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Joe Rogan renews; no exclusivity
In Podnews today: The podcast saw a 45% increase in revenue last year.
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2/5/2024 • 5 minutes, 34 seconds
Help score the podcast platforms
In Podnews today: Podcastle gets $13.5mn of funding.
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2/2/2024 • 5 minutes, 2 seconds
Call Her Daddy now available everywhere
In Podnews today: RadioPublic closes; and Podverse needs help.
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2/1/2024 • 4 minutes, 52 seconds
Podcast app Castro gets a new owner
In Podnews today: ... and why you can't get YouTube to import your Acast podcast.
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1/31/2024 • 4 minutes, 49 seconds
SmartLess to jump to SiriusXM for $100mn
In Podnews today: Wondercraft raises $3m in funding for AI-powered podcasting.
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1/30/2024 • 5 minutes, 22 seconds
Broccoli Productions to close
In Podnews today: An AI-powered podcast sued; and Podcast Movement unveils its own PodFronts.
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1/29/2024 • 5 minutes, 34 seconds
Apple to add transcripts for every podcast
In Podnews today: An open Podcasting 2.0 standard comes to Apple. And have the other apps got transcripts yet?.
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1/26/2024 • 3 minutes, 27 seconds
NZ Podcast Summit returns
In Podnews today: Fountain hits Product Hunt, and a new book.
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1/25/2024 • 3 minutes, 51 seconds
Audacy plans an audio subscription service
In Podnews today: New brand safety tools, and a podcast player widget gets fixed.
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1/24/2024 • 5 minutes, 33 seconds
How a podcast award works
In Podnews today: And how the star system works in Apple Podcasts.
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1/23/2024 • 2 minutes, 40 seconds
AI makes podcast ads for news publisher
In Podnews today: It doesn't sound too bad really.
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1/22/2024 • 4 minutes, 21 seconds
Amy Poehler to speak at Evolutions
In Podnews today: US Podcast Ranker is released.
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1/19/2024 • 3 minutes, 42 seconds
Podcasts and TV go together, says research
In Podnews today: TV networks should use podcasts to grow their audience, says new research.
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1/18/2024 • 4 minutes, 25 seconds
Make podcast ads funnier, says research
In Podnews today: Can you go 90 days without checking your stats?.
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1/17/2024 • 4 minutes, 15 seconds
Election season starts for podcasting
In Podnews today: We predict a run on pillows and soft blankets.
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1/16/2024 • 5 minutes, 49 seconds
Audioboom posts financial results
In Podnews today: Good news from Audioboom, as they post significant revenue increases.
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1/15/2024 • 5 minutes, 4 seconds
The iHeartPodcast Awards head to SXSW
In Podnews today: Resso closes; and advice from previous PR head of Apple Podcasts.
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1/12/2024 • 4 minutes, 13 seconds
2024 Podcast Hall of Fame inductees announced
In Podnews today: The biggest UK shows, and YouTube rolls out RSS ingest for everyone.
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1/11/2024 • 4 minutes, 31 seconds
PRX to distribute Condé Nast shows
In Podnews today: A new event for branded podcasts.
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1/10/2024 • 4 minutes, 44 seconds
NPR news shows are safer for brands
In Podnews today: PodMatch shares more than a quarter of a million dollars with podcasters; and Alexa? Buy that mattress.
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1/9/2024 • 5 minutes, 5 seconds
Up to ten companies may lose IAB measurement certification
In Podnews today: Audacy files for bankruptcy, and the Castro app has fallen over again.
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1/8/2024 • 5 minutes, 49 seconds
The best audio fiction in 2023
In Podnews today: The number of new podcasts is down - but new episodes is up.
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1/5/2024 • 3 minutes, 36 seconds
The worst month to launch a podcast is…
In Podnews today: There's science behind it, too.
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1/4/2024 • 3 minutes, 47 seconds
Podcast ads achieved $22.58 CPM in 2023
In Podnews today: Audioboom paid over $50m to creators last year.
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1/3/2024 • 2 minutes, 43 seconds
There were 1.7mn podcast episodes last month
In Podnews today: Gen Z's podcasters like doing their shows from bed.
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1/2/2024 • 3 minutes, 10 seconds
Amazon Music names RedHanded British podcast of 2023
In Podnews today: Fountain sends more than $120,000 to podcasters.
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1/1/2024 • 3 minutes, 32 seconds
Future-gazing into podcasting in 2024
In Podnews today: Podfest Orlando's speaking schedule is published.
