Radio veteran Steve Jones Acquires Skyview Networks
Audio technology and advertising management company Skyview has been purchased by Steve Jones, who has been President/CEO for seven yers. Continuity is emphasized. Continue Reading
Acquisitions & Partnerships
RIP Pineapple Street; Audacy shuts it down
In the relentless course of corporate history, the present can evoke the past. So it is that today we cast back to August, 2019, when RAIN reported that radio giant Entercom boldly and energetically acquired two dashing podcast startups, Cadence13 and Pineapple Street. That era is over, and a reported 300 people are affected. Continue Reading
PodX acquires Lemonada Media in “landmark transaction”
Global audio content development and investment company PodX (formally PodX Group) has announced its acquisition of pod studio Lemonada Media. CEO Patrick Svensk calls it “a landmark transaction.” Lemonada is a blazing podcast success story, with a roster that includes Julia Louis Dreyfuss, David Duchovny, and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex. Continue Reading
Paris-based music streamer Deezer chooses DAX for ad sales
Pioneer music streaming service Deezer, based in Paris, has chosen digital audio advertising exchange DAX to handle U.S. audio advertising sales. The arrangement is exclusive in the U.S. Click for details, lots of history, and quotes. Continue Reading
Spotify sunsets podcast attribution pioneer Chartable
Podcast analytics and attribution company Chartable will be closed by parent company Spotify. The streaming giant acquired Chartable in February, 2022. At the time, Chartable and the likewise acquired Podsights gave Spotify a formidable podcast tech stack. The sunsetting appears to be a simplification of internal brands and functions. Click for more info and announcement language. Continue Reading
iHeartMedia gains Radio Ambulante podcasts for My Cultura Podcast Network
Spanish-language podcast production company Radio Ambulante is bringing its full slate of podcasts to iHeart Media’s My Cultura network. My Cultura publishes storytelling in English, Spanglish, and Spanish. Under the new partnership, the two companies will also develop and co-produce a minimum of two new shows over the next two years. Continue Reading
Falling and rising (Tik Tok and Spotify)
— One Falls, Another Rises…
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Triton + Nova = “Significant step forward” in Aussie audio advertising
Triton Digital notifies us that Nova Entertainment, branded as Australia’s leading audio entertainment business, has chosen to apply Triton’s Sounder subsidiary across Nova’s entire audio portfolio. Nova counts nearly 6.3 million listeners. Sounder, an acquired Triton subsidiary, offers three key AI-driven benefits. Click for details. Continue Reading
Lower Street acquires Pacific Content
UK-based podcast production company Lower Street has acquired branded podcast creator Pacific Content. Lower Street founder Harry Morton explains why. Steve Pratt, Pacific Content founder, raves about Morton and Lower Street. Continue Reading
“This American Life” leaves NYT for NPR; slims ad load
A newly announced change which will move stewardship of This American Life ad sales from The New York Times to National Public Media (NPM). Click for audience metrics, show rankings, and other details. Continue Reading
Wondery grabs pod star Dax Shepard from Spotify; comprehensive distro, ads, dev, merch
Wondery grabs Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard from Spotify in comprehensive sales, distribution, development, merchandise deal. Click for details. Continue Reading
Indigenous Screen Office (Canada) partners with Acast for inaugural podcast program
Global podcast behemoth Acast announces that it has partnered with the Indigenous Screen Office (ISO) in Canada. Acast will support the ISO’s inaugural podcasting program — a plan to launch 12 indigenous-led podcasts. The ISO has allocated $300,000 to this effort. Continue Reading