Bloomberg’s Gurman is starting a podcast
Bloomberg announced Thursday the launch of “Power On,” a weekly podcast hosted by tech reporter Mark Gurman. New episodes will drop every Thursday and will be available wherever podcasts are found, including on YouTube and Bloomberg.com/video. Gurman will talk about the latest news and releases from Apple, along with major developments from other leading consumer […]
Raz acquires ownership of “How I Built This” podcast from NPR
Host Guy Raz is acquiring full ownership of his business podcast “How I Built This” from NPR and plans to add video in a partnership with Vox Media, reports Caitlin Huston of The Hollywood Reporter. Huston reports, “Starting later this fall, How I Built This will premiere video episodes on YouTube and social media platforms, and in […]
How the Morning Brew daily podcast is created
Andrew Murfett, editor at large at LinkedIn, writes about how the “Morning Brew Daily” podcast comes together. Murfett writes, “By the time I arrived at Morning Brew’s Chelsea headquarters at 5:45 a.m., Freyman and Howell had already been preparing for more than 90 minutes — fine-tuning scripts, rehearsing tricky pronunciations, trading jokes with producers in […]
How the FT is using an off-platform podcast to grow subscribers
Jessica Davies of Digiday examines how The Financial Times is looking to use an off-platform podcast to get more subscribers. Davies writes, “The series (sponsored by Nuveen) marks the opening move in a slower, more deliberate push into multi-platform, personality-led vodcasts that sit on dedicated channels, run across video and audio, and act as off-platform feeders […]
Tech show TBPN wants to win an Emmy
TBPN, the tech podcast that OpenAI acquired last month, plans to put up billboards across Los Angeles next month with ads campaigning to win an Emmy Award in the emerging media category, reports Todd Spangler of Variety. Spangler writes, “Starting May 4, TBPN will launch a series of out-of-home ads in L.A. with AdQuick. The ads […]
An AI-generated finance podcast has launched
Anthony Pompliano’s ProCap Financial has launched an artificial intelligence-generated podcast, reports Madison Mills of Axios. Mills reports, “The audio-only podcast, called ‘Best Stocks,’ will be created entirely by AI and will be available on Spotify and Apple Podcasts. “The show is built on the firm’s AI-driven research, produced by agents that scan markets, analyze trends […]
FT is starting a standalone podcast
The Financial Times is launching “The Story of Money,” its first standalone multi-platform podcast. The podcast is free and will start on April 22. Available across major podcast platforms and YouTube, the weekly show marks a significant step in building out the FT’s video and audio strategy to reach new audiences. Hosted by FT columnist […]
Dow Jones launches “Risk Journal” podcast
Dow Jones & Co. has launched the “Risk Journal Podcast,” a weekly show on risk, regulation and emerging global threats. The show is hosted by journalists James Rundle, who covers cybersecurity, and Perry Cleveland-Peck, editor of sustainable business coverage for WSJ Pro, and is an audio companion to the Dow Jones Risk Journal, a subscription-based news service […]
Variety has launched a daily podcast
Variety has announced the launch of “Daily Variety,” a Monday through Thursday audio news series that revives the brand’s “Daily Variety” imprint. The podcast is hosted by Variety co-editor-in-chief Cynthia Littleton, “Daily Variety” offers quick morning updates on key business news headlines, along with longer conversations with Variety journalists and industry leaders about news and trends […]
Bloomberg hires Keane as executive producer in podcasts
Sage Bauman, head of podcasts at Bloomberg, sent out the following to the staff on Friday: All, please join me in welcoming Aimee Keane who has joined Bloomberg Podcasts as our new Executive Producer of Talk Shows. Aimee Keane is an award-winning journalist and executive producer. Prior to joining us in this role, you may […]
