Podtrac’s January 2019 podcast chart helmed by The Daily
Podtrac has shared its ranker of the top 20 podcasts for January 2019. The Daily, the weekday news program from The New York Times, remained in the top spot for another month. Continue Reading
Month: February 2019
American Public Media hires from NPR for podcast editor
American Public Media has made a new hire for its podcast efforts. Phyllis Fletcher will join the company on March 11 as a podcast editor. Continue Reading
Spotify collects audiobooks, poetry, and more in new Word category
Spotify is making a big push into podcasting, but that isn’t the only area of spoken word content the company is curating. The streaming service has a new “Word” section under its Browse tab. Continue Reading
WNYC Studios shares new podcasts for 2019 at Winter Podcast Upfront
WNYC Studios introduced its new audio programming slate at the Winter Podcast Upfront this week. The organization is bringing new podcasts and new seasons of existing shows to its roster this year, featuring both fresh and familiar talents. Continue Reading
Samsung Galaxy Home to launch by April
Samsung introduced its first in-house smart speaker in August, and now the product has an expected launch date. The Samsung Galaxy Home, featuring the tech company’s Bixby voice assistant, is slated for release by April. Continue Reading
Podtrac releases first publisher ranking of 2019
Podtrac published its ranker of the top ten podcast publishers in January 2019. The year kicked off in the same style as most of 2018, with NPR at the top of the chart. Continue Reading
Tencent Music invests in rival Chinese streaming service
Tencent Music Entertainment may have came stateside for its IPO, but the company is still keeping plenty of ties to its home country of China. The company recently made a strategic investment in Chinese streaming service Douban FM. Continue Reading
New organization connects Asian-American Podcasters around the world
A new group aims to offer support to Asian Americans in podcasting. The Asian-American Podcasters organization was founded by Lee Uehara as a place for anyone in the field to connect with their peers. Membership is open to creatives, producers, hosts, and editors at any stage of podcasting. Continue Reading
iHeartMedia inks partnership with Disgraceland’s Jake Brennan
iHeartMedia has released its news from the Winter Podcast Upfront. The big development is a partnership with Jake Brennan, who is the host and creator of Disgraceland, to bring two additional seasons of the show to the iHeartPodcast Network. Continue Reading
Triton Digital expands partnership with Midwest Communications
Triton Digital has expanded its relationship with family-owned media company Midwest Communications. Midwest will take advantage of Triton’s integration with Omny Studio and will use the platform to capture, edit, and distribute podcasts to listeners. Continue Reading
Vox and Stitcher in multi-million dollar podcast development
Vox Media is partnering with Stitcher to create a stand-alone technology news podcast from Vox brand Recode. It is described as “a multi-million dollar deal.” Stitcher will sell the sponsorships, and the agreement is based on revenue share. Vox will hire a dedicated production team in New York. Continue Reading
Rhapsody settles mechanical licensing class action
Rhapsody and Napster have settled a long-standing class-action lawsuit over mechanical licensing. The settlement, filed in the U.S. District Court of Northern California, will see the streaming services make payouts to self-published songwriters whose compositions were played on the music platform. Continue Reading