Press releases
We reproduce selected press releases submitted to updates@podnews.net to allow us to link to them from our daily newsletter.
April 2019
HipChat Founders Launch Swoot, a Social Podcast App
19 April
Swoot Makes Discovering and Recommending Podcasts Streamlined and Easy
PRIMARY RIDE HOME: A new daily podcast covering the 2020 U.S. presidential primaries
18 April
A new daily podcast covering the key developments in the 2020 U.S. presidential primary elections
New Reality TV Series-Based Podcast Gets Real to Heal… and More!
17 April
Stars of Real Housewives of Dallas get a podcast
Dr Phil partners with Stitcher to launch true crime podcast
11 April
Analysis of Murder features an exclusive first interview with Gypsy Rose Blanchard
Castbox Launches ‘Community’ Feature To Make Podcasting More Social
11 April
Community is a new feature that enables both creators and listeners to participate in the burgeoning podcast ecosystem.
Jessica Sherman returns to AdLarge Media as VP Affiliate Sales and Content
10 April
Sherman, who is exiting CBS Radio News to rejoin AdLarge, is expanding her previous role as AdLarge’s Senior Director of Affiliate Marketing, which she held from 2014 to 2017.
New Service Podcast2book.com Helps You Monetize Your Podcast
10 April
A new service takes interviews and turns them into professionally printed books
NBC News Teams up with Megaphone for Podcast Distribution
9 April
NBC News will move its marquee podcasting network to Megaphone’s hosting and ad insertion platform
Escape Room Interactive Podcast Aims to Impact Podcasting
8 April
Listeners play an innovative audio-based escape room in which they must navigate a series of puzzles within 60 minutes
American Public Media to launch Decomposed - a new podcast exploring the daring acts and surprising inspirations of famous composers
8 April
Concert pianist and host Jade Simmons’ new APM podcast shares the tales of heartbreak, scandal and sheer genius that have shaped classical music.
In The Key of Change Chats joins Jabberjaw Media
8 April
The podcast features the best conversations with artists from a wide range of genres and a wide range of events.
One Voice, One Mic - A Short Documentary Coming 2019
8 April
Director Ben Gummery takes an upbeat yet honest look at the rise of podcasting.
100% community-funded Kickstarter hits $25,000 goal for women's podcasting event
8 April
She Podcasts has successfully crowdfunded their first women’s podcasting conference, planned for this fall.
The Rhino Podcast launches Aretha Franklin
6 April
Three Episode Mini-Series Will Focus On Multiple Aspects Of The Queen Of Soul's Unprecedented Career With Insight From Soul Historian And Franklin Authority David Nathan
Locked On Adds MLB Podcasts to Number One Daily Local Sports Podcast Network
6 April
Rapidly Growing Sports Media Company To Produce Short-Form, Daily Podcast Covering Each MLB Team
Pinecast integrates with Headliner to improve social sharing
5 April
New collaboration between the Pinecast podcasting platform and Headliner brings best in class video toolset to all Pinecast users
Record quarterly revenue of US$4.6 million for Audioboom
4 April
Trading is ahead of management expectation, the company said today
Mixtape Memories podcast out now
3 April
A nostalgic weekly show reminisces about 90s music and the NYC music scene in the aughts
The hosts of a fan podcast for TV show 'Bar Rescue' will appear as guests on 'Bar Rescue'.
3 April
Cohen and Search, both obsessive fans of Bar Rescue, were invited to appear on the show after being brought to the attention of star Jon Taffer on Twitter.
Bomber episode 3 - Fear - released last Friday
1 April
the untold story of how law enforcement hunted down the 2018 Austin serial bomber
Global launches new podcast series for runners
1 April
RunPod launches April 1st hosted by Heart’s Jenni Falconer
March 2019
Simplecast Debuts Its All-New Podcast Distribution and Analytics Platform
29 March
SImplecast to give creators the tools they need to thrive in the exploding audio landscape.
