New Podcast Boss For SiriusXM
As a part of the recent organizational shift at SiriusXM, Adam Sachs is the company's newly appointed Senior Vice President of Entertainment, Comedy, and Podcasts Programming. The new position oversees a portfolio of the brand's original channels and podcasts.
PodcastOne Using A.I. To Judge Content Safety
Podcast platform PodcastOne announced Friday that it is partnering with AI tool Seekr to judge what content is safe for advertisers. Seekr’s machine learning platform uses natural language processing to evaluate and score content for safety and reliability.
NPR’s ‘Louder’ Takes On Hip-Hop Misogynoir
NPR Music's Louder Than A Riot returns for the podcast's second season on Thursday. This season follows hosts Sidney Madden and Rodney Carmichael as they detangle the longstanding history of misogyny, homophobia and marginalization within the hip-hop community.
One Year For ‘Fighting For Ukraine’
Podbean's Fighting for Ukraine: On the Ground with Yuriy Matsarsky podcast officially marks one year. The podcast follows Matsarsky as he fights for his native country and tells the stories of the soldiers and civilians he meets.
More People Listening To Podcasts
"The Podcast Consumer: An Infinite Dial® Report" shows podcasts have become mainstream and have more listeners than ever who are spending more time than ever listening. The findings are part of an extensive report released at the Podcast Movement Evolutions Conference.
Spotify Announces Podcasting Changes
On Wednesday at Spotify's Stream On event in Los Angeles the company made a slew of announcements including the launch of a "re-envisioned" Spotify for Podcasters that includes integrating Megaphone into Spotify for Podcasters. No additional details were made available about the integration as of yet.
iHeart Plans First Podcast Influencer Summit
The iHeartPodcast Network unveiled plans for a podcast-industry-first Influencer Summit. The summit will take place at the iHeartMedia executive offices in New York City on Wednesday, April 26 and feature Charlamagne the God, Holly Frey, and Malcolm Gladwell.
Condé Nast Adds Award Winning Podcast To Portfolio
American Public Media announced Thursday that The New Yorker and its parent company Condé Nast have picked up In the Dark. The Peabody Award-winner ran for two seasons and a limited-run special report, before being cancelled last May.
Blubrry Releases Thrive Bundle
In the Thrive Bundle, Blubrry Podcasting has released new features for Advanced Hosting customers to access for a small additional monthly fee.
ParaPod Awards
The ParaPod Festival is the first of its kind to not only celebrate all things paranormal in one place but to honor the influencers and content creators who work in the paranormal genre. The two-day event is taking place March 31 through April 1 in Santa Clarita, California.
