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 2014; 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
- Apr 18: Hit true crime show One Minute Remaining is to be made available to Spanish speakers. The Acast show is using Wondercraft to introduce the show to Spanish speakers globally. Uno Minuto Restante is now available in all major podcast apps.
- Apr 12: Acast posted four takeaways from Podcast Movement Evolutions.
- Apr 9: Podtrac released its rankers for March - including, for the first time, Acast. Acast is the #1 publisher globally, with 405mn downloads in March. It also came in at #3 publisher in the US. “In today’s newest ranker, we’re seen not just as a global leader, but also as a top contender in the highly valuable US market,” said Chief Business Officer at Acast, Greg Glenday.
- Mar 27: Choses à Savoir, one of the biggest podcast networks in France, has signed with Acast. They were with Spotify’s Megaphone.
- Mar 25: When the grounds of one of the Catholic Church's Magdalene Laundries in Ireland was sold to developers in 1993, unmarked graves containing 155 bodies were found. The discovery led to stories of abuse by those in the convent-run institutions, and a successful lobbying for a full investigation. The Magdalenes and I talks to women who were involved, and their fight for justice. It's new from Acast today.
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