MTM report finds 80% of Canadians consume digital audio as podcasting surges

MTM report finds 80% of Canadians consume digital audio as podcasting surges

Digital audio listening is now a dominant daily habit for many Canadians, according to the latest data release from the Media Technology Monitor (MTM). In its latest report, Volume Up: Online Audio Overview 2026, MTM says online audio content is capturing record audiences in Canada, propelled by surging podcast popularity and widespread smartphone use. The…

Triton Digital’s Q2 2026 U.S. Podcast Ranker Reveals a Voter-Ready Audio Landscape as Political Podcasts Surge Ahead of the Midterms

Triton Digital’s Q2 2026 U.S. Podcast Ranker Reveals a Voter-Ready Audio Landscape as Political Podcasts Surge Ahead of the Midterms

[August 20, 2026] Triton Digital®, the global technology and services provider to the digital audio, podcast, and broadcast radio industries, released today its Q2 2026 U.S. Podcast Ranker, which shows a marketplace in motion as mid-term elections, creator-driven discovery, and habitual comedy consumption…

How The Audiobook And Podcast Overlap Can Morph The Audio Industry

How The Audiobook And Podcast Overlap Can Morph The Audio Industry

NEW YORK, NEW YORK – OCTOBER 03: (L-R) Yomi Adegoke, Min Jin Lee, and Jennette McCurdy attend The Future of Audiobooks Event with Spotify 2023 on October 03, 2023 in New York City. (Photo by Noam Galai/Getty Images for Spotify ) According to a survey conducted by Edison Research and Triton Digital, half of all…

Accessibility and Audio Innovation Continue Reshaping Online Media

Accessibility and Audio Innovation Continue Reshaping Online Media

The creator economy is also contributing heavily to the growth of AI-generated audio systems. Podcasts, YouTube channels, online courses, and social media creators increasingly rely on scalable workflows that support narration, multilingual publishing, subtitles, accessibility features, and cross-platform distribution.

Playdate Catalog games can’t use generative AI for “art, audio, music, text, or dialog.”

Playdate Catalog games can’t use generative AI for “art, audio, music, text, or dialog.”

Posted Apr 17, 2026 at 4:36 PM UTC Playdate Catalog games can’t use generative AI for “art, audio, music, text, or dialog.” Panic detailed the changes in a policy that went into effect this month. For now, however, Panic will allow Catalog titles that “have used AI assistance in the coding process,” but those games…

IAB: Digital Audio Grew 10% In 2025 as Podcasts Near $3B

IAB: Digital Audio Grew 10% In 2025 as Podcasts Near $3B

Podcast ad revenue crossed $2.9 billion in 2025, while the broader audio category held steady growth, but new IAB/PwC data points to an AI-driven disruption in digital discovery that could reshape how audio advertising reaches listeners in the years ahead. The 2025 IAB/PwC Internet Advertising Revenue Report, commissioned by the Interactive Advertising Bureau and conducted…

AMERICAN PUBLIC MEDIA ANNOUNCES NEW DIGITAL AUDIO ADVERTISING NETWORK

AMERICAN PUBLIC MEDIA ANNOUNCES NEW DIGITAL AUDIO ADVERTISING NETWORK

The unified digital ad network connects advertisers with premium livestream and podcast audiences coast to coast ST. PAUL, Minn., April 8, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — American Public Media (APM) announces the public launch of Inform Media Network, a unified digital audio advertising network representing more than 55 million impressions per month across podcast and livestream inventory…

BBC Audio | CrowdScience | Could AI present CrowdScience?

BBC Audio | CrowdScience | Could AI present CrowdScience?

Listener Po Chin from Taiwan hopes that Crowdscience will remain created by humans. But wonders: could it ever be hosted by Artifical Intelligence? Don’t worry – there are no plans to replace the team with machines. But to better understand this technology, presenter Caroline Steel investigates how good an AI version of herself would really…

reVolver Podcasts and Senders Streaming Launch Preachers Row, a Global Faith-Based Audio Network

reVolver Podcasts and Senders Streaming Launch Preachers Row, a Global Faith-Based Audio Network

DALLAS, March 23, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — reVolver Podcasts, the leading multicultural audio network in the U.S., has partnered with Senders Streaming, a subsidiary of Senders NFLMG, to launch Preachers Row, a new faith-based digital audio destination delivering sermons, devotionals, and inspirational conversations to audiences worldwide. The partnership combines Senders Streaming’s expertise in faith and family…