Comprehensive coverage of the podcasting industry and its business ecosystem.
Show Shouts highlights noteworthy new and upcoming podcasts from across the vast and fast-growing category. Today’s announcements include a relaunch of a HowStuffWorks program and plus-size supermodel Ashley Graham’s unique take on the audio format. Continue Reading
Spotify has launched a beta test for a new dedicated portal for podcasts. Spotify for Podcasters lets any users distribute their shows to the streaming service by submitting their RSS feeds. The dashboard also offers daily statistics and analytics about a show’s complete catalog or individual episodes in addition to back-end management. Continue Reading
Gimlet Media unveiled its fall lineup, with several new podcasts from a range of genres premiering this month. Today marks the debut of a new program from a familiar name for Gimlet fans. Continue Reading
James Cridland’s Future of Radio is a column by the Australia-based radio futurologist. THIS WEEK: Sirius XM acquires Pandora. Breaking down the latest in upheavals at the leadership at ABC in Australia. Continue Reading
Show Shouts highlights noteworthy new and upcoming podcasts from across the vast and fast-growing category. Today’s updates are the first new project from iHeartRadio and HowStuffWorks, an experiment with augmented reality from USA Today, and cover songs with Spotify. Continue Reading
Research is showing lots of growth in the podcast space, and now some individual platforms are corroborating those trends. Both Spotify and Deezer released internal data about their rates of podcast consumption, and both services are finding successes with that audio format. Continue Reading
Digital audio technology and podcast host Whooshkaa announced that the Australian Football League has signed on as its latest client. The partnership coincides with the upcoming Toyota AFL Grand Final, and Whooshkaa will help football fans who can’t attend the big game to stay up to date with audio shows and updates from the league. Continue Reading
PodcastOne Sportsnet announced the addition of nine new podcasts to its lineup. Six of the shows come from the podcast network’s partners Pro Football Focus the Underdog Sports Network. Continue Reading
Podcasting company PRX has hired Donna Hardwick as its chief marketing officer. Hardwick will head up the company’s marketing, branding, and communications strategies and initiatives in this newly created role. Continue Reading
Podcasting is experiencing slow and steady growth within its podcast audience. That’s a key takeaway from the upcoming Canadian Podcast Listener 2018 report from The Podcast Exchange, Audience Insights, and Ulster Media. An advanced infographic from the report shows that 26% of Canadians are monthly podcast listeners as of 2018. Continue Reading
Vox Media announced its first-ever fall podcast lineup, a move that will double the volume of the media company’s audio programming. The seasonal update includes new seasons of three existing shows, schedule changes for others, and five new additions to the slate. Continue Reading
James Cridland’s Future of Radio is a column by the Australia-based radio futurologist. THIS WEEK: Follow-ups from radio conferences. Audio advertising efforts from around the globe. Much more. Continue Reading