Apple Podcasts are now available on Echo devices enabling listeners to stream over 800,000 shows available on Apple Podcasts by simply asking Alexa to play their favourite podcast. Announced by Amazon in a recent blog posting, Alexa users in the US will be able to listen to podcasts on Apple Podcasts on their Alexa-enabled device. If you link your account in the Alexa app using your Apple ID you can seamlessly pick up where you […]
Spotify creates Your Daily Podcasts playlist which includes favourite shows and new recommendations according to a recent blog post. The streamer has done for podcasts what it did for music discovery where it has playlists like Discover Weekly and Daily Mix. The streamer has created Your Daily Podcasts its first daily personalized podcast playlist that gives users an easy way to discover new shows while also keeping up with old favourites. If you’ve listened to […]
Americans are changing their listening habits with people spending more time listening to Spoken Word Audio at the expense of music listening according to The Spoken Word Audio Report. The study conducted by the NPR and Edison research found that share of time spent listening to spoken word audio has increased 20% since 2014, while time spent with music across the same period decreased 5%. This shift is led by a dramatic increase in spoken […]
Podcasts on Pandora are now available to all users on the web at pandora.com and via Pandora’s new desktop app for Mac and Windows according to a recent blog post. Now, Pandora users can enjoy their favourite podcasts and get personalized recommendations on their mobile devices or computers whether they’re at home, in the car, or on the go. Since launching last year, Pandora’s catalogue of podcasts has increased over fivefold and now contains thousands of […]
SiriusXM and Marvel partner to produce original Marvel podcasts in a multi-year deal that will produce podcasts for both SirusXM and Pandora. The agreement includes multiple podcasts to be released over several years including original scripted series based around established Marvel characters as well as unscripted original shows. Several popular Marvel podcasts will now debut each week beginning in 2020 on SiriusXM and Pandora The venture will also include both scripted and unscripted series and […]
Podcast listening increases in Australia with 44% of respondents identifying themselves as podcast listeners according to a survey conducted by Deloitte and published in their Media Consumer Survey 2019. Despite the popularity the survey found that only 16% of podcast listeners have ever purchased an episode. Focused on four generations and five distinct age groups, the 2019 edition of the Media Consumer Survey provides a view of how people in Australia are consuming media and […]
Deezer adds five new podcast partners raising its game against rival streamers, such as Spotify and Pandora, who have recently increased their podcasting content. The demand for podcasting has rapidly increased as almost a quarter of internet users in Europe listened to a podcast in Q1 2019, including 44% in MENA and 34% in Latam. Deezer has been part of this increase and monthly podcast usage has increased by 250% including quadrupling the amount of […]
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