Audio YouTube Music to become a podcast player YouTube announced last month that it will discontinue Google Podcasts in 2024 and moving all podcasts to YouTube Music. Google says this is part of a broader effort to create a centralized podcast destination that is better for both listeners and podcasters.
Audio Spotify ad revenue grew 14% in Q4 last year Spotify today announced the financial results for Q4 2022. Spotify Ad Revenue grew 14% in Q4 last year to 449 million euros.
Audio Podcast downloads increased 20% in 2022 Triton Digital last week announced the release of the U.S. Year-End Podcast Report. Podcast downloads increased by 20% in 2022 over the prior year, with an average of 3.8 hours of content downloaded per listener, per week.
Audio Blubrry Podcasting integrates Auphonic to offer audio mastering Blubrry Podcasting last week integrated Auphonic, offering now audio mastering during the publishing process. Blubrry is offering a 30-day free trial for any hosting customer to try Media Mastering, starting Jan. 19. After this trial, it will be an additional monthly fee.
Audio PRISA’s audio ad revenue grows 43% in 2022 PRISA today announced its audio advertising revenue grew 43% last year, over the previous year. PRISA Audio registered up 574 million downloads and 971 million listening hours last year - a year-over-year increase of 39% and 17%, respectively.
Audio New HomePod (2nd generation) Apple today launched the second generation of the HomePod, for $299 or €349. HomePod is the smart speaker integrated into the Apple ecosystem, and packed with the personal assistant Siri.
Audio Apple Podcasts Subscriptions supported by Triton Digital This feature enables creators to authorize Omny Studio to deliver free and subscriber episodes to Apple Podcasts on their behalf.
Video Google updates policies leading to advertiser and partner account suspensions in DV360 Google clarifies when DV360's partner and advertiser accounts can be suspended because of ad policies.
DOOH Audio-Out-of-Home Vibenomics raises $12.3 million in new funding Vibenomics delivers music, messaging and programmatic audio ads.
Audio 22% of podcasts are available on YouTube, Podtrac finds Podtrac this week released a study covering the top 250 measured podcasts. The study found that 22% (54 podcasts) posted full video episodes on YouTube, and 11% (29 podcasts) posted audio only episodes on YouTube. 63% of top audio weekly podcasts post inconsistently or not at all to YouTube, even
Audio Spotify rolls out call-to-action (CTA) cards in podcast audio ads Call-to-action (CTA) cards on podcast ads in the Spotify apps enables advertisers to display clickable ads in podcasts.
Audio Spotify’s ad revenue grows 31% in the first quarter Spotify’s ad revenue grew 31% in the first quarter, reaching €282 million.
Audio Triton Digital names John Rosso as new President and CEO Prior to joining Triton Digital, Rosso held several positions in the broadcasting industry.
Audio Spotify introduces live audio shows in the Spotify app Spotify's Greenroom was Spotify response to Clubhouse app, a social audio app where users can communicate in audio chat rooms.
Retail Amazon updates Alexa to notify users when there are deals Amazon notifies users with Alexa up to 24 hours before a deal becomes available.
Audio PRX to open third round of the Google Podcasts creator program Public media organization PRX today announced a new round of the Google Podcasts creator program. This round is open to mid-career podcasters seeking to level up their productions.
Audio iHeartMedia to make shows using Veritone’s synthetic voice solution The first use case is to translate iHeart’s marquee podcasts for Spanish-speaking audiences.
Audio SiriusXM’s SXM Media integrates the AudioID powered by AdsWizz SiriusXM says AudioID is the future of listener identity as traditional digital identifiers erode.
Audio Acast launches a podcast incubator programme in the UK Acast this week announced the launch of a podcast incubator programme in the UK for 3 aspiring UK-based creators.
Video Microsoft to buy Xandr Microsoft today announced it has agreed with AT&T to acquire Xandr (formerly known as AppNexus).
Video Google reaches 50 million Music and Premium subscribers Google for the first time revealed how many users are paying for YouTube Music and YouTube Premium.
Audio TuneIn taps Triton Digital to monetize audio and gets access to iHeartMedia’s stations TuneIn this week announced it will monetize its audio with Triton Digital, acquired this year by iHeartMedia, and iHeartMedia’s 850 digital stations become available in TuneIn.
Audio Spotify ad revenue is rebounding in 2021, led by the direct and podcast sales channels Spotify today reported an ad revenue rebound in Q2 2021. Spotify reached 275 million euros with ad revenue in Q2 2021, 110% growth year over year, 28% growth quarter over quarter.
Audio Piccolo Podcasts and Media launches PodShare, a monetization platform for independent podcasters Piccolo Podcasts and Media is encouraging smaller podcasts to sign up, as they are looking for niche areas.
