Platform

iHeartMedia To Launch Free Video Podcast Distribution In 2026

iHeartMedia will expand its podcast platform to support both audio and video distribution within iHeartRadio at...

Strategy

Acast Acquires Podcast Studio Wake Word Studios To Expand German Market Presence

Acast announced the acquisition of Wake Word Studios, a Munich- and Berlin-based creative audio and video...

Platform

TikTok Launches Live Podcast Series With T-Mobile

TikTok has launched a live podcast series, “TikTok In The Mix,” in partnership with T-Mobile, as...

Technology

Quill’s CoHost Launches New Listener Metric To Measure Podcast Growth

CoHost, the podcast analytics and hosting platform developed by Toronto-based agency Quill Inc., has unveiled a...

Platform

Steven Bartlett’s FlightStory Invests Seven Figures In ‘Hot Smart Rich’ Podcast To Scale Female Media Brand

FlightStory, the media company co-founded by Steven Bartlett, announced a seven-figure investment in “Hot Smart Rich”...

Commentary

One Third Of Podcast Creators Quit As Video Demands Clash With Audio Habits

One in three podcast creators stops producing content, with new research suggesting a disconnect between production...

Agency

From Influence To Ownership: Jeff Frommer’s Bet On Creator Equity

Jeff Frommer, a serial entrepreneur, wants to move creators beyond paychecks in an industry built on...

Platform

beehiiv Adds Digital Products, AI Tools For Newsletter Creators

Newsletter platform beehiiv announced seven new features at its first Winter Release Event, expanding beyond email...

Technology

Podstock Signs Ballen Studios, Extends Dear Media Partnership To Unify Cross-Platform Podcast Analytics

Podcast analytics provider Podstock has announced a new partnership with Ballen Studios and a three-year contract...

Brand

Fox Entertainment Acquires Meet Cute Podcast Company As Content Incubator

Fox Entertainment has acquired Meet Cute, a rom-com podcast company founded in 2019, continuing its strategy...

Technology

Quill’s Podcast Analytics Platform CoHost Launches Podcast Growth Tracking Metric

Quill-owned podcast analytics and hosting platform CoHost launched its New Listener Metric, designed to help podcasters...

Agency

Vertigo Marketing Group Launches AI-Powered Content Creation Studio In Patchogue

Vertigo Marketing Group opened a new content creation studio in Patchogue Village, New York, establishing a...

Technology

PodEngine, Interview Valet Introduce Podcast Authority Score To Bring Clarity To Audience Metrics

PodEngine, a Cardiff-based podcast intelligence platform founded by Joe Tannorella, has partnered with Interview Valet, a...

Commentary

Podcast Hosts Outperform Traditional Influencers In Driving Ad Results, Study Finds

Podcast creators are highly influential – even though most listeners don’t think of them as traditional...

Commentary

How Tony Doe Aims To Elevate Africa’s Audio Business With ‘Into The Podverse’ Newsletter

Tony Onwuchekwa, professionally known as “Tony Doe,” is a Nigerian media professional, podcast producer, and radio...

Talent Collectives

IAB Launches ‘Creator Week’ In 2026, Repositioning Podcast Upfront Within Expanded Fall Marketplace

The Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) announced a significant restructuring of its 2026 events calendar, creating a...

Technology

Oxford Road Unveils New ROI-Based Podcast Rankings, Critical Role Claims Top Spot

Oxford Road launched a new podcast ranking system that measures advertising effectiveness through actual sales results,...

Technology

Audioboom Posts Record Q3 As Podcast Revenue Jumps 18%

Audioboom Group Plc. reports record third-quarter performance with revenue reaching $20.4 million, a 9% year-over-year increase, as...

Technology

The Podglomerate: Defying Podcasting’s Boom-Bust Cycle With A Sustainable Business Approach

As major podcast networks tighten budgets and rethink growth amid pressure on ad spending, one independent...

Strategy

The Creator Hotline: Raptive Launches ‘Ctrl Alt Ask’ Podcast

Creator media company Raptive has launched “Ctrl Alt Ask,” a biweekly podcast hosted by Stephanie Woodin,...

Technology

Steven Bartlett, Ex-MrBeast Engineer Launch Flightcast Platform As Video Podcast Market Consolidates

Steven Bartlett, creator of “The Diary Of A CEO,” and Roxcodes, the former engineer at MrBeast,...

Agency

‘Call Her Daddy’ Host Alex Cooper Launches Unwell Creative Agency, Secures Google Partnership

Alex Cooper, host of the “Call Her Daddy” podcast, is expanding her media portfolio with the...

Strategy

PRX Acquires Soundrise To Integrate Podcast Sponsorship Sales In-House By 2026

PRX, a nonprofit public media organization and podcast publisher, announced the acquisition of Soundrise, a sponsorship...

Technology

Tech Media Veterans Launch HERA, UK’s First Female-Focused Video Podcast Network

Three former executives from Google, YouTube, and BBC launch HERA, the UK’s first female-founded video podcast...

Commentary

Podcast Network Noiser Taps Dame Julie Andrews To Narrate ‘Pride And Prejudice’ Series

UK podcast network Noiser is launching a 25-episode audio adaptation of Jane Austen’s “Pride and Prejudice”...