Internet radio aggregator and podcasting resource Live365 blasted out a note today about a full-site redesign. We took advantage of the review opportunity to update our understanding of business details. Click through for screenshots and a rundown of features. Continue Reading
Casted, a content marketing platform for podcasters, has announced a feature expansion of its platform that includes enhanced searching, transcribing, indexing, video creation, and like/share insight. Click for details. Continue Reading
“Build a podcast app that users can’t put down.” That’s the pitch at podcast database and discovery service Podchaser, for the company’s newly launched API (Application Programming Interface). Podchaser is targeting the marketplace of apps servicing consumers who don’t use Spotify or Apple for podcast listening and discovery. Continue Reading
Veritone has launched a new service called MARVEL.ai, a synthetic voice product the company characterizes as a “Voice-as-a-Service” (VaaS) solution for media companies, brands, and celebrities. The product can mimic any person’s voice, given a sufficient sample, then make that synthetic voice say anything, read any script, or speak an entire audio program (such as podcasting) in another language using the original speaker’s voice. Veritone President Ryan Steelberg agreed to a knowledge-gathering chat, which ended with a compelling use case for podcasting. Continue Reading
Sounder, a podcast hosting platform with data intelligence and monetization features, reveals this morning that it has acquired Podnods, an AI-based recommendation platform for listeners with audience growth support for podcasters. The deal marries two companies which each brings advanced technology to the legacy industry functions of hosting, recommending, and monetizing. Continue Reading
On the day of its presentation at the IAB Podcast Upfront, iHeartMedia announces a partnership with Catalina, a shopper intelligence and real-time database company, to provide podcast advertising attribution related to offline shopping. The alliance and the information it delivers are targeted to CPG companies. Continue Reading
Bauer Media is starting a subscription tier in its Planet Radio streaming radio destination. Subscribing offers ad-free listening, which is typical. Not typical is a song-skipping feature in the live radio stations. We spoke with Tobias Nielsen, Director Audio + at Bauer, to understand how this works. Continue Reading
In a four-hour Podcast Upfront event featuring 14 presentations, most of them multi-element video productions, some of them featuring celebrity podcasters and ferociously upbeat conversations, AdsWizz gave its “share of stage” to soft-spoken CEO Alexis van deWyer for earnest advocacy of his company’s future-leaning ad-tech expertise. There were metrics, too. Continue Reading
From the bustling realm of social audio, which is undergoing feverish development on several fronts, comes news of tentative expansion from Twitter and the marquee leader in the space, Clubhouse. Twitter widens the testing field and Clubhouse inches into Android. Continue Reading
Podcast platform Sounder has expanded its range of service with the launch of Sounder Plus, which bundles seven features. We exchanged thoughts with Sounder CEO Kal Amin. Click for details. Continue Reading
Podcast attribution company Podsights has released the latest in its quarterly Benchmark series — titled for Q2 2021. There is new element not in previous reports: Demographic info resulting from a partnership with Experian, the consumer data company. Click through for details, data, graphs, and a link to the report. Continue Reading
Veritone sent around a notice that Audacy (formerly Entercom) has extended its agreement to use Veritone’s artificial intelligence. The news focuses on Veritone Discovery, an AI-powered content search and analysis application. Click for details. Continue Reading