During Q4 2024, nearly two million 15–74-year-olds listened to podcasts an average day in Sweden, reports Mediavision. This indicates strong growth in podcast listenership over the past year, with an increase of 20 per cent. Compared to 2022, growth is even bigger. This trend shows that podcast listening continues to set new records, as people […]
LG Electronics has launched LG Radio+, the company’s ad-supported audio streaming service, now available on LG smart TVs running webOS 6.0 and above. This new service allows users to access a selection of podcasts and radio programmes. For a streamlined user experience, LG Radio+ will work with the LG ThinQ app, providing users with a […]
Drivers can now listen to podcasts, radio and music from the BBC through the new BBC Sounds in-car app, now available directly from an in-car entertainment system for the first time. Where previously listeners needed a phone to access BBC Sounds in a car through Android Auto or Apple CarPlay, they can now listen directly […]
The lines between truth and deception blur in the BBC World Service and CBC’s new six-part true crime podcast Kaitlyn’s Baby, launching on January 14th 2025. Kaitlyn, a pregnant young woman in crisis, takes dozens of birth workers through a series of disasters – rape, baby loss, and even a coma. One by one, the […]
Pocket.watch, the kids and family creator content and IP company, has partnered with kids’ podcast company GoKidGo to deliver innovative audio entertainment for children. This collaboration brings imaginative storytelling to kids ages 3-11, launching with two podcasts from pocket.watch’s talent portfolio, which boasts over 50 creators with more than 1.2 billion YouTube subscribers, and 842 […]
WARC Advisory and audio media and entertainment company, Audacy, have published a new whitepaper. Breaking Down the Barriers Behind the Audio Investment Gap takes on a number of misperceptions driving the under-utilisation of audio by marketers. In-depth interviews were conducted with 21 experts across leading brands, agencies, measurement companies and publishers in the audio field […]
The new show by Goalhanger has topped the charts in the UK and Australia, while also breaking into the top 5 in New Zealand and Ireland. In its first week, the podcast has surpassed over 200,000 downloads. Hosted by two seasoned experts – David McCloskey, a former CIA analyst and bestselling spy novelist, and Gordon Corera, a […]
Legal and true crime network Law&Crime announces the next installment of its podcast slate, The Rise and Fall of Diddy, available exclusively on Wondery+. The new series, hosted by Law&Crime anchor Jesse Weber, details the industry-shattering sex abuse scandal that decimated the career of billionaire rapper and music executive Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs. In a […]
Audible, a provider of spoken word entertainment, has launched its first original interactive audio experience, Watch Dogs: Truth, created in collaboration with Ubisoft, as well as new sci-fi comedy Zeroes. Watch Dogs: Truth follows on from the events of Watch Dogs: Legion, the action-adventure game centred around the hacker syndicate DedSec, as they cleared their […]
BBC Sounds has announced a licensing deal for two Goalhanger titles, The Rest Is Football and The Rest Is History. Hosted by Gary Lineker, Alan Shearer and Micah Richards, The Rest is Football brings analysis and insight on all the latest stories from the world of football from three of the biggest names in the […]