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12/29/2023 • 2 minutes, 23 seconds
Spotify has more than 100,000 video podcasts
In Podnews today: Americans spend over four hours a day with audio, and Taylor Swift sets another record.
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12/28/2023 • 2 minutes, 54 seconds
Guy Raz’s tips and tricks for podcasters
In Podnews today: Best-ofs from international publications, and iHeart to use AI more in 24..
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12/27/2023 • 1 minute, 52 seconds
Keeping your podcast going in the holidays
In Podnews today: And what the Corporate Transparency Act might mean for you.
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12/26/2023 • 2 minutes, 51 seconds
Dave Jackson announces his Podcast of the Year
In Podnews today: A company cancels their analytics service with ten days notice.
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12/25/2023 • 3 minutes, 48 seconds
Laura Ingraham “owed $919,660” by podcast firm
In Podnews today: Triton Rankers show more declines for podcast consumption.
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12/22/2023 • 2 minutes, 59 seconds
In Europe, they’re still investing in podcasts
In Podnews today: And Libsyn talk about the Apple Podcasts changes that could affect your show.
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12/21/2023 • 4 minutes, 13 seconds
Podimo reflects on 2023
In Podnews today: And, Spotify loses its boss in UK and Ireland.
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12/20/2023 • 2 minutes, 53 seconds
Podcast-to-podcast ad attribution launched by Magellan AI
In Podnews today: Also, the ad tool that produces a full audio ad from a picture.
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12/19/2023 • 5 minutes, 29 seconds
Are you bigger than a Netflix show?
In Podnews today: We built a comparison tool to tell you. And a historian looks forward to 2024..
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12/18/2023 • 4 minutes, 57 seconds
Are you bigger than a Netflix show?
In Podnews today: We built a comparison tool to tell you. And a historian looks forward to 2024..
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12/18/2023 • 4 minutes, 57 seconds
Mailchimp monkeys with the unions
In Podnews today: Someone doesn't like the unions.
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12/15/2023 • 2 minutes, 21 seconds
NPR consolidates its apps
In Podnews today: TikTok give up on podcasting before they really started, and the ABC in the Aussie Podcast Ranker.
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12/14/2023 • 4 minutes, 5 seconds
Bookmarks for Pocket Casts
In Podnews today: The ABC will be in the Australian Podcast Ranker tomorrow, we think.
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12/13/2023 • 4 minutes, 14 seconds
Layoffs at Leo Laporte’s TWiT
In Podnews today: Hosts Jason Howell and Ant Pruitt and editor Victor Bognot have left the company..
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12/12/2023 • 4 minutes, 9 seconds
Acast’s Aussie $31mn payout
In Podnews today: And the most viewed reviews from GreatPods last year.
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12/11/2023 • 3 minutes, 46 seconds
Spotify’s CFO Paul Vogel quits (with $12.6mn)
In Podnews today: Google Podcasts kill-date is set; and Apple Podcasts gets into Tesla cars.
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12/8/2023 • 5 minutes, 57 seconds
The company sending bills to podcast directories
In Podnews today: Spotify share sales, and Podtrac numbers for November.
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12/7/2023 • 3 minutes, 27 seconds
Doja Cat and Ice Spice appear on podcast from Instagram
In Podnews today: Linkfire goes live for everyone, and Spotify is 'simply bad at podcasting' says ex-Gimlet boss.
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12/6/2023 • 6 minutes, 13 seconds
Spotify lays off 1,500; companies might lose IAB certification
In Podnews today: We lose 1,500 people from the on-demand audio industry: and some big names from IAB certification?.
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12/5/2023 • 5 minutes, 57 seconds
iOS 17 has cut Apple’s download numbers
In Podnews today: And Castro denies it's to close, while admitting it's looking for new owners.
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12/4/2023 • 5 minutes, 8 seconds
More precise targeting to bring local ad boom
In Podnews today: Libsyn's AdvertiseCast reckon more precise regional and local targeting will mean a boom in that sector.
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12/1/2023 • 3 minutes, 43 seconds
Spotify launches 2023 Wrapped for Podcasters
In Podnews today: And does frequency capping work as well as it should for podcasts?.
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11/30/2023 • 4 minutes, 1 second
Podcast app Castro reaches the end of the road
In Podnews today: And Apple Podcasts publishes their top shows of the year.
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11/29/2023 • 7 minutes, 33 seconds
Company plans to cut out podcast ads
In Podnews today: It skips the ads automatically, and your podcast will probably be there.
