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Blubrry gives all its podcasters a new Podpage
4d ago00:04:24Tap to summarizeSponsored by Supporting Cast. Hello from The Podcast Show in London! 💂🇬🇧 You can find Supporting Cast this week at our booth on the gallery level—swing by, grab a chat, and let's talk subscriptions. Or, reach out to schedule a meeting: hello@supportingcast.fmPlanned tube strikes in London this week have been cancelled. Phew! Blubrry Podcasting has announced an exclusive partnership with Podpage - replacing its own landing pages with a website from Podpage, giving creators access to a significantly more powerful and customisable online presence. Here's an example for Podcast Insider. Triton Digital released its Q1 2026 US Podcast Ranker, which reveals that comedy is the #1 podcast category, seeing a significant increase in the quarter. Pod Save America is #1 by average weekly downloads. Digital audio in the US is already worth Brazil’s entire digital ad market, writes Rodrigo Tigre for Podnews today. In spite of 92% of Brazilians consuming some form of audio every month, audio spend in the country is so small, it doesn't even appear in the latest IAB figures. But, says the co-founder of Ozen.fm, it could take very little to move the needle in audio's favour. > > > Read more of today’s podcast industry news stories on the Podnews website: and get our free daily newsletter.Classifieds - your job or ad hereAudio Post-Production Specialist: Kyle Hopkins — Broadcast-quality audio post-production for podcasts, YouTube & social video. From essential cleanup to full sound design. Responsive, consistent, deadline-safe support for creators, studios & brands.📈 Effective Audience Growth — Drive more plays and subscribers with campaigns tailored to your goals. Explore Player FM’s self-serve campaigns that help podcasters of all sizes grow faster. AudienceLift.com - YouTube Growth + Subs 🌟 — 🌟 AudienceLift.com – YouTube Growth + Subs Get real subscribers, more views, and lasting channel growth. Your shortcut to YouTube success. Book Now!Gold supporters: Buzzsprout, Mowpod, Podbean, The $100 MBA, Cloud10, The Podglomerate, Sounds Profitable, audioBoom, The Content Creator's Accountant, Podscribe, PAVE Studios, Simplecast, Cohost, Libsyn, Audiohook, RedCircle, Magid, Jar Podcast Solutions, Awesound, Acast, Podpage websites, We Edit PodcastsSilver supporters: Audacia Audio, Gamut Podcast Network, Bumper, Goalhanger, Sounds Debatable, Magellan AI, Nomono, Companion Arts, Compliance Podcast Network, Ausha, Jonekiri, Locked On Podcast Network, The Podcast Haven, Truefans, Araeya Media, Tink Media, Podium , PodAnalyst, POW PR, Frequency, SoundStack, Podcast Movement, Huberman Lab, ARN's iHeartPodcast Network Aust, Voxtopica, Red Seat Ventures, Blubrry, The Roost, Castbox, Health Podcast Network, Sonic Influencer Marketing, Lemonada Media, Rhapsody Voices, Headliner, Rephonic, Double Elvis Productions, <a href="https://thec...
