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11/10/2022

What’s Going on at Spotify?

TechCrunch is reporting that Spotify is pulling 11 original podcasts from its platform and laying off about 5% of its podcast staff. The layoffs affect Parcast and Gimlet. The tech website is also reporting that Spotify will reassign some staff to other podcasts.

10/10/2022

Libsyn To Be Big BIPOC Podcast Creators Sponsor

BIPOC Podcast Creators, has announced that Libsyn will be its presenting sponsor of the BPC initiative, a newly launched program designed to build a premier talent pipeline of multicultural creators and professionals in podcasting and beyond.

09/10/2022

Is Cadence13 For Sale? A Respected Tech Reporter Says Yes

Respected media business reporter Sara Fischer of Axios is gaining attention of her own for a "scoop" posted Tuesday morning to the digital media news organization's website — Audacy Corp. has, according to Fischer, hired bankers to explore the sale of Cadence13, its podcasting arm.

08/10/2022

Audacy Layoffs Touch Its Podcasting Business.

Podcasting is a growing piece of Audacy’s business, but the parent of the Cadence13, Pineapple Street and 2400Sports studios says it will not be exempt from a round of company-wide

07/10/2022

Spotify Launches New Bundle For Megaphone Users, Adding Access To Chartable And Podsights.

Bundling is all the rage among consumer tech services, and now Spotify is bringing a taste of it to podcasting. Beginning next month, it says Megaphone clients of its ad-insertion

06/10/2022

U.K.’s Podcast Radio Brings Its ‘Podcast Futures’ Conference To NAB Show New York.

Podcast Radio, the U.K.-based company that is putting podcast on digital radio stations around Britain, will wash up on American shores this fall. It will hold an international podcast conference

05/10/2022

Podimo Raises $58 Million In Additional Financing; Announces First Profitable Market.

Podimo has signaled a North American debut of its podcast and audiobook listening service is on the drawing board. It now has plenty of additional cash to achieve that goal.

04/10/2022

Pod Digital Media Expands Into Live Events Business.

This year has brought a return to live podcast tapings and that has opened a door for Pod Digital Media, which has begun to work with advertisers to monetize the

03/10/2022

CNN Trims Audio Staff As It Finetunes Its Podcast Lineup.

CNN is trimming the size of its audio team that works on developing podcasts. The number of people losing their jobs is said to be about ten employees and comes

02/10/2022

Acast Launches ‘Why I Podcast’ Ad Campaign To Mark International Podcast Day.

International Podcast Day is Friday, September 30 and to mark the pseudo holiday Acast is rolling out a new marketing campaign called Why I Podcast. The series will celebrate what

01/10/2022

Podcast Listening Now Accounts For Half Of Spoken Word Audio Time Among Key Demos.

The total reach of talk radio is still larger, but the amount of time Americans are spending spend with spoken word podcasts has exploded in recent years. The latest Edison

30/09/2022

NPR’s ‘Code Switch’ Adds Third Cohost With Hiring Of TV Veteran Lori Lizarraga.

The NPR race and identity series Code Switch is getting another new host. Following the June announcement that B.A. Parker would join Gene Demby and Senior Correspondent Karen Grigsby Bates

29/09/2022

Survey Finds A Third Of Adults Pick YouTube As Their Preferred Podcast Platform.

During last week’s Podcast Movement there was plenty of talk about video podcasting and YouTube, which continues to take steps to appeal to podcasters. But how many listeners want to

28/09/2022

Podcast Radio To Share Info About U.S. Expansion At Next Month’s Podcast Futures Event.

Podcast Radio, the U.K.-based company that is putting podcast on digital radio stations around Britain, has released more details about its planned Podcast Futures conference next month in New York.

27/09/2022

Audio Tech Provider Nomono Raises More Cash.

The audio recording company Nomono, whose tools are already in use by podcasters and journalists worldwide, has raised $3.6 million in new investment led by podcast producer and distributor Schibsted

26/09/2022

Spotify adds audiobooks – at a la carte pricing

Spotify added another category of content to its service yesterday, in the U.S. initially, with the addition of more than 300,000 audiobooks -- albeit priced separately from its monthly subscription service at prices "competitive" with other providers. According to The New York Times (full story her...

25/09/2022

Acast to reduce headcount by 15%, focus on reaching positive EBITDA by 2024

The Sweden-based leading podcast platform Acast announced yesterday that it intends to lay off about 15% of its workforce, initiating deliberations during September, as part of a plan to shift towards the creation of profitable growth in line with the company's updated financial goals. A 15% reducti...

24/09/2022

Plans coming together for October 24th’s “Podcast Day 24” event

Organized by Radiodays Europe and the team behind the Australian and British Podcast Awards, plans are shaping up for the second annual "Podcast Day 24" event -- a hybrid live-in-person and virtual conference taking place in three major global cities within one 24-hour-period on Tuesday, October 24t...

23/09/2022

Users Have Another Spoken Word Option On Spotify, With Introduction Of Audiobooks.

Spotify continues to diversity beyond music and podcasts as it launches audiobooks on the app. Starting today, U.S. users will have access to 300,000 audiobook titles. Spotify says it has

22/09/2022

Patreon Lays Off 17% Of Its Workforce.

The crowdfunding website Patreon, which plenty of podcasters rely on to monetize their shows, is looking to save money itself. CEO Jack Conte has announced Patreon has laid-off 17% of

21/09/2022

Twitter Takes Another Step Forward To Integrating Podcasts Onto Its App.

Twitter is continuing to roll out podcasts across its app. The company has announced that Twitter Blue members on Apple iOS devices are getting early access to try the redesigned

20/09/2022

LiveOne Expects 17% Revenue Growth For Its Audio Businesses.

PodcastOne parent LiveOne says it expects to have in excess of $88 million of audio revenue and about $17 million in adjusted earnings in its fiscal 2023 which ends March

19/09/2022

Apple Makes User Experience Updates To Podcast Listening On App, Car And Watch.

News of the iPhone 14 Pro and the Apple Watch Ultra captured much of the attention during Apple’s flashy rollout of new technology during an event Wednesday in Cupertino, CA.

18/09/2022

Patron Lays Off 17% of Workforce

Patreon CEO Jack Conte made the announcement in a blog post Tuesday. 17% of the workforce amounts to 80 people. Conte said over the past 9 months the tech industry and the whole economy have changed considerably.

17/09/2022

Speakers Announced For Podcast Day 24

Podcast Day 24 is a live one-day conference for podcasters on October 4th, in New York, London and Sydney. Here's the lineup of speakers for the event...

16/09/2022

Move Over SiriusXM. There’s a New Leader.

Edison Research has released its Q2 podcast listening chart which shows the top three networks are now Spotify, SXM Media, and iHeartRadio, respectively.

15/09/2022

Twitter Takes Another Step

Twitter is now rolling out its redesigned Spaces tab. Twitter Blue members can now check out the tab which offers a selection of popular podcasts listeners can tune to directly through the app.

14/09/2022

Report: Apple Considers Selling Its Own Ads On Its Podcast App.

Apple has long been content with having its podcast listening app the place where people consume content and that strategy has worked. Six in ten downloads are done on Apple

13/09/2022

Two More Comedians Join Will Ferrell Network

iHeartMedia has announced that StraightioLab — hosted by comedians George Civeris and Sam Taggart — will join the iHeartPodcast Network as part of Will Ferrell’s Big Money Player’s Network. The two comedians discuss straight culture.

12/09/2022

Minute Media Partners with RedCircle

Minute Media has signed RedCircle to host, distribute, and monetize their slate of podcasts. Minute Media shows include FanSided and 90min.

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