Amazon buys Wondery podcast company Emerging Company

New York. – The giant of e-commerce Amazon has announced that it has acquired the emerging podcast company Wondery while adding a podcast category and its Amazon Music platform last September.

Amazon did not disclose the amount of the acquisition, but The Wall Street Journal adalanto the principles of December that Wondery, found four years ago and valued at $ 100 million, was negotiating its sale for more than $ 300 million.

Wondery is an editor of the podcast with the historical analysis of the podcast of all levels and the education of teachers, including ‘Dirty John’, ‘Dr. Death ‘,’ Business Wars’ and ‘The Shrink Next Door’, indicating Amazon and not a note.

“When the agreement is reached, nothing will be exchanged for the eyes and they will be able to access Wondery’s podcasts through a variety of providers,” said the company, which already has some conditions.

Amazon is taking part in the September podcast bargain in order to gain ground to rivals such as Spotify or Apple, which differentiated with proprietary products and approved the popularity of its streaming services for its followers.

The company founded by the empress and most wealthy man of the world Jeff Bezos also owns Audible, which offers audiobooks and known podcasts like “This American Life”, “Pod Save America” ​​or “You’re Wrong About”.

After receiving the news, Amazon shares rose 0.83% in the middle of a generally positive Wall Street session.