Press releases

We reproduce selected press releases submitted to updates@podnews.net to allow us to link to them from our daily newsletter.

February 2019

Cadence13 Named to Fast Company’s Annual List of The World’s Most Innovative Companies for 2019
21 February
The list honors the businesses making the most profound impact on both industry and culture

Radio Drama Revival announces new team members and upcoming revamp
21 February
New team members for this audio fiction podcast

Media invention company and podcast creator WaitWhat raises $4m Series A
21 February
Cue Ball Capital, Burda Principal Investments lead gender diverse investor group that includes Victress Capital, Reid Hoffman, Jacki Zehner, and Joi Ito

Marvel's Wolverine: The Lost Trail makes it to Stitcher Premium
21 February
The Second Installment of The Award-Winning and Critically-Acclaimed Podcast Series, ‘Marvel’s Wolverine: The Lost Trail’ Will Premiere on Monday, March 25th Exclusively on Stitcher Premium

BYT Media announces full programming for the New York City Edition of Death Becomes Us, a true crime festival, March 20-24
21 February
Sarah Koenig and Julie Snyder of Serial, Amanda Knox, John Douglas, and Billy Jensen headline the festival line-up

Curiouscast's When Life Gives You Parkinson's partners with the World Parkinson Congress for special series
21 February
The special series launches Wednesday, February 27, highlighting the topics and speakers leading up to the summer event in Kyoto, Japan.

Jake Brennan Partners with iHeartMedia to Launch an Explosive New Slate of iHeartRadio Original True Crime Podcasts – Starting with a Fresh Season of the Hit Show, Disgraceland
21 February
Disgraceland Season 3 to join the iHeartPodcast Network with Kurt Cobain/Courtney Love episode one to premiere exclusively on broadcast radio nationwide on March 13 before it's available anywhere else

Wondery Announces 2019 Programming Slate at Winter Podcast Upfront
21 February
Wondery touted its status as the fastest growing podcast publisher on the Podtrac ranker.

Your favourite podcast, live: Podcast Live launches in the UK
20 February
The first of its kind business aims to take the UK's leading factual podcasters into venues across the country to host interactive versions of their shows in front of a live audience.

NBA veterans Darius Miles and Quentin Richardson talk sports and culture in new podcast
19 February
Darius Miles and Quentin Richardson release a new podcast

BBC World Service to launch new parenting podcast
19 February
A major new series which will explore parenting across the globe.

First ever Asian-American podcasters group forms in New York City
15 February
A new podcasters group for Asian-American creatives, producers, hosts and editors is now open for membership.

Spoke Media signs popular former Panoply podcast Family Ghosts
15 February
Premier podcast content studio Spoke Media has partnered with popular former Panoply podcast Family Ghosts to co-produce and distribute the show’s second and third seasons.

A daily news podcast for Australia launches: The Quicky
15 February
Mamamia launches an alternative to endless news.

Visionary leader Newt Gingrich launches new original podcast on Westwood One Podcast Network
15 February
Newt’s World Launches Presidents Day Weekend With Stories, Conversations, and Context on All Aspects of Our Society

Podcast.co Launches New Platform
14 February
The platform has been engineered from the ground up to be simple to use yet powerful, with built in networking functionality.

Slow Burn fires up at EPIX
12 February
Six-Part Docuseries Based On The Slate Podcast Hosted by Leon Neyfakh And Produced by Left/Right To Air In Late 2019.

Will the Catholic sex abuse crisis ever end? The Deliver Us podcast launches on February 13
12 February
America Media and Spoke Studios present Deliver Us, a podcast about the sexual abuse crisis in the Catholic Church.

Himalaya Media launches creator-focused, innovative podcast platform, network and community
7 February
A podcast platform, audio content network and original production studio, the San Francisco-based Himalaya debuts with an extensive slate of original and partner-created content being rolled out in early 2019, a creator-focused monetization and marketing strategy, and an experienced leadership team.

Stugotz Unleashed: Stupodity Podcast Debuts
6 February
Second Title from Le Batard and Friends Podcast Network

Comedians Brian McGuinness and Calvin Cato prepare for 100th episode of improvised video game podcast, Playable Characters
6 February
The show finds its two hosts engaging in completely ad-libbed interviews with retro and often obscure video game characters.

Himalaya is Presenting Sponsor for Podfest Multimedia Expo
6 February
Rapidly Emerging Podcast Platform Signs on for March Event in Orlando

In 50 years, the golden age of podcasting could turn into a dark age
6 February
New Survey Looks at the Preservation Practices of Podcast Producers

The British Podcast Awards return for 2019
5 February
The annual British Podcast Awards returns on the evening of Saturday 18th May at Kings Place, London and today opens for submissions from UK podcasters.

Gimlet Announces New True Crime Series: Conviction
5 February
Investigative Reporter Saki Knafo to Host - All Episodes now available

Convention-breaking Drama Podcast Launches Final Season
4 February
Season 3 of The Family Tree launches on February 12th 2019

Actress Jessica Harper Announces New Podcast Memoir: Winnetka
4 February
Harper is the creator of this audio-only memoir of her childhood, which she narrates with the help of the characters who populate her story.

Classic FM launches brand new podcast for children
4 February
David Walliams's Marvellous Musical Podcast has been created to introduce young people to classical music

RØDE microphones launches all-new podcasting competition: My RØDE Cast
1 February
My RØDE Cast is a global competition inviting podcasters of every experience level to showcase their skills.