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The Podcast Show reveals full speaker list
5d ago00:05:59Tap to summarizeSponsored by Supporting Cast. Hello from The Podcast Show in London! 💂🇬🇧 You can find Supporting Cast this week at our booth on the gallery level—swing by, grab a chat, and let's talk subscriptions. Or, reach out to schedule a meeting: hello@supportingcast.fm The world of podcasting is travelling to London for The Podcast Show, which has revealed its full programme of speakers. Delegates from more than 50 countries will attend, and the show has added two new spaces for international visitors. There are more than 450 speakers and 170 sessions. The results of the Podnews Report Card will be revealed in the first session at 9.15am on Wednesday. Our Editor, James Cridland, says that the report reveals that apps and platforms that continue investing in new features and good discoverability are prized by podcast creators. In the UK, Sky News is to launch Sky News Insider, a £2.99/month subscription for ad-free access, bonus episodes and early releases. It's the first time Sky News has launched an additive, paid-for news product. The company is using our sponsor Supporting Cast to sell podcast subscriptions. Flightcast has announced support for video on Apple Podcasts, and HLS video through the alternate enclosure, at no extra cost for all customers. The enterprise video podcast host is not charging for additional bandwidth or hosting to enable this feature, and all existing episodes have been pre-processed for customers on the platform, meaning they can enable Apple Podcasts video with no delay. > > > Read more of today’s podcast industry news stories on the Podnews website: and get our free daily newsletter.Classifieds - your job or ad here90% of Podcasts Fail 📉 — Not from talent. From avoidable mistakes. The School of Podcasting shows you what actually works—before your show becomes another abandoned feed.Fanswoon - grow your podcast the smart way — add your show, ask the consultant, and grow with a plan. Get world-class and affordable insights now by signing up for free today, using the discount code PODNEWS26 at check-out for 20% off. NEED A STUDIO IN AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND? — PodLab is NZ's go-to podcast & video studio, run by Radio icons Jay-Jay & Dom. Live-switched cameras, pro audio, interchangeable sets. Perfect for visiting creators. Studios from $450+GSTGold supporters: Buzzsprout, Mowpod, The $100 MBA, Podbean, Cloud10, The Podglomerate, Libsyn, Sounds Profitable, Simplecast, Magid, RedCircle, Cohost, Podscribe, Audiohook, audioBoom, PAVE Studios, The Content Creator's Accountant, Jar Podcast Solutions, Awesound, Podpage websites, We Edit Podcasts, AcastSilver supporters: Audacia Audio, Gamut Podcast Network, Bumper, Goalhanger, Sounds Debatable, Magellan AI, Nomono, Podcast Movement, Compliance Podcast Network, Araeya Media, The Roost, Red Seat Ventures, Locked On Podcast Network, POW PR, Podium , Frequency, Truefans, Castbox, The Podcast Haven, SoundStack, PodAnalyst, Ausha, Voxtopica, Huberman Lab, Blubrry, Companion Arts, Jonekiri, ARN's iHeartPodcast Network Aust, Tink Media, Health Podcast Network, Rephonic, Double Elvis Productions, Jam Street Media, Rhapsody Voices, Headliner, <a href="https://www.lemonadamedia.com/?utm_source=podnews.net&utm_...
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Spotify to support HLS video for Apple Podcasts
1w ago00:04:48Tap to summarizeSponsored by Supporting Cast. Your brand, your site, your rules. 💅 Supporting Cast is the invisible engine that powers your premium experience. Integrate a seamless subscription flow directly into your own website. Stop being a "content provider" for someone else’s app. Be the destination!! Spotify's Megaphone, and Spotify for Creators, are to support video for podcasts published on Apple Podcasts. The two companies were the only large podcast hosts not to announce support for HLS video when Apple announced it earlier in the year. No pricing has been given. It doesn't change how video works on Spotify, however: the company still requires videos to be uploaded directly for playback on the Spotify app. The company also announced live partners for Spotify Video Distribution (which allows your podcast host to directly upload video for you into Spotify). Libsyn, Podigee, Audioboom, Audiomeans, and Podspace are all live with the feature today. Spotify Video Distribution was announced in January; Acast and Omny Studio were both highlighted as launch partners then, but aren't yet live. Spotify is now explicit in the FAQ that if you change your mind, you can transition your show back to an audio-only RSS feed - but the company warns you, you'll lose all video uploads. At a big YouTube event called Brandcast, a number of YouTube-exclusive shows were announced, including four new shows from Alex Cooper's Unwell Network. YouTube announced a number of new features for advertisers. The NZ Podcast Summit last weekend was the last, the organiser, Lewis Tennant, announced. It was the fifth annual event. It leaves both Australia and New Zealand without a focused podcast conference. > > > Read more of today’s podcast industry news stories on the Podnews website: and get our free daily newsletter.Classifieds - your job or ad hereThink it. Talk it. Script it. Podnami.com — Start with a conversation, not a blank page. Talk through ideas with AI co-hosts, then turn it into a structured script instantly or enter an idea and a script will be created for you.Fanswoon - grow your podcast the smart way — add your show, ask the consultant, and grow with a plan. Get world-class and affordable insights now by signing up for free today, using the discount code PODNEWS26 at check-out for 20% off. AUCKLAND PODCAST STUDIO. COME & SEE US! — PodLab is Auckland's go-to podcast & video studio, run by radio icons Jay-Jay & Dom. Live-switched cameras, pro audio, interchangeable sets. Podcasts, Webinars, internal comms. From only $450+GST.Gold supporters: Buzzsprout, Mowpod, Podbean, The $100 MBA, The Podglomerate, Cloud10, Podscribe, audioBoom, Libsyn, Simplecast, Cohost, Magid, PAVE Studios, Audiohook, Sounds Profitable, The Content Creator's Accountant, RedCircle, Jar Podcast Solutions, Awesound, We Edit Podcasts, Podpage websites, AcastSilver supporters: Audacia Audio, Gamut Podcast Network, Bumper, Goalhanger, Sounds Debatable, Magellan AI, Nomono, The Podcast Haven, Tink Media, POW PR, Araeya Media, ARN's iHeartPodcast Network Aust, Podcast Movement, Huberman Lab, Voxtopica, Podium , SoundStack, Compliance Podcast Network, Companion Arts, The Roost, Frequency, <a href="https://castbox.fm?utm_source=podnews.net&utm_...
