Revenue is up for Audioboom,
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Audioboom has released its quarter 3/24 trading update.
The company saw revenue up 34% year on year
to $18.8 million,
and a record revenue per thousand downloads
up 79% from last year and up 9.9% from last quarter.
The company made $1 million EBITDA profit.
Listeners are more connected to a brand
when it has a sound identity.
According to a new report from Veritonic,
more than half of all podcast listeners
say that a brand's sound is more memorable
than its visual logo too.
Spotify has launched audio books in France,
Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg.
Jessica Radburn has been hired as head of audio on demand
at the ABC in Australia.
She joins from Wondery and Audible,
and she'll report to Ben Latimer.
And four times Super Bowl champion Rob 'Gronk' Gronkowski
has joined sports entertainment studio Nuthouse Sports
as partner, teaming up with Super Bowl MVP Julian Adelman
and super digital founder Asaf Swisser.
The studio launches Dudes on Dudes today
featuring Gronk and Jules.
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And in podcast news, Governor Tim Walz
is on the latest edition of Smartless
as the US presidential election draws ever closer.
Appearances by candidates on podcasts
have been a feature of this election
and currently, apparently, both Donald Trump
and Kamala Harris want to be
on the Joe Rogan podcast for some reason.
An exclusive premiere of the latest single from The Struts,
"Can't Stop Talking" is in their podcast,
"The Struts' Life" today.
It's the first time a major label artist's new track
will be debuted via a podcast.
And the new episode also includes
behind-the-scenes insights.
It's released with Pantheon Media.
Also new today, Podstruck is celebrating rom-coms,
the good, the bad, and the totally sexist.
"Next Realm" is for people who like a good ghost story
but would prefer something a little bit more heartwarming.
The new show explores the profound stories
of individuals who've experienced messages
from their departed loved ones.
"The best idea yet" is new from Wondery
and T-Boy in Good Companies returns for a new season today.
Looking at the latest trends in business and technology
and audio drama, "The White Vault" returns
for a new season today, perfect for horror-filled October.
The podcast contains the collected records
of a repair team sent to outpost Fristed
in the vast white wastes of Svalbard
and unravel what lies waiting in the ice below.
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