Comprehensive coverage of the podcasting industry and its business ecosystem.
E.W. Scripps hosted its earnings conference call for Q4 2017, and the discussion included details about the Midroll Media podcasting company. Midroll generated $5 million out of the $53 million in total revenue from Scripps’ National Media group. Continue Reading
Gen-Z Media announced three new original podcasts made through its previously-announced partnership with PRX. Each of the shows target an audience aged six to twelve. “I want my kids to feel as excited listening to our shows as they’re used to feeling about their favorite movies and games,” Gen-Z Media CEO Ben Strouse said. Continue Reading
James Cridland’s Future of Radio is a column by the Australia-based radio futurologist. THIS WEEK: Important tech questions about HTTPS websites. Following the iHeartMedia bankruptcy saga. Much more from the audio industry worldwide. Continue Reading
ITN Productions, a UK-based television company, is making its first foray into podcasting with Audible. ITN has produced four original podcasts for Audible’s new Audio Shows platform in the UK. Its first two investigative, factually-based shows debuted with the launch of Audio Shows. Continue Reading
Gimlet Media has released a new show that targets two recent trends in the podcast space: children and voice systems. Chompers is a twice-daily podcast designed to encourage good dental hygiene in kids. It is sponsored by Oral B and Crest Kids, both dental health companies, and will have new episodes twice a day for all of March. Continue Reading
iHeartRadio has announced several new podcasts on its roster. First is a collaboration with Variety for Playback with Kris Tapley. Second is Enrique Santos En Overtime. Finally, Tom Brokaw has relaunched his podcast Now Hear This on iHeartRadio. Continue Reading
Cabana, the digital audio division for AdLarge, announced that the Parents on Demand Network is joining its roster of podcasts. Parents on Demand shows cover topics from pregnancy to adoption to parenting teens. Broadcast television journalist Sunny Gault launched the network after her first child was born, and worked with AdLarge as her ad sales partner. Continue Reading
Podtrac’s ranker of the top 20 podcasts in January has been released. The top slots remained mostly unchanged from the December 2017 chart, with This American Life continuing to hold court. The bottom half of the January chart had some shake-ups, with the ordering from the previous month scrambled and two new shows making the cut. Continue Reading
The IAB released new research examining consumption of media on a regular basis. The study, titled Personal Prime Time, included questions about how and why respondents chose to engage with that type of media. The section on podcasts reveals some useful demographic data and motivations for when people listen. Continue Reading
In yet another sign of the power of podcasts, Atlantic Records has announced plans to launch an in-house audio content branch. This team will include a dedicated podcast production team and a podcast studio at the label’s headquarters in New York City. The first creation of this new division debuts today. Continue Reading
The Los Angeles Review of Books has launched a new channel called Podcast Review. The site includes both reviews of podcasts and interviews with podcasters. Only three interviews have been posted so far, but they promise compelling insights from the minds behind the audio. Continue Reading
Ford made several announcements about its Sync 3 AppLink connected car platform during the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. Podcasting company Acast will have its mobile app made available on the service. Continue Reading