DGital Media partners to launch new politics show
DGital Media announced a partnership to help launch a new show dubbed Pod Save America. The podcast will cover politics and is intended to spark involvement from listeners. Continue Reading
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Google to host podcast for agencies
Google is creating a podcast series for agencies in its Partner program. The shows will educate Partner participants in skills related to digital advertising, business, agency life, and Google products. Continue Reading
Quick Hits: NPR CEO talks podcasts; Deezer profile; Apple Music profile
Brief news items and worthy reads from around the web: NPR boss talks podcasts and radio; digging in with Deezer; all about Apple Music. Continue Reading
Sirius XM to air WNYC podcasts
Sirius XM announced that several podcasts from WNYC Studios will be added to its programming. Shows produced by the New York Public Radio group will air on Sirius XM Insight channel – which hosts podcasts, public radio, and political comedy – beginning Jan. 9, 2017. Continue Reading
Apple saw 10 billion podcast downloads and streams in 2016
Apple shared a compelling data point in its best of 2016 review. The company said that Apple listeners consumed more than 10 billion downloads and streams of podcasts worldwide over the course of the year. Continue Reading
Blubrry adds automatic posting to social media
Podcast host Blubrry Podcasting is rolling out a tool for sharing shows to social media. The Post to Social tool allows producers to automatically publish entire shows to Twitter. For Facebook and YouTube, it publishes the first two minutes of a podcast, with the option to add a custom promotional outro. Continue Reading
Quick Hits: Pop songwriting and streaming; podcasts for kids
Brief news items and worthy reads from around the web: Streaming and writing pop songs. Exploring podcasts for children. Continue Reading
Quick Hits: Lefsetz on Recode; WNYC; Radiolab interview; political podcasts
Brief news items and worthy reads from around the web: Bob Lefsetz on Recode Media podcast; innovations at WNYC; interview with Radiolab founder; what’s next for political podcasts? Continue Reading
TuneIn adds podcast downloads
TuneIn has added offline listening and downloading for its podcasts. These features were included in the latest update to the service. Listeners can store podcasts on their mobile devices for access at any time, even when they don’t have an online connection. Continue Reading
Wondery experiments with podcast musicals in a new Serial parody
Some might say that you haven’t truly made it in the music world until Weird Al Yankovic has spoofed your song. This American Life’s show Serial has now hit a similar degree of pop cultural cache for podcasts, as it is the subject of a new parody show on Wondery. Continue Reading
Prison podcast wins the Radiotopia Podquest competition
Radiotopia has selected Ear Hustle as the winner of its Podquest competition. The show shares stories from life in prison. It is the work of San Quentin State Prison inmates Earlonne Woods and Antwan Williams and artist/professor Nigel Poor. Continue Reading
Gimlet Media fall show lineup captures the current podcasting trends
Podcast network Gimlet Media announced its new show lineup, and it’s a reflection of the current zeitgeist in this form of audio content. The new programs are Undone, Homecoming, and Crimetown. Continue Reading