• Steven Bell
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• Spotify is stopping platform exclusivity for some of its Gimlet shows
• Starting on June 1, Chartable will no longer provide confirmed plays and episode consumption data from Apple Podcasts
• Spotify has also announced it’s closing Heardle
• Spotify has struck a deal with Jellysmack, the creator company that works with stars like MrBeast and Bailey Sarian, that will see some of Jellysmack’s top creators uploading weekly video episodes to Spotify
• Author and activist Cory Doctorow has criticised Spotify, the BBC and Apple for operating walled gardens instead of open podcasting
• RØDE has launched a number of new products at the NAB Show in Las Vegas
• The Podcast Academy Board Finally Announced! 
• Buzzsprout has added automated midrolls to their dynamic audio insertion tool
• Pocket Casts has added episode search
• The proposed podroll tag is now being supported by Podfans

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