Comprehensive coverage of the podcasting industry and its business ecosystem.
Acast as secured a new round of financing from the European Investment Bank. The deal is a quasi-equity financing agreement for €25 million as part of the Investment Plan for Europe, also known as the Juncker Plan. Continue Reading
Endeavor Audio has partnered with the WWE to develop a podcast network. It is the first move into audio for the entertainment, wrestling, and media organization. The new WWE Podcast Network will have multiple shows focused on its different Superstars performers. Continue Reading
In an earnings report issued this week, Australian group Southern Cross Austereo (SCA) released interesting numbers which chart progress in podcasting. CEO Grant Blackley spoke with Radio Info in Australia, laying out a growth story in creative output and revenue. Continue Reading
Podcasting tech and advertising company ART19 is announcing a partner deal with online video specialist Brat. Brat is a Gen Z network and YouTube producer whose best known shows are Chicken Girls and Zoe Valentine. Continue Reading
Disney Music Group has made its debut into podcasting. The music arm of the entertainment giant is releasing a podcast called For Scores. The interview show will feature conversations with the people soundtracking movies, television, and games. Continue Reading
Brief news items and worthy reads from around the web. The latest edition of Variety gave its cover story over to podcasting, and there’s more going on than just idolizing Conan O’Brien. Continue Reading
ART19 has entered a partnership with Veritone, an artificial intelligence company with a specialty in audio. The audio company will leverage Veritone’s aiWARE operating system in its targeted ad sales platform. ART19 will use the AI tech to run cognitive analysis and topical extraction on participating publisher podcasts. Continue Reading
Triton Digital has a new client in Canada. The CBC/Radio-Canada has tapped Triton to power their podcast ad serving solution. The broadcaster will take advantage of the Tap ad server and Podcast Metrics from Triton. Continue Reading
If True Crime is the poster child category of podcasting, its fans now have a daily touch point. Today in True Crime is a new show from Spotify-owned Parcast, the premise being a “this day in history” historical podcast. Continue Reading
Podtrac’s July 2019 podcast ranker revealed another month of familiar titles. The Daily continued its reign atop the chart, and with NPR’s Up First in the fourth spot, it was another month of big performances for weekday news podcasts. Continue Reading
Marvel is launching another fictional podcast show in partnership with Stitcher. The new project is titled Marvels and is due to debut this fall on Stitcher Premium. Continue Reading
Wondery secured a strong fanbase for its Dr. Death true crime show, and the audience is only going to get bigger. The company announced that it is releasing translations of the program to reach international listeners. The first two translated episodes were released yesterday, and the rest of the season will be published weekly. Continue Reading