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11/28/2023 • 5 minutes, 15 seconds
Mind the revenue gap - rest-of world lags behind
In Podnews today: Why is the UK only getting 22% of the money it ought to? Will Page looks at the numbers..
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11/27/2023 • 5 minutes, 8 seconds
Spotify to sunset in Uruguay
In Podnews today: The company doesn't want to pay twice, it says, for music.
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11/24/2023 • 4 minutes, 13 seconds
Overcoat Media wins Production Company of the Year
In Podnews today: The Program shares their podcast progress in 2023.
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11/23/2023 • 1 minute, 51 seconds
Going down: Apple’s share is dropping
In Podnews today: Drops visible in Libsyn's data.
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11/22/2023 • 4 minutes, 48 seconds
The Australian Podcast Awards 2023: winners
In Podnews today: The full winners and audio. And RSS.com makes gift cards for the holidays.
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11/21/2023 • 4 minutes, 58 seconds
Goodpods removes AI-generated descriptions
In Podnews today: Aussie podcasting growing by near double in revenue year-on-year.
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11/20/2023 • 5 minutes, 22 seconds
Netflix launches The Official Rustin Podcast
In Podnews today: A new set of recommended freelance podcast rates for Aussie podcast workers.
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11/17/2023 • 4 minutes, 54 seconds
New AI tools launched for podcasters
In Podnews today: Spotify is also experimenting with AI; and Podchaser unveils a new direct response tool.
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In Podnews today: And a new tool to help people listen on YouTube Music.
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11/15/2023 • 4 minutes, 30 seconds
Podcasters targeted in Facebook scam
In Podnews today: Acast looks beyond the cookie, and subscribe to podcasts in... your calendar app???.
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11/14/2023 • 5 minutes, 10 seconds
The winners of the AIBs 2023
In Podnews today: A new report from The Podcast Marketing Academy shares secrets of success.
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11/13/2023 • 4 minutes, 20 seconds
Spoken Word audio is now more popular than ever
In Podnews today: And - an exclusive: YouTube rolls out RSS support to the YouTube Music app.
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11/10/2023 • 4 minutes, 11 seconds
Spotify: Video podcasts are more popular at night
In Podnews today: Spotify also launches audiobooks in the US, and Podcon MX gets ready to start.
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11/9/2023 • 4 minutes, 16 seconds
Payne Lindsey’s new weekly podcast
In Podnews today: Acast moves closer to profitability, and goodbye Coronacast.
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11/8/2023 • 3 minutes, 58 seconds
Theo Von now has the #5 podcast in the US
In Podnews today: Audacy reckons brands are playing it too safe.
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11/7/2023 • 2 minutes, 36 seconds
Podhome, a new v2.0 podcast host, launches
In Podnews today: RSS.com sells streaming rights; Audio Hijack adds transcription; good bye Zach.
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11/6/2023 • 5 minutes, 17 seconds
PRX publishes annual report
In Podnews today: RØDE confirms Apple has fixed USB microphones..
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11/3/2023 • 2 minutes, 58 seconds
Audioboom hits a billion impressions
In Podnews today: Tenderfoot TV acquires Resonate Originals, and Buzzsprout shows a year-on-year increase in downloads for Apple, Spotify and Google.
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11/2/2023 • 4 minutes, 1 second
BBC publishes new audio consumption data
In Podnews today: All the winners from the Independent Podcast Awards. And a new deal for Airwave..
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11/1/2023 • 4 minutes, 20 seconds
Podcast Graveyard - a show about dead podcasts
In Podnews today: The latest on SiriusXM's podcast transcript court challenge.
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10/31/2023 • 4 minutes, 23 seconds
Get ready for listeners to unwrap Spotify's 2023 Wrapped
In Podnews today: More ads work less well, says new study. Eddy now works in more than 10 languages.
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10/30/2023 • 3 minutes, 43 seconds
Nearly half of US kids listen to podcasts every week
In Podnews today: And DAI is responsible for 90% of the podcast industry's ad revenue.
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10/27/2023 • 3 minutes, 49 seconds
Acast has paid €9mn to French podcasters
In Podnews today: A misinformation company has been taken to court for apparent misinformation.
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10/26/2023 • 3 minutes, 22 seconds
Spotify is back in profit
In Podnews today: Back in black, thanks in part to podcasting. But how big is Spotify in comparison to YouTube? And, Spotify adds comments for some shows.
