Podcast companies have, understandably, been closely monitoring how listening habits are changing as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. Data about listening is key in how podcasts forge deals with advertisers, and brands’ ad budgets have also been impacted by the virus outbreak. Magellan’s latest blog post offers insights into the industries that are increasing their podcast ad spending. Continue Reading
by Dan Misener
Pacific Content’s head of audience development explores the macro and micro trends of how less commuting has changed podcast consumption during the coronavirus pandemic. Continue Reading
Warner Music Group has made an investment in Africori, a digital music distribution company operating across Sub-Saharan Africa. Africori has worked with more than 6,500 artists and 700 labels, offering music rights management and artist development services as well as distribution. Continue Reading
JioSaavn is expanding its podcast library with a new tool for independent creators. The India-based streaming service introduced YourCast, which lets podcasters upload their shows onto the platform. Continue Reading
Australia saw a fifth consecutive year of growth for its music industry. The 2019 figures from industry group ARIA revealed 5.5% annual growth in wholesale revenue, reaching more than A$555 million. It was the best year for Australia’s music industry financials since 2004, according to ARIA. Continue Reading
Acast has hired Georgina Holt to be its new managing director for the UK, Ireland and ROW regions. She will be responsible for driving both commercial and content growth for the podcasting company. Holt has nearly two decades in the media and publishing industries, most recently at The Stylist Group. Continue Reading
Podtrac has shared a new batch of weekly listening figures, in its continued tracking of COVID-19 podcast listening.. The company found that podcast consumption continued a dip for the week of April 13-19, was mainly flat from the previous week. Click through for more metrics and charts. Continue Reading
Adding to the heap of COVID-19 statistics charting the undulations of podcast listening in March/April, Voxnest today unleashes an update based on its internal tracking. The headling numbers show double-digit growth: Overall podcast listens have increased 42%, and European listening is up 53%. U.S. listening has dropped. Continue Reading
Spotify’s headline for today is the launch of podcast playlists. By itself, that’s not a tectonic announcement, as spotify has dabbled in podcast playlists already. But today we see a muscular rollout of podcast curation which clearly aspires to apply the influence and power of Spotify’s music playlists to podcast listening. Continue Reading
Vibenomics, a specialist in audio advertising and experiences, has raised Series A funding to further its operations. The company raised $6 million in a round led by BIP Capital, bringing its total funding to $13.5 million. Continue Reading
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
Apple is rolling out its Services platform to 20 new markets. The move brings Apple Podcasts, the App Store, and more to a vast new international audience. Apple Music is going even bigger, launching in 52 more additional countries. Continue Reading