Wondery has added a daily podcast to its roster. Business Wars Daily is a new show from David Brown, a veteran broadcaster who also hosts Business Wars and previously hosted Marketplace. Continue Reading
Wondery is making ad partnerships in multiple markets. Along with announcing a deal with DAX in the UK, the podcast host has also inked agreements with two new partners to sell its ad inventory in Canada and in Australia. Continue Reading
Podcast network Wondery announced that it has chosen DAX for its UK ad sales partner. Under the terms of the agreement, Wondery will sell its inventory through DAX, making it available to UK advertisers. Continue Reading
Podcast network Wondery has secured a $5 million funding round. The money will go toward expanding its podcast lineup and make new hires. Greycroft, Lerer Hippeau Ventures, and Shari Redstone’s Advancit Capital led the round. Continue Reading
Wondery has announced its fall podcast lineup, featuring new seasons of two true crime shows as well as revisiting a project the spring. Continue Reading
The Los Angeles Times is developing a new multimedia presentation of an investigative report that will include a podcast component. Dirty John is a six-part series beginning October 2 that be include printed pieces, online articles, and podcast episodes. Podcast network Wondery will produce and distribute the audio format component of this investigation. Continue Reading
Mark Ramsey, head of consultancy Mark Ramsey Media and frequent RAIN columnist, has inked a production podcast deal with Wondery. The first show to emerge out of that deal stretches the definitions of what listeners might expect in a podcast with its look at the creation of one of Alfred Hitchcock’s masterworks. Continue Reading
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
Podcast network Wondery has hired two new executives. One is a senior vice president of brand partnerships and the other is director of audience acquisition. Continue Reading
Podcast network Wondery is launching its first original scripted series called Secrets, Crimes & Audiotape. The narrative audio series will share both drama and comedy stories centering crime, love, mystery and conspiracy. Continue Reading
A new report added to the volume of data around podcast listening and advertising. Audio on-demand network Wondery commissioned a study from comScore that found one in three podcast listeners expect to increase their podcast consumption in the next six months. Respondents also reported feeling more connected, intelligent, and energized after listening to a podcast. Continue Reading
Podcast network Wondery has hired Jeffrey Glaser as its new president of content. Glaser joins Wondery after nearly two decades with 20th Century Fox Television, where he was executive vice president of current programming. This is just the latest in a string of high-profile leaders from the television and radio industries moving into podcasts. Continue Reading