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10/25/2023 • 5 minutes, 19 seconds
Wondery launches three TV channels
In Podnews today: Libsyn makes a number of redundancies; bad reviews could damage your audience.
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10/24/2023 • 4 minutes, 3 seconds
Audio Production Awards 2023 - the nominees
In Podnews today: A new magazine FOR podcasters, and a new book FROM podcasters..
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10/23/2023 • 4 minutes, 53 seconds
Gen-Z is fastest-growing generation of podcast listeners
In Podnews today: Headliner's Eddy generates more tools to help; and DAI video podcasts are here.
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10/20/2023 • 4 minutes, 23 seconds
A new denoiser removes noise from everything
In Podnews today: the denoiser works with music tracks. Trailergram launched; YouTube research; and YouTube podcasts have to be ad free.
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10/19/2023 • 6 minutes, 10 seconds
Podcasters are most trusted people in media
In Podnews today: Trust this email - we're podcasters. Plus, Audioboom's financials, Megaphone gets more Spotify features, and PodMatch fights flaky guests.
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10/18/2023 • 4 minutes, 44 seconds
Your next co-host could be AI
In Podnews today: YouTube start wooing creators, and Podpage releases upgrades.
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10/17/2023 • 3 minutes, 27 seconds
Ausha launches podcast search optimisation tools
In Podnews today: A podcast promotion company that was doing something naughty - or were they? And YouTube starts rolling out RSS ingestion.
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10/16/2023 • 7 minutes, 30 seconds
IAB releases “Podcasting Buyer-Seller Checklist”
In Podnews today: A recommendation agent you can telephone; an AI-powered clip maker; and an audio quality checker.
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10/13/2023 • 5 minutes, 28 seconds
It’s a steal: creators criticise new services
In Podnews today: Some new services accused of not respecting creators. And, Apple Podcast changes up auto-downloads (a little).
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10/12/2023 • 4 minutes, 37 seconds
The winners of the 2nd Annual Signal Awards
In Podnews today: The number of new podcasts are down - but should we worry?.
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10/11/2023 • 5 minutes, 44 seconds
Podcasts in YouTube make it to the UK
In Podnews today: Apple Podcasts talks kids; and a big WNYC podcast to close.
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10/10/2023 • 4 minutes, 39 seconds
TMI cover stars for The Podcast Sessions
In Podnews today: Cover stars from Africa, YouTube podcasts make it to Australia, and TWiT got blocked.
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10/9/2023 • 4 minutes, 52 seconds
Latino listening increases four times faster
In Podnews today: The Atlantic shutters local podcasts, and Audacy skips a loan payment
Visit https://podnews.net/update/latino-podcast-listeners-2023 for all the podcasting news, and to get our daily newsletter.
10/6/2023 • 4 minutes, 23 seconds
Figures down 10% in September, says Podtrac
In Podnews today: Amazon closes Amp, its radio service
Visit https://podnews.net/update/figures-down-says-podtrac for all the podcasting news, and to get our daily newsletter.
10/5/2023 • 4 minutes, 54 seconds
Resound adds five new AI-powered editing tools
In Podnews today: Spotify adds audiobooks for premium users
Visit https://podnews.net/update/resound-ai-powered-tools for all the podcasting news, and to get our daily newsletter.
10/4/2023 • 5 minutes, 13 seconds
Canada to regulate podcasts
In Podnews today: All providers will need to register by the end of next month
Visit https://podnews.net/update/crtc-podcast-regulation for all the podcasting news, and to get our daily newsletter.
10/3/2023 • 3 minutes, 21 seconds
Black Love Inc wins six Black Podcasting Awards
In Podnews today: Redundancies at WNYC and Pushkin Industries
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10/2/2023 • 3 minutes, 36 seconds
British Podcast Awards winners announced
In Podnews today: Spotify's Daniel Ek is guest on Diary of a CEO
Visit https://podnews.net/update/uk-podcasting-winners-2023 for all the podcasting news, and to get our daily newsletter.
9/29/2023 • 3 minutes, 38 seconds
Podchaser's AI works out a podcast's audience
In Podnews today: The system works out your audience from the language you use in your show
Visit https://podnews.net/update/podchaser-predictive for all the podcasting news, and to get our daily newsletter.
9/28/2023 • 2 minutes, 38 seconds
Google Podcasts to close in 2024
In Podnews today: It was Google's third attempt at a podcast app; they've yet to fully roll-out the fourth
Visit https://podnews.net/update/google-podcasts-to-close for all the podcasting news, and to get our daily newsletter.
