Acast celebrates birthday with listening metrics
Podcast platform Acast celebrated its fourth birthday with the milestone of 100 million monthly listens. The result is a doubling of Acast’s results year-on-year. Continue Reading
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Acast brings podcast ad inventory to Ireland with i-Believe deal
Acast has signed an exclusive deal with Irish digital sales agency i-Believe. Under this arrangement, i-Believe will offer ad placement on premium, on-demand, brand-safe podcast content at scale in Ireland. Continue Reading
Acast is looking for the next UK podcast star with LaunchPod contest
Podcast technology company Acast has teamed up with production company Wisebuddah to host a contest called LaunchPod for aspiring UK podcasters. Anyone with an idea can participate the contest, and submissions are open until 9 pm on June 18. Continue Reading
BBC partners with Acast for podcast and audio monetization outside the UK
The BBC has entered a deal with Sweden-based podcast company Acast. Under this partnership, Acast will be the official partner for commercialization of BBC podcasts and audio outside of the UK. The deal is a joint initiative between the BBC World Service and BBC Radio & Education. Continue Reading
Acast reports offer insight for reaching the ‘unreachables’ with podcast ads
Podcast company Acast has shared its first pair of Acast Audio Intelligence Reports. The quarterly reports offer analyses of podcast listening in the United States and the United Kingdom, with Australia to be added at a later date. “This research is crucial to understanding where the industry is headed,” said Susie Warhurst, Acast’s UK director of content. Continue Reading
Acast expands AdsWizz partnership for audio ad tech
Podcasting and audio company Acast has expanded its partnership with AdsWizz, with plans to use its AudioServe technology to power audio ad campaign management and optimization. Acast has been using AdsWizz’s AudioMax service to enable programmatic buying for its advertisers since last July. Continue Reading
Acast podcast app joins Ford Sync 3 in cars
Ford made several announcements about its Sync 3 AppLink connected car platform during the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. Podcasting company Acast will have its mobile app made available on the service. Continue Reading
New hire at Acast will lead audio product and partner sales
Acast has hired Chris Wistow as its new global head of audio product and partner sales. Wistow joins the podcasting company from AdsWizz, where he was the UK and Ireland Country Head. Continue Reading
Acast hires content director for Australia
Podcasting company Acast has hired Guy Scott-Wilson as the content director for Australia. In this position with Acast, he will be responsible for expanding the company’s presence and local content strategy. Continue Reading
Acast plans public offering; Ross Adams is new CEO
Acast is looking to go public on the Stockholm Stock Exchange and will be shuffling its leadership. In preparation for listing, Acast is changing up its leadership. CEO Måns Ulvestam and Chief Strategy Officer Karl Rosander, both company co-founders, will step down from their current operational roles and Chief Revenue Officer Ross Adams will step in as the new chief executive. Continue Reading
Acast secures $19.5 million investment for on-demand audio growth
Acast, a podcasting and audio on-demand company, announced that it has secured $19.5 million in a series B investment. The round, led by a group of Swedish investors, brings Acast’s fundraising total to more than $32 million. Continue Reading
Acast hires new leader for Australian operations
Podcast company Acast has hired Henrik Isaksson to head up its operations in Australia. Isaksson joins the audio and podcasting platform from a programmatic mobile advertising service called Amobee, but his resume also includes work at Spotify, where he began in sales and progressed to become a country manager. Continue Reading