In Podnews today: Has Acast quietly stopped their cold email marketing? And Audioboom report ‘a softening in advertiser demand’ Visit https://podnews.net/update/dark-clouds-ahead for all the links, and to get our newsletter. Image: James Cridland
Acast buys Podchaser for $34m
In Podnews today: BBC Sounds sees a growth – and a slight drop. PodcastOne to step out by itself Visit https://podnews.net/update/acast-buys-podchaser for all the links, and to get our newsletter.
The robot podcast hosts are coming
In Podnews today: SiriusXM and ComScore to target podcast ads better, and Gumball’s look at 2022 so far Visit https://podnews.net/update/robot-podcast-hosts for all the links, and to get our newsletter.
Bright results for Libsyn’s Glow
In Podnews today: Results for the company are glowing; reactions to Michael Mignano’s piece on standards aren’t Visit https://podnews.net/update/libsyn-glow-growth-update for all the links, and to get our newsletter. Image: Chaitanya Tvs
Is RSS hindering podcasting?
In Podnews today: Mike Mignano argues that standards eventually come at a cost. And Marco Arment complains, again, about dynamic ad insertion Visit https://podnews.net/update/standards-innovation-paradox for all the links, and to get our newsletter. Image: Girl with red hat
A new #2 podcast from Wondery
In Podnews today: Hey, weirdos! Plus, a new service streaming podcasts online, and a big fan of a big show Visit https://podnews.net/update/morbid-new-number-2 for all the links, and to get our newsletter.
Spotify signs another exclusive podcast
In Podnews today: A multiyear, multimillion dollar contract, apparently. Reddit starts a Clubhouse clone, but with opportunities Visit https://podnews.net/update/spotify-toni-ryan for all the links, and to get our newsletter.
New hires at UK production company Listen
In Podnews today: Darby Dorras and Amber Bateman start at the company. And AppleCoreMedia comes one step closer to extinction Visit https://podnews.net/update/listen-appointments for all the links, and to get our newsletter. Image: Listen
10,000 votes in the Irish Podcast Awards in two days
In Podnews today: No Such Thing As A Fish launches ad-free subscription Visit https://podnews.net/update/irish-vote for all the links, and to get our newsletter. Image: Dan Dennis
Spotify financials: it has 4.4m podcasts now
In Podnews today: The company posts better than expected results, though still loses money Visit https://podnews.net/update/four-point-four for all the links, and to get our newsletter. Image: Adrian Curiel
