A recent entry to the morning news niche of daily podcasting, START HERE from ABC Radio launched on March 28. The 20-minute daily news feature is a highly produced, crisply hosted competitor to Up First (NPR), The Daily (New York Times) and others. We engaged show anchor Brad Mielke in a Q&A over email. Continue Reading
Corus Entertainment, one of Canada’s major radio/TV networks, has hired Dila Velazquez as Manager of Content/Audience Development. She will report to the recently appointed Chris “Dunner” Duncombe, who became Director, Streaming & Podcasting in March. Continue Reading
James Cridland, the radio futurologist, is a conference speaker, writer and consultant. He runs the media information website media.info and helps organise the yearly Next Radio conference. He also publishes podnews.net, a daily briefing on podcasting and on-demand, and writes a weekly international radio… Continue Reading
When we heard that Neil Cowling, Creative Development Director of the UK’s Maple Street Creative, was putting more resources into Fresh Air Production, which specializes in branded podcasts, we sent a few queries about what seems to be changing in the UK podcast scene. Continue Reading
Toronto-based podcast sales company The Podcast Exchange (TPX) announced that is has signed to Canadian podcasts to its roster — the first Canadian shows to be represented by TPX. They are: “Canadian True Crime” and “Grownups Read Things They Wrote as Kids.” Continue Reading
AdLarge’s podcast unit, cabana, is diving into the hugely successful category of true crime by taking in Crime Junkie, a show which started in December. Continue Reading
Not our headline. A good laugh before the holiday weekend. Continue Reading
Music video publisher Vevo will shutter its branded apps and video website in the near future. YouTube will become Vevo’s main distribution platform. At the same time, the company’s statement leaves the door open to other distribution partnerships. Continue Reading
Merlin, the global digital rights agency for the independent label sector, is sending out a 10th-birthday notice. To mark the milestone, Merlin is announcing three hires. the agency started operating in May, 2008, with three people. It now employs 21 people across four offices on three continents, serving tens of thousands of indie labels. Continue Reading
Podcast company audioBoom has announced its summer slate of original programs, under its audioBoom Studios production arm. One new show is joined by three returning podcasts. Continue Reading
Venerable media metadata company Gracenote (a Nielsen subsidiary) today announced a new technology product called Sonic Style, which classifies tracks into micro-categories that more exactly match up to what consumers with to hear in playlists. The technology aspires to create smarter playlists in a voice-first world of smart speakers. Continue Reading
RadioPublic has announced a new feature called Stations, which are RadioPublic podcast playlists ready-made for one-click listening across a topical range of programs. Continue Reading