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). Visit https://podnews.net/update/its-a-steal for the story links in full, and to get our daily newsletter. | Continue reading


@podnews.net | 6 months ago

The winners of the 2nd Annual Signal Awards

In Podnews today: The number of new podcasts are down - but should we worry?. Visit https://podnews.net/update/the-signal-award-winners-2023 for the story links in full, and to get our daily newsletter. | Continue reading


@podnews.net | 6 months ago

Podcasts in YouTube make it to the UK

In Podnews today: Apple Podcasts talks kids; and a big WNYC podcast to close. Visit https://podnews.net/update/youtube-podcasts-uk for all the podcasting news, and to get our daily newsletter. | Continue reading


@podnews.net | 6 months ago

Messy cover stars for The Podcast Sessions

In Podnews today: Cover stars from Africa, YouTube podcasts make it to Australia, and TWiT got blocked. Visit https://podnews.net/update/messy-inbetween for all the podcasting news, and to get our daily newsletter. | Continue reading


@podnews.net | 6 months ago

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. | Continue reading


@podnews.net | 6 months ago

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. | Continue reading


@podnews.net | 6 months ago

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. | Continue reading


@podnews.net | 6 months ago

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. | Continue reading


@podnews.net | 7 months ago

Black Love Inc wins six Black Podcasting Awards

In Podnews today: Redundancies at WNYC and Pushkin Industries Visit https://podnews.net/update/black-love-podcasting-awards for all the podcasting news, and to get our daily newsletter. | Continue reading


@podnews.net | 7 months ago

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. | Continue reading


@podnews.net | 7 months ago

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. | Continue reading


@podnews.net | 7 months ago

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. | Continue reading


@podnews.net | 7 months ago

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. | Continue reading


@podnews.net | 7 months ago

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. | Continue reading


@podnews.net | 7 months ago

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. | Continue reading


@podnews.net | 7 months ago

Eddy’s ready in Headliner

In Podnews today: And when life gives you lemons, Sarah Silverman jumps from Kast Media to Lemonada Visit https://podnews.net/update/ready-eddy for all the podcasting news, and to get our daily newsletter. | Continue reading


@podnews.net | 7 months ago

Sony Music to lay off “significant” number in podcast division

In Podnews today: Podcasting is rolling out to new countries on YouTube Music, too Visit https://podnews.net/update/sony-music-layoffs for all the podcasting news, and to get our daily newsletter. | Continue reading


@podnews.net | 7 months ago

iOS 17 brings episode art to Apple Podcasts

Acast adds music tracks for podcasters, and Canadian trends Visit https://podnews.net/update/ios-17-apple-podcasts for all the podcasting news, and to get our daily newsletter. | Continue reading


@podnews.net | 7 months ago

A way to promote your podcast you’re not using yet

Audio playback in your email client Visit https://podnews.net/update/audio-plays-in-email for all the podcasting news, and to get our daily newsletter. | Continue reading


@podnews.net | 7 months ago

Where did the $4mn owed to Kast Media’s creators go?

An investigation by Stephen Findeisen asks questions of the company and its CEO Visit https://podnews.net/update/kast-media-investigation for all the podcasting news, and to get our daily newsletter. | Continue reading


@podnews.net | 7 months ago

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. | Continue reading


@podnews.net | 7 months ago

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. | Continue reading


@podnews.net | 7 months ago

Podcaster asks: “was my dad involved in a murder?”

And how not to get rich quick with Spotify Visit https://podnews.net/update/the-estate-launch for all the podcasting news, and to get our daily newsletter. | Continue reading


@podnews.net | 7 months ago

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. | Continue reading


@podnews.net | 7 months ago

PodcastOne goes onto the NASDAQ today

And the podcast listened-to by people with money to spend Visit https://podnews.net/update/podcastone-nasdaq for all the podcasting news, and to get our daily newsletter. | Continue reading


@podnews.net | 7 months ago

Four years later: Luminary partners with Acast for ads

And the money in true crime podcasts Visit https://podnews.net/update/luminary-acast-sign-bunny for all the podcasting news, and to get our daily newsletter. | Continue reading


@podnews.net | 7 months ago

Podcast Day Asia takes place in Malaysia

And ABC Audio signs with AdvertiseCast Visit https://podnews.net/update/podcast-day-asia-wrap for all the podcasting news, and to get our daily newsletter. | Continue reading


@podnews.net | 7 months ago

Spotify’s $250,000 podcast episodes

How much for one show?! Visit https://podnews.net/update/quarter-of-a-mill for all the podcasting news, and to get our daily newsletter. | Continue reading


@podnews.net | 7 months ago

Ambassador Ads change on Spotify

Zencastr launches a new iOS app Visit https://podnews.net/update/ambassador-ads-spotify-change for all the podcasting news, and to get our daily newsletter. | Continue reading