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The Rest Is… Sir Paul McCartney
1w ago00:04:37Tap to summarizeSponsored by Supporting Cast. Your brand, your site, your rules. 💅 Supporting Cast is the invisible engine that powers your premium experience. Integrate a seamless subscription flow directly into your own website. Stop being a "content provider" for someone else’s app. Be the destination!! Sir Paul McCartney is the guest on two Goalhanger shows this week - The Rest is Entertainment (asking questions from listeners) and The Rest is History (going into more detail on Sir Paul's life). For noting - the shows were released to paid members early; and it's smart to get double the exposure by using two shows on the network. (He has a new album, The Boys of Dungeon Lane, out May 29). Exclusive: DAX US and Captivate have announced a new unified monetisation suite for US creators. Captivate creators will gain streamlined access to integrated monetization tools through Captivate’s Ad Marketplace, powered by DAX’s programmatic advertising capabilities. Rob Walch, VP of Podcast Relations, said it was "a meaningful step forward in simplifying podcast monetization for creators". First look: Short-form audio documentary series Short Cuts is to return, as a collaboration between the BBC, CBC and ABC Australia. The show's producers, Falling Tree Productions, has announced a call for pitches. A multi award-winner, each episode features a selection of short documentaries exploring a wide range of subjects through inventive and highly crafted audio. > > > Read more of today’s podcast industry news stories on the Podnews website: and get our free daily newsletter.Classifieds - your job or ad hereAudio Post-Production Specialist: Kyle Hopkins — Broadcast-quality audio post-production for podcasts, YouTube & social video. From essential cleanup to full sound design. Responsive, consistent, deadline-safe support for creators, studios & brands.The Craft Beer Podcast You’ll Recommend — No lectures, no pretension. Just great beer and real laughs. Greg & Flex bring brewery vibes with sharp, genuinely funny conversations. The kind of show you wish you made. 😜🍻Fanswoon - grow your podcast the smart way — add your show, ask the consultant, and grow with a plan. Get world-class and affordable insights now by signing up for free today, using the discount code PODNEWS26 at check-out for 20% off. Workshop - Profitable Podcast Pitching — I book 50+ podcast guest spots a year and spend less than 1 hour a week pitching. Join me and learn my system for getting on the *right* podcasts + turning those spots into paying clients!Gold supporters: Buzzsprout, Mowpod, Podbean, The $100 MBA, Cloud10, The Podglomerate, Audiohook, audioBoom, RedCircle, Sounds Profitable, The Content Creator's Accountant, PAVE Studios, Cohost, Libsyn, Magid, Simplecast, Podscribe, Jar Podcast Solutions, Awesound, Acast, Podpage websites, We Edit PodcastsSilver supporters: Audacia Audio, Gamut Podcast Network, Bumper, Goalhanger, Sounds Debatable, Magellan AI, Nomono, Frequency, Jonekiri, POW PR, Red Seat Ventures, Compliance Podcast Network, Voxtopica, SoundStack, Ausha, Tink Media, Araeya Media, The Roost, Locked On Podcast Network, Companion Arts, Blubrry, Castbox, ARN's iHeartPodcast Network Aust, Podium , Truefans, Huberman Lab, Podcast Movement, PodAnalyst, The Podcast Haven, <a href="https://healthpodcastnetwork.com/?utm_source=po...
