Comprehensive coverage of the podcasting industry and its business ecosystem.
iHeartMedia announced that it has extended its deal with Aaron Mahnke. The multi-year deal will see the author and podcast creator continue his exclusive partnership with the iHeartPodcast Network. In addition to work with Mahnke, the partnership will see the addition of five new podcasts to feature new talents. Continue Reading
As Australians worked from home during much of march, radio group Southern Cross Austereo (SCA) worked up some streaming metrics for the month. This report covers live radio streaming, smart speaker listening, and podcast plays. All streaming metrics in this report are up in double digit percentages. Continue Reading
Audioboom reported its first-quarter financials. The podcast company reported $6.4 million (£5.2 million) in revenue for the first three months of 2020, a jump of 40% from the year-ago period. The increase was largely due to a corresponding spike in brand advertiser count. Continue Reading
Triton Digital has released its LATAM Podcast Report. The latest chart covers February 17 through March 15. For that period, the top 100 podcasts generated 19.4 million downloads. Continue Reading
Blubrry has shared data from its podcast platform, offering a look at how its audiences are responding to the coronavirus pandemic. In this blog post, it only shared figures for aggregate number of downloads. Continue Reading
Podtrac has released its ranking of the top podcast publishers for February 2020. A change is afoot — Podtrac has added five more places to this ranking, making it a top-20 list. Also, the RAIN Remix, to gain insight about how the audience, and streams/downloads, are distributed across number of shows for each publisher. It reshuffles the list considerably. Continue Reading
Pod Drop features new, interesting, and returning podcasts. Today: The No Sports Report from Treefort Media, Doctor’s Log from Cadence13, and The Refuge from PRX. Continue Reading
Anchor, the streamlined podcast creation platform owned by Spotify, announced an update to its analytics tools. The service is adding more metrics for podcasters powered by Spotify. The new charts on the Anchor dashboard are based on data coming from Spotify streams rather than from download counts or from RSS feeds. Continue Reading
Content network Evergreen Podcasts is announcing a second investment from Lake Effect Radio in Ohio. The $500,000 fundraising follows a previous investment by Lake Effect Radio of $2-million. Continue Reading
Acast has released its financial results for last year. The podcasting company doubled its annual revenue from 180 million kroner ($19 million) in 2018 to 361 million kroner ($38 million) in 2019. Revenue growth in the Americas and Europe propelled the company to the strong annual results. Continue Reading
by Steve Goldstein
The Amplifi Media CEO sits down for a conversation with Bret Kinsella, founder and CEO of Voicebot.ai. The two discuss the outlook for voice tech, where radio fits in the picture, some of the the current common hurdles to adoption, and why the field is much more than just smart speakers. Continue Reading
Pod Drop features new, interesting, and returning podcasts. Today: Dr. Brene Brown’s new show produced by Cadence13, a podcast about the podcast business, and a new ARN/iHeart production starring an Australian comedian hoping to lighten coronavirus anxiety. Continue Reading