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»Digital Audio and Radio

Spotify Acquires The Ringer As Podcast Listening Soars

It’s been just a year since Spotify entered the podcasting market, and consumption is already growing like gangbusters. Podcast hours streamed on the platform grew 200% year over year, and more than 16% of Spotify monthly active users (MAUs) engage with podcasts, the company said in its Q4 2019 earnings report on Wednesday. Spotify also... Continue reading »
by Alison Weissbrot // February 5th, 2020 //
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Now Streaming On Spotify: Real-Time Podcast Ads

Measurement has been the bane of the podcast industry’s existence, as advertisers have had to rely on a faulty download metric as the best proxy for a listener hearing their ad. That’s about to change – at least, on Spotify. The audio streaming giant will start dynamically inserting audio ads into podcast streams on its... Continue reading »
by Alison Weissbrot // January 8th, 2020 //
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Vibenomics And Triton Digital Power First Programmatic Audio Out-Of-Home Market

Background music in stores is often heard but rarely listened to. But perhaps that will change with more precise messaging. In that spirit, Vibenomics, whose software curates and sells ads against custom in-store radio stations, will enable targeted messaging via a partnering with Triton Digital's programmatic audio marketplace. Vibenomics’ digital radio stations operate in 4,000... Continue reading »
by Alison Weissbrot // October 29th, 2019 //
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Spotify Loses $10 Million In Revenue From Switching Off Google Sales Manager

This story previously said Spotify switched off of Google's ad stack. A Spotify spokesperson said the company misspoke and that it has only switched off of Google's order management system, Google Sales Manager. Friction from migrating off of Google Sales Manager in July caused Spotify to take a roughly $10 million revenue hit in Q3,... Continue reading »
by Alison Weissbrot // October 28th, 2019 //
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FameBit Founders Launch Podcorn To Bring Influencer Marketing To Podcasting

The podcast industry is ripe for influencer marketing. That’s the view of Agnes Kozera and David Kierzkowski, co-founders of self-serve influencer marketing platform FameBit, which Google acquired in 2016. The pair has since left Google and is developing an analogous platform for the podcast industry, which has plenty in common with the video influencer market,... Continue reading »
by Alison Weissbrot // October 11th, 2019 //
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Stitcher And Wondery Expand Internationally With Joint UK Venture

Podcast production networks Stitcher and Wondery are taking their ad offerings across the pond with the launch of a joint venture called Podfront UK. The company, launched Thursday with equal ownership, will represent inventory from both networks to advertisers seeking to reach listeners in the UK market. Former audioBoom exec Ruth Fitzsimons will lead Podfront... Continue reading »
by Alison Weissbrot // July 11th, 2019 //
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Podcasting To Become A Billion-Dollar Ad Business By 2021: IAB-PwC

As more people increasingly listen to podcasts, the advertiser dollars are following. As a result, podcasting is poised to become a billion-dollar advertising business in the United States within the next three years. Advertising revenue earned by podcast creators grew an estimated 53% in 2018 to $479 million, according to the Interactive Advertising Bureau and... Continue reading »
by Alison Weissbrot // June 3rd, 2019 //
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Podcast Platform Acast Acquires Pippa To Grow Its Long Tail

The podcast industry is in flux, with more content moving behind paywalls and under big streaming platforms. Podcast hosting and analytics platform Acast wants to keep podcasts accessible across all listening apps. To do that, it’s acquired Pippa, another podcast hosting and analytics platform that works with independent creators, the company said Thursday. Terms of... Continue reading »
by Alison Weissbrot // April 25th, 2019 //
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How Google Plans To Grab Its Share Of Global Podcast Listeners

Google, a sleeping giant in the podcast space, is starting to open its eyes and stretch. Since launching its native podcast app for Android last June, Google has worked to improve podcast discovery, offered more titles and connected podcasts to its voice assistant and vast search business, said Zack Reneau-Wedeen, product manager at Google. “Google... Continue reading »
by Alison Weissbrot // March 6th, 2019 //
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Broadcast Radio Giant Cumulus Joins DAX’s Programmatic Audio Exchange

Broadcast radio giant Cumulus Media is making programmatic audio sales a priority in 2019. Cumulus said Monday that DAX, the programmatic audio exchange owned by UK broadcaster Global, will be the exclusive sales rep for streaming and programmatic inventory across its 433 stations. Cumulus is the first terrestrial radio broadcaster to join DAX’s exchange, which... Continue reading »
by Alison Weissbrot // February 25th, 2019 //
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