Instreamatic, a marketing company specializing in voice and AI for audio, announced that it is partnering with streaming technology expert SurferNETWORK. Under this deal, Instreamatic’s voice dialogue ad technology will be integrated into SurferNETWORK’s platform. Continue Reading
Voxnest has shared initial statistics for its Spreaker Prime revenue-sharing program for up-and-coming podcasters. The service has generated $1 million in ad revenue during its first quarter of operation. Continue Reading
Townsquare Media released its Q3 earnings this morning in an upbeat conference call with investors. Net revenue for the quarter was up nearly eight percent year-over-year, exceeding expectations, and the company revised its guidance upward. The stock jumped. Digital platforms represent the most assertive revenue growth. Continue Reading
eMarketer analyst Eric Haggstrom shared some recent forecasts for Pandora. He noted that U.S. mobile ad revenue for Pandora is on the rise, and is growing faster than eMarketer had previously predicted. Continue Reading
Voxnest, a podcast technology company, has entered a partnership with France-based audio advertising tech business Audion. Under the terms of their agreement, podcasts in the Voxnest network will have access to ads from Audion’s partners. Continue Reading
Triton Digital announced that Vibenomics, a specialist in cloud-based audio experience solutions, has signed on as its latest partner. Triton will help monetize the new Vibenomics Audio Out-of-Home advertising marketplace. 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
Global digital audio arm DAX announced that it has entered a long-term partnership with Urban One, an urban content distributor in the U.S. formerly known as Radio One. Under the terms of the deal, DAX will be the exclusive sales representative for Urban One. Continue Reading
Nearly 200 attendees from 110 companies jammed into the Monet Room of the Hilton Anatole in Dallas for RAIN Summit Dallas, a co-located prelude to the Radio Show. As in previous years, RAIN’s event took a deep dive into the most progressive aspects of digital radio, podcasting, programmatic audio advertising, and smart speakers. Continue Reading
Katz Media, a national media sales organization, announced several personnel updates to its digital arm. “The interest and demand for audio solutions is growing, and we are evolving our offerings, structure and dedicating more resources to support Katz’s overall mission to increase revenue on behalf of our partners,” CEO Mark Gray said. Continue Reading
Lee Brown is joining Spotify as the streaming service’s vice president of global sales strategy beginning next month. Brown’s previous post was as chief revenue officer for BuzzFeed. Continue Reading
Townsquare Media’s Q2 earnings call was hosted this morning by CEO Bill Wilson and EVP/CFO Stuart Rosenstein. In it, the radio group reinforced its primary identity as a “premier local and digital marketing solutions company.” As in the Q1 report, Townsquare’s digital initiatives led the company’s business. Continue Reading