Comprehensive coverage of the podcasting industry and its business ecosystem.
Spotify has acquired not one, but two podcasting companies. The rumor mill hinted this week that the streaming company was in negotiations for podcast producer Gimlet Media, and that is one of the purchases. But Spotify has also acquired Anchor, a straightforward service that lets anyone start creating, distributing, and monetizing podcasts. Continue Reading
The Vox Media Podcast Network announced that it is getting its first music show. The podcast Switched on Pop is joining the company and will be officially relaunched next month under that umbrella. Vox will produce the show alongside hosts Charlie Harding and Nate Sloan. Continue Reading
James Cridland’s International Radio Trends is a column by the Australia-based radio futurologist. THIS WEEK: James draws some connections between radio and live television. Lots of UK news this week, including a look at BBC Sounds and the loss of Jeremy Hardy. Continue Reading
The media sphere burbled over the weekend with late-Friday reporting that Spotify is “in talks” to acquire podcast powerhouse Gimlet Media, with a price tag above $200-million. If this happens, it will be the richest institutional dive into podcasting yet. click through for details, and a history of podcast acquisitions, full and partial. Continue Reading
The Daily, the weekday news podcast from The New York Times and Michael Barbaro, is going to be getting supplementary written words. Episodes of the show, which has topped Podtrac’s monthly show rankers for the past two months, are now getting transcripts. Continue Reading
Steve Pratt of Pacific Content shares his thoughts on podcast scaling: One group of podcast producers aren’t just creating value for themselves. They’re helping to grow a lot of new listeners for the entire industry. Continue Reading
Cadence13 and Tenderfoot TV, the production team behind Up and Vanished, have entered a partnership for a new slate of podcasts. The deal covers six shows that will expand on Tenderfoot TV’s existing expertise in the true crime space. Continue Reading
Panoply announced that its Megaphone podcast platform has been integrated with Google Campaign Manager. The Google tool helps advertisers and agencies to manage digital campaigns for websites and mobile through ad serving, targeting, verification, and reporting features. Continue Reading
BBC Sounds is the latest effort by the BBC to reach a broader and younger audience in the digital market. However, the mobile app has been raising eyebrows and questions among users since its launch. A recent dust-up around one of its podcasts being announced as exclusive to BBC Sounds has put the broadcaster on the defensive. Continue Reading
Listen Notes creator Wenbin Fang is back in action. The podcast platform programmer is building a name for himself with bare-bones platforms for podcast listening and discovery. The latest one is Listen Explorer. Continue Reading
James Cridland’s International Radio Trends is a column by the Australia-based radio futurologist. THIS WEEK: James recaps an action-packed week in the UK audio industry. Continue Reading
Omny Studio announced that it has partnered with social media video company Headliner for a new deal. Under the terms of the arrangement, Headliner will provide Omny clients with one-click access to create podcast audiograms from within their content management workflows. Continue Reading