Susie Dent and Gyles Brandreth launch brand new language podcast
27 March
‘Something Rhymes With Purple’ will explore the history of language as well as helping people improve their vocabulary
Susie Dent and Gyles Brandreth launch brand new language podcast
27 March
‘Something Rhymes With Purple’ will explore the history of language as well as helping people improve their vocabulary
Spotify to Acquire Parcast, a Premier Podcast Storytelling Studio
26 March
Spotify to buy another podcast production company
StreamGuys Enhancing Podcast Analytics and Monetization with RAD Support and More
26 March
Enhancements to comprehensive podcasting suite empower publishers with richer listening data and expanded tools to entice and retain sponsors
Babbel Picks Voxnest’s Spreaker as Exclusive Distribution Partner for New Multilinguish Podcast
26 March
The world’s top-grossing language learning app to leverage Spreaker’s vast audience network and superior service for first US podcast effort
Stitcher continues commitment to diverse talent, adds new voices to Stitcher Originals and Earwolf networks
25 March
New shows coming from Aasif Mandvi, Sasheer Zamata & Nicole Byer, Bill Nye, Adam Conover, Edgar Momplaisir; new seasons from LeVar Burton, Gaby Dunn; and a wide release of Zane’s erotic fiction podcast
The Catholic Sports Radio podcast unifies faith life and sports life
25 March
Catholic Sports Radio is a new weekly podcast launched with the mission of highlighting the intersection of one’s faith life and sports life
The New Podcast Player App Transforming Audio Learning
25 March
NoteCast is a podcast player app that is optimised for audio learning
Acast launches in France
22 March
Yann Thébault, former managing director of Continental Europe for Spotify, joins to lead operations in the region
Cadence13 Launches Professional AF with Diana Kander
19 March
On weekly series, bestselling author, innovation consultant and professional keynote speaker Kander will tackle the issues all women face with honesty, humor and heart, joined by experts who will give advice on how to handle it all
Exactly Right Media and Stitcher release trailer for new show, Jensen & Holes: The Murder Squad
13 March
Retired cold case investigator Paul Holes and investigative journalist Billy Jensen team up with listeners and special guests to solve crimes
BBC World Service launches new podcast about animals and innovation
13 March
The BBC World Service is launching a brand new 30 part podcast about amazing animals and what we have learnt from them.
Who cares... about Ross and Patrick?
13 March
RTX Podcast Festival Presented by The Roost Brings Top Video-Podcasts to Austin
9 March
H3CZ’s “The Eavesdrop Podcast”, The Valleyfolk’s “The Valleycast Podcast” and Others Join RTX Stalwarts Like “The Rooster Teeth Podcast” and “Off Topic” July 5-7
Plus Belle La Vie and Bababam launch the first fiction podcast from a TV series in France
8 March
The famous French TV show now has a fiction podcast
Debuting March 13th on Stitcher: New Podcast 'Just Between Us' with Allison Raskin and Gaby Dunn
8 March
A variety talk show based on their popular YouTube channel which currently reaches 730k+ subscribers
Ghost Town Podcast with Jason Horton and Rebecca Leib
8 March
A comedy podcast about mysterious, abandoned and esoteric places all over the world
Race, Sex, and Hollywood Collide In New Scripted Comedy Podcast Masala Jones
8 March
Season One launches on March 10 2019
SoundCloud expands exclusive advertising partnership with DAX to Canada
7 March
SoundCloud expands advertising agreement to include Canada
More shows and third room added to Podcast Live Politics
6 March
Seven additional shows have been announced for its politics themed debut event
February 2019
Welcome To Day One, a podcast with stories of regional startups and entrepreneurs, launches
Comedian and writer Laura Merli announces new episodes of How To Be Less Awkward
The Monster Hunters Return for a Third Season
ART19 hires two industry leaders
Workout music podcast Podrunner celebrates thirteen years
Cadence13 Named to Fast Company’s Annual List of The World’s Most Innovative Companies for 2019
Radio Drama Revival announces new team members and upcoming revamp
Media invention company and podcast creator WaitWhat raises $4m Series A
Marvel's Wolverine: The Lost Trail makes it to Stitcher Premium
Wondery Announces 2019 Programming Slate at Winter Podcast Upfront
Your favourite podcast, live: Podcast Live launches in the UK
NBA veterans Darius Miles and Quentin Richardson talk sports and culture in new podcast
