RadioPublic has launched what might be called a venture capital company for podcasters: PodFund, which starts with seed investment of $2.3-million. It claims to be the first dedicated source of funding for podcasters. Continue Reading
AdsWizz has announced that Bauer Media is the first European audio publisher to be certified in the AdsWizz Digital Audio Advertising Accreditation program, which was launched in January. Also, AdsWizz won two industry awards this week. Continue Reading
Podcast app Luminary has partly repaired one of the rockiest startup launches we’ve ever witnessed by correcting a number of criticisms. “We now fully understand the ramifications of those decisions and we apologize for our short-sightedness. ” Continue Reading
In a high-profile podcast-to-broadcast maneuver, Wondery-produced Sports Wars will play on selected Cumulus radio stations via the Westwood One syndication arm. Sports Wars is a new Wondery program, spun off the success of Business Wars. The sports program tells the stories… Continue Reading
In a merger of traditional broadcast and new media, Canadian radio/TV/magazine company Rogers Media is buying specialty podcast company Pacific Content. Continue Reading
Social video creation app Headliner announces today that it has partnered with Entercom, the second-largest commercial radio group in the U.S. It is an enterprise-wide agreement that enables all Entercom stations to build social-ready videos which promote their on-demand audio. Continue Reading
In the podcast portion of the WARC Global Ad Trends April 2019 report, one projection has the share of all audio advertising spend rising to 4.5% in 2020, from 1.9% last year. The report combines research from PwC, Edison Research,… Continue Reading
We covered the Sirius XM earnings report last week. Here, a deeper drive in Jim Meyer’s remarks about the Pandora merger and innovations in the car. “Bar none, the leader” On the April 24th Q1 2019 Earnings call for SiriusXM,… Continue Reading
Sue McNamara has joined PodcastOne as EVP Sales Eastern Division, the company announced today. She comes from Interep, CBS Corp., and US Total Traffic Network, and has been honored multiple times on Radio Ink’s Most Influential Women in Radio list and The American Registry’s list of the Top 1% of America’s Most Honored Professionals. Continue Reading
Round numbers might be arbitrary, but that doesn’t stop this from being a milestone day for Spotify: Spotify now has 100-million subscribers. Combined with the free-listening ad-supported part of Spotify, total monthly active users (MAUs) sits at 217-million. Continue Reading
Voiceflow, which seeks to be the leading drag-and-drop voice app builder, has closed a fundraising round totaling $3-million. Total fundraising over the last five months is $3.5-million. A roster of other investors reads like a Who’s Who of entrepreneurship. Continue Reading
Rhapsody International has entered a partnership with global software development firm GNT Inc. Their arrangement will expand the footprint of Rhapsody’s Powered by Napster music platform. Continue Reading