Magellan September podcast ad list sees Geico scoop the lead
Magellan has released its September ranking of the top podcast advertisers. The month saw DraftKings make its debut on the list, and Geico took the top spot. Continue Reading
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CBC selects Acast for international podcast sales
CBC/Radio-Canada announced that Acast will be its first official podcast partner for international sales. “Our mandate is to inform, enlighten and entertain listeners, and we are excited to be partnering with Acast to support our global ambition and reach, as we look to bring Canada to the world through our unique and diverse original programming,” said Heather Gordon, a director for the public broadcaster. Continue Reading
Triton Digital and Voxnest enter deal for podcast stats
Triton Digital has announced a partnership with audio and podcast technology company Voxnest. “After receiving our own IAB Tech Lab certification, we wanted to prioritize linking arms with other leaders in the industry,” Voxnest President Francesco Baschieri said. Continue Reading
James Cridland’s International Radio Trends: Personalisation comes ever closer
by James Cridland
James Cridland’s International Radio Trends is a column by the Australia-based radio futurologist. THIS WEEK: Developments in personalized audio from Spotify and Google Assistant. Possible new stations at the BBC, and presenter changes at TripleJ. Continue Reading
Luminary offering half-off discount for a year of its podcast subscription service
Luminary, a paid subscription platform for podcasts, is now offering listeners a discount for its service. The offer is available to new subscribers until December 4. Continue Reading
Acast Open will offer hosting tools to podcasters of all sizes and scopes
Podcast company Acast announced that it is making its hosting engine available to podcasters of any size. The company’s new service is called Acast Open, at it brings many features of its hosting tools to a wider potential audience. Continue Reading
Disgraceland’s Jake Brennan launches media company, will produce music shows for iHeartRadio network
Many experienced podcast creators are launching their own studios and the latest is Jake Brennan, creator and host of Disgraceland. Brennan and partner Brady Sadler have teamed to launch Double Elvis Productions. Continue Reading
New Edison Research “Podcast Consumer Tracker” launches to tackle a universal measure of reach
Edison research has launched a new subscriber-only research series called Podcast Consumer Tracker, described as “the first successful endeavor to present a unified look at audience information at the publisher/network level.” Continue Reading
Spotify launches Your Daily Podcasts, a personalized playlist to encourage podcast engagement
Today Spotify takes another step forward in merging its podcast listening with personalized playlisting, which is the app’s premium competency. The company has launched “Your Daily Podcasts,” a recommendation list based on each user’s podcast listening history. The new product… Continue Reading
Cumulus Q3 digital business details: Podcasting, streaming, marketing
In last week’s Q3 earnings call for Cumulus Media, one of the largest radio groups in the U.S., CEO Mary Berner laid out the growth of her digital business. One interesting fact: The podcast network serves 70-million monthly downloads, probably making it one of the biggest podcast publishers. Continue Reading
Podtrac tracks ranking changes on October show chart
Podtrac published its podcast ranker for October. While many of the top-performing shows are familiar ones for the month, there is a new addition to the analytics company’s usual format. Continue Reading
Blubrry introduces podcast production support for limited number of clients
Podcast hosting and services company Blubrry announced that it is now offering its clients tools in post-production. The new tools are aimed at easing and streamlining scheduling and pod drops for weekly productions, and initial launch assistance. Continue Reading