Comprehensive coverage of the podcasting industry and its business ecosystem.
Westwood One has released a report exploring the audio landscape, with podcasting and smart speakers drawing particular attention. The study leveraged data from the Share of Ear and Infinite Dial studies to explore trends for the podcast audience as well as tracking the adoption rates for smart speakers. Continue Reading
The Canadian Podcast Listener will be releasing the results from its second annual analysis during the first RAIN Summit Canada in October, but Audience Insights and The Podcast Exchange have been sharing advanced glimpses. After revealing some statistics in July, the duo have shared another slide with data about podcasting in Canada. Continue Reading
Show Shouts highlights noteworthy new and upcoming podcasts from across the vast and still-growing audio medium. Today we cover iHeartRadio’s collaboration with 23andMe, a project from Cadence13 and Blumhouse Television, and a close look at crime on PodcastOne. Continue Reading
Podcast platform Acast has added a new voice development that hits close to home. The company, headquartered in Stockholm, has launched a new voice app for Google Assistant in Sweden. Continue Reading
Public Radio International and PRX, an audio and podcast platform, have announced a merger. The resulting public media company will support the next generations of both creatives and listeners. The joint public media entity, which does not have a new name yet, will have some financial backing from WGBH, a public media outlet in Boston. Continue Reading
Podtrac has released its monthly ranking of podcast publishers for July. Total global downloads for the ten parties on the list dipped 2% from the June 2018 figures, but increased 57% year-over-year. NPR tops the chart yet again. Continue Reading
RadioPublic has attracted yet another investor for its podcast listening and discovery platform. Automattic, the parent company behind blogging and web content service WordPress.com, is the latest to put resources into the venture. Continue Reading
Bell Media, which operates the iHeartRadio product in Canada, has reached a deal with Spotify which extends distribution of Bell’s podcast catalog to that global giant. The arrangement includes The Jay and Dan Podcast, TSN Overdrive, and Mike On Much — all part of the iHeartRadio Canada Podcast Network Continue Reading
Hundreds of radio professionals attended the Podcast Movement gathering in July. Yet, says Amplifi Media’s Steve Goldstein, radio is responsible for very little podcasting output. He identifies six main reasons why. Continue Reading
Veritone One, the full-service ad agency branch of AI tech giant Veritone, has acquired podcast ad sales company Performance Bridge Media. The deal will make Veritone One a larger player in the field of podcast and radio solutions. Continue Reading
The Podcast Exchange announced that it will partner with HowStuffWorks to provide advertising services in Canada. Under the terms of the deal, TPX will have first right to market and sell ads for shows in the HowStuffWorks podcast network. Continue Reading
James Cridland’s Future of Radio is a column by the Australia-based radio futurologist. THIS WEEK: Steve Penk of BBC wants your bloopers. iHeartRadio adds AI tech for song segues. Continue Reading