Amazon today announced that Alexa will be launched later this year in Brazil. This is the first Portuguese market where Alexa will be made available.

Among the U.S. population, people who have ever listened to a podcast passes 50% for the first time, reveals the 2019 Infinite Dial study by Edison Research and Triton Digital.

Spotify yesterday announced the rollout of new metrics on Ad Studio, a Spotify self-serve ad platform that enables advertisers to reach listeners on Spotify.

Apple Music has surpassed Spotify in the US when it comes to paid subscriptions. According to The Wall Street Journal, citing sources familiar with the matter, Apple Music has a monthly growth rate of about 2.6% to 3%, compared with 1.5% to 2% from Spotify.

Deezer audio ads are now available via Triton's audio SSP, Yield-Op.

On the new Safari update, Apple is also suppressing ad retargeting by reducing advertisers' ability to identify Mac devices uniquely.

Pandora announced last week that will acquire AdsWizz, the global leader in digital audio ad technology. The addition of AdsWizz will upgrade Pandora’s ad tech capabilities, says the company, providing its advertisers with greater audience reach, and expand the company’s revenue opportunities.

Google announced yesterday that achieved the 400 million devices with Google Assistant installed in 2017.