Quake Media launches news-oriented subscription podcast service
Summary
Quake Media which announces its launch funded by Wndrco and “a few other” undisclosed individuals. This new pay-to-listen outlet is setting up as a news and politics service, with six original and exclusive podcasts ined up, starring Laura Ingraham, Soledad O’Brien, Gretchen Carlson, Mike Huckabee, Andrew Gillum, Marc Lamont Hill and Buck Sexton. Focusing on the news category has been strategized by observing the same consumption analytics we see and promote here — Podtrac, for one, which has indicated a 98% increase in downloads of news and politics podcasts over the last year, according to Quake Media’s announcement. The well known hosts certainly carry some potential to bring audiences with them onto the walled garden. The digital version.” The new company is reportedly seeking more investment, and aspires to offer 50 shows by next year.