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YouTube is winning podcast creator hearts, according to the results of the Podnews Report Card, which were revealed at the opening keynote for The Podcast Show in London, which kicks off today. The results show significantly better scores for YouTube in almost every category, and overall, YouTube rises to the #2 best-scoring platform, behind Apple. Apple, too, has increased its score after launching a slew of new features over the past year. We've the results in full.
The International Womens Podcast Awards have a new owner, a new location, and new branding - and are open for submissions from today. Entries are just $50 each, including fees. TINK Media, the new owners of the event, are to bring the awards to Toronto ON, Canada.
In the UK, Global announced a new premium advertising capability on YouTube. The company joins a select group of UK media companies with a direct YouTube sales capability, and is the only UK media owner able to offer advertisers audio, outdoor and premium video all in one place.

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