PodcastOne (Nasdaq: PODC) Renews Exclusive Rights and Distribution Agreement with A+E Networks for Podcasts Cold Case Files, I Survived, American...
PodcastOne (Nasdaq: PODC) announced the renewal of its exclusive sales and distribution agreement with A+E Networks for five flagship podcasts—Cold Case Files, I Survived, American Justice, City Confidential, and Ancient Aliens. The five shows have amassed more than 200 million combined downloads and over 1,100 episodes since the partnership began in 2017. PodcastOne now leverages a distribution network that generates roughly 1 billion monthly impressions across platforms such as Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube, and iHeartRadio. The extension underscores PodcastOne’s 3.9 billion total downloads and its strategy to monetize premium TV content in the fast‑growing audio market.
Acast Becomes the First Global Platform to Join Spain’s Audio Academy
Acast, the world’s largest pure‑play podcast platform, announced it has become the first global platform to join Spain’s Audio Academy, an organization created in 2025 to elevate Spanish‑language audio as a cultural and economic sector. The move aligns Acast with...
Podcast Industry Insights Relaunches with Deeper Data, 7-Year Historical Charts, and New Apple Podcasts Category Explorer
Podcast Industry Insights has completed a full rebuild and relaunch, adding seven years of historical data and a brand‑new Apple Podcasts Category Explorer. The free platform now tracks nearly 3 million Apple podcasts, over 4.6 million podcasts on the Podcast Index, and...
Spotify Marks 5 Years of EQUAL With “EQUAL: The Podcast” And Global Events
Spotify celebrates the fifth anniversary of its EQUAL initiative by launching a new artist‑led video podcast, EQUAL: The Podcast. The five‑episode series, hosted by Kim Taylor Bennett, features ambassadors Juliana, Zolita, Angela Torres, Silvana Estrada and Orla Gartland, extending the program’s...
Building Podcasting a Bigger Stage
Podcast Movement Evolutions integrated into SXSW was a massive success, marking a strategic shift from a traditional conference to an industry‑infrastructure hub. By consolidating to a single track and situating the event within the larger SXSW festival, organizers attracted over...
New Limited Series ‘Blood Will Tell’ Debuts From Audible and Campside Media
Audible and Campside Media have debuted "Blood Will Tell," a limited‑series narrative podcast that premiered on March 12 with two episodes. The drama follows Vietnamese‑American twin brothers whose lives spiral after a fatal birthday party incident leads to a wrongful murder...
Experienced True Crime Writer — Narrative Podcast
Weingberger Media is hiring an experienced true‑crime writer for a narrative‑driven podcast with a large, engaged audience. The role focuses on crafting episode scripts from case files, interviews, and transcripts, emphasizing restraint, factual accuracy, and tension without sensationalism. Candidates must...
Associate Director, Partnerships
Dentsu’s Amplifi brand is hiring an Associate Director, Partnerships in New York to lead its Video, Audio, and Publishing vertical. The role reports to the Director of Partnerships and will own a portfolio of specialized media partners, drive strategy execution, negotiate...
Podcast Movement Evolutions Announces Return to SXSW for 2027
Podcast Movement announced that its Evolutions conference will return to South by Southwest in 2027, following a successful debut within the SXSW ecosystem in 2026. The three‑day event featured high‑profile talent such as Maya Hawke, Andy Grammer, and MrBallen, alongside...
YMH Studios Partners with Magellan AI to Make Full Ad Attribution Free for All Advertisers and Agencies, Network-Wide
YMH Studios announced a strategic partnership with Magellan AI that makes full multi‑platform ad attribution free for every advertiser and agency using its network. The offering covers audio RSS, Spotify streaming, and YouTube video, with YMH absorbing all attribution costs...
Pushkin Industries and BBC Studios Partner For First Time on New Podcast Big Lives – Profiling Cultural Icons Past and...
Pushkin Industries and BBC Studios announced a first‑time partnership to launch “Big Lives,” a weekly podcast that draws on the BBC’s extensive archive to profile cultural icons. Hosted by Kai Wright and Emmanuel Dzotsi, the series will debut globally on...
