Software:AudioBoom

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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[1] 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,[2] as Audioboom Limited, with funding from 4iP, Channel 4's technology innovation fund. The original name was Audioboo.fm.[3]

The initial product was a "social sound sharing platform", a free iPhone app and a 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.[4] The platform was also used to share audio during the Arab Spring.[5]

In October 2012, Rob Proctor replaced Rock as CEO, and Rock left the company on 1 May 2013.[6] Proctor refocused the business on providing content from professional broadcasters, and Audioboo was renamed audioBoom.[7]

The main shareholders were UBC Media Group and Slovar Limited.[8] 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).[9][10]

The AudioBoom mobile app was discontinued in May 2019.[11]

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.[12]
  • 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.[13]
  • BBC Radio, including radios 2, 4 and 6, a number of local radio stations, and several World Service non-English language stations.[14]
  • The Premier League joined in late 2013, hosting its podcast[15] and promoting the use of AudioBoom among Premier League clubs.
  • Stephen Fry[16] recorded a welcome message which was sent to all new users.

Alternatives

References

  1. ↑ "Spectator Radio" (in en). https://audioboom.com/streams/4905579. 
  2. ↑ "Mark Rock, founder and CEO, audioboo.fm". 19 October 2011. https://www.theguardian.com/megas/mark-rock. 
  3. ↑ "Mark Rock, founder and CEO, audioboo.fm" (in en-GB). The Guardian. 2011-10-19. ISSN 0261-3077. https://www.theguardian.com/megas/mark-rock. 
  4. ↑ "MediaGuardian 100 2010 - 14. Mark Rock". 19 July 2010. https://www.theguardian.com/media/2010/jul/19/mark-rock-mediaguardian-100-2010. 
  5. ↑ 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. 
  6. ↑ Kiss, Jemima (10 April 2013). "Mark Rock to quit Audioboo". https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2013/apr/10/mark-rock-audioboo. 
  7. ↑ Collins, Barry (January 2015). "Profile: audioBoom". PC Pro (Dennis Publishing): 20. 
  8. ↑ "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/. 
  9. ↑ "Acquisition, Name Change and Notice of AGM". https://www2.trustnet.com/Investments/Article.aspx?id=201405011708351227G. 
  10. ↑ 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. 
  11. ↑ "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. 
  12. ↑ "Distribution Overview" (in en-US). http://support.audioboom.com/hc/en-us/articles/360004424314. 
  13. ↑ "The Final Episode" (in en). https://audioboom.com/posts/3189619-the-final-episode. 
  14. ↑ "BBC gives the word to AudioBoo". Financial Times. https://www.ft.com/content/1a813116-8960-11e1-bed0-00144feab49a. 
  15. ↑ "audioBoom / Premier League". https://audioboo.fm/channel/premierleague. 
  16. ↑ Stephen Fry's audioBoom page .



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