@podnews.net | 7 months ago

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. | Continue reading


@podnews.net | 8 months ago

The power of comedy podcasts

An LA and Santa Monica outing for On Air Fest Visit https://podnews.net/update/comedy-podcasts for all the podcasting news, and to get our daily newsletter. | Continue reading


@podnews.net | 8 months ago

Late night hosts launch podcast fundraising for striking staff

Libsyn launches educational program Visit https://podnews.net/update/late-night-podcasts for all the podcasting news, and to get our daily newsletter. | Continue reading


@podnews.net | 8 months ago

The podcasts that podcasters are listening to

Podcasting is 11.4 minutes of every hour listening to ad-supported audio Visit https://podnews.net/update/podcasts-podcasters for all the podcasting news, and to get our daily newsletter. | Continue reading


@podnews.net | 8 months ago

Considered That: why NPR’s news show is no longer localised

And why ATP is finding it harder to get podcast advertising Visit https://podnews.net/update/consider-this-localisation-ends for all the podcasting news, and to get our daily newsletter. | Continue reading


@podnews.net | 8 months ago

On-demand now more popular than live audio

And the Elon Musk effect on a podcast Visit https://podnews.net/update/ondemand-vs-live for all the podcasting news, and to get our daily newsletter. | Continue reading


@podnews.net | 8 months ago

Spotify enhance podcast creator tools

And Podcast Radio to come to the US Visit https://podnews.net/update/spotify-enhanced-tools for all the podcasting news, and to get our daily newsletter. | Continue reading


@podnews.net | 8 months ago

YouTube podcasts enhancements unveiled

You'll also soon be able to add any RSS feed to your YouTube Music app Visit https://podnews.net/update/youtube-enhancements for all the podcasting news, and to get our daily newsletter. | Continue reading


@podnews.net | 8 months ago

Apple Podcasts adds analytics for premium subscriptions

Also, a new podcast linking service gets integration Visit https://podnews.net/update/apple-podcasts-subscription-analytics for all the podcasting news, and to get our daily newsletter. | Continue reading


@podnews.net | 8 months ago

Podcast consumers now think podcasts are “video or audio”

And some important puppy-related news Visit https://podnews.net/update/video-or-audio for all the podcasting news, and to get our daily newsletter. | Continue reading


@podnews.net | 8 months ago

Arabic podcast network suspends operations

and exactly what happened to the Glen Beck podcast - including the email Visit https://podnews.net/update/kerning-cultures-suspended for all the podcasting news, and to get our daily newsletter. | Continue reading


@podnews.net | 8 months ago

Glenn Beck falsely claims show ‘censored by Apple Podcasts’

And Acast stops the use of a Spotify tool Visit https://podnews.net/update/it-wasnt for all the podcasting news, and to get our daily newsletter. | Continue reading


@podnews.net | 8 months ago

Descript acquires SquadCast

Shure release a gamechanging device for XLR microphones Visit https://podnews.net/update/descript-buys-squadcast for all the podcasting news, and to get our daily newsletter. | Continue reading


@podnews.net | 8 months ago

Revenue more than doubles in a year, says podcast company

Podcast spend also up by 64% in Australia, data shows Visit https://podnews.net/update/good-revenue-stories for all the podcasting news, and to get our daily newsletter. | Continue reading


@podnews.net | 8 months ago

Audacy’s ‘onerous’ podcast advertising agreement with APM

Plus, no Kai Chuk, but possibly someone better to speak at Podcast Movement from YouTube Visit https://podnews.net/update/onerous for all the podcasting news, and to get our daily newsletter. | Continue reading


@podnews.net | 8 months ago

Podcast listener gets tattoo

The branded podcast that made 4x its money back in sales Visit https://podnews.net/update/tramp-stamp-eh for all the podcasting news, and to get our daily newsletter. | Continue reading


@podnews.net | 8 months ago

Patreon patron-exclusive content now in Spotify

Descript launch new tools, and a new website experience Visit https://podnews.net/update/patreon-and-spotify for all the podcasting news, and to get our daily newsletter. | Continue reading


@podnews.net | 8 months ago

iHeart posts podcast revenue increase

Good increases shown by iHeart; and Nielsen to measure podcast listening in diaries Visit https://podnews.net/update/iheart-q223-financials for all the podcasting news, and to get our daily newsletter. | Continue reading


@podnews.net | 8 months ago

Film festival cancels podcast contract

Acast adds new tool to streamline host-read ads Visit https://podnews.net/update/locarno-cancellation for all the podcasting news, and to get our daily newsletter. | Continue reading


@podnews.net | 8 months ago