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Amazon.com, Inc. Acquires Wondery

January 1, 2021

Media & Entertainment

Amazon.com, Inc. has acquired podcast studio Wondery in a deal reported to be valued at approximately $300 million. Wondery founder Hernan Lopez will step down after closing and COO Jen Sargent will lead the company as Amazon integrates the studio to expand its podcast and audio content capabilities.

Spotify Acquires Podz to Boost Podcast Discovery

June 17, 2021

Media & Entertainment

Spotify has acquired Podz, a small podcast discovery startup that uses machine learning to generate short preview clips from podcast episodes. Spotify plans to integrate Podz’s technology into its platform to improve podcast discovery for listeners and help creators get discovered, with elements of the work expected to appear before the end of the year.

Spotify Acquires Podsights and Chartable

February 16, 2022

Media & Entertainment

Spotify has acquired two podcast technology companies, Podsights and Chartable, to strengthen measurement, attribution, and audience-insight capabilities for advertisers and publishers. Chartable will be integrated with Megaphone to boost publisher promotional tools, while Podsights will expand Spotify’s podcast advertising measurement across podcasts and the broader Spotify ad stack.

iHeartMedia Acquires Voxnest

October 23, 2020

Media & Entertainment

iHeartMedia has agreed to acquire Voxnest, a podcast technology company that provides analytics, enterprise publishing tools, programmatic integration and targeted ad-serving. The acquisition adds advanced podcast ad-tech capabilities (dynamic ad insertion, programmatic buying, analytics) to iHeartMedia’s platform to expand monetization across its podcast inventory and the wider podcast marketplace.

Global Acquires Captivate Podcast Hosting Platform

December 20, 2021

Media & Entertainment

Global, the UK media and entertainment group, has acquired podcast hosting, analytics and monetization platform Captivate. The Captivate platform and its founders will be integrated into Global's Global Player and DAX ad stack to expand distribution and monetization options for podcasters.

SiriusXM Acquires 99% Invisible

April 26, 2021

Media & Entertainment

SiriusXM has acquired 99% Invisible Inc., the Oakland-based podcast company founded and owned by Roman Mars. 99% Invisible will become part of Stitcher and continue operating under Mars and his team while SiriusXM integrates the show across its Stitcher, Pandora and SiriusXM platforms to expand its podcast content and creator capabilities.