The Internet Advertising Bureau (IAB) has released two studies packaged together: the 2019 Consumer Usage Trends, and a Covid Impact on Consumer Media Usage (March-April 2020) report. Podcast listening and streaming audio fared well. Continue Reading
Acast Open, which launched last fall after the Pippa acquisition, and which allows any podcast to host a show on Acast, can now (as of today) participate in the Acast Marketplace. Acast Open podcasters must apply to enter the monetization service. Dynamic ad insertion is used to deliver targeted messages in shows throughout a podcast’s entire catalog. Continue Reading
Three new fabulous new podcasts! Can We All Come Out Now? – Stories of (extreme) emergence. Wind of Change – Did The Scorpions really write that iconic song? Missing in Alaska – A (very) cold case of two missing senators.
Triton is announcing this morning that podcast content and hosting company Audioboom is joining Triton Digital’s measurement system, and will be represented exclusively in Triton’s international series of Podcast Reports — U.S., Australia, and Latin America (LATAM). Continue Reading
We got a note from Podcast Radio, the all-podcast DAB+ radio station in the UK, announcing an expansion of the London-based station to Manchester starting June 1. Along with that growth, Podcast Radio is adding shows from the Evergreen Podcasts network to its broadcast lineup. Click through for details. Continue Reading
Content and distribution powerhouse Stitcher has released a report of observations and measurements over 10 years of delivering podcasts to listeners. It is a unique glimpse into listener behavior from a pioneering podcast company. We also spoke with CEO Erik Diehn for a popup podcast. Click through to read and listen. Continue Reading
Three excellent new podcasts! Influence: Exploring the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of Advertising: This interesting and accessible podcast about advertising has just returned for its second season. It is a branded podcast produced by file-storage and sharing service… Continue Reading
Three new podcasts to recommend! Dear Governor – Maybe we shouldn’t call this a True Crime podcast — it’s more like a True Innocence show, or a True Redemption podcast. It centers on Jarvis Jay Masters, a condemned prisoner who… Continue Reading
Three new podcasts! Yang Speaks -Ex-presidential candidate Andrew Yang has partnered with the Cadence13 network for a weekly podcast. It’s mainly a spotlight for Yang, even though his campaign is over, to promote his ideas, prominent among which is the… Continue Reading
Three new podcasts! Hope Through History – Hosted by New York Times bestselling author Jon Meacham, this production is a five-part series examining five historic and critical turning points in American history. The first episode is “FDR and the Great Depression,” including… Continue Reading
We learned from Podnews that the Podcast Academy, first announced in February, has finalized its Board of Governors. The board members each serves for a two-year term. The Podcast Academy was founded to foster excellence in the field, recognized by an annual awards program. Continue Reading
AdLarge sent us an announcement that its cabana division, which represents podcasts to advertisers, has extended its relationship with Crime Junkie, the successful podcast created and hosted by Ashley Flowers. The show is downloaded 31-million times a month. The arrangement stretches to include Flowers’ podcast network. (Click through for audio trailer.) Continue Reading