Podcasts Archives

Podcasts on Pandora now on web and desktop

16/11/2019

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 […]

Marvel Entertainment and SiriusXM Enter a Major Multi-Year Deal to Create Original Podcasts for SiriusXM and Pandora

SiriusXM and Marvel partner to produce original Marvel podcasts

06/11/2019

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

17/10/2019

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

10/10/2019

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 […]

Add podcasts to your Spotify playlists

06/10/2019

Spotify subscribers can now add podcasts to their Spotify playlists either as a podcast playlist or a mixed music and podcast playlist according to a recent blog posting by the streamer. There are now over 3 billion user-generated music playlists on Spotify and now with Spotify’s recent upgrade and in keeping with their Audio First strategy users can now combine music and podcasts on the same playlists. With this frequently requested functionality, users can build […]

BBC iPlayer Radio app will start to close on 16th September

BBC iPlayer Radio app to close

15/09/2019

BBC iPlayer Radio app to close with a staggered shutdown starting Monday 16th September according to a recent BBC blog. Over a two week period or so, users will get a message when they open the old app to say that it is being closed, and depending on their device, they will be guided to the right place to find BBC Sounds to continue listening to BBC Radio. James Purnell, Director, Radio & Education at […]

Ofcom publishes Media Nations: UK 2019

31/08/2019

UK’s broadcasting media regulator Ofcom publishes Media Nations: UK 2019 report containing statistics and trends in the television and online video sectors as well as the radio and other audio sectors. The 107-page report is Ofcom’s second annual Media Nations report and in addition to the UK has separate reports for Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales. Media Nations: UK 2019 is a reference publication for industry, policy makers, academics and consumers and is broken down […]