The Podcast Show Appoints Steve Ackerman as Non-Executive Director
The Podcast Show announced that Steve Ackerman has been appointed as a non‑executive director on its board. Ackerman brings more than three decades of audio, entertainment and digital content experience, most recently leading Sony Music’s global podcast division. His mandate...
The Clark Howard Show Partners with Airwave
Airwave has signed an exclusive distribution, monetization, and marketing agreement with The Clark Howard Podcast, one of the longest‑running personal‑finance shows. The partnership gives the podcast access to Airwave’s full‑service network, which supports over 180 podcasts and generates more than...
Airwave Signs Exclusive Deal with The Daily Blast From The New Republic
Airwave announced an exclusive distribution, monetization, and marketing partnership with The Daily Blast, the flagship news and politics podcast of The New Republic. The agreement gives the podcast full‑service network support while opening new advertising inventory to brands targeting highly...
Airwave Announces Creator-Led Tours in Partnership with Like Minds Travel
Airwave announced Airwave Journeys, a creator‑led travel program partnered with Laura Hart’s Like Minds Travel. The collaboration makes Airwave’s podcasters hosts of paid tours that align with their show topics, offering fans immersive experiences in destinations such as France, Italy,...
Product Manager
Magellan AI, an all‑in‑one platform for audio advertising intelligence across podcasts, streaming audio, and broadcast radio, is hiring a remote Product Manager in the United States. The role will own the feature roadmap, prioritize product improvements, and work closely with...
Airwave Signs Longevity Expert Dave Asprey’s The Human Upgrade
Airwave has signed an ad sales and promotion agreement with Dave Asprey’s podcast The Human Upgrade, a top‑100 show that explores biohacking, longevity and performance. The partnership grants the podcast access to Airwave’s full‑service monetization, growth and strategic support platform....
NextAud.io Announces Exclusive Agreement with AdsWizz to Sell Streaming and Podcast Inventory in MENA Region
NextAud.io has signed an exclusive agreement with AdsWizz to become the sole sales representative for streaming and podcast inventory across Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Egypt, while also acting as AdsWizz’s preferred reseller in...
NumberEight and SoundCast Partner to Power Smarter, Privacy-First Podcast Advertising Across Europe
NumberEight, an ID‑less audience intelligence firm, has teamed up with audio monetization platform SoundCast to embed its predictive Affinity Audiences across SoundCast’s European podcast inventory. Early tests show a 132 % lift in addressability and a 78 % improvement in targeting accuracy...
Lemonada Media Partners with Charles Barkley’s Round Mound Media and Justin Hartley’s ChangeUp Productions to Launch New Podcast
Lemonada Media has teamed with Charles Barkley’s Round Mound Media and Justin Hartley’s ChangeUp Productions to launch the original audio‑video podcast “So U Think U Can Sports?”. Hosted by comedian Eliot Glazer, the ten‑episode series will feature interviews with legendary...
The Bigger Picture Behind Apple HLS
Apple Podcasts is rolling out HTTP Live Streaming (HLS) support, enabling creators to publish identical video and audio versions of episodes that can be switched seamlessly on iPhone, iPad, Vision Pro and the web. HLS will handle video‑enabled podcasts while RSS...
Bumper on Podcast Retention, Podbean Discontinues Europe DAI, & More
Podcast Movement Evolutions will launch at SXSW on March 13‑15, offering free admission and a curated program for podcasters. Podbean announced the immediate shutdown of its dynamic ad‑insertion service in the UK, Europe and the EEA, citing privacy regulation pressures....
The Really Very Crunchy Podcast Signs with Airwave
Airwave announced an exclusive distribution, monetization and marketing partnership with The Really Very Crunchy Podcast, a rapidly growing show in the parenting category. The deal gives the comedy duo Jason and Emily Morrow full‑service network support to scale audience reach...
BBC Studios Set to Partner with Bauer Media Audio in First of Its Kind Commercial Deal in Seven European Markets
BBC Studios has teamed with Bauer Media Audio to become the exclusive third‑party seller of its podcast advertising in seven European markets – Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland, Poland, Slovakia and Portugal. The deal, executed through Bauer’s audioXi digital audio marketplace,...
