A leading Australian radio group has forged a partnership with a leading Australian podcast company, as ARN and Whooshkaa join together to create a content network described as having “unprecedented reach and flexibility.” Continue Reading
The Australian Broadcasting Corporation, the public radio group in Australia, is bolstering its Podcast Fund with an injection of $1 million. The money will go toward boosting new community-based podcasters and financing a broader diversity of audio content. Director of ABC Radio Michael Mason announced the news at OzPod 2017. Continue Reading
The Australian Broadcasting Corporation published data from a survey about podcast awareness and consumption. Australians posted 89% awareness of the audio format. More than half have listened to a podcast, and the rate rose to 76% among those aged 25-34. Continue Reading
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
Australia-based Nova Entertainment hosted a contest to help the discovery of new podcasts in the country. The winner of the company’s second Podquest competition is Wendy John with her show Doomsday. Her prize is a production and marketing grant, along… Continue Reading
Australia is building up a strong coterie of local podcast talent. The latest company to launch in support of the podcasting industry is called Ear Buds. The Melbourne-base podcast network takes a local approach, featuring shows that “reflect the sound of the city.” Continue Reading
A new podcast network called Nearly has launched in Australia. Nearly is led by Courtney Carthy, a former development producer for the Australian Broadcast Corp. It offers a two-pronged approach from the start, with both ad-supported shows for consumers and podcast creation services for brands. Continue Reading
The Australian Radio Network announced that it would adopt AdsWizz technology on iHeartRadio, to offer programmatic buying to its advertisers. The broadcaster is calling it “one-to-one targeted audio advertising.” Continue Reading
Spotify has hired Jane Huxley as its new managing director for Australia and New Zealand. She will start in this position on Sept. 1. The MD role was most recently held by Kate Vale, who departed Spotify in May after a five-year tenure. The hire is extra noteworthy coming on the heels of Pandora’s ANZ shutdown. Continue Reading
Amazon is hiring for hundreds of positions in Australia, with a heavy focus on the music department. This has sparked speculation that the tech giant will be launching its Amazon Music streaming platform in that market in the coming months. Continue Reading
Edison Research has posted a new report titled The Podcast Consumer Australia 2017. The new geographic focus of the survey offers analysis not just of that market, but also provides comparisons with the U.S. podcast audience data from the Podcast Consumer report released earlier this year. The research was sponsored by Triton Digital, Commercial Radio Australia, and Southern Cross Austereo. Continue Reading
The recent Infinite Dial Australia report from Edison Research shared some data points about the position of podcasts in that nation. The audio format was known to 72% of respondents, while 29% of Australians have listened to a podcast. We compare key metrics with the U.S. version of The Infinite Dial, released in March. Continue Reading