9/27/2023 • 4 minutes, 25 seconds
Spotify uses AI for cloned voice translation
In Podnews today: Podcast Radio to launch in four US cities, including Detroit
Visit https://podnews.net/update/spotify-ai-translation for all the podcasting news, and to get our daily newsletter.
9/26/2023 • 3 minutes, 7 seconds
The UK gets its first ever podcast ranker
In Podnews today: Captivate launches a premium podcast subscription tool
Visit https://podnews.net/update/new-uk-podcast-ranker for all the podcasting news, and to get our daily newsletter.
9/25/2023 • 4 minutes, 15 seconds
Acast turns up criticism of Spotify’s ad analytics
In Podnews today: Triton's US podcast ranker is out; and we've news about the Edison Podcast Metrics ranker for the UK...
Visit https://podnews.net/update/ross-adams-interview for all the podcasting news, and to get our daily newsletter.
9/22/2023 • 3 minutes, 58 seconds
Eddy’s ready in Headliner
In Podnews today: And when life gives you lemons, Sarah Silverman jumps from Kast Media to Lemonada
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9/21/2023 • 4 minutes, 2 seconds
Sony Music to lay off “significant” number in podcast division
In Podnews today: Podcasting is rolling out to new countries on YouTube Music, too
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9/20/2023 • 4 minutes, 6 seconds
iOS 17 brings episode art to Apple Podcasts
In Podnews today: Acast adds music tracks for podcasters, and Canadian trends
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9/19/2023 • 4 minutes, 3 seconds
A way to promote your podcast you’re not using yet
In Podnews today: Audio playback in your email client
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9/18/2023 • 4 minutes, 5 seconds
Where did the $4mn owed to Kast Media’s creators go?
An investigation by Stephen Findeisen asks questions of the company and its CEO
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9/15/2023 • 4 minutes, 32 seconds
People in marketing are not like consumers
Ad spend in podcasts is up 57% year-on-year, says SMI.
Visit https://podnews.net/update/marketers-venus-consumers-mars for all the podcasting news, and to get our daily newsletter.
9/14/2023 • 4 minutes, 42 seconds
Adtech consolidation: Claritas buys ArtsAI
Persephonica signs with WME; Magellan AI launches new features
Visit https://podnews.net/update/claritas-acquires-artsai for all the podcasting news, and to get our daily newsletter.
9/13/2023 • 4 minutes, 28 seconds
Podcaster asks: “was my dad involved in a murder?”
And how not to get rich quick with Spotify
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9/12/2023 • 3 minutes, 15 seconds
Podcast downloads are going up
Some publishers are seeing significant increases month-on-month
Visit https://podnews.net/update/podtrac-increases for all the podcasting news, and to get our daily newsletter.
9/11/2023 • 4 minutes, 44 seconds
PodcastOne goes onto the NASDAQ today
And the podcast listened-to by people with money to spend
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9/8/2023 • 4 minutes, 37 seconds
Four years later: Luminary partners with Acast for ads
And the money in true crime podcasts
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9/7/2023 • 2 minutes, 46 seconds
Podcast Day Asia takes place in Malaysia
And ABC Audio signs with AdvertiseCast
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9/6/2023 • 4 minutes, 10 seconds
Spotify’s $250,000 podcast episodes
How much for one show?!
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9/5/2023 • 2 minutes, 38 seconds
Ambassador Ads change on Spotify
Zencastr launches a new iOS app
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9/4/2023 • 4 minutes, 51 seconds
US podcast listeners rise 68% in five years
And half of podcast listeners have used a podcast to fall asleep
Visit https://podnews.net/update/listeners-rise for all the podcasting news, and to get our daily newsletter.