In Good Company: Companion Announces Premiere Slate of Creator-Led Shows Exploring Culture, Connection, and the Human Experience
Companion announced its first creator‑led audio and video podcast slate, featuring a mix of entertainment icons, mental‑health experts, and STEM communicators. The company will finance, produce, and distribute the shows through its Companion Arts studio, offering end‑to‑end services while preserving...
Podstock Launches ‘Agent’, an AI Assistant for Podcast Analytics & Operations
Podstock unveiled Agent, an AI‑powered assistant embedded in its analytics platform, to automate podcast‑business workflows such as performance reporting, inventory planning, and campaign execution. The tool pulls real‑time data from each organization’s Podstock instance, answering ad‑hoc queries and generating multi‑show...
The History Chicks Partners with Airwave
The History Chicks has signed an exclusive partnership with the Airwave podcast network, covering distribution, monetization, and marketing for its flagship show. The Recappery will migrate to Airwave’s platform, joining a roster of history‑focused podcasts. Airwave will provide host‑read and...
Fearless Journalist & Zeteo Founder Mehdi Hasan Enters Advertising Partnership with Libsyn for Two Flagship Podcasts
Libsyn announced a one‑year advertising partnership with journalist Mehdi Hasan to monetize his two flagship podcasts, *Mehdi Unfiltered* and *We’re Not Kidding Mehdi & Friends*. The deal leverages Libsyn Ads’ dynamic ad insertion, host‑read spots, and programmatic buying to connect...
Senior Producer, Video
Lemonada Media announced a full‑time Senior Producer, Video position to lead video production for its expanding podcast slate. The role will design end‑to‑end workflows, edit long‑form episodes, and create short‑form cutdowns for platforms like YouTube, TikTok and Instagram, with a...
Head of Creator Support
Fourthwall announced a search for a Head of Creator Support to lead and scale its creator assistance function. The role combines strategic oversight of people, processes, and tools with hands‑on ticket resolution, emphasizing an AI‑first mindset. Candidates must master Zendesk,...
Forget Podfade – Let’s Talk About Creator Fade
Industry commentator challenges the term “podfade,” arguing it mislabels creators who end shows. New data from The Creators 2025 shows podcast creation has reached mainstream adoption, with roughly one in six listeners having produced a podcast. However, only 12% of those...
Pod Digital Media Expands Growth Audience Marketplace for Brands in 30+ Markets
Pod Digital Media (PDM) has entered a multi‑year partnership with One Venture Group to launch a growth audience marketplace spanning more than 30 U.S. markets and 72 live events. The platform matches brands with high‑value cultural audiences—such as jazz fans,...
Podscribe Launches AI Chatbot and Introduces YouTube SmartModeling to Improve Podcast & Video Ad Measurement
Podscribe unveiled two major product upgrades: an AI‑powered chatbot that lets advertisers query the platform’s podcast data in natural language, and YouTube SmartModeling, a new attribution framework for simulcast ads. SmartModeling replaces the old practice of mirroring podcast conversion rates...
Frequency and Flightpath Join Forces to Streamline Podcast Monetization
Frequency and Flightpath announced a strategic partnership that integrates Flightpath’s predictive analytics with Frequency’s Premium Publisher Network marketplace. The combined solution gives podcast publishers real‑time inventory insights, enabling coordinated cross‑network sales and reducing unsold ad slots. By embedding forecasting directly...
The Real Shift In Spoken Word
A recent Edison Research chart shows podcasts and AM/FM radio each capturing roughly 40% of spoken‑word listening time, suggesting a tie. The author argues the metric is misleading because it excludes the rapidly growing video‑first podcast consumption on platforms like...
Podcast Partner Manager, London
Spotify announced a Podcast Partner Manager role in London to lead relationships with video and audio creators across the UK, Ireland and the Netherlands. The position focuses on attracting video creators to view Spotify as a primary distribution and monetisation...
