RD28: How Big Is the Podcast Discovery Gap, Why Radio Stations Struggle With Podcasts, and more from SoundCloud
Episode description
Welcome to episode 28 of the Richard Dally podcast where I bring you a UK perspective on the latest news and developments from the world of podcasting and Internet Radio
In the show this week I discuss the latest news from SoundCloud, including a revenue opportunity for DJs and producers, why so many radio station make poor podcasts, the discovery challenge in podcasting, and a new podcast from the UK Parliament.
Websites and articles mentioned in the show
SoundCloud secures a $70 million line of credit -Anna Washenko – Rain News - http://rainnews.com/soundcloud-secures-70-million-credit-line/
DJs Can Now Make Money Off Their SoundCloud Mixes in Revenue-Sharing Update - Anna Codrea-Rado for Thump - https://thump.vice.com/en_us/article/soundcloud-revenue-share-program-djs-producers-exclusive
Steven Goldstein of Amplifi Media asks Why Many Radio Station Podcasts Underperform - http://www.allaccess.com/podcast/am-fm-podcast/archive/26003/why-many-radio-station-podcasts-underperform
An example from Robin Banks and Hi FM in Oman of how to repurpose your radio show as a podcast in the right way - https://itunes.apple.com/om/podcast/the-worst-of-the-hi-fm-morning-show/id1217357124?mt=2
David Kadavy looks at how big the podcast discovery gap is. This is a very interesting piece on Medium, written by a podcaster who analyses his own podcast listening stats to explain his thinking - https://medium.com/startup-grind/just-how-big-is-the-podcast-discovery-gap-9df270d5c641#.o1z2ctxap
Two podcast discovery apps: http://breaker.audio and http://tung.fm
Nicholas Quah publishes the subscription-based Hot Pod Newsletter, available in both free and paid versions at - https://www.hotpodnews.com/
U.K. Parliament launches branded podcast, produced by RadioWorks – by Brad Hill for RAIN News - http://rainnews.com/u-k-parliament-launches-branded-podcast-produced-by-radioworks/
The show-notes for this episode are at http://www.richarddally.com/28
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