Leading music streaming service Spotify has added another podcast – this time from Michelle Obama – to its quickly growing library of exclusive programs. Spotify announced the high-profile podcast deal (part of the agreement it struck with Barack and Michelle Obama’s production company, Higher Ground, last June) this morning, via an official release. Aptly titled […]
SiriusXM is nearing a deal to buy podcasting company Stitcher in a deal rumored to be worth $300 million. The Wall Street Journal first broke the news, citing people who are familiar with the deal. SiriusXM is looking to expand its podcasting portfolio after Spotify’s big bet on podcasting. Spotify has spent over $500 million […]
Photo Credit: Sara Kurfeß Spotify is preparing to make its Streaming Ad Insertion (SAI) podcast technology more widely available to U.S. advertisers, in addition to testing an interactive ad function as part of the tech. Spotify execs unveiled the Streaming Ad Insertion expansion and interactive ad rollout this morning, in an official release published under […]
The ‘Almost Famous’ cast is reuniting for a five-part podcast to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the film. The sixth chapter of Cadence13’s Origins podcast series, Origins: Almost Famous Turns Twenty, will be hosted by James Andrew Miller. Writer-director Cameron Crowe will also be on hand to discuss the film. It’s a semi-autobiographical account of […]
Since announcing a $100 million deal to become the exclusive home of the Joe Rogan Experience (JRE) about one month ago, leading music-streaming service Spotify (SPOT) has added over $13 billion to its market valuation. For Spotify, the tremendous financial impact of the Joe Rogan Experience is indicative of investors’ considerable confidence in the high-growth podcasting […]
Photo Credit: Apple The Apple Podcasts app is getting a massive overhaul in iOS 14 – with personalized offerings. The new Apple Podcasts app will feature a ‘For You’ tab, much like Apple Music. You’ll find podcast recommendations based on your listening habits. People familiar with the changes say the Podcasts app will customize itself […]
Photo Credit: Gizmodo Leading music-streaming service Spotify saw its stock reach an all-time-high value following the announcement that it had secured the exclusive rights to a criminal-justice podcast from Kim Kardashian West. Spotify has also unveiled a podcasting deal with WarnerMedia subsidiaries WarnerBros. and DC Comics. Per the multiyear agreement’s terms, Spotify will become the […]
Photo Credit: Eva Rinaldi / CC by 2.0 Spotify has inked an exclusive podcast deal with Kim Kardashian West discussing criminal justice reform. The Wall Street Journal first reported the new Spotify exclusive. It will follow the work of television producer Lori Rothschild Ansaldi, investigating the case of Kevin Keith. Keith was convicted of three […]
Photo Credit: Zane Lowe Apple has expanded its original podcast offering with ‘The Zane Lowe Interview Series.’ The new podcast is available via Apple Music, Apple Podcasts, and via RSS. It’s not Apple’s first move into exclusive content, but it does highlight how important exclusives are becoming. The series features Apple’s Global Creative Director Zane […]
Photo Credit: Daniel Korpai Apple’s newest iOS beta version has revealed news audio stories in Apple News Plus. These podcast-style stories appear to be recordings of long-form articles from magazines and news outlets. The beta adds an Audio tab to the Apple News app, separating them for listening. The tab is pretty barebones right now […]