Advertising in music services, and ad technologies that power it.
UK creative agency A Million Ads has made a public release of its proprietary Studio:Podcast platform, which creates personalized audio ads for use in podcast marketing. The platform has been operating in a non-public version, with podcast tech company Acast. Continue Reading
Ad tech platform Instreamatic.ai is announcing today its agreement with Pandora to test interactive voice audio ads that are smartened up with artificial intelligence. This platform seems to promise the conversational relationship people have with smart speakers and mobile voice assistants, applied to the consumer-advertiser relationship. Continue Reading
Self-described Audio Alchemist and veteran RAIN Summit speaker Steve Keller has joined Pandora, the streaming giant reports today. Keller’s formal role is Sonic Strategy Director, and he will be part of Pandora’s marketing department. Keller helped develop Pandora’s new audio identity. Continue Reading
SoundCloud and Targetspot have entered a new deal centered on Europe. The parties have secured an exclusive advertising partnership for France, Germany, and the Netherlands, expanding on their existing arrangements in those markets. Continue Reading
SoundCloud has landed a new deal for international ad sales. The audio company has partnered with Southern Cross Austereo for an exclusive advertising deal in Australia. Under the terms of their arrangement, SCA will be the only seller of SoundCloud’s inventory for that country. Continue Reading
Magellan has published its list of the top 15 podcast advertisers from February. Last month’s ranker includes first-time appearances from 1-800-Flowers and BetterHelp, after both brands have been buying podcast ads since December 2017. Continue Reading
SoundCloud is broadening its relationship with DAX, Global’s digital audio advertising arm. The parties are expanding their existing exclusive sales agreement to include Canada as a second market. Continue Reading
Voxnest announced the launch of a new digital audio ad marketplace to help brands and advertisers secure spots on podcasts. The Voxnest Audience Network is an international marketplace for in-audio advertising inventory that will allow buyers to reach targeted audiences with buys of content bundles curated by proprietary data. Continue Reading
Cumulus Media has inked a deal with DAX, Global’s digital audio advertising branch. Under this multi-year arrangement, DAX will be the exclusive third-party sales representative for network radio streaming and national programmatic advertising alongside Cumulus’ in-house sales teams. Continue Reading
Panoply Media has entered a partnership with audio analytics company Veritonic to examine the impact of podcast advertisements across listener demographics and ad verticals. This is Veritonic’s first partnership with a podcast-exclusive platform, and the deal will take advantage of its machine listening technology. Continue Reading
Slate has introduced a new service offering members-only listening technology to podcasters. The platform is called Supporting Cast, and it will provide the infrastructure to make members-only versions of podcasts, ones that are ad-free or have bonus content. Continue Reading
DAX, the digital ad exchange of radio company Global, has entered a partnership with Instreamatic.ai, a specialist in voice-activated ads, centered on interactive audio spots. The arrangement will let DAX advertisers place ads with verbal prompts in the mobile apps for streaming audio services such as TuneIn and AccuRadio. Continue Reading