Comprehensive coverage of the podcasting industry and its business ecosystem.
iHeartMedia is continuing to expand its podcast library through new deals. The latest is with Pride Media, the LGBTQ+ media company behind publications such as Out, The Advocate, and Pride. Continue Reading
Crooked Media, the company founded by former Obama staffers, has hired Sarah Geismer as its head of creative development and production. Geismer will spearhead development for all active and upcoming projects at the company, including podcasts, television, and film. Continue Reading
Acast has released its financial results from 2018. The podcast company doubled its annual revenue to more than $20 million, largely driven by its performance in the United States and United Kingdom. Continue Reading
James Cridland’s International Radio Trends is a column by the Australia-based radio futurologist. THIS WEEK: James offers his own deep dive on radio ratings in Australia along with his usual collection of links with audio news and analysis. Continue Reading
Podcast company Audioboom reported its financial results from the first half of 2019. Revenue in the first six months of the year totaled $9.8 million, up 171% on-year. More than 88% of the revenue figure came from the U.S. Continue Reading
Cadence13 announced a partnership with podcaster, motivational speaker, and author Rachel Hollis. The company will exclusively represent Hollis’ podcast portfolio, which includes Rise and Rise Together. Continue Reading
A group of leading podcast publishers is executing a series of city-specific podcast upfronts called Podfront (the series started as the Winter Podcast Upfront in Los Angeles in February), and the Detroit edition is happening today. Continue Reading
Blubrry has entered a partnership that will add a new monetization option for its podcast hosting clients. The deal is with Stagepass, a marketplace for creative professionals to auction off unique experiences. Continue Reading
Apple may be looking to shore up its podcast dominance with exclusive content. Bloomberg reported that the company wants to invest in original podcasts that would only be available on its Apple Podcasts platform. Apple has not commented on this potential new direction in podcasting. Continue Reading
Southern California Public Radio has launched a new podcast studio. The project, LAist Studios, is being branded with the local news outlet it acquired in February 2019 rather than with its KPCC call sign. Continue Reading
ESPN is making a preliminary announcement today of an upcoming new podcast, The ESPN Daily, which will launch in October. Details are scarce, but it appears to be a general sports news show influenced by the success of The Daily, the very popular New York Times morning show. Continue Reading
Westwood One has teamed with Audience Insights and MARU/Matchbox for an investigation into monthly podcast listeners in the U.S. Their survey included breakdowns based on how long the participants have been podcast listeners, with those who have been regular listeners for less than six months reporting some very distinct behaviors compared to the long-time fans. Continue Reading