One of the biggest podcast advertisers last month?

Дата публикации: 20-03-2026 11:16:48

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• Magellan AI released its top US podcast advertiser rankings for February. McDonald’s was the top mover, spending $5.1mn last month (is it just us, or did they forget to mention the brand name in the ad? Weird) Clothing company Quince is the #1 spender, spending $5.8mn.

• Podtrac published its global multi-channel podcast ranking for February. The MeidasTouch Podcast is still #1, but The Rest is History has jumped up to third place.

• PodcastOne renewed sales and distribution for five popular A+E Networks podcasts. The shows’ combined downloads are more than 200 million.

• Acast has become the first global platform to join Spain’s Audio Academy. The organisation aims to support Spanish-language audio’s professionalisation, and strengthen its institutional representation.

• Want to run the world’s biggest podcast festival? Crossed Wires is looking for a Managing Director for the yearly event in Sheffield.

• The BBC website has a new regular podcast review section. Eight of the best podcasts of 2026 so far is from Fiona Sturges, who has been writing a weekly column at the FT for the last decade, and also works at The Guardian and I paper.

• Spotify launched a new podcast, Spotify EQUAL, highlighting the company’s five year program to address gender inequities in music. Interviewing ambassadors for the program, the artists share their creative journeys, the challenges they’ve faced, and what it takes to build community and equity for women in music.

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