Parcast is a digital media firm and podcast network, which specializes in producing scripted podcasts and audio dramas. It was founded in 2016 by podcaster Max Cutler and his father Ron Cutler in Los Angeles California. In 2019, it was acquired by Sweden -based media firm and streaming service provider Spotify.
Parcast’s original focus was on producing scripted true crime series, but their scope expanded into the mystery, science fiction, and history genres as well as fictional audiodramas. Parcast currently produces over 40 daily and weekly shows, supported by a team of more than 75 voice actors, producers, and scriptwriters.
Cutler, a 27-year old graduate of the University of Arizona, launched Parcast in 2016. He was inspired by the hit podcast Serial, itself a spinoff of This American Life. He believed that his network could produce podcasts of comparable quality while saving money on the production of individual episodes.
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Official website. parcast .com. Parcast is a digital media firm and podcast network, which specializes in producing scripted podcasts and audio dramas. It was founded in 2016 by podcaster Max Cutler and his father Ron Cutler in Los Angeles California.
Parcast currently produces over 40 daily and weekly shows , supported by a team of more than 75 voice actors, producers, and scriptwriters.
Cutler , a 27-year old graduate of the University of Arizona, launched Parcast in 2016. He was inspired by the hit podcast Serial, itself a spinoff of This American Life. He believed that his network could produce podcasts of comparable quality while saving money on the production of individual episodes.
Spotify confessed to have spent over $56 million to acquire Parcast, however the total compensation has been reported well above that at over $100 million, making Parcast one of the largest podcasting platform mergers in US history and largest single acquisition deal of Spotify’s $400 million acquisition programme.
What is a podcast?
In a little more detail, a podcast is a series of spoken word, audio episodes, all focused on a particular topic or theme, like cycling or startups. You can subscribe to the show with an app on your phone and listen to episodes whenever you like on your headphones, in the car or through speakers. Or some shortcuts, if you know what you’re looking …
The terminology is confusing! So, let’s break it down: what is a podcast series built on?
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