BBC World Service to launch new parenting podcast
First ever Asian-American podcasters group forms in New York City
Spoke Media signs popular former Panoply podcast Family Ghosts
A daily news podcast for Australia launches: The Quicky
Visionary leader Newt Gingrich launches new original podcast on Westwood One Podcast Network
Podcast.co Launches New Platform
Will the Catholic sex abuse crisis ever end? The Deliver Us podcast launches on February 13
Himalaya Media launches creator-focused, innovative podcast platform, network and community
Stugotz Unleashed: Stupodity Podcast Debuts
Himalaya is Presenting Sponsor for Podfest Multimedia Expo
In 50 years, the golden age of podcasting could turn into a dark age
The British Podcast Awards return for 2019
Gimlet Announces New True Crime Series: Conviction
Convention-breaking Drama Podcast Launches Final Season
Actress Jessica Harper Announces New Podcast Memoir: Winnetka
Classic FM launches brand new podcast for children
RØDE microphones launches all-new podcasting competition: My RØDE Cast
January 2019
Cadence13 and Tenderfoot TV Announce Exclusive Podcast Slate Deal
Storyboard - the app for creating and publishing private podcasts - opens for beta registration
Gimlet Announces New True Crime Series, ‘Conviction’
Curiouscast's Russia Rising unravels the mysteries of Putin's Russia
Awkward Sex And The City with Natalie Wall - the podcast
Omny Studio integrates with Headliner to enhance audiogram functionality
Westwood One appoints digital audio expert Cory Smith as VP, Digital Sales Marketing and Operations
David Tennant launches new interview podcast
Season two of Suze Orman's all-new Women and Money podcast launches with interactive features
Cadence13 to launch podcast with Maria Shriver
Season 3 of the Democracy Works podcast launches January 21
Stitcher announces new and returning programming to its Stitcher Originals and Earwolf networks
Podcast Network Parcast Announces Slate of New Shows, Including First Scripted Fiction Series
Julia Morizawa joins the cast of Greater Boston
Nick Hewer fronts a new podcast series, exploring why exporting is great for business
Spreaker partners with airable to Expand the Service’s Catalogue of Podcasts
Cadence13 announces exclusive partnership with pop culture phenomenon 'Comments by Celebs'
ESPN launches new podcast with TV personality Jamie Laing and comedian Alex Lowe
NPR Report: Smart Speakers See 78% Increase year-on-year
PodUK announces new guests, schedule
December 2018
Genetics Unzipped: a new science podcast exploring the world of genes, genomes and DNA
Dr. Phil partners with Stitcher to launch four new podcasts in 2019
WNYC Wins Two duPont-Columbia Awards for News Podcasts Trump, Inc. and Caught
Curiouscast tucks listeners in with Nothing Much Happens - bedtime stories for grownups
Announcing the launch of Radiodays Asia 2019
2nd Annual Canadian Podcast Awards Open for Nominations
WNYC Studios launches 10 Things That Scare Me, a tiny podcast about our biggest fears
LGE and Audioburst Collaborate To Bring The Next Generation of In-Car Infotainment Systems
November 2018
Podcasters Jessie Ware and Tamsyn Kent win Gold at the 2018 Audio Production Award
News UK launches Jungle VIP daily podcast from Wireless Studios
AdsWizz Now Integrated With Google Display and Video 360
Piqd Audio Launches: Our Solution To The Podcast Discovery Problem
E&C's Pod Of Awesomeness returns on Westwood One Podcast Network
ABC Radio (US) announces new podcast - Journeys Of Faith With Paula Faris
StoryCorps Podcast Returns With Stories Of Reunions
New Creative Audio Platform 'Almost Tangible' Announces Premiere of Macbeth
Global makes strategic acquisition to launch DAX in Canada
DW Partners with Headliner To Increase Video Production
October 2018
The Unfiltered Gentlemen & Booze League LIVE at 8one8 Brewing
Lineker and Baker: Behind Closed Doors - A Goalhanger Films Production
BBC Sounds to transform what you hear with exclusive music mixes, radio and new podcasts
Canadian producers return fans to Farloria
Omny Studio launches transcription tool for audio and podcast publishers
ESPN's 30 for 30 Podcasts returns for a fourth season
Nominations Announced for the UK 2018 Audio Production Awards
SB Nation and the Vox Media Podcast Network Launch New Podcast, 'It Seemed Smart'
Motivational podcast 'Team Never Quit' joins Westwood One Podcast network
Skylark Media Entertainment Network launches new horror audio drama, Blackwood Podcast
Entercom partners with Sean Spicer and Katie Pavlich to launch election special podcast
