Podimo Acquires Podads

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.

Podean Acquires Ad Advance

February 19, 2026

Marketing & Advertising

Marketplace-focused agency Podean has acquired Ad Advance, a Duluth, Minnesota–based retail media agency, from Permanent Equity. The deal—facilitated by Podean's private equity partner Mountaingate Capital—adds Ad Advance’s Streamline technology and retail-media/DSP capabilities to Podean’s global marketplaces platform and was announced as creating a combined business with ~260 staff across 17 countries.

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.

Liberated Syndication (Libsyn) Acquires Podcast Ad Reps (PAR)

March 2, 2022

Marketing & Advertising

Liberated Syndication Inc. (Libsyn) has closed its acquisition of Podcast Ad Reps LLC (PAR), integrating PAR's team and over 120 exclusive shows into Libsyn's AdvertiseCast advertising marketplace. The deal expands Libsyn's podcast ad inventory and adds host-read inventory and publisher relationships to accelerate its advertising business and programmatic efforts.

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.

LiveXLive Media Acquires PodcastOne (Courtside Group, Inc.)

May 8, 2020

Media & Entertainment

LiveXLive Media, Inc. agreed to acquire Courtside Group, Inc., the owner and operator of PodcastOne, in an all-stock deal valued at approximately $18.1 million (based on LiveXLive's closing price on May 7, 2020). The acquisition brings PodcastOne's podcast library and advertising sales capability into LiveXLive to diversify revenue toward advertising and accelerate cross‑promotion across their platforms; the transaction was expected to close by June 2020.