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Exclusive: Amazon Music delivers video podcasts
1w ago00:05:58Tap to summarizeSponsored by Supporting Cast. Your brand, your site, your rules. 💅 Supporting Cast is the invisible engine that powers your premium experience. Integrate a seamless subscription flow directly into your own website. Stop being a "content provider" for someone else’s app. Be the destination!! Exclusive: Amazon Music begins rolling out video podcasts from today. Video podcasts will initially be available for customers in the US on iOS and Android, across all subscription tiers. A spokesperson told us: "In today’s rapidly evolving podcast landscape, video has emerged as an increasingly essential format for creators and their audiences. With more consumers engaging with video podcasts of their favorite shows, Amazon Music is introducing an integrated video podcast experience for customers, making it simpler for customers to watch a selection of their favorite podcasts without leaving the app. This early experience will help us gather valuable customer feedback to shape and enhance the experience." Amazon Music is initially launching video podcasts with Amazon's ART19, and has plans to expand to additional partners later this summer. Initial shows with video include Higher Ground's IMO with Michelle Obama and Craig Robinson, and Dear Media's Khloé in Wonder Land, Not Skinny But Not Fat and Let's Be Honest with Kristin Cavallari. ART19 and Amazon Music will work directly with creators and publishers to provide instructions on how to make their videos available on Amazon Music. Podnews is told that the app will use HLS video, including support for HLS multivariate playlists via an alternate enclosure in RSS. Videos remain hosted by the creator's podcast hosting company. A company spokesperson told us that the approach "maintains an open RSS ecosystem, meaning podcast creators retain full control over their hosting, ad inventory monetization, and audience targeting." There is no private API to submit video, and Amazon Music is not charging podcast creators or networks for access to video distribution. A number of podcast hosting companies offering video have already said that they aim to support video delivery using the alternate enclosure. Acast claims its the first to monetise Apple Podcasts' HLS video, signing campaigns with State Farm and T-Mobile. The company says that 117 shows have already enabled Acast’s Apple HLS integration, with over 1,000 video episodes published to date (on Acast, access to video is currently invite-only). HLS video with Apple Podcasts, like with Amazon Music, remains hosted by podcast hosts like Acast. At The Podcast Show in London next week Flightpath will unveil Revenue Optimizer, a tool that is built to ensure that publishers maximise the available revenue from advertising campaigns in their shows. (Brand Stage, Wed, 2pm) Muck Rack, a communications platform, will also be speaking at The Podcast Show. The company has joined Sounds Profitable's Partner Network, and will be alongside Sounds Profitable's Head of Communications, Molly DeMellier, on "The New Word of Mouth: Podcasts, Earned Media, and AI Search." > > > Read more of today’s podcast industry news stories on the Podnews website: and get our free daily newsletter.Classifieds - your job or ad hereTalk With AI Co-Hosts — Try Podnami — Create conversations with two AI co-hosts. Brainstorm podcast topics, test ideas, practice interviews, or record content. Choose voices, personalities, and AI models. Try Podnami free.🚨 Final Chance to Book May Podcast Campaigns — Only 3 days left to lock in self-serve campaigns running 5/16-5/31 on Player FM! Boost downloads, grow your audience, and get your show discovered. Don’t wait!Fanswoon - grow your podcast the smart way — add your show, ask the consultant, and grow with a plan. Get world-class and affordable insights now by signing up for free today, using the discount code PODNEWS26 at check-out for 20% off. Gold supporters: Buzzsprout, Mowpod, The $100 MBA, Podbean, The Podglomerate, Cloud10, Simplecast, The Content Creator's Accountant, Audiohook, Cohost, audioBoom, Libsyn, Sounds Profitable, Magid, PAVE Studios, RedCircle, Podscribe, Jar Podcast Solutions, Awesound, We Edit Podcasts, Podpage websites, AcastSilver supporters: Audacia Audio, Gamut Podcast Network, Bumper, Goalhanger, Sounds Debatable, Nomono, Magellan AI, Locked On Podcast Network, Huberman Lab, Frequency, Podcast Movement, The Roost, Tink Media, PodAnalyst, Ausha, Blubrry...
