Comprehensive coverage of the podcasting industry and its business ecosystem.
ABC Radio announced that it has entered a collaboration with Spotify to create a podcast called Brilliant Minds. In addition to the joint project, ABC Radio podcasts hosted by the network’s anchors, correspondents, and contributors will now be available on Spotify via a non-exclusive agreement. Continue Reading
Otto Radio announced new features that add on-demand controls to its core offering of curated, lean-back listening. With the latest update, Otto Radio adds a podcast suite. Continue Reading
Nobex Technologies, an Israel-based technology company which provides mobile apps for 4,500 radio stations in over 100 countries, has launched a new initiative — mobile apps for podcast creators. Nobex is stepping into podcasting in league with podcast hosting and technology company ART19. Continue Reading
Discovery has been a topic of great interest to the podcast creator and producer community, with top minds of the industry looking for better ways to get shows to the ears of excited listeners. Several companies and hosts are working on solutions to the problem, but some of the most promising answers have emerged from totally new startups. One such fresh endeavor is Audiosear.ch. Its discovery tools scale well to accommodate both new and veteran podcast listeners, and the initial trial of using it shows a tool with lots of promise. Continue Reading
Last week, audioBoom released the first results from a podcast listening study conducted in conjunction with Edison Research. Today, we have access to the full slideshow presentation for the study, which offer addition insight into the podcast audience. It covers listening platforms and places of choice. Continue Reading
Australia-based Audiocraft, which describes its mission as “a community for Australian radiomakers and podcasters,” announced the creation of a new division that offers project talent for professionals in the audio industry — mainly podcasters. The creation of this agency shines a bit of light on the Australian podcasting market on the creative side. Continue Reading
AudioBoom teamed with Edison Research for an investigation into podcast listening. The purpose is to uncover audience characteristics that could be useful to podcast advertisers. At the same time, the survey results have interesting points that reveal types of podcast listener. Continue Reading
We reported earlier this year on the move of the Mental Floss co-founders into podcasting with HowStuffWorks, and now information is available about their upcoming show. The program is called Part-Time Genius, and it will blend research and expertise in tackling strange, offbeat questions. Continue Reading
In the ongoing collaboration of DMR Interactive and Texas A&M University called The Download on Podcasting, we get a Memorial Day update of the team’s work. With two new documents, the venture offers researched guidance on how to start podcasting. Continue Reading
We received a note from Patty Newmark, who with her husband Dave runs Newmark Advertising, that they have launched a new podcast discovery platform called PodSearch. PodSearch is described as “an interactive directory for podcasts, giving people easy-to- use keyword and category search tools to find podcasts that match their interests.” Continue Reading
Podtrac has posted its April 2017 rankings of the top podcasts and podcast publishers. The new hit from Serial Productions, S-Town, took the top spot on the list of podcasts. That performance helped boost This American Life/Serial to No. 2 on the publisher list. Continue Reading
At the recent Worldwide Radio Summit, radio marketing and research company Nuvoodoo presented new research on podcasting. The company has shared data from two recent surveys about podcast listenership. For the overall population, 9.5% of respondents spend at least one hour a day listening to podcasts. Continue Reading