Press releases

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

June 2019

Cadence13 partners with political strategists David Alexrod and Mike Murphy to launch Hacks on Tap podcast
25 June
On the weekly series, the veteran Democrat and Republican campaign advisors invite listeners to pull up a barstool and join a funny, irreverent, and informed conversation about the state of American politics and the race towards the 2020 presidential election

Steve Austin Kicks-Out The Competition with More Than 1 Million Downloads, As He Returns to the Microphone with New Episodes of His PodcastOne Show
25 June
His show returned to new content on June 18

Jacobs Media Unveils Broadcasters Meet Podcasters Agenda
25 June
A place for the radio industry to learn podcasting

Almost Tangible named Production Company of The Year by the New York Festivals Radio Awards
25 June
Their production of Macbeth received a Grand Trophy and 4 Gold Trophies for Best Digital Drama, Best Drama Podcast, Best Director and Best Sound

In The Dark podcast leads to a conviction being overturned by the US Supreme Court
24 June
A conviction reversed in part because of APM's reporting

The Real Podcast launches - the real voices and stories of Australia's first peoples
24 June
Showcasing the voices of talented and empowering Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people

Barneys New York Launches The Barneys Podcast Season Three with New Host Noor Tagouri
20 June
Provocative conversations with boundary-pushing cultural leaders

Social Chain and Voiceworks Launch Blinded Faith Podcast
20 June
A podcast series holding honest, frank and bold conversations around faith, belief and different lifestyles

Tenderfoot TV and Black Mountain Media launch Culpable, a new true-crime podcast
20 June
Podcast company with over 425 million downloads from hit franchises “To Live and Die in LA”, “Monster”, and “Up and Vanished” explores the tragic and mysterious death of a young man in Meridian Mississippi. Was it an accident, suicide or murder?

Sound That BRANDS Raises Capital; Forming Core Leadership Team
20 June
Los Angeles Podcast Studio to Specialize in Branded Content

Castbox Announces Podcast Integration With Navigation App Waze
20 June
The new integration gives drivers an easy way to listen to their favorite podcasts on Castbox while navigating to their destination with the Waze app.

What is the Duolingo French Podcast?
18 June
The first of its kind for French learners

Luminary releases latest podcast from Pushkin Industries, along with 30 new premium podcast episodes
18 June
Making a Killing is the new release

YBF Ventures announces launch of People Building Businesses
17 June
The dual-platform podcast focuses on how companies grow

Music and Millennials helping to fuel the podcasting boom
14 June
New BPI Insight Session report explores dynamics & trends shaping the popularity of podcasts

WTOP and PodcastOne Release New True-Crime Podcast, 22 Hours: An American Nightmare
13 June
A new true crime podcast

Marvel and Stitcher Set Wide Release for ‘Marvel’s Wolverine: The Lost Trail'
13 June
Available from July 8

Triton Digital Announces Acquisition of Podcast Powerhouse Omny Studio
12 June
Enterprise podcasting host purchased by US's audio industry company

Comedy podcast producer Forever Dog launches 11 new shows featuring breakout fan-favourite comic talent
12 June
Featured Comics Include Jamie Lee, Sabrina Jalees, James Adomian and More; Pride Month Kicks Off Company’s Summer Lineup

Cabana Adds 10 New Podcasts with Content from Inc. Magazine, New Hampshire Public Radio, Jen Kirkman, and More
12 June
The New Titles Span Multiple Genres from True Crime to Comedy

Respected Podcasters Reveal Top Picks on TuneIn’s New Pod Club Series
11 June
A podcast series designed to give listeners a new way to discover favorite podcasts

Swedish podcast studio Soundtelling enter investment deal with Co_Made Sthlm in the first Scandinavian collaboration of its kind
11 June
Soundtelling is now accepting investment from Co_Made Sthlm, a media company focused on storytellers

Podcast Live: Rugby Launches Twickenham event with an All-Star Podcasting Line Up
10 June
The podcasting event will take place in Twickenham, 7 September

Entercom and Cadence13 launch 'To War And Back', a RADIO.COM original
9 June
An Unfiltered Conversation About What It Takes to Survive On the Battlefield and Off

New Episode of Death in Ice Valley
7 June
New live episode planned for recording

Transgender woman and her wife launch podcast about life as an LGBT+ family
7 June
Podcast focuses on the changes that come along with transitioning from a “straight couple” to one with a trans partner.

