Castbox ( zh, 鑄造箱) is a Hong Kong–based

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company. The company both hosts, and produces its own podcasts.

Founding

Castbox was founded in 2016 by company CEO Renee Wang in

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App

Castbox is an app that distributes free podcasts. By 2019, one million podcasts had been made available through Castbox, including about fifty million podcast episodes. Castbox also has a premium platform. In June 2019, Castbox integrated with

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, allowing playback controls to pause, skip, or restart episodes.

Podcasts

In addition to its library of podcasts from other distributors, Castbox also produces its own shows. In 2018, Castbox partnered with Heard Well on the podcast series ''Heard Well Now'', which highlights early career musical artists. , Castbox produced 25 different original podcasts, with ''This Sounds Serious,'' being released in 2019.

Funding

In 2017, the company raised $16 million, and an additional $13.5 million in 2018.

References

{{Podcast distribution platforms Chinese companies established in 2016 Podcasting companies Mass media companies of Hong Kong Companies based in Beijing