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Oprah’s next podcast guests are out of this world
2w ago00:07:25Tap to summarizeSponsored by Supporting Cast. Your brand, your site, your rules. 💅 Supporting Cast is the invisible engine that powers your premium experience. Integrate a seamless subscription flow directly into your own website. Stop being a "content provider" for someone else’s app. Be the destination!! Oprah Winfrey's The Oprah Podcast today features guests that are out of this world - or, at least, they were. After their extraordinary, history-making trip around the moon, Oprah has an in-depth conversation with the crew of Artemis II. The crew shares how they were transformed after spending more than nine days traveling farther into space than any human being has ever been. The show was acquired by Amazon's Wondery last month. Spotify drives 1.5x more podcast consumption than YouTube, according to new data from Podstock. However, part of that is due to discovery tools and reach for new audiences - new listeners lower average time spent per stream. The data, based on thousands of different podcast episodes, highlights the increasingly multiplatform world of podcasting. In the UK, podcasting reaches more 18-34 year-olds than broadcast TV, says research from Sounds Profitable, written up by Ben Robins of Sound Insights. The data on the UK's podcast consumers arrives a week before The Podcast Show in London: Ben Robins and Tom Webster will cover more of the data on May 20 at 10am. > > > Read more of today’s podcast industry news stories on the Podnews website: and get our free daily newsletter.Classifieds - your job or ad hereAudio Post-Production Specialist: Kyle Hopkins — Broadcast-quality audio post-production for podcasts, YouTube & social video. From essential cleanup to full sound design. Responsive, consistent, deadline-safe support for creators, studios & brands.Launch a Finance Podcast Right — Built for RIAs, asset managers, and wealth managers. Covers compliance planning, show concept, branding, distribution, and content development. Free checklist from TPC.Fanswoon - grow your podcast the smart way — add your show, ask the consultant, and grow with a plan. Get world-class and affordable insights now by signing up for free today, using the discount code PODNEWS26 at check-out for 20% off. Gold supporters: Buzzsprout, Mowpod, Podbean, The $100 MBA, Cloud10, The Podglomerate, PAVE Studios, audioBoom, Libsyn, Cohost, Simplecast, Podscribe, The Content Creator's Accountant, Sounds Profitable, Audiohook, RedCircle, Magid, Jar Podcast Solutions, Awesound, Acast, Podpage websites, We Edit PodcastsSilver supporters: Audacia Audio, Gamut Podcast Network, Bumper, Goalhanger, Sounds Debatable, Magellan AI, Nomono, PodAnalyst, Castbox, Podcast Movement, SoundStack, Frequency, POW PR, Truefans, Tink Media, The Podcast Haven, Huberman Lab, Locked On Podcast Network, Compliance Podcast Network, Jonekiri, Red Seat Ventures, Voxtopica, Araeya Media, The Roost, Ausha, ARN's iHeartPodcast Network Aust, Companion Arts, Podium , Blubrry, Health Podcast Network, Transistor, Rephonic, CreatorX, Double Elvis Productions, <a href="https...
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Daylight comes for 'Podcast Review'
2w ago00:06:12Tap to summarizeSponsored by Supporting Cast. Your brand, your site, your rules. 💅 Supporting Cast is the invisible engine that powers your premium experience. Integrate a seamless subscription flow directly into your own website. Stop being a "content provider" for someone else’s app. Be the destination!! Exclusive: Daylight Media has acquired the online publication Podcast Review. We first reported on the website in Feb 2018; the well-regarded website contains human-curated podcast recommendations, reviews and analysis (like this, for The Idiot). The weekly newsletter goes to 12,000 people. Alice Orr becomes the Managing Editor. Exclusive: Million Podcasts has published The State of Video Podcasting 2026 - an analysis of 34,000 English-language video podcasts. This beautifully-designed report suggests that there are 7.7mn video podcast episodes available, but it's very unequal: the top 1% of video podcasts are getting 42% of all consumption. The inequality also extends to who's behind the microphone: there are twice as many video podcasts hosted by men as women. You can also score your podcast against the top ten. Exclusive: Niche podcasts may lose on scale - but they outperform in many other ways. Strategist Losh Moodaley writes for Podnews to highlight the blind spot of the podcast industry - inventory is valued in bulk, while context is largely ignored. > > > Read more of today’s podcast industry news stories on the Podnews website: and get our free daily newsletter.Classifieds - your job or ad herePodcast Growth & Monetization tips every Thursday! — Subscribe to the FREE Podcasting Business School newsletter and get fresh tips every Thursday for podcast growth, monetization, and online business strategies. Join over 4,000+ Pod Pals on this list.