Libsyn
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Liberated Syndication, Inc. (Libsyn) is an American podcasting company founded in 2004 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Wikipedia
Website: libsyn.com
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Libsyn is IAB Certified
Libsyn was certified for v2.1 of the IAB Podcast Measurement Guidelines on Apr 19, 2024.
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Latest news
- Jul 22: Always interesting to check in on our page showing podcasters switching their show to a different podcast host. Over the last thirty days, the biggest winners are Megaphone, Spotify for Podcasters, and Acast. The biggest losers are Spreaker, SoundCloud and Libsyn.
- Jul 17: Stephen Perlstein has been made SVP of Publishing for Libsyn Ads. He joins from Viral Nation.
- Jul 16: At Libsyn Ads, CRO Dave Hanley and CIO Trevr Smithlin are leaving the company, three years after the acquisition of AdvertiseCast by Libsyn in 2021. “As significant shareholders & friends of the company, they remain strong supporters of the business,” says CEO John W Gibbons. “We’ve crossed a lot of ground together over the last 3 years, transforming Libsyn from a Hosting platform into a full-suite, monetization and hosting service company generating tens of millions of dollars in revenue for podcasters. It’s been a blast, wildly successful, and game-changing in so many ways.”
- Jul 15: Dave Jackson has left Libsyn. One of the most respected podcast consultants and trainers, Dave had worked with the Libsyn team for eight years. But it’s him, not them. “There is nothing wrong with Libsyn”, he said, adding “when you hear where I’m going you’ll see it’s simply a better fit for my educational skillset”. We get to find out where on Jul 29 - in, of course, the School of Podcasting podcast.
- Jul 2: Libsyn Ads released its June 2024 ad rates - average CPMs were $21.90, up 1.2% from May, and down 0.3% from last year. Technology podcasts pay the most; fiction podcasts are “more accessible”, the company says.
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