Pod Drop highlights noteworthy new and upcoming podcasts from across the vast and fast-growing category. Today’s launches include a comedy character at iHeartRadio, an exploration of opera’s best arias, and a snackable show about fears. Continue Reading
SoundCloud has hired Lisa Ellis as its new global head of music and artist relations. She will head up the artist and label services team for the audio company, and will help artists, managers, and labels to grow on the platform. Continue Reading
Deezer and Triton Digital have entered into a deal for mobile programmatic audio advertising. Under the terms of the new partnership, audio buyers in 20 countries will be able to make real-time deals for Deezer’s digital audio inventory on Triton’s Yield-Op supply-side provider. Continue Reading
The Indian advertising market is projected to surge 46% between 2018 and 2021, according to research from Publicis Groupe’s media agency Zenith. Radio is participating in that projected growth, with an added note about digitization of radio, and across all categories. Continue Reading
James Cridland’s Future of Radio is a column by the Australia-based radio futurologist. THIS WEEK: James discusses the need for standards and Global’s move to open up to third-party podcasts. Continue Reading
Podtrac shares monthly updates about top-performing podcasts and podcast publishers. Now, the analytics company has taken a broader view and shared its list of the top new shows of 2018. The chart is based on average U.S. downloads per episode across all listening devices. Continue Reading
Podcasting company Acast announced that it has secured an investment of $33 million. The Series C funding round will support Acast’s growth in the United States and will further expand its international footprint. “This has been the biggest year in our short history as a company,” Acast CEO Ross Adams said. Continue Reading
iHeartRadio sent around a notice today that its house-curated Christmas lists are shareable via embed codes, meaning that they can be placed into websites. Click through to see (and hear) one in action. Continue Reading
VuHaus, the public media music video discovery platform, announced another new addition to its membership. Philadelphia classical and jazz station WRTI-FM is the newest affiliate of the operation, joining 19 other public media stations on the platform. Continue Reading
Spotify is closing out the year by sharing statistics. First, the streaming service shared its top performers of 2018. Second, it has opted to promote its platform for another year with the Wrapped promotional campaign of advertisements sharing unusual or funny data points from its listeners. Continue Reading
Mixcloud has started to roll out a fan-to-creator subscription option to its streaming service. Select lets listeners subscribe directly to individual Mixcloud channels and offer their direct support to favorite creators. Continue Reading
Cadence13 has entered an exclusive partnership with Pushkin Industries. This new audio company is the work of co-founders Jacob Weisberg, former chairman and editor-in-chief of the Slate Group, and Malcolm Gladwell, a writer and bestselling author. Cadence13 will exclusively represent shows from Pushkin Industries beginning January 1, 2019. Continue Reading