🎙️ Grow Your Podcast on Player FM — Put your show in front of engaged listeners on Player FM. Simple setup, flexible pricing, and real results for podcasters ready to grow. Get your campaign running today!Gold supporters: Buzzsprout, Mowpod, Podbean, The $100 MBA, The Podglomerate, Cloud10, Magid, Audiohook, audioBoom, Simplecast, Cohost, The Content Creator's Accountant, PAVE Studios, Sounds Profitable, Libsyn, Podscribe, RedCircle, Jar Podcast Solutions, Awesound, Acast, We Edit Podcasts, Podpage websitesSilver supporters: Audacia Audio, Gamut Podcast Network, Bumper, Goalhanger, Sounds Debatable, Nomono, Magellan AI, Companion Arts, Blubrry, PodAnalyst, The Podcast Haven, Ausha, Locked On Podcast Network, Compliance Podcast Network, SoundStack, Voxtopica, POW PR, Truefans, The Roost, Red Seat Ventures, Huberman Lab, Frequency, Araeya Media, Castbox, Podium , Tink Media, Podcast Movement, ARN's iHeartPodcast Network Aust, Jonekiri, Health Podcast Network, Transistor, CreatorX, Rhapsody Voices, Jam Street Media, Headliner, <a href="https://www.lemonadamedia.com/?utm_source=podnews.net&...
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BIPOC Podcast Creators closes
2w ago00:05:19Tap to summarizeSponsored by Supporting Cast. Your subscribers shouldn't be someone else's email list. 🔒 Other platforms keep the keys to your audience—their payment info, their contact details, their loyalty. Supporting Cast hands them back 🔑. Build a business you actually own. A community to connect BIPOC creators through education, networking and partnerships, BIPOC Podcast Creators has announced that it is closing. The co-founders announced that the closure is partially driven by capacity and time constraints, but also reflects the structural challenges of sustaining community-driven work in the current content creator landscape. “The industry benefits enormously from communities like ours, but the infrastructure to sustain them long-term requires arduous work and significant financial investment. And frankly, it’s not enough to ask our creators to pay to make up this difference,” said co-founder Maribel Quezada Smith. VeePod has launched dynamic 3D branding for any video podcast, particularly useful for product placements and logos, as well as busy podcast publishers. The toolkit will be demonstrated at The Podcast Show later this month. Yesterday, we reported on what we called Spotify's "video lock-in". This story was based on screenshots of Podigee's implementation of Spotify's video distribution API, which we erroneously attributed to Spotify's own UX: we're happy to make that distinction clear. What's a little less clear is the extent of the lock-in. Spotify denies that creators are permanently "locked in" to using a Spotify API feed if they opt for video distribution in this way, though the company has confirmed that changing your feed back to RSS requires manual work from both the podcast hosting company and from Spotify itself. From others, we hear that this reversion process may remove comments, reviews, and video files from your podcast; and we also understand that following our story yesterday, Spotify has contacted all partners to clarify messaging about this process. Not that any of us would know - at least two podcast hosting companies have told us that the whole API is under a non-disclosure agreement, and that they are prohibited from speaking about it. > > > Read more of today’s podcast industry news stories on the Podnews website: and get our free daily newsletter.Classifieds - your job or ad here🎯Are you getting new clients from your podcast?💰 — Subscribe to the FREE Podcasting Business School newsletter and get fresh tips every Thursday for podcast growth & listener to client conversion strategies. Join over 4,000+ Pod Pals on this list.Build an impactful podcast PR campaign — What is podcast PR, really? Learn how to craft relationship-driven campaigns (not cold pitches) with Arielle Nissenblatt & Kathryn Musilek. Real case studies — leave with a PLAN. May 14th, online.Gold supporters: Buzzsprout, Mowpod, The $100 MBA, Podbean, The Podglomerate, Cloud10, RedCircle, Podscribe, Magid, The Content Creator's Accountant, Sounds Profitable, Libsyn, Cohost, Simplecast, Audiohook, PAVE Studios, audioBoom, Jar Podcast Solutions, Awesound, We Edit Podcasts, Podpage websites, AcastSilver supporters: Audacia Audio, Gamut Podcast Network, Bumper, Goalhanger, Sounds Debatable, Nomono, Magellan AI, SoundStack, Frequency, Tink Media, Castbox, Companion Arts, The Podcast Haven, Ausha, Compliance Podcast Network, POW PR, Voxtopica, Red Seat Ventures, PodAnalyst, Podcast Movement, Jonekiri, ARN's iHeartPodcast Network Aust, Podium , The Roost, Locked On Podcast Network, Blubrry, Huberman Lab, Araeya Media, Truefans, Health Podcast Network, Jam Street Media, <a href="https://the...
