Crooked Media Gets ‘Ruined’
Crooked Media has signed a deal to pick up the weekly horror movie podcast, Ruined. Hosted by Halle Kiefer and Alison Leiby, horror fan Kiefer unpacks a different film for her co-host Leiby, who can't stomach watching horror herself but is curious about the twists.
Mindful Mixtape Is Paywalled For A Good Cause
Acast has teamed up with charities Suicide&Co and Turn2Me to create a collection of podcast episodes called The Mindful Mixtape, featuring some of the biggest and best talents across the UK and Ireland. Proceeds from the paywalled content goes to the two charities.
Two New Radio Guests For Chachi
Benztown has released two new episodes of its podcast, Chachi Loves Everybody, featuring Michael Harrison, Founder and Publisher of TALKERS Magazine, and Wayne Johnson, Founder and Owner of Rockaway Records in Los Angeles.
Rock Goes Back To School For A Third Season
Warner Music Group has announced the launch of a new season of its podcast Rock & Roll High School, hosted by Atlantic Records President of A&R Pete Ganbarg. The premiere episode features Ann Wilson, the lead singer/songwriter of Heart.
Counting Crowe In For WABE’s Podcasts
Scotty Crowe has been appointed as the Senior Director of Podcasting at Atlanta NPR member WABE, where he will oversee the development and strategy for all podcast content. He was previously the Creative Lead for The Speed Project.
Survey Finds Massive Ad Potential In Kids Podcasts
A new report by Kids Listen has shed light on American families' listening habits with regard to children's audio content. The study revealed huge numbers for podcasts made for kids.
Spotify Now Turns Broadcasts Into Instant Podcasts
After purchasing Australian audio company Whooshkaa, Spotify has added that company's broadcast-to-podcast technology to its enterprise publishing platform Megaphone.
Libsyn Extends Programmatic AdvertiseCast Deals
Podcasting platform Libsyn has renewed exclusive, multi-year advertising deals between Libsyn’s AdvertiseCast and several popular podcast shows and networks.
Podcast Radio Adds Production House
Podcast Radio has launched a production house to create, promote, and distribute podcasts alongside its radio stations to brand partners worldwide.
The Hunt Is On In New Season Of ‘Mount Olympus’
The Onassis Foundation and PRX are releasing a new season of Live from Mount Olympus starting on April 18. The podcast dramatizes Greek myths with a contemporary twist. The season's eight episodes release weekly on Tuesdays.