9/1/2023 • 4 minutes, 57 seconds
The power of comedy podcasts
An LA and Santa Monica outing for On Air Fest
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8/31/2023 • 3 minutes, 36 seconds
Late night hosts launch podcast fundraising for striking staff
Libsyn launches educational program
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8/30/2023 • 3 minutes, 44 seconds
The podcasts that podcasters are listening to
Podcasting is 11.4 minutes of every hour listening to ad-supported audio
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8/29/2023 • 3 minutes, 32 seconds
Considered That: why NPR’s news show is no longer localised
And why ATP is finding it harder to get podcast advertising
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8/28/2023 • 5 minutes, 2 seconds
On-demand now more popular than live audio
And the Elon Musk effect on a podcast
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8/25/2023 • 3 minutes, 27 seconds
Spotify enhance podcast creator tools
And Podcast Radio to come to the US
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8/24/2023 • 3 minutes, 38 seconds
YouTube podcasts enhancements unveiled
You'll also soon be able to add any RSS feed to your YouTube Music app
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8/23/2023 • 4 minutes, 18 seconds
Apple Podcasts adds analytics for premium subscriptions
Also, a new podcast linking service gets integration
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8/22/2023 • 3 minutes, 55 seconds
Podcast consumers now think podcasts are “video or audio”
And some important puppy-related news
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8/21/2023 • 3 minutes, 53 seconds
Arabic podcast network suspends operations
and exactly what happened to the Glen Beck podcast - including the email
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8/18/2023 • 4 minutes, 23 seconds
Glenn Beck falsely claims show ‘censored by Apple Podcasts’
And Acast stops the use of a Spotify tool
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8/17/2023 • 4 minutes, 36 seconds
Descript acquires SquadCast
Shure release a gamechanging device for XLR microphones
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8/16/2023 • 4 minutes, 5 seconds
Revenue more than doubles in a year, says podcast company
Podcast spend also up by 64% in Australia, data shows
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8/15/2023 • 3 minutes, 49 seconds
Audacy’s ‘onerous’ podcast advertising agreement with APM
Plus, no Kai Chuk, but possibly someone better to speak at Podcast Movement from YouTube
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8/14/2023 • 5 minutes
Podcast listener gets tattoo
The branded podcast that made 4x its money back in sales
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8/11/2023 • 3 minutes, 58 seconds
Patreon patron-exclusive content now in Spotify
Descript launch new tools, and a new website experience
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8/10/2023 • 4 minutes, 46 seconds
iHeart posts podcast revenue increase
Good increases shown by iHeart; and Nielsen to measure podcast listening in diaries
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8/9/2023 • 3 minutes, 46 seconds
Film festival cancels podcast contract
Acast adds new tool to streamline host-read ads
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8/8/2023 • 2 minutes, 59 seconds
The Rest is Football launches today
Podtrac's new rankers show a small slowdown in listening
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8/7/2023 • 4 minutes, 9 seconds
Sweet news in Acast’s financials
And Patreon might have messed up a thing
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8/4/2023 • 3 minutes, 34 seconds
Realm buys Pinna and Lipstick & Vinyl
And Podcast Movement's hotel sells out (but not to worry)
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8/3/2023 • 3 minutes, 34 seconds
Unplugged: the brand suitability tools that block Black content
Tools accused of not understanding Black culture and language
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8/2/2023 • 4 minutes, 42 seconds
Black Podcasting Awards announces lead judge
And will Amazon's TV requirements cause a precedent for podcasting?
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8/1/2023 • 5 minutes, 27 seconds
Adam Curry launches music podcast
A music podcast, that pays the artists
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7/31/2023 • 6 minutes, 30 seconds
The effect of corporate dollars on podcasting
And why it's important to keep checking that LinkedIn inbox
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7/28/2023 • 3 minutes, 42 seconds
Radio ads: killing the podcast star?
Four out of five people would skip past a radio ad inserted in a podcast, says research
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7/27/2023 • 4 minutes, 29 seconds
Spotify’s podcast reorg cost $57mn
Details of their new podcast strategy, from Daniel Ek himself
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7/26/2023 • 5 minutes, 32 seconds
Pocket Casts adds star ratings
You can't actually rate shows yourself yet, though
Visit https://podnews.net/update/pocket-casts-stars for all the podcasting news, and to get our daily newsletter.
7/25/2023 • 3 minutes, 38 seconds
Kast Media accused of "not paying creators"
And YouTube is paying for podcasts
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7/24/2023 • 5 minutes, 41 seconds
US podcast consumers listening more while commuting
They really like business shows, too
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7/21/2023 • 3 minutes, 3 seconds
European podcast companies: revenues and costs both up
And research into Spanish podcast making
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7/20/2023 • 5 minutes, 11 seconds
Where new listeners start? New YouTube study
The video platform seems good at finding new listeners, says a study
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7/19/2023 • 5 minutes, 24 seconds
Exclusive Australian podcast data
Podcast listeners are keen to try new shows, says new research
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7/18/2023 • 4 minutes, 19 seconds
SAG-AFTRA joins Writers Guild in strike
Spotify tells the world what you've been listening to
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7/17/2023 • 5 minutes, 12 seconds
Is YouTube Music rolling out podcasts internationally?