Season Four of Radiotopia’s “Ear Hustle” Podcast Launches Today
6 June
The new season of the podcast will feature a mix of stories from inside San Quentin State Prison and of life post-incarceration, as well as a new co-host

Lisa Lampanelli is Ready to Help the World with her New Podcast on PodcastOne…
6 June
So - Let Lisa Help

Podbean Launches PodAds -- The SaaS for Podcast Advertising
6 June
Podbean makes dynamic ad insertion and an advanced advertising management system available to podcasters without cutting ads revenue

Good Code Podcast | Dystopian scenarios, with a way out
6 June
Ethics in technology

Telling Canadian stories to Canadian podcast listeners: an opportunity and a challenge
5 June
Podcasts lack the funding support available to other Canadian cultural sectors

Castbox Announces Season Two of Hit Podcast Series This Sounds Serious
5 June
The comedic fictional podcast from creative studio Kelly&Kelly pays homage to the true crime genre

Audioburst Launches Audioburst Studio For Apps and Website Integration
5 June
Easy deployment to boost engagement and monetization with unique short-form audio experience

Apple Worldwide Developers Conference 2019 Announcements
5 June
New categories, a new podcast player, and search enhancements

Targetspot partners with Signal to offer even more powerful and identity-driven targeting to digital audio advertisers
4 June
Partnership allows U.S. advertisers to target their audio messages based on Targetspot’s new Identity-Driven Listener ID.

The History of Standup returns for season two
4 June
The rooms, scenes, and places where standup happens — and the people who were there

In the UK, ITV teams up with Global adding its podcasts to Global Player
4 June
Two-year deal includes promotion of Love Island: The Morning After across Capital, Heart and Capital XTRA

To Mark Thursday’s 75th D-Day Anniversary, HISTORY® Produces A Brand-New Historical Podcast Series: Letters of Love in WW2
4 June
This is the true story of love kept alive despite the brutality of the Second World War.

PRX, Gen-Z Media and WGBH announce the Molly of Denali podcast, a prequel to the upcoming PBS KIDS series
3 June
New Eight-Part Action-Adventure Podcast for Kids Debuts May 30; PBS KIDS Series Premieres July 15

PodcastOne Debuts Spring Lineup, Including 3x NBA Champ Rick Fox, Southern Charm’s Shep Rose and Olympian Holly McPeak
3 June
More star talent comes to leading network PodcastOne this spring with the debut of four new podcasts.

New dating app podcast launches
3 June
The podcast will assess the current dating landscape and online dating trends over the 10-episode first season of the show.

May 2019

Vox Media Podcast Network Spring 2019 Slate
31 May
Two new shows – and two new seasons of fan-favorite shows – from Vox, Curbed, and The Verge

Bob Woodward sits down with David Axelrod on the latest episode of The Axe Files
31 May
Legendary journalist doesn't have much nice things to say about Trump

Curated list of 300+ Asian American Podcasts for AAPI Heritage Month
31 May
An updated and current list of more than 300 Asian American podcasts is now available

Podcast.co partner with Stereotype to Open New York Studio
30 May
It's in downtown Manhattan

South Africa’s Commercial Radio Industry Commissions Digital Media Research with The Infinite Dial
30 May
South Africa Joins the US, Canada, and Australia in Digital Media Research from US-Based Edison Research

Heil Sound Expands International Distribution
30 May
Microphone Manufacturer Appoints Four New Distributors

Libsyn Partners With Entercom to Bring Podcasts to Radio.com
28 May
Radio.com is the fastest growing digital audio app in the US

PodUK Is Back For Episode 2
24 May
The UK’s only fan-focused podcasting convention is officially returning

Crooked Media launches new narrative podcast This Land to explore the dramatic history of Oklahoma tribal land rights
24 May
Journalist and Cherokee Nation Citizen Rebecca Nagle Examines Carpenter v. Murphy Supreme Court Case in Crooked Media’s New Narrative Podcast

1st Annual AlienXPO Coming to Knoxville, Tennessee August 17 & 18, 2019
24 May
At the Knoxville Convention Center and Presented by Cumulus Media’s WOKI & WIVK

Introducing The Two Princes, Gimlet’s New Scripted LGBTQ+ Series
24 May
Starring Noah Galvin, Ari’el Stachel, Christine Baranski, Shohreh Aghdashloo, Samira Wiley and Matthew Rhys

Acast Rolls Out Four New Languages For Mobile Apps
23 May
The app gets translated into Swedish, French, German and Spanish

ARCA-45672
22 May
A new cinematic science fiction audio drama

Long Distance Wraps First Season, Launches Patreon Membership Campaign and Documentary Series Long Distance TV
22 May
The podcast tells stories about the Filipino community

Jennings Photo launches new podcast: Photo Business Help
22 May
The podcast is hosted by Natalie Jennings

Dominick Milano joins Targetspot as Vice President Business Development in North America
21 May
The ex Triton Digital exec joins advertising platform

Australian Podcast Awards: 2019 winners
20 May
The Age's Wrong Skin, Chat 10 Looks 3 and Tony Martin's Sizzletown receive multiple accolades at Australian Podcasting's Night of Nights

British Podcast Awards: 2019 winners
20 May
George The Poet swept the board

Family Ghosts Podcast makes long-awaited return
17 May
The new season focuses on the Love Family Cult

The Moth taps Dame Wilburn as podcast co-host
17 May
Detroit-Based Comedian and Writer Will Share Duties With Longtime Pod Host Dan Kennedy Through 2019

