Software:AudioBoom
Type of site | On-Demand Audio & Podcasting Platform |
|---|---|
| Available in | English, Spanish |
| Traded as | AIM: BOOM[1] |
| Headquarters | London, United Kingdom [2] |
| No. of locations | |
| Area served | Worldwide |
| CEO | Stuart Last |
| Key people |
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| Website | audioboom |
| Launched | 2013 |
AudioBoom PLC is an on-demand audio and podcasting distribution platform. AudioBoom offers business-to-business services to the radio, media and podcast industries.
AudioBoom's platform has been used to power on-demand audio for businesses including BBC, The Spectator[3] Associated Press, NBC Sports, Yahoo!, Cumulus Media and Westwood One.
The company is based in London with offices in New York. It became AIM-listed on the London Stock Exchange in 2014 as Audioboom Group Limited (AIM: BOOM).
History
The company was founded in 2009 by Mark Rock, a former co-founder of PlayJam,[4] as Audioboo Limited, with funding from 4iP, Channel 4's technology innovation fund. The initial product was a "social sound sharing platform", a free iPhone app and website that allowed users to share audio clips up to five minutes long. Early high-profile users included Stephen Fry, Chris Moyles, the British Library and The Guardian . The latter used it to cover the 2009 G20 London summit protests.[5] The platform was also used to share audio during the Arab Spring.[6]
In October 2012, Rob Proctor replaced Rock as CEO, and Rock left the company on 1 May 2013.[7] Proctor refocused the business on providing content from professional broadcasters, and Audioboo was renamed audioBoom.[8]
The main shareholders were UBC Media Group and Slovar Limited.[9] In 2014 they sold their shares in a reverse takeover to the listed company One Delta plc., changing the name of the latter to Audioboom Group plc (AIM symbol BOOM).[10][11]
The AudioBoom mobile app was discontinued in May 2019.[12]
Features
AudioBoom provides hosting, publishing, distribution and monetization services for on-demand content. Key features include:
- Unlimited audio hosting on branded content channels through a publisher dashboard
- Automated distribution through partnerships with Apple Podcasts, CastBox, Deezer, Google Podcasts, iHeart, RadioPublic, Spotify, Stitcher and TuneIn.[13]
- Embeddable media players
- Advanced analytics and consumption data
- Monetization through podcast sponsorships and a built-in ad network
Key users and partners
- Russell Brand's podcast series, featuring Matt Morgan and resident poet Mr. Gee, launched exclusively on audioBoom in February 2015 and ended in May 2015.[14]
- Cumulus Media publish on-demand content from over 450 of their radio stations.
- Westwood One provide ad-sales services and distribute major syndicated radio shows through the platform.
- Associated Press distribute hourly news updates to their partner websites using AudioBoom.
- Zee TV post entertainment, news and general interest content across their Zee, DNAIndia and Ditto brands.
- Kidd Kraddick In The Morning show joined in January 2013 and became the most popular channel on the platform.
- The Guardian used the apps to liveblog news and gather reactions, including from the Gaza Strip and from the site of the Boston Marathon bombing.
- Yahoo! Sports Radio host their Podcast Arena shows.
- BBC Radio, including radios 2, 4 and 6, a number of local radio stations, and several World Service non-English language stations.[15]
- The Premier League joined in late 2013, hosting its podcast[16] and promoting the use of audioBoom among Premier League clubs.
- Stephen Fry[17] recorded a welcome message which was sent to all new users.
Alternatives
References
- ↑ "audioBoom Group PLC". http://www.londonstockexchange.com/exchange/prices-and-markets/stocks/summary/company-summary.html?fourWayKey=JE00B5NFKB77JEGBXASQ1.
- ↑ "About audioBoom". https://audioboom.com/about/us.
- ↑ "Spectator Radio" (in en). https://audioboom.com/streams/4905579.[yes|permanent dead link|dead link}}]
- ↑ "Mark Rock, founder and CEO, audioboo.fm". 19 October 2011. https://www.theguardian.com/megas/mark-rock.
- ↑ "MediaGuardian 100 2010 - 14. Mark Rock". 19 July 2010. https://www.theguardian.com/media/2010/jul/19/mark-rock-mediaguardian-100-2010.
- ↑ Halliday, Josh (6 June 2011). "Mark Rock: 'Radio hasn't innovated for 60 years'". https://www.theguardian.com/media/2011/jun/06/mark-rock-audioboo-interview.
- ↑ Kiss, Jemima (10 April 2013). "Mark Rock to quit Audioboo". https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2013/apr/10/mark-rock-audioboo.
- ↑ Collins, Barry (January 2015). "Profile: audioBoom". PC Pro (Dennis Publishing): 20.
- ↑ "UBC Media : Update on progress of investment in Audioboo and proposed acquisition of 7digital". 14 April 2014. https://www.marketscreener.com/UBC-MEDIA-GROUP-PLC-4003169/news/UBC-Media-Update-on-progress-of-investment-in-Audioboo-and-proposed-acquisition-of-7digital-18270093/.
- ↑ "Acquisition, Name Change and Notice of AGM". https://www2.trustnet.com/Investments/Article.aspx?id=201405011708351227G.
- ↑ Sweney, Mark (20 May 2014). "UBC merges with 7digital to create £30m multimedia group". https://www.theguardian.com/media/2014/may/20/ubc-merges-7digital-multimedia-group.
- ↑ "Audioboom To Discontinue Mobile App for Recording and Podcast Listening" (in en-US). http://support.audioboom.com/hc/en-us/articles/360012889213-Audioboom-To-Discontinue-Mobile-App-for-Recording-and-Podcast-Listening.
- ↑ "Distribution Overview" (in en-US). http://support.audioboom.com/hc/en-us/articles/360004424314.
- ↑ "The Final Episode" (in en). https://audioboom.com/posts/3189619-the-final-episode.
- ↑ "BBC gives the word to AudioBoo". Financial Times. http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/1a813116-8960-11e1-bed0-00144feab49a.html.(Subscription content?)
- ↑ "audioBoom / Premier League". https://audioboo.fm/channel/premierleague.
- ↑ Stephen Fry's audioBoom page .
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