Buzzsprout AI writes your tweets for you now
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7/14/2023 • 3 minutes, 52 seconds
A new ‘civility score’ for podcasts
A new way of testing your new show idea, too
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7/13/2023 • 3 minutes, 57 seconds
Pocket Casts launch podcasts on your wrist
And, is Canada about to break news podcasts?
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7/12/2023 • 3 minutes, 54 seconds
Esther Perel begins again after Spotify
Veritonic launch tools for branded podcasts, and Goalhanger hit the back of the net
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7/11/2023 • 3 minutes, 41 seconds
José Andrés Media signs with Lemonada Media
The chef brings two shows with him
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7/10/2023 • 5 minutes, 13 seconds
Special: Happy 20th Birthday, Podcasting
A special look back at the last twenty years, and a chat with the first podcaster
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7/7/2023 • 3 minutes, 44 seconds
Study: Spotify skews younger than other platforms
Google Podcasts is number one - jointly with Apple - for people aged 65 or over
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7/6/2023 • 3 minutes, 55 seconds
Adios Audm; Sayonara Sonora? Closures and cutbacks
One company closes, while another changes its strategy
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7/5/2023 • 2 minutes, 16 seconds
Podcast listeners love AI
A new exclusive show is launched too. We thought we didn't get those any more.
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7/4/2023 • 4 minutes, 23 seconds
A new show for NAIDOC Week
Spotify builds podcast studios across the US
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7/3/2023 • 5 minutes, 29 seconds
Android still highly fragmented for podcast apps
Data shows plenty of opportunity for Android
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6/30/2023 • 4 minutes, 34 seconds
YouTube rolls out podcast tab, as Headliner generates 1.7mn
Podtrac show increased podcast downloads last month
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4/7/2023 • 3 minutes, 54 seconds
Data: true crime hits it out of the park
A new podcast network launched in LA, and Libsyn habla español
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4/6/2023 • 3 minutes, 27 seconds
The “13” podcast’s live event
Acast gets Higher Ground, and the Webbys are open for the people's vote
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4/5/2023 • 4 minutes, 5 seconds
Spotify Live - but not for long
Spotify podcast consumption is up though; and so is podcast advertising
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4/4/2023 • 3 minutes, 40 seconds
It’s Adopt-a-Listener Month
Last month, more than 130 years of podcast episodes were published
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4/3/2023 • 5 minutes, 20 seconds
Deirdre Tshien’s Capsho launches v2.0
Redundancies at Acast, Warner Music, Roku and anger at NPR
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3/31/2023 • 3 minutes, 37 seconds
Podcasting in Korea - a deep dive
Acast adds a feature and encourages Irish podcasters
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3/30/2023 • 4 minutes, 12 seconds
Riverside upgrade brings transcription and text-editing
The News Agents hits 24m downloads, and contextual audio ads are a thing
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3/29/2023 • 3 minutes, 39 seconds
A new coalition, advocating for open podcasting
Gumball expands to YouTube; Glow expands to Spotify Open Access
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3/28/2023 • 5 minutes, 3 seconds
Podcasting discussed in Prague
Slate partners with YouTube; Spanish internet users
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3/27/2023 • 5 minutes, 3 seconds
Layoffs and closed shows at NPR
Audible launches spatial sound; Linus Tech Tips hacked
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3/24/2023 • 3 minutes, 35 seconds
Spotify’s promises of money don’t materialise
Crooked Media criticised by creators
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3/23/2023 • 6 minutes, 42 seconds
Q&A with Marc Maron and Brendan McDonald on ads
YouTube's podcast analytics
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3/22/2023 • 3 minutes, 11 seconds
Schein signs for four more
A new noise reduction app for the Mac
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3/21/2023 • 4 minutes, 15 seconds
YouTube release podcast tools to all
At least, we think that's what YouTube are saying
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3/20/2023 • 4 minutes, 59 seconds
Spotify and NPR outline partnership
Audacy releases financials
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3/17/2023 • 3 minutes, 52 seconds
Nomono wins at SXSW
First glimpses of YouTube Music for Podcasts seen
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3/16/2023 • 3 minutes, 23 seconds
The winners of the iHeartPodcast Awards
The Podcast Show 2023 announces speakers
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3/15/2023 • 6 minutes, 25 seconds
Spotify loses another show
Has someone found New Zealand's oldest podcast?
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3/14/2023 • 4 minutes, 49 seconds
Biggest: Apple or Spotify?
The full results from the Podnews Report Card.
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3/13/2023 • 6 minutes, 25 seconds
What’s in the Podnews Report Card?
