Comprehensive coverage of the podcasting industry and its business ecosystem.
Italian digital audio firm DIGITALMDE has launched an unusual (probably unique) venture to demonstrate the appeal and value of branded podcasts. The company is launching a new content branch called MYVOXES, which will produce eight fiction series to demonstrate the power of audio storytelling. Continue Reading
James Cridland’s Future of Radio is a column by the Australia-based radio futurologist. THIS WEEK: Investigations into the space for podcast measurement, where it’s fragmented and where it’s not. Continue Reading
Show Shouts highlights noteworthy new and upcoming podcasts from across the vast and fast-growing category. Today’s announcements include two sports programs, one from SB Nation and Vox Media and the other from Cadence13. Also Night Vale Presents is back with some musical surrealism and Westwood One gets inspiration from two Navy SEALs. Continue Reading
TuneIn announced a new deal with an original podcast from journalist and news personality Rachel Maddow. The company has been chosen to exclusively represent sales opportunities for Bag Man: A Rachel Maddow Original Podcast. Continue Reading
James Cridland’s Future of Radio is a column by the Australia-based radio futurologist. THIS WEEK: Do radio stations need a building? Also departures from BBC Radio 2 and the ABC. Continue Reading
iHeartMedia announced that it will host a new live event to recognize listers’ favorite podcasts. The iHeartRadio Podcast Awards are scheduled to take place in Los Angeles on January 18. Winners for 17 of the 22 categories will be chosen by listeners and voting begins today. Continue Reading
Commercial Radio Australia has announced plans to form a podcast working group intended to help grow podcasting in the region. The group will help lead development of podcasting, as well as providing related advice to the radio industry about consumer promotion, audience measurement and reporting, market research, and education. Continue Reading
The Australian Broadcasting Corporation released results from its third annual podcast survey during the OzPod event this week. The survey found that women are driving growth for listener engagement overall and for true crime shows in particular. Continue Reading
Podtrac has posted its list of the top 20 podcasts for September 2018. The chart is ranked based on internal data for shows that are Podtrac clients and by publicly available data used in the company’s algorithms for non-clients. September features another new top podcast. Continue Reading
Reality shows have long been the domain of television, but one podcast called The Brights is ready to tackle the genre. British TV personality and fashion designer Lydia Bright is releasing a weekly program that may be the first structured reality show podcast. Continue Reading
James Cridland’s Future of Radio is a column by the Australia-based radio futurologist. THIS WEEK: Several posts from James covering the drama around the Apple Podcast charts and the options provided by new technologies. Continue Reading
Show Shouts highlights noteworthy new and upcoming podcasts from across the vast and fast-growing category. Today’s developments include two macabre additions to the true crime genre, as well as a bipartisan look ahead to the midterm elections. Continue Reading