Podcast Industry Stalls After Entire Audience Acquires a Mattress and a Website (Fortune)
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audioBoom Studios announces summer lineup of original podcasts
Podcast company audioBoom has announced its summer slate of original programs, under its audioBoom Studios production arm. One new show is joined by three returning podcasts. Continue Reading
RadioPublic adds “Stations” for lean-back podcast discovery
RadioPublic has announced a new feature called Stations, which are RadioPublic podcast playlists ready-made for one-click listening across a topical range of programs. Continue Reading
Cadence13 and MarketSnacks launch daily business podcast; we speak with Chris Corcoran
Podcast company Cadence13 is partnering with business newsletter publisher MarketSnacks to start a daily business/tech podcast. It is called MarketSnacks Daily, and the first episode drops tomorrow, May 23. RAIN News Q&A with Chris Corcoran, Chief Content Officer at Cadence13. Continue Reading
Congratulations to the 2018 British Podcast Awards winners
The British Podcast Awards recognized the best shows created in Great Britain during the year. The winner for 2018 podcast of the year is Griefcast by Cariad Lloyd. Show in several categories received recognition, including family, true crime, comedy, sports, and branded content. Continue Reading
James Cridland’s Future of Radio: A top 10 place on the Apple Podcasts Charts for sale
by James Cridland
James Cridland’s Future of Radio is a column by the Australia-based radio futurologist. THIS WEEK: Further dives into buying spots on the Apple Podcast Chart. More on radio and podcasting from around the globe. Continue Reading
Wireless Group create in-house digital audio production team
Wireless Group, a media company wholly owned by News Corp UK and Ireland, announced the launch of an in-house digital audio production unit. The new Wireless Studios will deliver podcast production, marketing, and sponsorships for Wireless Group’s audio efforts. Continue Reading
Branded podcasts: “Be the content, not the interruption.” Q&A with the creators of “Inside Trader Joe’s”
“Inside Trader Joe’s” is a podcast that lives up to its title — it’s all about the grocery chain and its signature items, hosted by company execs who interview company specialists. We spoke with executive producers Steve Goldstein and Dave Beasing. Continue Reading
Acast is looking for the next UK podcast star with LaunchPod contest
Podcast technology company Acast has teamed up with production company Wisebuddah to host a contest called LaunchPod for aspiring UK podcasters. Anyone with an idea can participate the contest, and submissions are open until 9 pm on June 18. Continue Reading
Personal Audio podcast lawsuits ended by Supreme Court rejection
The final nail is in the coffin for a long-time patent troll. Personal Audio had claimed the intellectual property rights to podcasting, launching cases against influential players from the corporate CBS to the individual comedian Adam Carolla to try to collect licensing fees. Continue Reading
Celebrities drawn into podcasting in upcoming “Anthem”
John Cameron Mitchell, Glenn Close, Patti LuPone, and Laurie Anderson are a few of the celebrated performers attracted to podcasting. They, and others, will be featured in an upcoming podcast call Anthem, a musical produced by Topic Studios (producer of the hit, Missing Richard Simmons). Continue Reading
Anchor to host user showcase on Sirius XM
DIY podcasting app Anchor is crossing over into the broadcast world. The company is launching a show on Sirius XM called This Week on Anchor. It will air on Sirius XM Insight Channel 121 on Saturdays at 7 am Eastern and 7 pm Eastern, and Sundays at 3 pm Eastern. Continue Reading