RD16: Adweek and the New Golden Age of Audio, The iTunes Podcast Charts, and more Podcast Statistics

Welcome to episode 16 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 This week I talk about a series of articles from Adweek discussing the current state of the audio industry and present the latest Blubrry podcast statistics on downloads versus streaming of episodes. Websites and articles mentioned in the show: The increasing diversity in podcast listening audiences: http://www.edisonresearch.com/increasing-ethnic-diversity-podcast-listeners Podcast Statistics from Blubrry: chttp://www.powerpresspodcast.com/2016/08/23/podcasts-downloaded-streamed-weve-got-answer/ An article from The Observer discussing how Art19 want to try to move podcasting away from the use of the RSS feed: http://observer.com/2016/08/art19-overcast-libsyn-castmate-ogilvy-mather/ Nicholas Quah - the Hot Pod newsletter:   https://www.hotpodnews.com/ Medium article on what Podcasting might look like in ten years: https://medium.com/hardbound-co/what-will-the-podcasting-business-look-like-ten-years-from-now-2e8a4a64baa5#.f26pc3vch James Cridland debunks the myths surrounding how the iTunes Podcast Charts are calculated: https://media.info/radio/opinion/how-the-itunes-podcast-chart-works Celebrities Are Flocking to Podcasts, but Will They Stick Around? By Nicole Spector: http://www.adweek.com/news/advertising-branding/celebrities-are-flocking-podcasts-will-they-stick-around-173125 Social Media App Winq: http://www.winq.com Inside today's obsession with podcasting, streaming and the power of sound By David Griner: http://www.adweek.com/news/technology/welcome-new-golden-age-audio-173162   Fizzle Meetups: https://fizzle.co/sparkline/join-us-for-a-fizzle-meetup-in-your-city University of Southampton Podcasting Conference: http://www.southampton.ac.uk/iliad/news/events/2016/09/15-09-2016-podcasting-microconference.page James Cridland's Next Radio Conference - http://nextrad.io/ RAIN Summit Europe 2016: http://rainnews.com/europe2016/   The show-notes for this episode are at http://www.richarddally.com/16   Contact me: http://www.richarddally.com Twitter: @richarddally