ABC Audio and ESPN Audio have entered a partnership for podcast ads. Under their agreement, the ESPN Audio ad sales team will represent the ABC Audio podcast network. ABC Audio joins FiveThirtyEight, National Geographic, and ESPN’s own network as ad sales clients. Continue Reading
Chartable has introduced a new function for its analytics suite called incremental lift. This tool for podcast advertisers can measure the impact of how an advertisement performs against a control group customized to the campaign. Continue Reading
Triton Digital announced a new integration with DBSgroep, a leader in Dutch audio media sales. With this arrangement, DBSgroep’s RTVPLAN media sales solution has been integrated with the Triton Advertising Server. Continue Reading
Podcast Radio, the UK-based all-podcast radio station, has entered a new content partnership with Radio New Zealand. Under the terms of their agreement, Podcast Radio will be able to broadcast sample episodes of seven podcasts from RNZ. Continue Reading
Chinese conglomerate Bytedance, which owns the popular video app TikTok, is moving forward with a standalone music streaming service. The platform is called Resso. The “social music streaming app” is debuting in India. Continue Reading
The IPFI and German music trade body BVMI won a victory in a legal case against a website that sold stream manipulation services. The organizations received an injuction against Followerschmiede.de. The site creates “plays” on digital service providers such as YouTube and Spotify that do not represent actual human listening. Continue Reading
Spotify has partnered with several different companies to offer deals and discounts over the years. Its most recent arrangement is with Chase. Eligible customers of select Chase credit cards can get a six-month free trial of Spotify Premium. Continue Reading
Westwood One shared results from a survey of podcast sellers, asking them about the current state of the market and infrastructure. The results provide a counterpoint to a survey of advertisers and agencies released last month. Both surveys revealed a spectrum of marks for existing podcast measurement tools. Continue Reading
Warner Music Group has gotten a reprieve in court. A federal judge in California declined to certify a class action lawsuit that claimed the label did not pay artists the correct share of digital streaming royalties. In addition, the label appears to be adjusting its IPO timeline. Continue Reading
ESPN announced some statistics about its audio efforts from the 2019 Share of Ear study by Edison Research. According to the research, ESPN Audio was responsible for 54% of all sports listening, up 23% from its share in 2018. Continue Reading
Canadian collections agency SOCAN announced last week that it set a new record in 2019. The group saw an estimated C$405.5 million in collections during the year, a total that was 8% higher than its previous record of C$375 million in 2018. Continue Reading
Podcasting app Pocket Casts got a new investor today. It now counts BBC Studios as a fundraising partner. Pocket Casts was acquired by public media quartet of NPR, WNYC Studios, WBEZ Chicago, and This American Life in May 2018. Continue Reading