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Beware Spotify's video lock-in
2w ago00:05:06Tap to summarizeSponsored by Supporting Cast. Your subscribers shouldn't be someone else's email list. 🔒 Other platforms keep the keys to your audience—their payment info, their contact details, their loyalty. Supporting Cast hands them back 🔑. Build a business you actually own. Thinking of using a podcast hosting company to upload video to Spotify? That ease of use comes with a big cost, we learn today: you will be forever locked in to your current podcast hosting company, according to warnings given by Spotify in the signup process. "This cannot be undone", says one checkbox on Spotify; another points out that "this permanently replaces your RSS feed with API-based distribution", repeating, twice, that "this cannot be undone". Podnews has seen at least 3,500 podcasts switch podcast hosting company in the last 30 days alone: it's part of the freedom given with any RSS feed, allowing you to find better deals and different monetisation options as your podcast grows. It's also, free to upload video to Spotify using the Spotify for Podcasters website - wherever you're hosted. It seems that it's unlikely, however, that podcast hosting companies will mention this lock-in. Podigee, which launched Spotify video this week, doesn't even have any documentation about it (they're working on it, they tell us); while Libsyn, who launched Spotify video distribution last week, don't mention this lockin at all. But then - why would they? Update: This was based on screenshots of Podigee's implementation of Spotify's video distribution API (which we erroneously attributed to Spotify's own UX). We're happy to make that distinction clear. What's a little less clear is the extent of the lock-in. Spotify denies that creators are permanently "locked in" to using a Spotify API feed if they opt for video distribution through their podcast host, though the company has confirmed that changing your feed back to RSS requires manual work from both the podcast hosting company and from Spotify itself. From others, we hear that this reversion process removes comments, reviews, and video files from your podcast; and we also understand that following our story yesterday, Spotify has contacted all partners to require different messaging about RSS reversion. Not that any of us would know - at least two podcast hosts have told us that the whole API is under a non-disclosure agreement, and that they are prohibited from speaking about it. The winners of The Golden Lobes 2026 were announced. The comedy podcast awards hosted by podcast festival Cheerful Earful, gave the Big Ears for Funniest Podcast of the Year to sketch show Crowley Time with me, Tom Crowley. We've a list of all the winners. What's going on at self-styled "world's largest indie podcast network", Inception Point AI? The company, which has around 15,000 entirely AI-produced shows, has suddenly stopped auto-publishing new podcasts. Previously, they were pushing out more than two hundred a day. And existing episodes that we have sampled today appear to no longer contain advertising. Jeanine Wright, CEO, tells us: "We’re in the middle of an ongoing platform migration and commercial transition, so some publishing and monetization signals may look unusual from the outside during the handoff. We’re not commenting on counterparties or active negotiations, but the business is very much moving forward. There’s a much more interesting story here than the tired “AI slop” caricature. I’ll be speaking about the future of AI in podcasting at The Podcast Show in London on Thurs May 21 at 2.20pm on the Origin Stage, and I’d encourage anyone interested in what we’re actually building to come hear it directly." The Guardian is to announce a flagship US video podcast today. We can tell you it'll be called Stateside with Kai and Carter, and it'll start on May 13th. Of most interest for Podnews are some of the people behind the show - Jonathan Menjivar (ex-Pineapple Street, This American Life, Fresh Air, and creator/host of the acclaimed podcast Classy with Jonathan Menjivar) is executive producing the show alongside deputy executive producer Rachel Humphreys, a Pulitzer Prize finalist who was most recently with WSJ's daily news podcast The Journal. The full announcement is a little later today. > > > Read more of today’s podcast industry news stories on the Podnews website: and get our free daily newsletter.Classifieds - your job or ad hereAudio Post-Production Specialist: Kyle Hopkins — Broadcast-quality audio post-production for podcasts, YouTube & social video. From essential cleanup to full sound design. Responsive, consistent, deadline-safe support for creators, studios & brands.🔊 Unlock Podcast Discovery — Grow your audience with Player FM promotional campaigns. Reach active podcast listeners, boost plays, and gain subscribers with easy self-serve campaigns. Start today!Gold supporters: Buzzsprout, Mowpod, Podbean, The $100 MBA, Cloud10, The Podglomerate, The Content Creator's Accountant, audioBoom, Magid, Simplecast, Audiohook, Libsyn, PAVE Studios, RedCircle, Sounds Profitable, Podscribe, Cohost, Jar Podcast Solutions, Awesound, We Edit Podcasts, Podpage websites, AcastSilver supporters: Audacia Audio, Gamut Podcast Network, Bumper, Goalhanger, <a href="https://soundsdebatable.com?utm_so...
