Pod Drop: Lady Bird, Jermain Charlo, La Brega
New podcasts of note.
In Plain Sight: Lady Bird Johnson (ABC Audio)
Stolen: The Search for Jermain (Gimlet/Spotify)
La Brega (WNYC & Futuro Studios)
Evergreen Podcasts network launches Sports Channel
Evergreen Podcasts has introduced a sports channel, appropriately named Evergreen Podcasts Sports Channel. The new sub-network, carved out for listeners and advertisers seeking to target those listeners, is stocked with six shows as of today — a mix of new and existing podcasts. Click for details. Continue Reading
FOX News Podcasts expands catalog with five new shows
FOX News Podcasts sent around a notice that adding five shows to its network blend of subscription and free podcasts. In a machine-like release timetable, it’ll be weekly launches starting a week from today, March 8. The FOX News Podcasts network shows 53 shows available today. Most are free; a handful can be purchased as a series or per episode. Click through for details. Continue Reading
RAIN Podcast Business Summit (virtual) set for 10am ET Wednesday March 3
The RAIN Podcast Business Summit, the leading podcast business event now in its fifth year, is set as a Zoom event on Wednesday, March 3, starting at 10am ET.
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Entercom: No plan to divest podcast acquisitions (à la Scripps)
In Entercom’s Q4 earnings call this week, podcasting was prominently referenced as part of the company’s digital initiatives. One investor asked whether selling off podcast acquisitions Cadence13 and Pineapple Street Studios might be in the future, if the acquisition value of those outfits exceeded their revenue potential. CEO David Field’s answer was definitive. Continue Reading
iHeartMedia reorgs as two reporting entities in a dramatic organizational and executive reset
iHeartMedia (NASDAQ: IHRT) sent an announcement, just after market close, describing a new corporate reporting and business operation structure. In the new arrangement, all of the company’s digital ventures are broken out as iHeartMedia Digital Audio Group. Alongside, the iHeartMedia Multiplatform Group will include the radio business of America’s largest commercial radio holding company. Click through for the new executive assignments and other details. Continue Reading
Diverse podcast audiences highlight Nielsen Podcasting Today report
In a detailed and wide-ranging data report titled Podcasting Today, Nielsen spotlights diverse podcast audiences, their share of the addressable market, and how they respond to podcast advertising. Click through for much more including graphics and a free download link. Continue Reading
Bauer Media enters Ireland vial acquisition of Communicorp Group
Bauer Media, a leading European digital commercial broadcaster and audio operator, will acquire Communicorp, Ireland’s largest commercial radio group. In this merger, Bauer expands its audio business to eight countries reaching over 55-million listeners. Communicorp owns and operates a portfolio of media channels with a strong focus on commercial radio and emerging digital media. Price is reported to be €100m. Continue Reading
NPR appoints DAX exclusive podcast sales manager in Canada
Digital audio advertising exchange company DAX is announcing today that it has reached agreement with NPR to manage the public radio juggernaut’s Canadian podcast ad inventory. The agreement establishes DAX as the exclusive third-party partner for handling sponsorship deals across NPR’s podcast inventory in Canada. Continue Reading
BetterHelp and CarMax star in Magellan podcast advertiser report (January)
Online counseling service BetterHelp and used car retailer CarMax were the leaders in Magellan AI’s two January podcast rankers: Top Spenders and Top Movers and Shakers. Click through for details and graphics. Continue Reading
iHeartMedia partners with UK’s Novel for inestigative series
iHeartMedia is announcing today its new partnership with Novel, an indie UK podcast company, to produce narrative investigative podcasts. Eleven shows are planned; two are described in today’s announcement: Click for details. Continue Reading
Cumulus revenue growth led by podcasting +40%. No plan to join the acquisition rush.
Digital audio was emphasized numerously in the Q4 earnings call of Cumulus Media, supported by a slew of numbers. Podcasting is up in every way for the company, and Cumulus is not particularly acquisition-minded. Click through for details and quotes. Continue Reading