Wondery
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The World’s Most Listened to and Beloved Podcast Company
Website: wondery.com
Owned by: Amazon
Latest news
- Apr 3: Podcasting is the highest earning category on Patreon with 6.7 million memberships, the company says, announcing a new podcast network partnership program, launching with Sony Music and Wondery. Shows will offer “exclusive media and fan experiences”, and Patreon will host premium audio.
- Apr 2: The Webby Awards are open for public voting today, after the nominations were published. Award-winning podcast Dan Taberski is up for yet another award, after his hit show Hysterical was named Apple Podcasts’ Podcast of the Year. The awards also recognise the organization with the most overall nominations and wins across the podcast categories. Organizations in contention include Audible (14), SiriusXM (10), Wondery (9), and iHeartMedia (8).
- Mar 31: Guru: Don’t Cross Kat is new from Wondery today on open RSS. Based on a hit Brazilian podcast, it follows one woman’s journey to find her missing best friend who has fallen under the dangerous influence of a modern-day online guru. It's hosted by Chico Felitti.
- Mar 28: Libsyn has signed an advertising and hosting partnership for the 10% Happier with Dan Harris podcast. The show was with Wondery.
- Mar 3: Amazon’s Wondery has cut what the company calls “a small number” of jobs - though one person speaking to Reuters suggests the number of affected people is “dozens and dozens”, which Amazon denies. Both content and advertising teams have been affected. This is in addition to the closure of its operations in Brazil and Mexico, a story Podnews broke on Feb 13.
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