ART19 has closed a Series A financing round of $7.5 million. Bertelsmann Digital Media Investments and DCM Ventures led the round, with United Talent Agency, Gallo Digital, Zach Coelius, and Array Ventures also included as investors. The podcast technology company is now predicting 300% revenue growth in 2017. Continue Reading
Podcast technology platform ART19 notified us today that reVolver, the Spanish-speaking podcast company, has moved its entire catalog of 46 podcasts to ART19. Listener measurement and ad insertion capability drove reVolver’s decision. Continue Reading
When AudioHQ announced the release of its original Bronzeville podcast series, one of the forces intersecting in that project was ART19, the podcast tech company which hosts the series. Now, we learn that AudioHQ and ART19 have cemented that relationship, and Sean Carr’s ART19 will be the hosting platform for other AudioHQ productions. Continue Reading
Podcast specialist ART19 has entered a partnership that will bring its API (application program interface) to iHeartMedia. ART19’s API will allow its podcast publishers whose shows appear on iHeartRadio to access more advanced data about how people are listening. Continue Reading
Podcast hosting and ad-tech company Art19 announces today that it has formalized a relationship with Feral Audio, a comedy podcast network that is enjoying what might be called an “accidental success” story. Feral Audio’s entire catalog of 50 shows is on the Art19 platform, and RAIN spoke with the CEO of Feral. Continue Reading
Since launching out of beta, ART19 has hit the ground running and secured a partnership with The New York Times. The venerable publishing company will migrate its entire catalog to the ART19 platform. The first three NYT shows rolling out to ART19 are The Run-Up, Book Review and the latest show, Still Processing. Continue Reading
ART19 announced a new hire for its podcast hosting and distribution network. Roddy Swearngin joins the company as executive vice president of content. Hes resume most recently includes director of digital for Levity Entertainment Group, where he founded Sideshow Network and helped manage production of more than 10,000 podcast episodes across 100 different shows. Continue Reading
ART19, a San Francisco-based podcast host, distributor, and monetization platform, officially launches today after eight months of technology development and partnership formation. Launch partners include Midroll Media), DGital Media, and Wondery. The platform offers technology designed to advance the podcast advertising business. We spoke with co-founder Sean Carr. Continue Reading