Podcast Movement Canceled. Virtual Event Planned
At first the popular podcast conference was pushed back from August to October with hopes that the pandemic would fizzle. Instead, a resurgence of the virus, especially in the state of Texas, has forced the Podcast Movement team to move to a virtual 2020 event.
iHeart Teams With Gingrich 360
Gingrich 360 will co-produce four several new conservative podcasts with iHeartMedia. The entire slate will focus on finding and cultivating voices and personalities that expand the audience for conservative values.
New From HBO Max/iHeartRadio
Murders At White House Farm: The Podcast will launch September 24, the same day that the miniseries airs. New episodes will be released on Thursdays each week, concluding on October 29.
ESPN Says Podcasts Breaking Records
The combined podcast network of ESPN / ABC / FiveThirtyEight / National Geographic posted a new high audience of 9.3 million unique listeners. In September ESPN was home to 13 of the top 30 podcasts for unique audience, including seven of the top 15 and two of the top three.
New Podcast Creeps Onto iHeart
Recording artist, YouTube regular and entrepreneur Kesha has linked up with iHeart for a new podcast. Kesha And The Creepies launches November 20.
Former Hubbard Host Turns To Podcasting
Chicago Media Writer Robert Feder has the story about Todd Ganz who used his free time, after being let go by Hubbard, to launch a podcast, with former WTMX-FM host Stephani Young, called If The Walls Could Talk.
American Nightmare is Back
WTOP News and PodcastOne have announced the return of the American Nightmare Series. Debuting February 22, Murder in a Safe Place focuses on a cold case that has haunted the D.C. region for over 23 years.
ChaiChi Drops Two Episodes
Benztown CEO Dave "Chachi" Denes has released two more episodes of his podcast of Chachi Loves Everybody. One features National Radio Hall of Famer Blair Garner, the other Beasley Media Group Communications Officer Heidi Raphael. LISTEN
ABC Digs Into Horrible Tulsa Attack
On Tuesday, April 6 ABC Audio will debut a new podcast called Soul of a Nation: Tulsa’s Buried Truth, written and hosted by ABC News Senior National Correspondent Steve Osunsami.
Podcast Ads Measurement Tool
Podcast Ad Effectiveness+ (PAE+), from Nielsen measures the effectiveness of podcast advertising including brand lift and memorability across podcasting audiences. PAE+ will offer the ability to measure digitally inserted ads in a real time podcasting setting.
