Acast
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Acast is a Swedish-founded company that provides hosting, monetization and growth support for podcasts, and podcast advertising solutions for brands and media agencies. Launching in 2014, it developed a dynamic insertion technology which can target advertising within podcasts based on location, time, and personal data. The company champions an independent and open ecosystem for podcasting, where podcasts hosted with Acast are available on all podcast listening apps. Acast was founded by Karl Rosander and Måns Ulvestam in 2013; together with Johan Billgren as co-founder. Acast hosts over 88,000 podcasts, with over 430 million listens every month. The company operates worldwide with a physical presence in 15 countries, and has its headquarters in Stockholm. Wikipedia
Website: www.acast.com
Symbol: ACAST:STO
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Latest news
- Jun 11: Acast has shared another case study of successful podcast advertising - this time for EuroMillions. The campaign drove a 10% year-on-year rise in sales.
- Jun 9: Popular Acast show Toni and Ryan has got into the press after their latest episode finished abruptly.
- Jun 5: It’s the turn of Platform Media to suffer a phishing incident, just weeks after Acast suffered one. Be cautious of random emails out of the blue, asking you to accept a Docusign document.
- Jun 4: The text of Acast CFO Emily Villatte’s keynote speech at The Podcast Show has been published, saying that video is expanding what “open” means for creators.
- May 30: On the Podnews Weekly Review this week, we chat with Acast about the company's new Smart Recommendations tool, and talk HLS video as a potential way forward for video over open RSS.
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