Audio
Spotify podcast ad deals
Spotify this week announced the acquisition of Podsights – a podcast advertising measurement system – and Chartable – a podcast…
Bauer buys Portugal radio
Bauer Media Audio, Europe’s largest digital commercial radio broadcaster, will acquire MCR – Media Capital Rádios, of Lisbon,…
Vox adds Criminal Prodns
Vox Media, of the US, has bought the podcast studio Criminal Productions as part of its expansion of…
Australian radio deal
Australian Radio Network (ARN) which is owned by Here, There & Everywhere (HT&E), is to buy regional radio…
NYTimes audio app
The New York Times – which last year substantially expanded its audio operations by acquiring the Audm app…
Saudi Research buys podcasts
Saudi Research & Media Group (SRMG), the listed company which owns more than 30 media outlets including Asharq…
Stingray buys Calm Radio
Stingray Group Inc, of Canada, has bought the Toronto-based wellness internet radio and app producer Calm Radio. Stingray…
Stitcher buys design podcasts
Stitcher, part of SiriusXM, has acquired the Kickstarter-funded independent podcast 99% Invisible Inc which focusses on design and…
Vox Media buys Café Studios
Vox Media, the US publisher of Vox, New York Magazine, Recode and The Verge, has acquired the podcast…
Acast ramps up podcast platform
The seven-year-old global podcast platform Acast is launching Acast+, “a raft of powerful subscription tools to support podcasters…