Simplecast
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Website: www.simplecast.com
Owned by: SiriusXM
Simplecast is IAB Certified
It was certified for v2.1 of the IAB Podcast Measurement Guidelines on Mar 7, 2024.
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Latest news
- Oct 21: Podnews keeps an eye on shows moving from one podcast host to another, and it’s worth a peek every so often. Spotify for Podcasters gains a lot of shows, but has a high churn rate, losing around half the number of the shows it gains. In the last thirty days, Simplecast, Captivate and Acast are the other winners; Soundcloud, Omny Studio, Libsyn and Buzzsprout are the losers.
- Aug 30: Simplecast has added an integration with Make by Headliner, allowing creators to create video clips to promote their podcast. It’s available to all Simplecast customers.
- Aug 15: Edison Research revealed the Top 50 Podcasts in the US measured by weekly audience (and done through a survey, so every podcast gets measured). There’s no change in the top three: The Daily at #3, Crime Junkie at #2 and Joe Rogan at #1. 24 shows are hosted on Megaphone; 9 on Simplecast.
- Jun 5: Simplecast by AdsWizz share the company’s takeaways from The Podcast Show.
- May 22: Simplecast is now “Simplecast by AdsWizz”, integrating AdsWizz monetisation with podcast hosting. The company has launched a new Simplecast Professional Tier which combines the two.
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