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Libsyn raises $25M and will acquire AdvertiseCast

Posted on March 31, 2021 by Brad Hill

Libsyn, one of the world’s largest podcast hosting companies, announces today that it will acquire AdvertiseCast, a podcast ad planning and buying platform. The purchase is supported by $25-million in funds that the publicly traded company raised privately. While this funding is apparently motivated chiefly to enable the AdvertiseCast purchase, the investment is also intended “to provide Libsyn with additional capital for other strategic acquisitions.” Continue Reading →

Libsyn acquires Auxbus for podcast creation

Posted on February 11, 2021 by Brad Hill

One of the world’s largest podcast hosts, Libsyn, has acquired the Auxbus podcast creation platform. The deal expands Libsyn’s suite of podcast hosting and measurement, adding tools for planning and recording shows. Auxbus has developed proprietary (patent-pending) tech that automates parts of the audio creation process. Continue Reading →

Libsyn partners with Player FM for greater exposure for hosted podcasts

Posted on September 22, 2020 by Brad Hill

Podcast hosting giant Libsyn is announcing a new partnership with Player FM, a podcast listening app and discovery engine. The deal is effective immediately, and Libsyn’s clients can distribute their shows to Player FM starting now. Libsyn’s research indicates that Player FM is a top-10 3rd-party aggregation app by number of downloads. Continue Reading →

Jeff Umbro: The Anchor Pirates, Libsyn’s Cash Reserves, and the Media Universe

Posted on August 20, 2020 by Brad Hill

by Jeff Umbro

In this week’s column, Podglomerate CEO Jeff Umbro provides news and commentary about the PRX controversy, Libsyn’s financials, Spotify strategy, and an illuminasting infographic of the media corporate landscape. Continue Reading →

Libsyn 2019 report: 69k shows. 6.2B downloads. 60% from Apple. Much more.

Posted on May 18, 2020 by Brad Hill

Venerable podcast hosting company Libsyn (formally: Liberated Syndication) released its 10-K annual report for 2019. In it, several interesting metrics stand out. We look at number of podcasts hosted, number of downloads, and annual trends for several metrics. Continue Reading →

Headliner’s latest social video integration is with Libsyn

Posted on April 21, 2020 by Anna Washenko

Headliner, a service for podcast promotion, announced that its newest integration is with Liberated Syndication. This deal will see one-click access to Headliner’s tools added to the Libsyn dashboard. Continue Reading →

Libsyn announces Headliner integration

Posted on March 11, 2020 by Anna Washenko

Podcast company Libsyn announced an integration with Headliner, a promotional tool that creates video clips to be shared on social media. Audio has often struggled to perform on social media, where visual content dominates and many videos are automatically muted. Continue Reading →

Libsyn sees Q3 revenue rise on the back of hosting and domains

Posted on November 15, 2019 by Anna Washenko

Podcasting company Liberated Syndication posted its third-quarter financials. The business reported revenue up 9% on-year, reaching nearly $6.22 billion. Libsyn was responsible for about $3.64 million of the total, with its hosting revenue helping deliver growth although ad revenue dipped. Continue Reading →

Libsyn settles shareholder dispute, will add new directors

Posted on October 8, 2019 by Anna Washenko

Liberated Syndication, better known as Libsyn, has reached a settlement with one of its shareholders, Camac Fund. As a result of the agreement, new members will join the board of directors for the podcast company, including at least one new independent director. Continue Reading →

Libsyn CFO resigns amid SEC complaint

Posted on October 4, 2019 by Anna Washenko

Podcast host Libsyn has been facing some upheaval in the past several months, and the latest development is CFO John Busshaus resigning from his post. The company also shared a few Q3 figures related to its podcast hosting subscription business. Continue Reading →

Libsyn Q2 revenue and net income inch upward

Posted on August 15, 2019 by Anna Washenko

Liberated Syndication, often known as Libsyn, has filed its financial reports for the quarter ending June 30. The podcast company posted revenue of $5.7 million, up from $5.3 million in the year-ago period. Podcast hosting generated the bulk of Libsyn’s revenue. Continue Reading →

Libsyn joins ranks of IAB 2.0-certified podcast companies

Posted on August 12, 2019 by Brad Hill

Libsyn, which self-identifies as the first-ever, and largest podcast hosting company, is announcing today that it has been granted IAB certification for its podcast analytics. Libsyn has been applying the IAB guidelines since 2017; the certification signals to advertisers that Libsyn’s audience measurements do officially apply the guidelines correctly. Continue Reading →