Sam Shetabi News Today

Don’t worry about the equipment … the most important thing is the idea

Podcasts are big business. Platforms are spending huge amounts of money on acquiring exclusive rights to podcast stars, while at the same time the sophistication of podcasting adtech is driving ever more marketing money to the medium.

The U.K. true crime podcast "THEY WALK AMONG US" is spawning a U.S. spin-off series as it renews its deal with ACAST for hosting, distribution, and monetization. Hosts BENJAMIN and ROSANNA FITTO have signed a renewal deal with the podcast platform that includes the American spin-off "THEY WALK AMONG AMERICA."In a press release, the FITTOS said, “We’ve worked with ACAST throughout our podcasting journey and it’s been an enjoyable, successful partnership. ...

The true crime podcast Untold: The Daniel Morgan Murder has seen an increase in listens of almost 150 per cent across all listening apps since Sunday, March 28. The data was analysed by Acast, the leading global podcast hosting company. The podcast - presented by Peter Jukes and Alastair Morgan, the older brother of Mr Morgan who was found dead in a pub car park in Sydenham after being killed with an axe in 1987 - was mentioned on the episode of series six of Line of Duty broadcast on S...