ceremony will take place on Wednesday, Oct. 23, at Kings Place in Kings Cross in London.
- Last year's awards received over 350 entries, with more than 130 being shortlisted for 22 categories. The winner of Podcast of the Year for 2023 was "Celebrity Catchup: Life After That Thing I Did."
- Those interested in nominating a show or podcaster for an award are encouraged to sign up for the newsletter here.
- "It was great to see the indie podcasting community get behind the awards last year, and I can't wait to see what excellent shows get entered this year," said Em McGowan, co-founder of the awards and Host & Producer of Verbal Diorama. "We've got some new categories this year, too, which will hopefully make the event even more accessible and inclusive."
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| 6 | | Audily Inc., the independent content production company, has joined forces with children's media company The Pop Ups. The companies have combined to create children's musical and podcast content as well as live events. More: - The Pop Ups were founded by three-time Grammy nominees Jason Rabinowitz and Jacob Stein and are a go-to audio and musical production studio for brands like Nickelodeon.
- It has worked to bring shows like Guy Raz's "WOW in the World" into the live event space while partnering with Live Nation, Wondery, Tinkercast, and UTA.
- Audily was launched by Matt Wells and is an all-encompassing podcast production company. It helps businesses and content creators simplify the process of making podcasts for companies.
- Audily hopes that acquiring The Pop Ups will enhance its evolution as a media company. "Jason and Jacob are extraordinarily creative and innovative both in what they've built and how they've built it," said Matt Wells, president and co-founder of Audily. "Their productions are catchy, energetic, and wildly engaging to both children and adults. We are excited to work with them to expand into the live event space, as well as increase our children's podcast offerings, which represent a high-growth area in the podcast market."
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 | Freelance Editor | | Christopher Hachey is a freelance writer and editor based in the New York City area. He has spent most of the past 15 years in newsrooms covering all kinds of topics like sports, tech, business, finance, and commerce. He's now returning to his broadcast journalism roots by diving into podcasting news. Reach out to him at chris@inside.com | | This newsletter was edited by Aaron Crutchfield | |
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