Spotify Partner Program, launched a year ago is widening its participation requirements, intending to bring in more podcasters. Three new criteria now define who can get in. Continue Reading → ...

Canadian media/data company Numeris has released its AM/FM Radio Listening study for winter 2025. The word “solace” is ...

An even dozen. That's the number of key developments in audio last year. "In 2025, the story wasn’t just about growth. It was ...

Released on the cusp of the new year, a new study from podcast advertising agency Oxford Road seeks to debunk any assumption that YouTube simulcasting of podcasts is necessarily more effective than ...

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Nielsen has sent around a notice of “a trio of agencies” that have subscribed to the Nielsen Podcast Buying Power Service. They are Active International, Ad Results Media, and Oxford Road. Nielsen’s ...

“People come to Spotify and they stay on Spotify.” — Daniel Ek, CEO, Spotify Spotify unleashed its Q2 earnings this morning. (Transcript HERE.) Investors reacted to the cautious tone expressed by CEO ...

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NPR jumps into the year-end retrospective field with its Best Songs of 2025. The list is unranked, enabling NPR to bestow honor for quality without the hassle and inevitable arguments of ranking the ...

Global podcast giant Acast has acquired Wake Word Studios, an audio and video production house based in Munich and Berlin. Wake Word gives up its indie identity in the deal, rebranding as Acast ...

It is time for the annual Webby Awards process. The system introduces the Podcasts category as: “Honors for the best series in Podcasts, from small, independently created shows to household names in ...

iHeartMedia announces the addition of video podcast production to its existing audio toolset. The video workflow is described as “seamless.” Creators will be enabled for audio and video distribution ...