Actor and writer Doug Motel launches 'Conscious Comedy' Podcast
Australian radio industry unites to grow podcasting
Slate launches daily news podcast What Next for evening commute
TV star Lydia Bright and family launch industry's first ever structured reality podcast
CauseCasts Casts New Light on Charities in Podcasting
Sports Illustrated debuts its first narrative true crime podcast, Steve McNair: Fall Of A Titan
Contemplative Sci-Fi Podcast Series Crowdfunds Second Season
Planet Broadcasting selects Triton Digital to deliver and monetise their podcast content
Australia: Spotify Launches Sound Up Bootcamp for First Nations Peoples
Acast podcasts now available for distribution on Spotify worldwide
PRX to Lead Google Podcasts creator program
US Poet Laureate brings poetry to podcast and radio audiences with The Slowdown
Activate World Launches Podcasts on Business Activism
SoundCloud renews exclusive UK advertising partnership with DAX
UK audiobook charity launches new literature podcast
Sarah Beeny launches debut podcast series
Positive Communication Advocate Teams with “Siri” for New Podcast
September 2018
Sexy, silly, multi-award-winning LGBTQ podcast returns for 4th series
The Fans Have Spoken: Dr Death Beats Serial For The Most 5-Star Ratings Of Any Serialized Podcast
Bellies, Bits and Babies - a podcast on women's pelvic health
Australian Football League: AFL Signs On With Whooshkaa
PRX Welcomes Donna Hardwick as New Chief Marketing Officer
BBC and Sundance Institute Premiere First Audio Storytelling Collaboration, Neighbourhood
A podcast about Saturday Night Live looks behind the scenes of season 44
COMING OUT STORIES: A brand new podcast about one of the most important conversations of your life
Get your teeth into a new podcast about Bram Stoker
BBC Radio 4 presents Intrigue: The Ratline - a new 10 part podcast
Nighttime podcast joins Corus Entertainment's CuriousCast network
SBS Radio launches Spanish podcast series Caras Del Amor
iHeartRadio Australia celebrates 5 year milestone
Entercom and Anthony and Deidre Scaramucci launch podcast on radio.com
DAX named as exclusive distribution and monetisation partner for America 2.0 Podcast
Kim Ledger talks addiction with Nova's Ash Bradnam
When a soldier dies, so does his story...
‘The View’ Announces New Podcast Available Each Weekday
LW&C Launches Phi Beta Kappa Society Podcast
Jonathan Ross launches his first podcast series 'I like films'
Graham Media Group Announces New Season of 'Shattered' Podcast on Panoply
Jovem Pan selects Triton Digital and Omny Studio for podcast distribution and monetization
Atlantic Podcasts launches 'Inside the Album'
Westwood One Debuts Female Empowerment Network with Nine Original Podcast Series
Turner Podcast Network launches on Spotify
Cadence13 Launches “Politics As Unusual,” A New Podcast Hosted by Michael Sheehan
Diversity Council Australia debunks ‘African gangs’ narrative as new podcast is released
HowStuffWorks teams up with DAX to bring its award-winning podcast library to UK advertisers
August 2018
Voice control could be the future of in-car radio: new research
Acast Launches “Drunk Women Solving Crime” Podcast
Stitcher announces fall programming for its free and premium networks
The Sound and the Story returns for a second season
The Action Network Partners with Cadence13 to Create Premium Sports Gambling Podcast Network
More Perfect’s 27: The Most Perfect Album out September 18th from WNYC Studios
New York Public Radio Names Lisa Baird Chief Marketing Officer
Kobe Bryant's Granity Studios and Cadence13 announce 'The Punies'
New categories to be introduced at Audio UK's Audio Production Awards 2018
Deliciously Ella launches first podcast
Podcast.co and The Co-op team up to offer up state-of-the-art studio space
PRX and PRI Announce Transformational Public Media Merger
Win Innovator Passes to TechCrunch Disrupt with Spreaker
Cadence13 and Blumhouse Television announce scripted podcast series inside Trump presidency
Marketing gems in your earbuds
Acast launches voice app for the Google Assistant in Sweden
Crossover Media Group Sales adds new sports shows to client roster
The Last Podcast on the Left joins Rooster Teeth's The Roost
TeePublic and HowStuffWorks partner to make merch real-time
Kristen DiMercurio joins the cast of Greater Boston in season three premiere
PodUK, a UK podcast convention, is announced
Lipp Media, a new podcast network, launches in Australia
ITV signs podcasting deal with Acast
July 2018
Whooshkaa shows Aussie brands HowStuffWorks
“Una a la Semana”, el podcast de música sin música, sólo en Spotify
