Ivoox

iVoox is a podcast and radio platform in Spanish. The third most used podcast app in Spain, after YouTube and Spotify.[1] It was founded in 2010 by Juan Ignacio Solera at Grupo Intercom.[2]

Services

iVoox offers mainly Spanish-speaking content and most of its users are based in Spain. The portal offers audio files free of charge, which can be accessed via the website or via an application for mobile devices. There is also the possibility of podcast creation, as long as you have your own account for the publication of content.

iVoox is using ads, and a subscription fee can be activated to subscribe some podcasts.

During the COVID-19 pandemic in Spain, the site experienced a boom in podcasts.[3]

  • El Rey del Cachopo (Miniseries about the crimes committed by César Román)
  • La ContraHistoria de Fernando Díaz Villanueva (The Counter-History of Fernando Díaz Villanueva)
  • Year I after Diego by Mundo Deportivo
  • Camp Krypton[4]
  • V9 (Formula 1 in Spanish)

Controversies

Some media have pointed out that iVoox can be a source of fake news because it lacks a team of moderators. This is in addition to the fact that it favours major news channels such as Cadena Ser, Los 40 principales, Cadena Cope or newspaper OkDiario. Juan Ignacio Solera, who founded the channel, has denied that this is happening.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Podcast: plataformas o aplicaciones más usadas en España 2021-2022". Statista (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-11-24.
  2. ^ "Ivoox vs. Spotify, la lucha de David contra Goliat por los podcast". Crónica Global (in Spanish). 2021-09-15. Retrieved 2023-11-24.
  3. ^ Millán, Víctor (2021-08-08). "iVoox es la gran rareza española ante la explosión del podcast: las grandes tecnológicas y las radios entran, pero sobrevive". Xataka (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-11-24.
  4. ^ JIM (2022-09-05). "Crítica del podcast "Campamento Krypton" - Mondo Sonoro". MondoSonoro (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-11-24.
  5. ^ Canalís, Óscar Senar (2019-11-15). "Juan Ignacio Solera, fundador de Ivoox: "El 'podcast', hasta la fecha, no es el formato que tienen en mente quienes buscan difundir 'fake news"". elDiario.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-11-24.