Edison Research and PodcastOne joined forces for a new report examining the heaviest podcast consumers, including their responses to advertising. Topline results from the survey of these “super listeners” were shared at the IAB Podcast Upfront, with full results to come in a webinar next week. Continue Reading
AdsWizz, a specialist in digital audio advertising technology, announced a new feature called PodScribe that offers scalable, contextual ad targeting in podcasts. PodScribe is built on advanced speech-to-text transcription technology, which lets advertisers target by the keywords, concepts, topics, and interests that appear in a show. Continue Reading
Shondaland, the media company launched by award-winning television producer and writer Shonda Rhimes, is adding podcasts to its storytelling content. The media and production company is partnering with iHeartMedia to launch Shondaland Audio. Continue Reading
NBC News and Wondery have entered a new podcast partnership. The deal, announced at the IAB Podcast Upfront, will see the two businesses jointly develop a slate of new shows centered on news and politics. Continue Reading
Entercom continues to expand its RADIO.COM platform. The newest feature is RADIO.COM Rewind, which introduces on-demand controls to the broadcast radio content on the service. This tool automatically records the past 24 hours of broadcasts from enabled stations, which means users can pause or rewind to find their favorite shows, or revisit a program a second time. Continue Reading
The quarterly RAJAR Midas survey offers a snapshot of the UK’s Internet-delivered audio consumption. The autumn 2019 results showed that listeners’ age continues to drive many of their audio habits, and the findings emphasized the importance of audio on the go. Continue Reading
The Infinite Dial survey has been growing its international footprint, with the latest set of information about audio consumption habits coming out of Germany. RTL Radio Deutschland commissioned Edison Research to complete the study, which found heavy usage of radio and audio platforms across ages and devices in the country. Continue Reading
Targetspot has entered a new audio ad sales partnership with Deezer. With this deal, Targetspot will be the exclusive source for purchasing the audio inventory for the streaming service in the United States, Canada, the Netherlands, Spain, and Italy. Continue Reading
Podcast hosting and ad tech specialist Megaphone has hired a new CFO. Cameron D. Jones joins the company in this finance role, where he will oversee the business’ risk management, accounting, business analytics, and more. He comes from REVOLT TV & Media. Continue Reading
James Cridland’s International Radio Trends is a column by the Australia-based radio futurologist. THIS WEEK: Several updates centered on the BBC. The Economist on the (distant) driverless car future. Much more. Continue Reading
The Wondery podcast network continues its multi-region expansion, most recently in a new partnership with Ranieri and Co, which will represent Wondery podcasts to the Australian and New Zealand buying markets. Ranieri was founded by Rob Ranieri and Nick Randall. the company produces shows in addition to representing podcasts. Continue Reading
iHeartMedia is deepening its relationship with Hollywood/podcast star Will Ferrell, joining to launch Big Money Players Network, a nascent podcast network for comedy shows. The new enterprise plans to release 10 new shows in the next two years, and follows the success of “The Ron Burgundy Podcast,” an iHeartRadio original production. Continue Reading