Audioboom announced that it has raised £1.5 million in support of its original programming efforts. The new equity funding stemmed from a subscription of new ordinary shares with a price of 1.3 pence per share. Continue Reading
The podcast industry is still unpacking the impact of Spotify’s acquisition of Gimlet Media and Anchor. Research from Panoply Media, described in a blog post indicates that Spotify already might have a good deal of sway in podcast listening. Continue Reading
A new version of the Local Radio Freedom Act has arrived before Congress, the third effort to pass legislation about radio industry royalties. The bill calls for protections that will block “any new performance fee, tax, royalty, or other charge” from being levied against radio stations because they “provide free publicity and promotion to the recording industry and performers.” Continue Reading
Digital content startup WaitWhat has landed an investment of $4.3 million. The company, founded by former TED executives June Cohen and Deron Triff, has quickly established itself as a player in podcasting. Along with the funding news, WaitWhat also announced the launch of a new podcast in partnership with Quartz called Should This Exist? Continue Reading
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
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 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 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 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 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 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
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