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The adblocking podcast app
Acast's financial results, and a new book from Tom Webster.
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26/07/24•6m 17s
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26/07/24•1m 13s
Podcast listening grows among Black Americans
Spotify rebrands Ad Studio, and the British Podcast Awards nominations.
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25/07/24•3m 44s
Spotify (and Audioboom) post profit
And more keynote speakers at Podcast Movement - including Ira Glass!.
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24/07/24•7m 57s
First company certifies to IAB v2.2
AI clips for Blubrry, Kast Media's accounts, new Megaphone stats.
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23/07/24•3m 55s
Trouble in Paradiso: podcast company goes bankrupt
How many active podcasts are there - and how has that changed?.
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22/07/24•5m 45s
Windows outage causes havoc
AI voice cloning unethical, Tink Media celebrates 5 years, Podcast Movement announces speakers..
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19/07/24•5m 6s
Is “brand safety” locking up podcast revenue?
Blubrry is launching an AI-powered podcast clip generator, Podfest has received a strategic investment and new leadership, and concerns have been raised about tech companies potentially using YouTube videos to train their AI models without permission..
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18/07/24•4m 28s
Audacy get the Office Ladies
The launch of the Podcards podcast growth tool, the release of a new version of the Overcast podcast app, and the release of the Australian Podcast Ranker for June 2024 showing a decrease in total downloads and fewer episodes published..
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17/07/24•5m 7s
Women in Podcasting Awards deadline draws near
Adobe has launched a new podcast recording and editing tool called Adobe Podcast Studio in beta, while senior leadership is leaving Libsyn Ads.
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16/07/24•4m 32s
Dave Jackson leaves Libsyn
Rhapsody Voices gets new shows, and free tickets to a virtual event this week.
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15/07/24•4m 43s
Is Lemonada Media for sale?
Armchair Expert leaves Spotify; and why people are complaining about Spotify's podcast ads.
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12/07/24•4m 25s
A new Overcast is on the way
This American Life switches sales house. And is TuneIn still alive?.
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11/07/24•4m 41s
Spotify adds Comments; and a new mobile app for podcasters
Are they comments done right? Plus, a podcast platform closes, and Descript gets a power upgrade.
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10/07/24•4m 47s
The most popular podcast microphone is…
Two new patents from Spooler, and YouTube is top of another survey for podcasts.
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09/07/24•4m 59s
WNYC is 100 years old today
New Podtrac numbers are out, and Podnews in lots of different languages.
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08/07/24•5m 55s
4,600 AI voices to choose from
And, Marcus Brigstocke confirmed as the host of the British Podcast Awards.
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05/07/24•3m 12s
The Asia Podcast Awards are launched
You could be flown to KL.
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04/07/24•3m 20s
Podcast listening in Australia bigger than the US
And the mysterious disappearance of shows from Podium.
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03/07/24•4m 26s
Podcast ad rates are on the rise
But the number of active podcasts is down.
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02/07/24•2m 41s
Spotify now has 250,000 video podcasts
The number of creators actively publishing video each month has grown nearly 70% year-over-year, says the company..
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01/07/24•4m 11s
Acast promotes trustworthy content prior to UK election
Large increase in politics podcast listening. Plus, a new space in Podcast Movement, and PAVE Studios does books..
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28/06/24•3m 47s
Hark launches The Conversation - curated podcast discovery
A new feature coming in Apple Podcasts - and part of Zombie Google Podcasts has come back to life.
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27/06/24•4m 29s
Is the NYT going to paywall its podcasts?
And, RedCircle adds more features for advertisers, while Megatrax makes it easier to search its music library.
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26/06/24•4m 19s
RØDECaster Pro II now available in white
An Android app for Buzzsprout, and a new podcast page in YouTube!.
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25/06/24•5m 15s
Google Podcasts closes, and joins the graveyard
It's finally dead, well, almost, at least. Plus, Call Her Daddy gets closer to a buyer.
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24/06/24•5m 33s
Now, iHeart tops two US podcast rankers
Number one for podcasting - according to both Podtrac and Triton Digital.
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21/06/24•4m 32s
Study: $1 in podcast ads = $4.90 in increased sales
Podcast advertising gives better return on ad-spend than ads on social media or radio..
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20/06/24•3m 44s
True crime shows, filtered
Another new high for Spotify, says Libsyn. And the most influential podcasters..
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19/06/24•3m 59s
Monthly podcast listeners continue to grow
Libsyn integrates YouTube podcasts.
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18/06/24•5m 0s
Beyond the smartphone: PodLP launches on Cloud Phone
We also look at three ways to save bandwidth for podcast hosts, and even for listeners.
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17/06/24•5m 24s
Spotify for Podcasters release new terms of use
We take a good long look at them, but there are no surprises..
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14/06/24•5m 52s
Ad-skipping insights released for podcasts
Podcasting does surprisingly well for ad-skipping, it turns out.
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13/06/24•3m 59s
UK Podcast Consumer study announced
Acast also reappears in Podtrac's global ranker.
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12/06/24•3m 29s
A new manager for The Signal Awards
She used to be director of On Air Fest. Plus, a new AI-driven podcast player..
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11/06/24•4m 16s
Spotify rolls out video for all podcasts
But there's a catch....
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10/06/24•4m 57s
More languages for your analytics
Text mode from Podcastle, and collaboration in the industry.
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07/06/24•2m 54s
The UK’s top 25 podcasts
And a new season of software for Descript.
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06/06/24•3m 11s
Riverside’s “VideoDub” launched in early access
A system that corrects both the audio... and the lip sync. Impressive....
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05/06/24•4m 9s
Co-listening: podcasting could be bigger than we think
Also, is a podcast hosting company about to be sold?.
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04/06/24•3m 15s
Spotify’s Megaphone to return to IAB certification
Good news from Spotify; as it releases details on how it will 'protect election integrity'.
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03/06/24•4m 32s
Pocket Casts looking at supporting transcripts
That would make it the 19th app to support them. Plus, an upcoming Sports Audio Report..
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31/05/24•3m 27s
Stephen Bartlett’s new Samsung TV Plus channel
And is Spotify working for the industry, or for itself?.
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30/05/24•5m 2s
Podcasts reach younger audiences
The median age of a podcast listener is 22 years younger than television.
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29/05/24•2m 52s
Vancouver’s Pacific Content to close
Big branded podcast company's owner to 'focus on core business'.
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28/05/24•2m 52s
Podcast Day Asia announced for September in KL
and the first Women in Podcasting Awards are announced.
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27/05/24•2m 15s
10,000 visit London
10,000 attend The Podcast Show. Plus, a bill of listener rights for AI..
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24/05/24•4m 24s
Lemonada to make pop culture podcast with the BBC
And Libsyn suddenly closes a production tool.
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23/05/24•1m 45s
New data shows Spotify’s global dominance
You should see the data in Mexico.
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22/05/24•3m 16s
Podcasters to gather in London for The Podcast Show
Better Help is still #1 for US podcast ad spend; and two new Podcast Radio outlets.
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21/05/24•2m 36s
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