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•Amazon Music and Acast have entered into an agreement to deliver ad-free podcasts for Prime members and Amazon Music Unlimited subscribers.• Ad-free listening to Acast podcasts on Amazon Music will result in revenue for Acast podcasters.• The agreement enables Prime members and Amazon Music Unlimited subscribers to stream Acast podcasts without ads globally through the … Read more
•ARN’s iHeart has shared new data from Magellan AI that reveals the top 15 brands advertising for Q3, 2022 across the podcast landscape nationally.• The report is based on analyzing thousands of episodes from 400+ of Australia’s most popular podcasts for Q3 2022 to determine which brands are advertising in the rapidly growing medium.• Overall, … Read more
•Vizzy Studio is a web-based platform that allows podcasters to add images, chapters, and links to their audio.• Vizzy Studio has been released in response to listener behaviour.• CEO and founder Nic Ivanov said that the use of multiple still images will provide additional context and engagement for listeners; new commerce opportunities for creators; and … Read more
•AdLarge has released the 2022 Podcast Buying Guide V5.0, which focuses on brand alignment, ad quality, and the evolution of the marketplace.• According to Ilwira Marciszek, AdLarge Senior VP, Head of Revenue Operations & Digital Sales,”We’ve entered a new era of advertising in the industry.”• Magellan AI reports that almost 2,000 new brands entered the … Read more
•Crowd Network, one of the UK’s fastest growing audio-on-demand companies, has launched its latest division with a dedicated channel on the Apple Podcast app.• Crowd Sports brings together the talents of Tour de France champion and double Olympic gold medallist Grant Thomas (The Geraint Thomas Cycling Club); former world boxing champion George Groves (The George … Read more
•Audion, a French leader in digital audio and podcast monetization, has raised a six million euros Series A funding round from Founders Future, Elevation Capital Partners, Financière Arbevel and business angels.• In a rapidly changing global contest, digital audio is the only media that maintains a strong growth in H1 2022.• Audion is the industry … Read more
• Audion, a French leader in digital audio and podcast monetization, has raised a six million euros Series A funding round from Founders Future, Elevation Capital Partners, Financière Arbevel and business angels.• In a rapidly changing global contest, digital audio is the only media that maintains a strong growth in H1 2022.• Audion is the … Read more
• Acast, the world’s largest independent podcast company, has announced the addition of Keyword Targeting to the Acast Marketplace.• The new proprietary capability follows Acast’s launch of Conversational Targeting earlier this year and is the second of several books to be released from the suite.• Despite macroeconomic uncertainties and shrinking marketing budgets globally, podcast advertising … Read more
• Veritonic announced that Octave Studio has renewed their partnership with Veritonic, selecting their Brand Lift technology to provide their clients with unparalleled data and insights around the performance of their audio creative.• Through this partnership, clients of Octave Audio can conduct studies to evaluate the impact of their audio on their overall goals, including … Read more
• California Attorney General Rob Bonta, in partnership with the Federal Trade Commission and other state attorney’s general, announced against Google and iHeartMedia resolving allegations that Google paid DJs, predominately at iHeartMedia, to offer misleading personal endorsements of the Google Pixel 4 cell phone.• As part of the settlement, Google will pay $9 million and … Read more