February 2026 Podscribe Rankings Show Continued Dominance at the Top, Breakout Podcast Show Growth, and Major Advertiser Surges
Podscribe’s February 2026 rankings confirm that Crime Junkie, The Daily and The Mel Robbins Podcast remain the three most‑reached shows, collectively pulling roughly 30 million listeners. Breakout performers such as Money Rehab and Kill Tony surged dramatically, reshuffling the top‑ten. Spotify stayed the leading publisher in both audio...
Programmatic Account Executive
AdTonos is hiring a Programmatic Account Executive to manage high‑value partnerships and drive revenue across its product portfolio. The role targets candidates with three to five years of experience in programmatic sales or account management and reports directly to the...
Excellence, Actually Joins Backyard Ventures to Expand Premium Brand Partnerships
Backyard Ventures becomes the exclusive brand‑partnerships representative for the "excellence, actually" podcast, marking the first time the three‑year ad‑free show opens its inventory to sponsors. The Austin‑based agency will manage premium sponsor integrations across audio and digital platforms. Hosted by...
Creators – Assistant
Creative Artists Agency (CAA) is hiring an Assistant to support the Head of Podcasts in its Los Angeles‑based Creators department. The role combines high‑volume administrative duties, financial tracking, and cross‑department coordination, with an hourly wage of $20‑$22 plus benefits and...
Sales Planner – Newsletters
Backyard Ventures, an Austin‑based media partnership agency with over 200 clients, is hiring a Sales Planner for its newsletter vertical. The role blends advertising operations, campaign reporting, client management, and introductory sales tasks, allocating roughly 80 % of time to execution...
Magellan AI Integrates Nielsen DMA® Data to Bring Local Market Measurement to Podcast Attribution
Magellan AI has licensed Nielsen’s proprietary DMA® data, adding local‑market measurement to its podcast attribution platform. The integration maps podcast performance onto Nielsen’s 210 standardized U.S. media markets, enabling advertisers to evaluate impact at the geographic level. This capability aligns...
Podcast Advertising – The Safest Bet
Tom Webster’s June 2024 article introduces the research report “Podcast Advertising – The Safest Bet,” which compiles recent studies on podcast ad performance. The report challenges common objections from traditional marketers by showing podcasting’s low‑risk, high‑return characteristics. Findings highlight strong brand...
Sound You Can See: Podcasting’s Video Dilemma
The latest Sounds Profitable study reveals that more listeners have watched a podcast in the past month than have listened to one, signaling a clear shift toward video consumption. Yet, simply uploading a podcast to YouTube does not guarantee success;...
Goalhanger: Over Three Million Views, Streams and Downloads in 48 Hours
Goalhanger swiftly launched emergency episodes of its flagship shows after Iran’s Supreme Leader was killed, amassing more than three million views, streams and downloads within 48 hours. The four episodes—The Rest Is Politics, The Rest Is Politics: US, The Rest...
Focus 360 Names Karen Henderson Senior VP of Sales
Focus 360 LLC announced the appointment of Karen Henderson as Senior Vice President of Sales. Henderson arrives from Katz Media Group, bringing extensive experience across terrestrial radio, satellite, and out‑of‑home advertising. In her new role she will steer sales strategy...
Account Manager
Acast, the leading podcast marketplace with over 140,000 shows and 3,300 advertisers, is hiring an Account Manager to drive revenue from agency and direct advertiser clients. The role will manage end‑to‑end podcast ad campaigns, develop strategic account plans, and provide...
Production Coordinator – Studio (US Filming)
Goalhanger is hiring a Production Coordinator in South London to manage a studio‑based, "as live" sports podcast for Netflix during June and July. The role demands at least two years of broadcast coordination experience, with a strong emphasis on handling...
Senior Producer (Producer IV) – Left, Right & Center
KCRW is hiring a Senior Producer (Producer IV) to lead its flagship political podcast and national radio show, Left, Right & Center. The role, reporting to the Chief Content Officer, will shape editorial vision, manage guest bookings, and expand the program across...
Edison Research to Present The Infinite Dial 2026
Edison Research, now part of SSRS, will unveil The Infinite Dial 2026 in a March 12 webinar backed by SiriusXM Media. The annual survey, the longest‑running study of U.S. digital‑media behavior since 1998, now includes unprecedented data on AI usage alongside metrics...
