Comprehensive coverage of the podcasting industry and its business ecosystem.
Acast has signed an exclusive deal with Irish digital sales agency i-Believe. Under this arrangement, i-Believe will offer ad placement on premium, on-demand, brand-safe podcast content at scale in Ireland. Continue Reading
PwC has yet more insights on the podcast industry, this time focused on Australia. The PwC Australian Entertainment and Media Outlook projected that the nation could see an 85.9% revenue increase over the next five years. Continue Reading
Cadence13 is partnering with Complex Networks for the publisher’s first podcast network. The media company will launch podcasts to accompany some of its popular YouTube shows, beginning with Hot Ones and Everyday Struggle. Continue Reading
Google appears to be preparing for a launch of its own internal podcast app. 9to5Google found a hint of what’s in store in the code for version 8.7 of the Google app, which includes a prompt asking users to “Get the Google Podcasts app.” Continue Reading
In an industry report that dramatically raises revenue expectations for podcasting. We dive into the details and explain why they’re important. Continue Reading
James Cridland’s Future of Radio is a column by the Australia-based radio futurologist. THIS WEEK: James’ article questions the possibility of an all-IP media future. Also new NPR audience numbers and more from the audio industry. Continue Reading
Earlier today London-based podcast company audioBoom announced it has obtained funding of 4.5-million GBP to solidify its operating future and strategy. We reached out to Chief Operating Officer Stuart Last for more details. The Q&A which unfolded is quite interesting, and portrays a company keen to execute a programming strategy along three key lines of business. Continue Reading
audioBoom has conditionally raised £4.5 million from a mix of new and old investors. The podcast company is expected to trading on the London Stock Exchange beginning June 14, and the placing is conditional upon those shares being restored. It’s a positive development for a business that has had a challenging few months. Continue Reading
iHeartMedia announced that it has entered an interesting and wide-ranging partnership centered on podcasts with OZY Media. The deal contains a podcast-to-broadcast component. the two companies also promise to co-develop original podcasts. Continue Reading
Cadence13 is partnering with a pair of true crime storytellers for a new podcast investigating the assassination of Robert F. Kennedy. Marc Smerling and Zac Stuart-Pontier, who also co-created the Crimetown podcast and The Jinx television series, will be working on the new show, titled The RFK Tapes. The first episode is out today, on the 50th anniversary of his death. Continue Reading
This year, Apple focused its WWDC keynote entirely on its software and operating systems. That choice meant the presentation didn’t get into any big-ticket numbers about the company’s entertainment services. However, Apple has made some updates to add functionality to both its Podcasts and Apple Music platforms. Continue Reading
Several podcast companies have made headlines with fundraising news, and VCs seem ready to keep opening their wallets. TechCrunch monitored some of the recent developments of money funneling into podcast operations and found large leaps in both the number and dollar value of deals made in 2017. Continue Reading