Audioboom has received a cash injection for the development of original podcast deals, totaling $4-million (3.2-million GBP). The benefactor is familiar to observers: Nick Candy, a real estate investor who has infused Audioboom with venture capital about a year ago in two installments. Continue Reading
Audioboom announced that it has raised £1.5 million in support of its original programming efforts. The new equity funding stemmed from a subscription of new ordinary shares with a price of 1.3 pence per share. Continue Reading
UK-based podcast company AudioBoom, which is publicly traded on the London Stock Exchange, released its full-year 2018 financials. In a story familiar to leading streaming music services, the bottom line is in the red even as revenue jumped upward, and the earning per thousand listens (CPM) likewise spiked. It is a growth picture after a rough road in 2018. Continue Reading
We are finding it interesting to observe the number of Executive Producer roles for podcasting are being opened and/or seeking candidates in podcasting. In the last week, two of the preeminent podcast companies, AudioBoom and Stitcher, are searching for Executive Producers. Continue Reading
Audioboom announced that the comedic true crime podcast And That’s Why We Drink has joined the Audioboom Originals Network. The expanded deal includes an exclusive premium ad sales and promotional agreement. Continue Reading
audioBoom has announced the launch of an addition to its Audioboom Originals Network: a true crime show called Dead Man Talking. Additionally, the company is rolling our an expanded marketing program for the show intended to attract new audiences to the program and podcasting generally. Continue Reading
AudioBoom, a podcast and audio on-demand company, has released its financial results from an extraordinarily eventful first half of its fiscal year. In the six months ending May 31, 2018, audioBoom posted a 43% increase in revenue to £2.6 million. COO Stuart Last posted additional context and interesting metrics to supplement the official report. Continue Reading
audioBoom announced new hires at two of its international offices. The audio and podcasting company has hired Mike Newman as head of content partnerships in the UK, and Umesh Barve as head of partnerships in India. Continue Reading
Motorsport league Formula 1 has announced plans to launch its first official podcast. The show, titled Beyond the Grid, is a weekly podcast produced in association with audioBoom and is presented by Bose. Continue Reading
audioBoom announced more updates for its roster of original podcasts alongside a deal with A+E Networks. The podcasting company landed a production, ad sales, and distribution deal with A+E to produce podcasts based on the cable/television company’s existing programs. The company also plans to launch three more shows for its audioBoom Originals Network by the end of the third quarter. Continue Reading
audioBoom has followed up its latest financing round with a series of international agreements. The on-demand podcast company inked sales deals with DAX in the UK, The Podcast Exchange in Canada, and Placard Media in Australia and New Zealand. The new partners will be responsible for selling ad inventory for audioBoom’s show roster. Continue Reading
Earlier today London-based podcast company audioBoom announced it has obtained funding of 4.5-million GBP to solidify its operating future and strategy. We reached out to Chief Operating Officer Stuart Last for more details. The Q&A which unfolded is quite interesting, and portrays a company keen to execute a programming strategy along three key lines of business. Continue Reading