Whooshkaa
This company is no longer trading under this name
Owned by: Spotify
Latest news
- Apr 13, 2023: First look: Spotify's Megaphone has launched its own broadcast-to-podcast technology tools. Building on the toolset it bought in its acquisition of Whooshkaa in Dec 2021, the radio-to-podcast tools are already in use by FOX News Audio.
- Jul 14, 2022: A reminder that Whooshkaa ceases to operate on 31 Aug. Check your email for your migration options.
- Jun 15, 2022: After being purchased by Spotify at the end of last year, podcast host Whooshkaa is to close on Aug 31. Podcast hosting customers are being invited to migrate to Megaphone.
- Feb 24, 2022: How much did Spotify buy Whooshkaa for? We're told, by someone familiar with how these things work, that it was around US $15m.
- Dec 17, 2021: Spotify has purchased another podcast hosting company: Australia's Whooshkaa. The first non-US podcast host to achieve IAB certification, Whooshkaa also has technology that automatically makes podcasts from radio broadcasts. It will be integrated into Megaphone.
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