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🚀 PodX's Largest Acquisition to Date: UK's Platform Media Surpasses Eight-Figure Valuation

🚀 PodX's Largest Acquisition to Date: UK's Platform Media Surpasses Eight-Figure Valuation

May 21, 2024

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🎧PodX's Largest Acquisition to Date: UK's Platform Media Surpasses Eight-Figure Valuation
🤖 The Podcast Show London: Celebrating the Future of Podcasting
🚨 Podcast Insight : The Power of Storytelling: IAB Podcast Upfront 2024 Rings in a New Era
🌏 Podcast Recommendation: Mabel
🛠️Podcast Events & Toolbox

🎧PodX's Largest Acquisition to Date: UK's Platform Media Surpasses Eight-Figure Valuation

The UK's next-generation media company, Platform Media, announced today that global podcast group PodX has acquired the majority of the company. This represents the company's largest acquisition to date for its Stockholm headquarters. When everything is said and done, it is expected to be the biggest deal in the history of the UK podcast industry, with an initial valuation well over eight figures.In 2021, Platform Media was established by Matthew Sherry and Matt Sayward in collaboration with the 21six Group. It provides production, distribution, and monetization services all under one roof.[Read more]

🤖The Podcast Show London: Celebrating the Future of Podcasting

The Podcast Show, the biggest international festival for the business of podcasting, returns for its third year. The one-of-a-kind event will bring together industry leaders, brands, platforms and the sharpest new creators from across the globe to celebrate and help shape the future of podcasting. The festival will take place across two days at The Business Design Centre in Islington, London on 22 & 23 May 2024, in the heart of the city’s media district. [Read more]

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🚨 The Power of Storytelling: IAB Podcast Upfront 2024 Rings in a New Era

By Cintia Gabilan

An industry in transition was depicted in an optimistic light in the 2024 IAB Podcast Upfront. Due to economic challenges, the growth of advertising revenue for podcasts has slowed down in comparison to previous years, despite the fact that listenership and content diversity are still strong.

But the presentations made by the partners at the event and the general atmosphere brought to light a dynamic environment that prioritises creativity, teamwork, and a dedication to realising the full potential of podcasting as a medium for advertising. [ Read more]

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Compared to March, nine of the top 15 podcast advertisers, as determined by Magellan AI, spent more in April; however, upper echelon spending fell month over month.
A new audio analytics offering for advertisers may give podcasting, digital audio, and radio more media planning power. Horizon Next, the performance shop of Horizon Media, has partnered with ArtsAI, a Claritas-owned consumer tracking and attribution platform, to launch an enhanced audio analytics service that promises greater transparency for audio, which has been difficult to measure and optimise.
Business strategist and thought leader Markus J. Diplama is excited to launch his new podcast, "The Next Biz Thing," on iHeart, Podyssey, PodcastIndex, PodcastGuru, and Anghami Podcast. The series will explore business's changing landscape with insights from industry leaders and innovators.
McDonald's led the first quarter of 2024's top 15 podcast advertisers, according to ARN's iHeart and Magellan AI.
Though it still lags behind other countries in one specific area, Australia has one of the largest podcast audiences worldwide.

Mabel is a fiction podcast about ghosts, family secrets, strange houses, and missed connections.

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Adelicious, the UK’s leading independent podcast hosting and monetisation network has announced the promotion of Gemma O’Brien and Lora Elliott to the Senior Leadership Team.

Managing Productions to Managing People: A How to Guide for Producers and Editors. Are you a mid to senior level producer or editor who’s been asked to manage people but not given any management training? Are you working with a host who… has their moments? Are you navigating complicated team dynamics when what you want to be doing is making the work? 📅 Class dates: May 28, 29 and 30th | 2-4pm PT / 5-7pm ET 🚀 Sound Path🎫 Paid📍 Online
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AIR's Spring Gala is Next Week!. AIR’s 2024 Spring Gala is almost here! Join us for a night dedicated to celebrating the resilience and achievements of independent radio producers, journalists, hosts, podcasters, and audio enthusiasts worldwide.📅 Thursday, May 23, 2024 | 6pm - 10pm ET🚀 AIRMEDIA🎫 This event is FREE for AIR members. Use the discount code on this page to receive a free ticket at checkout. $10 for non-members 📍 The Greene Space, NYC

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Growing and retaining a podcast audience is a major challenge. But growing and connecting with your podcast audience doesn't have to be hard! Alban, Jordan, and Kevin discuss how Fan Mail and Buzzsprout Ads improvements can help you reach new and existing podcast listeners in this Buzzcast episode!
How ChatGPT’s new model could transform podcasting and public media. OpenAI announced GPT-4o, its latest language model, this week, with improved multimodal capabilities. The “o” in GPT-4o stands for “omni,” emphasising its real-time reasoning across audio, vision, and text.
4 Audience Growth Lessons for Branded Podcasts By Eric Babakhanian. When your brand creates a podcast, understanding how to grow your audience to produce measurable results is one of marketing’s main objectives.
If no one hears your amazing content, is it still as brilliant as the adage "tree in the forest"? In this episode, Colin Grey and Matthew Mclean share "Top Promo & Growth Lessons From Successful Indie Podcasters" with us.

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