Comprehensive coverage of the podcasting industry and its business ecosystem.
Luminary is launching an Alexa skill for its podcast platform. Paying listeners can use voice commands to control playback or to begin a paying subscription. Continue Reading
Pocket Casts, the podcast listening platform, has released the latest update to its Android app. Version 7.6 of the app brings a new tab format, a revised Up Next list, and a new theme. Continue Reading
Apple has hired Zach Kahn to helm PR for its podcasting business. He will start the role in January and will report to Senior Director of Communications Tom Neumayr, who confirmed the hire to Variety. Continue Reading
Edison Research has released the latest edition of its Podcast Consumer Tracker to subscribers. In a blog post, the company publicly shared shared the most popular genres for weekly listeners during the third quarter of 2019. Continue Reading
Triton Digital announced that its Podcast Reports service will expand to yet another new market. It will apply its podcast metrics to the Latin America region. Triton’s metrics have certification from the IAB Tech Lab, and offer a ranking by average downloads. Continue Reading
Voxnest released its annual report, with data and trends about another twelve months of growth for podcasting. The company highlighted three big moves within the industry in 2019, and shared four projections for the coming year. Continue Reading
Podcast company Acast announced a new hire to expand its efforts in programmatic advertising. Michael Bayston has joined the business as its programmatic director for the EMEA region. Continue Reading
Podtrac’s November 2019 podcast ranker features two new titles. A pair of podcasts from American Media made their debuts on the list, and NPR posted another strong showing. Continue Reading
iHeartMedia has launched a partnership to bring audio programming to a young adult audience. The company teamed with entertainment creative house Einhorn’s Epic Productions to develop a slate of shows for the iHeartRadio Original Podcasts program. The podcasts will highlight compelling female characters. Continue Reading
James Cridland’s International Radio Trends is a column by the Australia-based radio futurologist. THIS WEEK: Visual and audio UK election coverage from LBC. A new look for community radio with Alfred. Continue Reading
Public media organization PRX announced a new audio project targeting younger listeners. TRAX is an upcoming podcast network for an audience aged 9-13. The network received a grant of $1.6 million from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting to offer free, on-demand audio programming aimed at tweens. Continue Reading
The Amazon Echo line of smart devices is getting new integrations aimed at improving the options for podcast fans. Both Spotify and Apple announced today that their podcast content can be played on the Amazon devices. We try it out. Mixed results. Continue Reading