NFL, iHeartMedia partnering to launch podcast network
NFL and iHeartMedia are teaming up to launch a new podcast network with podcasts being produced by the league’s media division and distributed by iHeartMedia. The two will also collaborate on producing and distributing podcasts currently in the works with each also producing their own podcasts. “This really gets us into the podcasts space, where […]
Bloomberg Law starts “On the Merits” podcast
Bloomberg Law announced Tuesday the debut of “On The Merits,” a weekly podcast that focuses on the biggest legal stories of the week. Episodes of “On The Merits” explored the emergency changes made to state bar exams in response to the pandemic, the push to increase the minimum wage for tipped workers, and how states […]
iHeartMedia set to acquire Triton Digital
iHeartMedia, the leading audio company in America and the number 1 podcast publisher globally has entered into an agreement with The E.W. Scripps Company to acquire Triton Digital®, the global technology and services leader to the digital audio and podcast industry. With the buyout, iHeartMedia will be able to offer audio content to producers and […]
WSJ’s Lewellyn moves to new podcast role
Amanda Lewellyn, a podcast host and audio producer at The Wall Street Journal, is moving to a new role at the paper. Lewellyn is becoming an associate producer, helping develop new content ideas and further integrate podcasts with the broader WSJ newsroom. She has been at The Journal since November 2019, producing across multiple podcasts, […]
Former FT editor Barber joins LBC to host podcast
Former Financial Times editor Lionel Barber is joining LBC, Britain’s biggest commercial news talk station, to host a new podcast series, “What Next? With Lionel Barber.” The new podcast will focus on the post-pandemic life and will see the multi-award-winning journalist and author discover how the world is adapting to it, what needs to change […]
Weekly “Get Wired” podcast starts Monday
Lauren Goode of Wired writes about its new weekly podcast, “Get Wired.” Goode writes, “Each week, we’ll take our listeners behind the scenes of our most compelling, dystopian, and encouraging stories. We’ll explore the bizarre world of neighborhood watch apps and the people who rush to the scenes to livestream crimes from their phones. We’ll dive […]
Fortune’s Murray to launch podcast series on leadership
Fortune magazine CEO Alan Murray plans to launch a podcast series later this month called “Leadership Next.” “I’m convinced something big is going on in the way people run large companies,” said Murray in an email. “It has become much less about telling people what to do, much more about inspiring, motivating, providing the North Star. I […]
Worcester Biz Journal launches weekly podcast
The Worcester Business Journal in Massachusetts has launched a weekly podcast called The Weekly Business Report. “As opposed to our website and the WBJ Daily Report enewsletter, which are focused more on news of the day, the podcast is meant to be a look ahead at the business news happening in the immediate future,” said […]
Texas business journals launching podcast
Business journals in Austin, Dallas, Houston and San Antonio are collaborating on a new weekly podcast called “Texas Business Matters,” which will launch March 3. Will Anderson of the Austin Business Journal writes, “With a statewide focus, we plan to highlight each week accomplished leaders and driven entrepreneurs, providing our readers (and, now, listeners) with insight […]
CNBC launches “The Exchange” podcast
CNBC has launched “The Exchange,” a daily business news podcast. This newsroom-based program features original reporting, in-depth conversations and showcases CNBC’s investigative work. The name comes from a CNBC show anchored by Kelly Evans that airs at 1 p.m. from Monday through Friday. “The Exchange” also includes “Rapid Fire,” a reporter-driven roundtable that is a […]
