7 August 2023 Australian true crime podcast Wanted has launched, with One Minute Remaining host Jack Laurence interviewing people who have been, or are currently, wanted by authorities in connection with alleged criminal activities.
26 July 2023 With podcasting allowing advertisers to better target their audience, Veritonic, the industry’s comprehensive audio analytics and research platform, and Acast have partnered to analyse commonalities and differences in how this advertising plays out worldwide.
19 July 2023 Podcasts are also increasingly valuing the music that accompanies the conversation, with Joe Gould’s debut album Nobody Joins a Cult, the first example I can think of where compositions were specifically created for Sarah Steel’s Let’s Talk About Sects, an independent Australian podcast which takes a deep dive into one cult per episode.
12 July 2023 True crime podcast GUILT is back for season three, investigating an active case that could change the course of justice.
5 July 2023 The true crime podcast genre continues to grow with the Australian made One Minute Remaining podcast, featuring interviews with United States inmates, hitting two million downloads just nine months after its launch.
30 June 2023 If you are having reservations about using AI in your podcast creation, don’t. A new Acast survey indicates that listeners are supportive of this new technology towards making content more accessible and a better listening experience.
28 June 2023 Acast continue to provide tailored options for Australian podcasters and advertisers. After allowing advertisers to utilise their first-party data towards more effective campaigns, they are now expanding their self-serve podcast advertising platform to let advertisers buy host-read sponsorships across the Acast Marketplace.
22 June 2023 New research from Acast has shown that there are a significant and financial opportunities for publishers and other companies to integrate podcasts into their current subscription offerings.
27 October 2022 In a first for podcasting, Australian advertisers can now harness the power of their first-party data to create more effective...
15 May 2022 Daniella Murphy, creative director at Acast UK talked about how to make podcasts pay without selling out, in today’s Podcast...
20 October 2021 This year’s Australian Podcast Awards has seen a record number of entries from award hopefuls in 2021 with thousands of...
11 October 2021 Acast’s Managing Director Joe Copeman gave Radiodays Europe delegates an insight into what podcast advertisers want now and into the...
19 August 2021 Podcast company ACAST is reporting a net sales growth of 130% for Q2 2021 compared to the same time last...
26 March 2021 Rachel Corbett (Head of Podcast and Digital Content, NOVA), Henrik Isaksson, (Regional Managing Director, Acast), Corey Layton (Head of Digital...
10 November 2020 Patreon, and Acast, have joined forces to make patron-only podcast content available to listeners across all of the major podcast...
4 November 2020 As the city of Melbourne moves out of lockdown, Acast has announced a new initiative to promote and celebrate local...
8 October 2020 Ahead of World Mental Health Day (October 10th, 2020), Acast has announced an industry-focused mental health initiative for its agency...
22 September 2020 One of Australia’s most renowned podcast journalists, Peter Wells has partnered with Acast to launch Meta , a podcast celebrating...
7 September 2020 Acast continues to bolster its local sales capabilities in Australia, announcing six new hires today, including the appointment of Tom...
4 September 2020 Nova Entertainment and Acast today ended their partnership, with both companies set to pursue broader business ambitions.They have enjoyed a...
27 July 2020 Acast is partnering with independent news provider, The Squiz, to host and distribute its award-winning The Squiz Today, Squiz Shortcuts...
16 July 2020 Acast Marketplace now allows advertisers to browse Acast’s global inventory of thousands of monetisable podcasts, and use search criteria to...
30 June 2020 Acast has opened two fully furnished podcast studios in Sydney which will be available free of charge to all of...
2 June 2020 Acast has new updates for its Acast Open platform that will provide further support and revenue opportunities to local, independent...
28 May 2020 Schwartz Media’s daily news podcast, 7am, today celebrates its one-year anniversary with a new audience listenership milestone. The podcast...
15 May 2020 Screen production company Fremantle Media has entered the audio space, teaming up with Acast to produce a range of scripted...
6 May 2020 Acast is partnering with Schwartz Media to host and distribute their daily news podcast, 7am. 7am is the...
20 April 2020 Acast has bolstered its local sales team in Australia, with Adam King and Liam Daly joining the team each in...
15 April 2020 Andrew Hansen explains the joke to Peter SaxonSome might say that making jokes about a disease in the midst of...
30 March 2020 NOVA Entertainment has launched an original, trivia-based podcast tailored for children Quizicle Kids is hosted by comedian Lindsay Webb,...
