Spotify has launched a new partnership with AT&T. This deal will make Spotify’s paid service available as one of the options for a free entertainment subscription through the Unlimited &More Premium wireless plan. Continue Reading
Podtrac shared its ranking of the top ten podcast publishers for July 2019. Overall, average U.S. monthly audience remained flat from June and rose 50% from July 2018. Continue Reading
In an interesting piece of consumer research, Coleman Insights has determined that The Joe Rogan Experience enjoys the highest podcast brand recognition — by far. The study was fielded in May, when a thousand 18-64-year-old monthly podcast listeners were asked to name the podcasts with which they were familiar. Continue Reading
RAIN, the leading knowledge and networking organization for online audio and the digital evolution of radio, is pleased to announce that Bill Wilson, CEO of Townsquare Media, will keynote RAIN Summit Dallas on September 24. Bill Wilson has been a digital frontrunner in music, internet media, and radio for over 25 years. Continue Reading
Apple detailed its plans for revising category options in its podcast app back in June. Today, the new classification system is rolling out. Continue Reading
Human review of voice assistant recordings has been a fiery topic of late, and actions are already being taken to improve privacy for their users. Apple announced that it will globally suspend its grading program, while Google has stopped the practice in Europe. Continue Reading
PodCo Media Networks is being spun off from marketing firm Reed-Edwards Global as a separate podcast content network. Along with launching as a standalone, PMN has also acquired two business podcasts. Continue Reading
A new survey explored how podcasting is taking off in the United Arab Emirates. Broadcast specialist markettiers MENA and global podcasting consultancy 4DC found that the region has 1.3 million regular podcast listeners. Continue Reading
A new streaming service has launched for listeners in Suriname. The South American country is home to a new platform called TrackDrip. The service has a free tier and a premium subscription option for those who want offline access. Continue Reading
Mixcloud has been a regular experimenter with ways for audio creators to build their businesses. In line with the company’s goals about transparency, Mixcloud has published a blog post outlining the next wave of changes it will be implementing on the platform. Continue Reading
TuneIn announced that Juliette Morris is its new CEO. Morris joined the audio company as its first chief marketing officer in March 2018. Before her post at TuneIn, Morris held executive and leadership positions at several major media companies. Continue Reading