Acast
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Address: Kungsgatan 28, 111 35 Stockholm, Sweden
Acast is a Swedish-founded company that provides hosting, monetization and growth support for podcasts, and podcast advertising solutions for brands and media agencies. Launching in 2014, it developed a dynamic insertion technology which can target advertising within podcasts based on location, time, and personal data. The company champions an independent and open ecosystem for podcasting, where podcasts hosted with Acast are available on all podcast listening apps. Acast was founded by Karl Rosander and Måns Ulvestam in 2013; together with Johan Billgren as co-founder. Acast hosts over 88,000 podcasts, with over 430 million listens every month. The company operates worldwide with a physical presence in 15 countries, and has its headquarters in Stockholm. Wikipedia
Website: www.acast.com
Symbol: ACAST:STO
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Latest news
- Oct 11: Nicky Byrne HQ - yes, Westlife's Nicky Byrne - is new this week with Acast. Nicky kicks off his podcast with an open and honest conversation with his former Westlife bandmate, Brian McFadden and they discuss Brian's decision to leave the band.
- Oct 10: Acast is to expand into the Chinese-speaking market, partnering with Initium Media.
- Oct 4: Boj & Kate Have A Lot On Their Plate is a brand new podcast from UK celebrity Kate Lawler and her husband, Boj - and combines food, family life and at times, full-on chaos. It launched yesterday, debuting high in Apple Podcasts; it's produced by Podmasters and is with Acast.
- Sep 30: For International Podcast Day Acast has released a full study about podcast consumers globally. More than 50% of podcast listeners from emerging markets and nearly 40% in established markets plan to increase their time spent with the medium in the next six months, the study says.
- Sep 27: The winners of the British Podcast Awards 2024 were announced. Of the podcast-specific awards, the BBC won nine; Acast were involved in five. Audible won three awards, including podcast of the year, which went to Press Play, Turn On.
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