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Captivate launches Apple Podcasts video
2w ago00:04:41Tap to summarizeSponsored by Supporting Cast. Your subscribers shouldn't be someone else's email list. 🔒 Other platforms keep the keys to your audience—their payment info, their contact details, their loyalty. Supporting Cast hands them back 🔑. Build a business you actually own. Podcast hosting company Captivate has unveiled its Apple Podcasts video support. Their pricing model is a flat $12/month add-on for up to 1,000 video plays. Additional bandwidth costs are charged over that number. Captivate isn't yet supporting the alternate enclosure. Podnews has published a quick price comparison page for video podcast hosting. What's notable is that different companies are charging in very different ways. It's emerged that all podcasters wanting to submit video to Apple Podcasts will need to manually get an API key from Apple (docs from Captivate, Podigee or Buzzsprout) and then submit an approval request to Apple Podcasts to enable their podcast in video - and it can take up to two weeks for Apple Podcasts to approve this request. We don't know of any publishers or shows that have been disallowed, however, and there is a suggestion that this is a technical quality check to help the platform with scaling growth. However, neither Spotify nor YouTube charges for bandwidth, and both those companies don't have a pre-publishing approval process. Captivate launched their Apple Podcasts video streaming feature with a special edition of In & Around Podcasting - however, surprisingly, that episode is not yet in video on Apple Podcasts. We bet it's in Apple's approval queue... What effect does adding video on Apple Podcasts have on your show's consumption? According to this case study from Transistor and Primary Technology from Stephen Robles... it doubles your plays in Apple Podcasts; and has no effect on your YouTube audience. There are downsides, though - no chapters, no read-along transcripts, and - worse of all - no video at all for users who are paid subscribers. Ouch. > > > Read more of today’s podcast industry news stories on the Podnews website: and get our free daily newsletter.Classifieds - your job or ad herePodcast Growth & Monetization tips every Thursday! — Subscribe to the FREE Podcasting Business School newsletter and get fresh tips every Thursday for podcast growth, monetization, and online business strategies. Join over 4,000+ Pod Pals on this list.8 Ways to Evaluate a Podcast Agency — 40+ criteria, discovery call questions, a side-by-side scorecard, and red flags to walk away from. Built for financial advisors and RIAs choosing a production partner. Free.Gold supporters: Buzzsprout, Mowpod, Podbean, The $100 MBA, Cloud10, The Podglomerate, Libsyn, Cohost, Audiohook, The Content Creator's Accountant, Podscribe, Sounds Profitable, Magid, Simplecast, PAVE Studios, audioBoom, RedCircle, Jar Podcast Solutions, Awesound, Podpage websites, Acast, We Edit PodcastsSilver supporters: Audacia Audio, Gamut Podcast Network, Bumper, Goalhanger, Sounds Debatable, Nomono, Magellan AI, Locked On Podcast Network, Red Seat Ventures, ARN's iHeartPodcast Network Aust, Ausha, Compliance Podcast Network, Araeya Media, SoundStack, PodAnalyst, Tink Media, POW PR, Huberman Lab, Podcast Movement, Jonekiri, Frequency, The Podcast Haven, Truefans, Podium , Castbox...
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