Audible’s founder is exiting his post as CEO. Don Katz will step down as CEO and become executive chairman of the audio company. Bob Carrigan will join Audible as its new chief executive effective January 2. Continue Reading
Podcast company Acast announced a new hire to expand its efforts in programmatic advertising. Michael Bayston has joined the business as its programmatic director for the EMEA region. Continue Reading
Billboard will update its charts to reflect the ongoing importance of video in the music world. The company announced that it will include video and audio data from YouTube on its Billboard 200 and genre-specific album charts starting January 3. Continue Reading
Podtrac’s November 2019 podcast ranker features two new titles. A pair of podcasts from American Media made their debuts on the list, and NPR posted another strong showing. Continue Reading
iHeartMedia has launched a partnership to bring audio programming to a young adult audience. The company teamed with entertainment creative house Einhorn’s Epic Productions to develop a slate of shows for the iHeartRadio Original Podcasts program. The podcasts will highlight compelling female characters. Continue Reading
Deezer unveiled a new feature to its audio streaming platform that will let listeners exert more control over their lean-back listening experience. The platform has a new ban system for blocking music that a user just can’t stand. Continue Reading
Love Sport Radio announces today an expansion to nationwide-UK broadcasting and an expanded programming slate to attract new regional audiences. Love Sport has been covering London with its DAB signal. Now it is acquiring Panjab Radio’s slot in the Sound… Continue Reading
James Cridland’s International Radio Trends is a column by the Australia-based radio futurologist. THIS WEEK: Visual and audio UK election coverage from LBC. A new look for community radio with Alfred. Continue Reading
Public media organization PRX announced a new audio project targeting younger listeners. TRAX is an upcoming podcast network for an audience aged 9-13. The network received a grant of $1.6 million from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting to offer free, on-demand audio programming aimed at tweens. Continue Reading
The Amazon Echo line of smart devices is getting new integrations aimed at improving the options for podcast fans. Both Spotify and Apple announced today that their podcast content can be played on the Amazon devices. We try it out. Mixed results. Continue Reading
The Google Podcasts app has been updated with a new, more specific level of recommendations. The software has added a “Recommended” tab to the home screen, and this area includes suggested episodes that a given individual would enjoy based on recent listening. Continue Reading
Sony Music Entertainment announced yet another partnership in the podcast space. The major label has invested in Neon Hum, a production house founded by Jonathan Hirsch. The amount of Sony’s investment was not disclosed. Continue Reading