Megaphone announces expansion into Europe
Megaphone is expanding into Europe. The U.S.-based company announced that its launch across the Atlantic begins today, with a new office opening in Germany. Continue Reading
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Megaphone co-founder Andy Bowers exits company
Andy Bowers, co-founder of Megaphone, has departed the company. The business was initially spun out from Slate’s Panoply division in January 2016 as a podcasting content management system with services in monetization and distribution. Continue Reading
David Cohn steps into Megaphone as Head of Sales
Podcast tech and sales company Megaphone is starting the new year with a hiring announcement: David Cohn becomes the firm’s VP and Head of Sales. His 20-year media career as a sales executive has moved him through AskMed.com, Ranker, and Receptiv. Continue Reading
CNBC selects Megaphone for podcast hosting and tools
Megaphone announced that the latest client for its podcast hosting and technology tools is CBNC. The media company will take advantage of Megaphone’s services for hosting, publishing, dynamic ad insertion, and more. Continue Reading
Westwood One to move its podcast network to Megaphone
Westwood One has partnered with podcast technology company Megaphone. The Cumulus Media-owned Westwood will move its podcast network to Megaphone’s platform. Westwood One will also have the future chance to opt into the Megaphone Targeted Marketplace. Continue Reading
Megaphone brings in media veteran as new CFO
Podcast hosting and ad tech specialist Megaphone has hired a new CFO. Cameron D. Jones joins the company in this finance role, where he will oversee the business’ risk management, accounting, business analytics, and more. He comes from REVOLT TV & Media. Continue Reading
Megaphone partners with GQ to distribute, monetize new podcast
Megaphone announced that it will provide services for a new podcast from GQ Magazine.The new show is called Airplane Mode, and it offers insights on creativity, technology, and success from a wide range of guest interviews. Continue Reading
Megaphone finds contemporary podcasts are getting shorter
The latest blog post from Megaphone is a series of visualizations about how average podcast length has changed over time. The company reviewed data from the 549 podcasts on the Apple Podcasts Top 200 list between March 6th-May 11th. The results showed a large number of podcast episodes running just shy of an hour, which Megaphone deemed a nod to classic radio formatting. Continue Reading
Podcast listening through Apple Watch: New metrics from Megaphone
Podcast tech company Megaphone crunched numbers related to how and when listeners use Apple Watches for podcast listening. Megaphone characterizes the results as a “stealth success story.” The report, posted by Megaphone’s data analyst Luke Riley, is HERE. Listening via… Continue Reading
Megaphone to provide services for NBC News Group podcasts
Megaphone announced that the NBC News Group podcast network will join its hosting and ad insertion platform. Under this new arrangement, NBC News will leverage Megaphone’s tools in distribution, content management, measurement, and monetization for all of its podcast programming. Continue Reading
Panoply Media rebrands as Megaphone
Panoply Media has been making big changes in how it approaches the business of podcasting, and today it capped off those changes with a rebranding. The company will now be called Megaphone, adopting the same name as its hosting and ad-insertion service. According to the press release, the changed name reflects the business’ focus on podcast technology and infrastructure. Continue Reading
Cadence13 brings its podcast roster to Panoply’s Megaphone hosting service
Cadence13 and Panoply Media have entered a new partnership that will see Cadence13 bring its podcast roster to the Megaphone for distribution and campaign management. Megaphone is the podcast hosting and ad-insertion platform from Panoply Media. Continue Reading