Business of Podcasting

In the world of podcasting, the flywheel is spinning: new technologies including AirPods, connected cars, and smart speakers have made it much easi... (2019)

Snipd built a podcast app that uses AI to transcribe content and synchronize with note-taking apps, generate book-style "chapters" and deliver podc... (2022)

It’s a podcast about podcasting! About the state of the industry, that is. Because a lot has changed since we recorded “a podcast about podcasts” a... (2019)

But fear not! There is a better way. It was once simple, sufficient, and just worked. What happened? (2017)

"I have often, when finding out about a new podcast with a large back catalog, made myself a 100-hour-plus playlist to catch up." (2017)

Gimlet Media, the Brooklyn-based podcasting network behind shows like StartUp and Reply All, announced today that it has closed a $15 million round... (2018)

As writers resort to attention-getting headlines to maintain readership it's clear that the educated, mobile, and bored reader is now turning into ... (2018)

Radiotopia has been a remarkable success since launching just over a year ago. The network has accelerated in a short time, now nearing 7.5 million... (2018)

This post has been updated. The “Radiotopia” collective set a record of more than $600,000 when it closed its Kickstarter campaign Friday, Nov. 14,... (2018)

Four of the top podcast producers unite to own and operate a platform to improve podcasts discovery experience for listeners and to connect produce... (2018)

In our frenetic age, audio narratives offer a rare opportunity for slow immersion. But this intimacy can become manipulative, Rebecca Mead writes. (2018)

Spotify wants to break out of the music streaming business. Gimlet, the company behind shows like Crimetown and Reply All, can help. (2019)

Advertisers put $314 million into podcast ads in the U.S. last year, which is totally tiny compared to things like TV — $68.5 billion — or internet... (2018)

Spotify's acquisition of Gimlet Media and Anchor signals the beginning of the Golden Age of Podcasts. It's the culmination of many trends: More lis... (2019)

Podcast Advertising Marketplace Forecast to Hit $659 Million by 2020, More Than Doubling the Record 2017 Total NEW YORK, NY (June 11, 2018) – U.S. ... (2018)

Anchor is the best way to make your podcast, and now it’s officially part of Spotify. Through a strategic acquisition announced today, we’ll be bri... (2019)

Podcast platform Luminary has now raised more than $100m. (2019)

'Serial' is the podcasting world's first mega hit. And that could translate into bigger audiences and bigger paydays for podcasters. (2019)

Stop and think for a moment about how many ads you saw in the last 24 hours, on Instagram or Facebook or anywhere else. How many did you scroll thr... (2018)

BBC podcasts on third-party apps (2019)

Pocket Casts, widely considered to be one of the best mobile apps for podcast listening, has been acquired by a collective group that includes NPR,... (2018)

A new company called Podfund will give independent podcasters money and access to a mentor network, but in exchange, the creators have to share par... (2019)

With podcasts rising in popularity, it’s no surprise that companies are producing their own. What’s more surprising is that people are actually lis... (2019)

Books on tape were the lifeblood of self-help. But e-learning startups like Khan Academy and Coursera demanded our eyes, not just our ears. Then ca... (2019)

Hi, Welcome to BIG, a newsletter about the politics of monopoly. If you’d like to sign up, you can do so here. Or just read on… Today I’m going to ... (2020)

This economic crisis has been all about yins and yangs. Yin: U.S. unemployment has skyrocketed to Great Depression levels. Yang: the pandemic is in... (2020)

Podimo, the Copenhagen-founded subscription service for short form audio stories and podcasts, has raised an additional €11.2 million in funding. T... (2021)

Amazon is following Spotify's path towards walled gardens and exclusivity for podcasts. This puts both companies on a collision course with iHeartR... (2020)

Podchaser, a startup building what it calls “IMDB for podcasts,” recently announced that it has raised $4 million in a funding round led by Greycro... (2021)