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Three Uncanny Four Productions, a podcasting joint venture from Sony Music Entertainment, Adam Davidson, and Laura Mayer, is now entering a partnership of its own. The company has teamed with another notable figure in podcasting, Adam McKay, and is launching an excluive joint venture with McKay’s production company Hyperobject Industries for the creation of original shows. Continue Reading
Pandora has expanded access to podcasts on its platform. Podcasts on Pandora is now available to all users on its web version and its desktop apps. The podcast platform includes tailored recommendations from the Podcast Genome Project. Continue Reading
Magellan, the podcast advertising intelligence company, announces today that it is expanding its flagship public product — top 15 podcast advertisers — to the UK. The top-15 lists have been appearing monthly, representing advertisers in the American market. The new UK list will represent advertisers targeting UK listeners. The announcement was made today at the 8th annual RAIN Summit Europe in London. Continue Reading
Podcast Radio, claiming to be the world’s first 24-hour radio station devoted exclusively to podcasts, has announced its intention to launch in London. Founded by consultant Paul Chantler and PodcastKing founder Gerry Edwards, Podcast Radio will showcase podcasts from all over the globe enabling content providers to market and promote their audio across broadcast radio. Continue Reading
James Cridland’s International Radio Trends is a column by the Australia-based radio futurologist. THIS WEEK: A breakout of RAJAR radio station data. More on last week’s UK lawsuit against TuneIn. Continue Reading
Podfront UK is announcing today that Oli Walters has joined the venture as Head of Sales in London. this is a revenue-driving position for the still-new Podfront UK venture, which brings a distribution alliance of the Wondery and Stitcher podcast networks into the UK, headed by Ruth Fitzsimons. Continue Reading
Anchor, the Spotify-owned podcast creation and distribution app, introduced a new feature letting creators make trailers for their shows. The company is positioning the trailers as a way to reach new audiences on podcast platforms and on the web or social networks. Continue Reading
The October podcast publisher ranking from Podtrac includes a new entry. NBC News made the top ten, landing in ninth with its 24 podcasts. Continue Reading
NPR has announced that well-known podcaster (and RAIN Summit alumna) Manoush Zomorodi will be the next host of TED Radio Hour starting next April. She will succeed Guy Raz, who announced his departure during the summer. Continue Reading
Triton Digital has announced a partnership with Nationaal Luister Onderzoek to launch Podcast Reports in the Netherlands. This report will detail insights on the top podcast networks and top podcasts and audio on demand in the market. Continue Reading
Sony Music Entertainment is entering another partnership for original podcast creation. The label has teamed with satirical news brand The Onion to make podcasts. The first show under this collaboration is called The Topical. Continue Reading
Netflix has been leading an upheaval in how people watch movies and TV at home, but the company has paired its visual entertainment with some forays into audio. After launching a smart speaker skill and Sirius XM channel in support of its content, Netflix is now debuting its first original scripted podcast. Continue Reading