Comprehensive coverage of the podcasting industry and its business ecosystem.
The Google Podcasts app seemed like a big move when it was first announced. Amplifi Media CEO Steve Goldstein reached out to several leaders in audio and podcasting to get a better understanding of why the app hasn’t been a smashing success yet. Continue Reading
Pandora has officially thrown open the gates to podcast listening on its audio platform. The company’s Podcast Genome Project is now available to all users, meaning anyone can receive personalized listening recommendations. Continue Reading
Digital audio advertising company DAX announces today that it has landed an exclusive agreement to distribute and represent popular podcast Something You Should Know for OmniCast Media. The show is hosted by OmniCast co-founders Ken Williams and Mike Carruthers. Continue Reading
Apple owns an estimated 60% of podcast consumption. 2018 was the first year that the dominant distribution platform provided consumption metrics to producers. Accordingly, the company has release the top 25 most-downloaded podcasts of the year. Continue Reading
Pod Drop highlights noteworthy new and upcoming podcasts from across the vast and fast-growing category. Today’s launches include a comedy character at iHeartRadio, an exploration of opera’s best arias, and a snackable show about fears. Continue Reading
James Cridland’s Future of Radio is a column by the Australia-based radio futurologist. THIS WEEK: James discusses the need for standards and Global’s move to open up to third-party podcasts. Continue Reading
Podtrac shares monthly updates about top-performing podcasts and podcast publishers. Now, the analytics company has taken a broader view and shared its list of the top new shows of 2018. The chart is based on average U.S. downloads per episode across all listening devices. Continue Reading
Podcasting company Acast announced that it has secured an investment of $33 million. The Series C funding round will support Acast’s growth in the United States and will further expand its international footprint. “This has been the biggest year in our short history as a company,” Acast CEO Ross Adams said. Continue Reading
Cadence13 has entered an exclusive partnership with Pushkin Industries. This new audio company is the work of co-founders Jacob Weisberg, former chairman and editor-in-chief of the Slate Group, and Malcolm Gladwell, a writer and bestselling author. Cadence13 will exclusively represent shows from Pushkin Industries beginning January 1, 2019. Continue Reading
Panoply Media’s lead data analyst, David Martin, has penned a blog post exploring the value of podcast ratings. Martin defines a rating is the number of 1-5 stars a listener gives a show, while a review is their written assessment. The podcast company’s statistics showed that about 80% of shows in the U.S. iTunes store have no ratings listed. Continue Reading
Major labels and publishers are quick to call in the copyright lawyers, and this time their target was a podcast that they claimed was illegally using music in episodes. David Oxenford explains the distinctions between different performance licenses and what podcasters should do to stay on the right side of copyright law. Continue Reading
Fox News Radio is adding three original podcasts to its slate of free-to-listen programs. The radio network archives many of Fox’s TV shows for on-demand listening, but those programs are maintained behind a Premium firewall. On the free side, the FOX News Radio page shows 21 shows. Continue Reading