7NEWS's The Lady Vanishes podcast hits one million listens globally
17 May
Podcast focuses on the disappearance of a Gold Coast teacher

Podcast.co Launches, Partnering With Spotify & Headliner
17 May
The product is now out of beta

Targetspot strengthens its position as the European leader in digital audio and opens new office in London
17 May
They have also appointed a UK Managing Director

Rob Greenlee to Join Liberated Syndication as VP of Content and Partnerships
17 May
Two of Libsyn’s Podcasting Hall of Fame Inductees to Keynote at Outlier Podcast Festival

Blubrry Introduces Partial Download Reporting for Hosting Customers
16 May
New podcast statistics, proprietary data metric free for a limited time

James Purnell reveals a new public service algorithm for BBC Sounds
16 May
Promise for personalisation by Q3 2019

Italian Wine Podcast wins Best Interview at wine journalism competition
16 May
Award given at Born Digital Wine Awards with Vinventions

Futuri Media appoints Cornelius Gould for Innovation role
16 May
He gets the newly created role of SVP, R&D and Innovation

Award-winning producers announce new improvised dark comedy sci-fi podcast Civilized
16 May
The show launches on June 28

Hit true crime podcast To Live And Die In LA picks up 15m downloads, heads into finale
13 May
Over 15m downloads so far for this podcast

Canada's Global News launches daily news podcast - Wait, There's More
10 May
Host Tamara Khandaker Provides Listeners a Deep Dive into the Day’s Biggest Headlines Every Weekday Afternoon

Mila Atmos returns with a new season of Future Hindsight about the power of protest
10 May
The podcast, hosted and executive produced by Mila Atmos, features interviews with activists, advocates, and policy experts about civic engagement and the ways in which everyday citizens can shape our society

KQED Launches Truth Be Told Podcast
10 May
Advice show made for and by people of color debuts on May 16

Lena Dunham's The C-Word Podcast debuts on Luminary this Saturday
10 May
The C-Word, hosted by Lena Dunham and Alissa Bennett, is a new podcast that will explore the life and media coverage of women who have been deemed 'crazy' by society

Vox and the Vox Media Podcast Network Launches Primetime
10 May
A new seasonal podcast about the history of television and its impact on American culture

PodcastOne and Hubbard Radio Team to Launch New, Original True-Crime Podcast, 22 Hours: An American Nightmare
9 May
The new, chilling true-crime series comes from award-winning journalists at WTOP in Washington D.C.

Robust Growth in Smart Speaker Ownership and Podcast Listening - Infinite Dial Canada 2019 Report Released
9 May
36% of Canadians 18+ are now weekly podcast listeners

Buzzsprout Announces Exclusive Podcast Deals
8 May
A special section with exclusive discounts

Storyboard - the platform for sharing private audio - is now open for registration
7 May
Storyboard v2 launches free hosting for up to 100 listeners and a Pro Tier for large organizations

Luminary releases six new premium podcasts, including new shows from female powerhouse creators
7 May
6 new podcasts launch this week

Australian True Crime podcast marks 100th episode
6 May
There's a special show and some live events too

Strong Growth in Online Audio, Smart Speakers and Monthly Podcast Listening Among Highlights of New Infinite Dial Australia 2019 Report
6 May
More Australians than ever are using online audio services, and are now consuming audio online for more than eleven hours per week

Canadian Podcast Listener Study finds podcast listening fueled by sharing
3 May
Friends and family is the most popular discoverability mechanism

Acast, the largest global podcast company, launches 'Acast Access' for paywalled content distribution
2 May
Financial Times and The Economist to be launch partners

Latina to Latina Podcast Reaches 100,000 Downloads, Unveils New Logo, and Introduces Swag
2 May
The new logo features two deconstructed figures in conversation

Political Millennial Mobilizer, Charlie Kirk, Expands Impact with New Podcast on PodcastOne
2 May
Debut Episode Features Unfiltered, In-Depth Interview with Donald Trump, Jr. and Hits Top 15 on Apple Podcasts Chart

Headliner announces a deal with Entercom
2 May
Product will help share Entercom's audio on social media

ARN announces iHeartRadio license extension, strengthening its unrivalled audio position
2 May
Partnership extended to 2036

ARN announces appointment of Commercial Product and Audio Partnerships Director
2 May
Corey Layton joins from podcast company Whooshkaa

Rogers Media Acquires Podcast Company, Pacific Content
1 May
Media conglomerate Rogers Media acquires this branded-content podcast company

Entercom and Waze unveil innovative partnership
1 May
RADIO.COM to Offer Waze Drivers Local Sports and News Content via App Integrations; Waze to Power Real-Time Traffic Reporting on Entercom Broadcast Traffic Reports and on RADIO.COM

Auxbus raises seed round, expands team
1 May
Podcast Creation Platform Does It All — Easy Planning and Recording, and Done-For-You Production and Distribution