“You wanna know who we’re crawling into bed with this time? […] We are now officially in an exclusive relationship with Spotify.” –Alex Cooper’s in-character announcement of a buyout deal with Spotify. The high-rated show will be exclusive starting July 14. Continue Reading
Podtrac released its monthly Top Podcasts ranking for May. NPR appears most often, as owner of seven shows. iHeartRadio has three of the top 20. The #4 spot was claimed by Call Her Daddy, returning after a 5-week break over a controversy that was covered by The New York Times, moved up 11 spots in the ranker. Continue Reading
Barstool Sports has a new investor. Following up on rumors of a deal, Penn National Gaming has taken a minority stake in the sports media company, which includes a popular podcast network. The agreement will see casino operator Penn National take on a 36% interest stake. Continue Reading
The podcast network Barstool Sports may be changing hands. Recode reported that its owner The Chernin Group is close to a deal to sell the audio brand to Penn National Gaming, a regional gambling company. Continue Reading
Brief news items and worthy reads from around the web. The latest edition of Variety gave its cover story over to podcasting, and there’s more going on than just idolizing Conan O’Brien. Continue Reading