January 2019

Cadence13 and Tenderfoot TV Announce Exclusive Podcast Slate Deal
30 January
Creators of Mega-hits Up and Vanished and Atlanta Monster Deepen Exclusive Partnership with Cadence13 to Create Six Original Podcast Series, Including A New True-Crime Series from Renowned Author and Journalist Neil Strauss and A New Project Hosted By Payne Lindsey

Storyboard - the app for creating and publishing private podcasts - opens for beta registration
27 January
Storyboard has now launched its beta, and podcasters are invited to join our platform for hosting private podcasts.

Gimlet Announces New True Crime Series, ‘Conviction’
25 January
A true crime series that will feature a new piece of investigative reporting each season. All seven episodes of the first season of Conviction will premiere Monday, February 4 on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and all podcast streaming apps.

Curiouscast's Russia Rising unravels the mysteries of Putin's Russia
25 January
The seven-part original investigative series, led by Global News’ Jeff Semple, takes listeners inside Putin’s Russia to unravel its mysterious evolution from tenuous ally to potential global threat.

Awkward Sex And The City with Natalie Wall - the podcast
25 January
The host of the beloved live storytelling show Awkward Sex and the City brings her signature candor and warm wit to a very personal conversation each week.

Omny Studio integrates with Headliner to enhance audiogram functionality
24 January
New collaboration between enterprise podcasting platform and leading visualised audio creation company, brings best in class video toolset to Omny Studio

Westwood One appoints digital audio expert Cory Smith as VP, Digital Sales Marketing and Operations
24 January
Newly Created Position to Lead Digital Sales Marketing and Operations for Largest Radio Network in America

Too Late To Die Young - a podcast for grownups, talking to stars closer to the end of their life than the beginning
24 January
With a cast list to bring out envy in the best talk show hosts, journalist and broadcaster Nina Myskow talks to a roster of stars who have lived the best of lives and are now Too Late to Die Young.

David Tennant launches new interview podcast
24 January
First episode features Olivia Colman and will be available from January 28th. Subsequent names include Whoopi Goldberg, Sir Ian McKellen and Jodie Whittaker

Season two of Suze Orman's all-new Women and Money podcast launches with interactive features
23 January
The Conversation about Women and Money has Returned to Westwood One’s The Empow(h)er Network

Cadence13 to launch podcast with Maria Shriver
21 January
Meaningful Conversations with Maria Shriver will feature the award-winning journalist and bestselling author in intimate conversations with special guests including Rob Lowe and Marianne Williamson about life, love, faith, family, gratitude, grief, health, wellness and more

Season 3 of the Democracy Works podcast launches January 21
21 January
The Democracy Works podcast aims to help listeners understand what it means to live in a democracy, and what it takes to make democracy thrive.

Stitcher announces new and returning programming to its Stitcher Originals and Earwolf networks
20 January
Podcast industry leader Stitcher is teaming up with some of the biggest names in television and entertainment to bring a slate of new and returning shows to its Earwolf and Stitcher Originals networks in 2019.

Podcast Network Parcast Announces Slate of New Shows, Including First Scripted Fiction Series
17 January
Company’s Episodic Series and Downloads Hit Record Levels in 2018; Audio Powerhouse Caps Year with 100+ Million Downloads Across 15 Scripted Non-Fiction In-House Originals, with Plans to Expand Production 150% in 2019

Julia Morizawa joins the cast of Greater Boston
14 January
Aard-winning voice actress Julia Morizawa will join the regular cast of Greater Boston following the show’s mid-season break.

Nick Hewer fronts a new podcast series, exploring why exporting is great for business
14 January
Launched by the government’s Exporting is GREAT campaign, the six-part series will showcase the stories of some of the country’s leading entrepreneurs and businesses. Presented by Nick Hewer, Lord Sugar’s former adviser on The Apprentice, it will provide practical information for businesses looking to develop their international strategy.

Great Trials Podcast Officially Launches, Featuring Insightful Conversations with America’s Top Trial Lawyers
9 January
Hosted by acclaimed trial lawyers Steve Lowry and Yvonne Godfrey, each podcast episode focuses on one important trial and includes in-depth, insightful interviews with the attorneys who successfully argued the case in front of a judge and jury.

Spreaker partners with airable to Expand the Service’s Catalogue of Podcasts
9 January
Consumer electronics devices using airable.API-enabled devices can easily connect to Spreaker’s catalog of podcasts

Cadence13 announces exclusive partnership with pop culture phenomenon 'Comments by Celebs'
9 January
On viral Instagram account-turned-podcast, Emma Diamond and Julie Kramer talk entertainment, celebrity, pop culture, Kardashians and much more

ESPN launches new podcast with TV personality Jamie Laing and comedian Alex Lowe
8 January
Each episode of Head In The Game will take an entertaining and informative look at an upcoming major sporting event. Series starts with NBA London game between the New York Knicks and the Washington Wizards

NPR Report: Smart Speakers See 78% Increase year-on-year
7 January
Multi-Device Households Drive Growth, Finds Post-holiday Smart Audio Report Survey

Porcelanosa, The Center for Health Design, and AAHID sponsors the new podcast 'Healthcare Interior Design 2.0', hosted by Cheryl Janis
4 January
Healthcare Interior Design 2.0 is a podcast that explores the changing face of healthcare design through intimate conversations with leading creatives in the field and focuses on the innovation, challenges, and solutions regarding healthcare design. The podcast is geared toward the designers, architects, developers and engineers who create tomorrow’s hospitals, healthcare spaces and senior living communities.

PodUK announces new guests, schedule
3 January
The team behind PODUK, the UK’s first podcasting fan convention, have been working hard behind the scenes, and now have some fantastic new announcements to make!