And a free podcast transcription tool
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3/10/2023 • 2 minutes, 32 seconds
Anchor goes away: Spotify make big changes
New shows, new exclusives, and a new user interface
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3/9/2023 • 3 minutes, 52 seconds
The Ambies 2023 - the winners
Zencastr launches a podcast monetisation network
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3/8/2023 • 2 minutes, 29 seconds
Podcasting gathers in Las Vegas
Redundancies at SiriusXM, and Captivate goes 2.0
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3/7/2023 • 4 minutes, 13 seconds
RSS.com launches free transcripts for all customers
Transcripts are available in more than ten languages
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3/6/2023 • 10 minutes, 46 seconds
As podcast listening hits a new high, Spreaker goes free
Podcast numbers rebound, says the Infinite Dial from Edison Research
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3/3/2023 • 4 minutes, 43 seconds
Wish your favourite show was faster?
Acast, Kast Media and PodcastOne all do deals
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3/2/2023 • 4 minutes, 18 seconds
Australian Podcast Ranker adds three new publishers
Spreaker adds transcripts for all, and iHeartMedia sees more podcast revenue
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3/1/2023 • 4 minutes
Last day to take part in the Report Card
You still have time to feed back to the major podcast platforms
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2/28/2023 • 3 minutes, 54 seconds
Podnews launches series of live events
A new conference for knowledge and networking
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2/27/2023 • 5 minutes, 7 seconds
YouTube Music to get podcasts (in US)
We've a full report of what YouTube has done and what we think
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2/24/2023 • 4 minutes, 28 seconds
Podcasting in Japan: a deep-dive
The Black Listener Report and a YouTube announcement today?
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2/23/2023 • 4 minutes, 43 seconds
Max Cutler leaves Spotify
No replacement is announced
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2/22/2023 • 3 minutes, 44 seconds
“Listen Time” - how to calculate it for your podcasts
And a look at YouTube's new podcast test
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2/21/2023 • 5 minutes, 3 seconds
YouTube testing new features for podcast creators
Video streaming giant tests new tools for podcasters
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2/20/2023 • 5 minutes, 20 seconds
What's new for Apple Podcasts in iOS 16.4
AppleCoreMedia goes away. And SiriusXM is number one for podcasting
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2/17/2023 • 4 minutes, 7 seconds
Acast up; Aussie podcast ads up; Podimo go to Mexico
Good news all over, almost
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2/16/2023 • 7 minutes, 36 seconds
The $300,000 copcast
The podcast is hosted on Anchor. Plus, a look at the podcast market in Thailand
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2/15/2023 • 5 minutes, 8 seconds
Trade Secrets: hear the show again
One of the oldest podcasts is available to listen-to again, and a new show about podcast trailers
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2/14/2023 • 5 minutes, 1 second
Exclusive: Hindenburg PRO v2 adds transcriptions
Edit audio as you would edit a document. Plus, Podimo expands into the UK
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2/13/2023 • 4 minutes, 24 seconds
Africa Podcast Day is this Sunday
There is a free webinar all day, and images to use
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2/10/2023 • 3 minutes, 32 seconds
What podcast listeners are doing while they listen
Not fall asleep, no. It's more boring than that
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2/9/2023 • 5 minutes, 29 seconds
Video attracted the radio star
Freakonomics Radio does a deal with YouTube. And Google tells us what's next
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2/8/2023 • 4 minutes, 33 seconds
Google Search dumps podcasts from Feb 13
Google makes it official; plus new Acast data and SiriusXM's corporate podcasting name
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2/7/2023 • 7 minutes, 3 seconds
Chart-topping podcasts analysed
What makes a chart-topping show?
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2/6/2023 • 6 minutes
“Big tech is bad for podcasting” - Laporte
The surveillance economy is bad, argues the Chief TWiT; and SiriusXM posts mixed results
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2/3/2023 • 4 minutes, 12 seconds
Theroux signs exclusive deal with Spotify
Another BBC defection; and Michelle Obama does another exclusive (but not with Spotify)
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2/2/2023 • 4 minutes, 30 seconds
Spotify's CEO: “I got carried away”
The results from Q4/22. Plus, Edison Research work with Nielsen.
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2/1/2023 • 7 minutes, 18 seconds
Podcasting in East and South East Asia explored
The start of a series of articles about the region. Plus, programmatic ad spend to triple, and Dave Winer on his early podcast
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1/31/2023 • 4 minutes, 7 seconds
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