Entercom announced a new effort that will provide marketing campaign measurement tools to podcasts and streaming audio. This stems from apartnership with marketing company Claritas, which offers an identity graph with proprietary data for more than 120 million households and more than 1 billion devices. Continue Reading
Entercom announced that it will distribute Radio Disney and Radio Disney Country programming. Both Disney channels will be available through the RADIO.COM digital audio platform alongside Entercom’s station portfolio and podcast content. Continue Reading
Entercom announced that RADIO.COM will be integrated with Samsung’s Bixby voice assistant. All of the sports, entertainment, news, and music content from RADIO.COM will be made available to U.S. listeners through a capsule in the Bixby Marketplace. Continue Reading
Entercom continues to expand its RADIO.COM platform. The newest feature is RADIO.COM Rewind, which introduces on-demand controls to the broadcast radio content on the service. This tool automatically records the past 24 hours of broadcasts from enabled stations, which means users can pause or rewind to find their favorite shows, or revisit a program a second time. Continue Reading
Entercom announced a new addition to its sports podcast programming for RADIO.COM. The show, Scal & Pals, will offer two hours of live NBA coverage every weekday. The live show can be heard between 11 am and 1 pm Eastern, and can also be heard on-demand via other podcast platforms. Continue Reading
Major U.S. commercial radio group Entercom announced that it has hired Ken Lagana as executive vice president of digital sales. Lagana assumes this newly created role from Megaphone, where he was head of sales and marketing and played a key role in developing the Megaphone Targeted Marketplace. Continue Reading
Entercom, the second-largest commercial radio group in the U.S., announced in an earnings call this morning two investments which dramatically deepen its commitment, inventory, and reach in podcasting. It is acquiring two podcast businesses: Cadence13 and Pineapple Street Media. Continue Reading
Entercom made multiple announcements today, including one focused on sports programming. The company shared its plans for the RADIO.COM Sports Digital Network. This platform is slated to debut on August 19. Continue Reading
In addition to announcing two podcast acquisitions and an upcoming digital sports network, Entercom also shared its latest financial results today. The company’s second-quarter revenue was $380.7 million. Continue Reading
Libsyn has entered a partnership with Entercom that will see its library of podcasts added to Radio.com. All of Libsyn’s shows will have the choice to opt in to this distribution deal. Libsyn has more than 4.9 million episodes across about 62,000 active podcasts that will now be distributed to the Entercom digital platform. Continue Reading
Nielsen is announcing today a deepening of its relationship with radio group Entercom, which will enhance its portfolio of Nielsen measurement tools. The essential addition is Nielsen Media Impact. Continue Reading
Brief news items and worthy reads from around the web: Entercom exec’s audio snapshot. A podcasting history lesson. Best podcast episodes of the year (so far). Roger Lynch’s Bloomberg interview. Continue Reading