Sentire Media launches a podcast network
New podcast on living and dealing with Aphantasia
The New York Times Debuts First-Ever Marketing Campaign for 'The Daily'
South Africa gets its big podcasting moment
New host of Tailgate Radio announced
The Unfiltered Gentlemen Welcome Shelter Distilling’s Jason Senior and Matt Hammer
June 2018
AdvertiseCast Announces Exclusive Ad Sales Partnership with Taste of Taylor Podcast
Scout FM brings its personalized podcast experience to CarPlay and Android Auto
Judith Regan launches 'My Side of the story with Judith Regan' on the Westwood One Podcast Network
Geekdom’s Lorenzo Gomez and Branding Expert Bill Schley Set to Launch Brand Brothers
Audioboom Teams Up with Placard Media
Acclaimed Independent Podcast Human/Ordinary Launches Third Season
WNYC Studios Partners with TPX in Global Expansion
JacPod: South Africa's Jacaranda FM launches podcast hub
Sound Directions launches in London - new podcast division at Somethin' Else
Whooshkaa partners with WNYC Studios
May 2018
Cancer Council launches second season of its podcast
83 Weeks with Eric Bischoff podcast has a huge debut on Westwood One Podcast Network
ITV commissions The Rubber Chicken to produce the Love Island: The Morning After
TPX announce sales partnerships with Canadian True Crime and Grownups Read Things They Wrote As Kids
Stories To Tell In The Middle Of The Night podcast series released
Wireless Group launches new digital audio service, Wireless Studios
Best-selling German author Markus Heitz writes an Audible Original audio drama
Smash Boom Best introduces listeners to fact-based debates – with laughs thrown in for good measure
LaunchPod is launched by Wisebuddah and Acast
Love Sport Radio launches ten fan shows as podcasts on Alexa and Google Assistant
NPR, WNYC Studios, WBEZ Chicago, and This American Life Acquire Podcast App Pocket Casts
Alexa skills for kids launch with Fun Kids Radio
BBC and Acast to partner on international podcast deal
April 2018
Millions vanish as The End of Time approaches
Cadence13 and The Players' Tribune launch David Ortiz: The Big Papi Story
Gimlet Media launches three new original podcasts
Macmillan Podcasts add transcripts for But That's Another Story on LitHub
AdsWizz Technology Powers Tokyo FM’s Programmatic Radio App “Wiz Radio” in Japan
Stephen Fry’s Great Leap Years – the stories behind inventions, launches on April 9 with Acast
Don't be a wine novice: let comedian Ben Schwartz be one for you in new podcast
March 2018
NextRegie Selects AdsWizz to Enable Programmatic Buying For Its Podcast Inventory
The New York Times and APM launch The Daily, April 2, on 16 stations
Jalopnik Shares True American Car Stories in New ‘Tempest’ Podcast Series
In The Dark's second season launching in May
AV Resilience Offers UK Podcasters One-Stop Shop for Live Recordings
Panoply Media and HowStuffWorks Announce Podcast Distribution and Monetization Partnership
Lagardère Publicité selects AdsWizz platform for French market
Audiocraft launches 2018 Festival program
AdLarge’s cabana adds “Parents On Demand” - The Podcast Network for Parents and Families
February 2018
CBC Original Podcasts announces new project with Kaitlin Prest
The New York Times brings The Daily to radio with American Public Media
RAIN to Produce 2nd Annual RAIN Podcast Business Summit
Industry insiders launch 'The Podcast Exchange'
Macmillan launches 'But that's another story' and 'One true pairing' podcasts
Marvel and Stitcher release trailer for 'Wolverine: the long night'
One Part Podcast with Jessica Murnane Joins cabana, AdLarge Media’s Digital Audio Division
British Podcast Awards return: Nish Kumar to chair
The Big Travel Podcast: exploring life-stories through travel
January 2018
American Public Media to Launch Podcast, Order 9066, Chronicling Japanese American Incarceration
Radioplayer UK adds podcasts and catch-up to their Amazon Echo skill
Collisions Launches Royal Wedding Podcast With Rob Shuter
Futuri Media Launches Futuri Ad Network and a New Suite of Ad Insertion Services
Australian Podcast Awards Announced, Entries Open 1 Feb
Acast Appoints Chris Wistow as Global Head of Audio Product and Partner Sales
Too Beautiful to Live celebrates 10 years with 24-hour party bus podcast
Global GoalsCast launches, profiling sustainable development goals
Edison Research and Triton Digital Expand The Infinite Dial Study to Canada
One in Six Americans Now Owns a Voice-Activated Smart Speaker
New podcast 'The Ripple Effect' goes beyond good intentions
BBC Radio 5 live starts 2018 with three new shows and three new podcasts