Comprehensive coverage of the podcasting industry and its business ecosystem.
Podcasting has built a solid following in Canada, and listenership is keeping pace with the format’s progress in the United States. The Infinite Dial Canada found that 61% of Canadian adults are familiar with podcasting, tracking even with 64% familiarity reported in the U.S. survey. Continue Reading
Gimlet Media has had some shifts in its upper ranks. Three of its employees are taking on new roles, and one position is currently vacant as the company pursues new strategies in the podcasting and multimedia space. Continue Reading
Podcasting company and RawVoice subsidiary Blubrry announced a deal with SourceAudio, a B2B music licensing specialist, that will allow podcasters to use music in their shows. Blubrry’s customers will have access to the library of licensed music for their podcasts at a discount. Continue Reading
Podcast company Podbean has unveiled an update to its statistics, making them fully compliant with the IAB Podcast Measurement Guidelines. The revised system will be released starting April 3. The company noted that the changes will probably lead to a reduction in the numbers reported to its users. Continue Reading
James Cridland’s Future of Radio is a column by the Australia-based radio futurologist. THIS WEEK: Many sources weigh in on the death, life, and longevity of radio, plus plenty of other news from across the audio world. Continue Reading
The Atlantic shared two announcements to its podcasting program. First, the publisher has hired Katherine Wells as its first executive producer of podcasts. Second, The Atlantic is launching its third podcast in May. Continue Reading
Consequence of Sound, a music news blog, has made two moves into building out its in-house audio content business. First, today the company announced the launch of the Consequence Podcast Network. In addition, AdLarge has told RAIN News that its digital audio division cabana entered a podcast advertising sales partnership with Consequence of Sound. Continue Reading
Podcast network Wondery has secured a $5 million funding round. The money will go toward expanding its podcast lineup and make new hires. Greycroft, Lerer Hippeau Ventures, and Shari Redstone’s Advancit Capital led the round. Continue Reading
Today marks the launch of Clipisode, a group video creation app which makes it easy to create crowdsourced group video podcasts. Though not marketed explicitly to radio or podcasters, Clipisode seems ideal for engaging listeners on a parallel platform, and was tested by radio DJs and podcasters. Continue Reading
Spotify has been making strides into the podcasting space, and its latest new creation comes in collaboration with Genius. The lyrics-focused company, previously named Rap Genius, is working with Spotify on a podcast called Déjà Vu. Continue Reading
Canadian broadcaster Corus Radio has promoted Chris “Dunner” Duncombe to the newly created position of Director, Streaming and Podcasting. Duncombe is Corus’ first head of podcasting. His previous position was as Corus Radio’s director of digital and he’s also been a program director for the company. Continue Reading
Podcast company Acast has shared its first pair of Acast Audio Intelligence Reports. The quarterly reports offer analyses of podcast listening in the United States and the United Kingdom, with Australia to be added at a later date. “This research is crucial to understanding where the industry is headed,” said Susie Warhurst, Acast’s UK director of content. Continue Reading