Comprehensive coverage of the podcasting industry and its business ecosystem.
iHeartMedia is deepening its relationship with Hollywood/podcast star Will Ferrell, joining to launch Big Money Players Network, a nascent podcast network for comedy shows. The new enterprise plans to release 10 new shows in the next two years, and follows the success of “The Ron Burgundy Podcast,” an iHeartRadio original production. Continue Reading
In an interesting deal announced today, podcast tech/advertising company Voxnest is partnering with book distribution company StreetLib, to facilitate podcasters as book authors, and authors as podcasters. Your first question might be “How?” as was ours, and details are not… Continue Reading
iHeartMedia has entered a partnership aimed at producing fictional podcasts to potentially become film and television projects. The deal is with Blumhouse Productions, a company best known for its horror titles such as Glass and The Purge. Continue Reading
Luminary had a rough start into the podcasting industry, and the company has already lost one of its executives. Co-founder Joe Purzycki has stepped down from his post as chief strategy officer. Continue Reading
Liberated Syndication, better known as Libsyn, has reached a settlement with one of its shareholders, Camac Fund. As a result of the agreement, new members will join the board of directors for the podcast company, including at least one new independent director. Continue Reading
If you need a scorecard to tell the players, here it is: Stitcher is the podcast network, home of the Bill Simmons Podcast, Freakonomics Radio, My Favorite Murder, Conan O’Brien Needs a Friend, and about 250 more shows. The Stitcher app… Continue Reading
The British Podcast Awards introduced a new program called the BPA Fund to help finance up-and-coming show creators. The project is launching with a £50,000 partnership with Wellcome to offer the Pulse Award. Continue Reading
Audioboom has posted its financial results from the third quarter. The podcasting company reported a record high quarterly revenue of $5.7 million, up 86% from the year-ago period. Global revenue per 1,000 downloads reached $27.38 in September. Continue Reading
James Cridland’s International Radio Trends is a column by the Australia-based radio futurologist. THIS WEEK: Why do people switch radio channels? More on the BBC’s removal from TuneIn. Stats on song choruses. Much more. Continue Reading
Podcast host Libsyn has been facing some upheaval in the past several months, and the latest development is CFO John Busshaus resigning from his post. The company also shared a few Q3 figures related to its podcast hosting subscription business. Continue Reading
Locked On Podcast Network, specialists in sports content, announced that it is adding coverage of the National Hockey League to its programming. The network will roll out new podcasts focused on individual teams as well as two league-wide shows. Continue Reading
We received a rundown of the Experience Momentum event at the Park Hyatt in New York, produced by Skyview Networks to show off its audio opportunities for advertisers. There were speakers, music, and at least one key business announcement. Continue Reading