Los Angeles, CA — We are excited to announce the hire of Dane Cardiel as our new Vice President of Business Development. Dane will be based in our New York office and will lead our Podcast Acquisition Team to recruit independent podcasters and podcast networks onto our premium host-read marketplace, Gumball. Dane joins Headgum from […]
(NEW YORK–) The first-ever podcast festival featuring Asian American Pacific Islanders will be held later this month, officials said. It is produced by AAP (the Asian American Podcasters Association). All show episodes will be recorded with a LIVE audience on Sunday, May 30th, AAP co-founder Andrew Wang confirmed. “We’re happy to highlight our members […]
On February 23, 2021, EPOS and Acast launched a new branded podcast called Powered by Audio, hosted by two-time Tony-winning producer and creator of Facebook Live Randi Zuckerberg and sound designed by Jeff Schmidt, whose podcasts have racked up more than 100 million downloads, with 13 of them hitting the top spot on Apple Podcasts […]
Acast hires Elli Dimitroulakos to expand programmatic podcast advertising in the Americas Podcast giant Acast has appointed Elli Dimitroulakos as Head of Automation, Americas. Dimitroulakos will lead Acast Automated — the company’s rapidly growing programmatic advertising arm — in the US, Mexico, and Canada, enabling advertisers to use automated technology to more effectively and efficiently […]
NOMINATIONS ARE OPEN FOR THE GOLDEN CRANE PODCAST AWARDS: AAP (NEW YORK–) The nomination window is open now until December for a podcasting award program, officials said. It is presented by Podbean and sponsored by Listen Notes. People can now submit their favorite shows to be considered for a Golden Crane Podcast Award to be […]
We recently launched a new podcast discovery tool, Podnods, at https://podnods.com. Our site helps listeners find great audio shows, customized to their specific interests. There are nearly 1.5 million podcasts on just about every topic imaginable, made by countless passionate creators from around the world. Most of these podcasts do not yet have the audience […]
(NEW YORK–) Applications are now being accepted for speaker submissions for an online podcasting conference happening in July, officials said. Podthon ’20, now in its second year, will showcase 20 speakers at all levels of the independent podcasting industry,” co-founder Danielle Desir said. “With the success we experienced last year, we wanted to open up […]
Podcast giant Acast today announces the launch of Acast Marketplace, the new home of podcast buying globally. Acast Marketplace gives advertisers both direct and automated access to the world’s best podcasts, the most talented creators, and the most engaged listeners — across any and every podcast platform. Acast invented dynamic ad insertion in podcasts back in […]
New York, USA – Podcast giant Acast has appointed Brian Danzis as Managing Director, Americas. Danzis will spearhead expansion in the US, Canada, and Mexico, focusing on business development, major partnerships, content acquisition, and the delivery of new technology in local markets. His hire supports Acast’s ambition to scale its market-leading products and services for […]
The award-winning producer and writer Shonda Rhimes will executive produce the new slate of iHeartRadio Originals distributed through the iHeartPodcast Network NEW YORK – October 16, 2019 – Shondaland, founded byaward-winning television producer and writer Shonda Rhimes, is taking storytelling to audio by partnering with iHeartMedia, the No. 1 commercial podcast publisher globally, to launch Shondaland […]