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iHeartRadio teams with HowStuffWorks and Tenderfoot TV for next season of Atlanta Monster

Posted on September 5, 2018 by Anna Washenko

Atlanta Monster is getting an extra boost behind the scenes. iHeartRadio is teaming up with the original creators — HowStuffWorks and Tenderfoot TV — to launch the second season of the true crime show. As a result of this partnership, the show will join the iHeartRadio Podcast Network and iHeartRadio will be the exclusive distribution partner for all future seasons and episodes of the program. Continue Reading →

Serial’s third season will tackle the criminal justice system beginning September 20

Posted on September 5, 2018 by Anna Washenko

Serial has released details about its upcoming third season. The landmark true crime podcast will turn its investigative lens on the criminal justice system. Rather than digging into a single case, the season will be about Cleveland’s criminal courts and will share behind-the-scenes details of court procedures. Continue Reading →

BBC unveils first voice skill for children’s programming

Posted on September 4, 2018 by Anna Washenko

The BBC has launched its first voice experience designed for children. The BBC Kids Skill features three interactive games starring characters from CBeebies programming to start; more voice experiences and children’s content are expected to be added in the coming months. Continue Reading →

Samsung will open Bixby voice assistant to third-party devs this year

Posted on September 4, 2018 by Anna Washenko

Samsung is planning to open up its Bixby voice assistant platform to third-party developers. The tech conglomerate is slated to introduce a software development kit at its annual Samsung Developer Conference in November that will provide resources and documentation to build apps leveraging the voice platform. Continue Reading →

HowStuffWorks partners with DAX for UK ad representation

Posted on September 4, 2018 by Anna Washenko

Podcast network HowStuffWorks has partnered with DAX to bring its podcast library to advertisers in the UK. DAX, the digital audio advertising unit of Global, now represents the ad inventory for more than 180 audio platforms. Continue Reading →

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James Cridland’s Future of Radio: Smart speakers and public radio fans

Posted on September 4, 2018 by James Cridland

by James Cridland

James Cridland’s Future of Radio is a column by the Australia-based radio futurologist. THIS WEEK: Diving into the results of the Public Radio Techsurvey. The first U.S. radio station owned by Europeans. Smart speaker insights. Continue Reading →

Triton Digital’s latest client for Tap and a2x is a Brazilian radio group

Posted on September 4, 2018 by Anna Washenko

Triton Digital announced that Brazilian radio group Sistema Globo de Rádio is its latest client partner. SGR will take advantage of Triton’s Tap service for monetizing its news, music, and podcast content. It will also make its inventory available on Triton’s a2x programmatic ad exchange. Continue Reading →

Audio.ad report explores the Chilean audience for digital audio consumption

Posted on August 31, 2018 by Anna Washenko

Audio.ad, a specialist in digital audio advertising for Latin American and Hispanic audiences, has released a report on the current market in Chile. It is the second report on this country’s attitudes toward digital audio; the first was in 2015. More than 1,000 cases were included in the online survey. Continue Reading →

IFA 2018: Hybrid smart speakers could be the next step for the burgeoning technology

Posted on August 31, 2018 by Anna Washenko

At IFA 2018, a major tech showcase in Europe, smart speakers are decisively moving into the foreground of home electronics. Although many brands are getting into the smart speaker game, a few of the new products announced at the event went a step further and took the Swiss army knife approach, combining smart speaker functions with other home tech. Continue Reading →

New conference will give academic podcasters a Sound Education

Posted on August 31, 2018 by Anna Washenko

A new event later this year aims to illuminate the educational potential in podcasting. Sound Education is scheduled to take place November 2-3 and is hosted by Ministry of Ideas, a podcast based at Harvard Divinity School. The panels cover topics geared toward how the audio format can be applied for academia and teaching, both either a formal or casual student audience. Continue Reading →

Google Assistant is now bilingual

Posted on August 31, 2018 by Anna Washenko

Google Assistant has been updated with bilingual support, a change that means the voice platform can field queries from two different languages. Prior to the update, managing more than one tongue would have required manually switching between language settings. Continue Reading →

Stitcher brings new fall shows to its free and premium programming

Posted on August 30, 2018 by Anna Washenko

Stitcher, the podcast network within Midroll Media, has shared its lineup of podcasts for fall 2018. The entire series of Wolverine: The Long Night, a collaboration with Marvel, that had been available only to paying subscribers will be made available for the free service. Four new shows are joining the main Stitcher lineup. Continue Reading →