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• Exclusive: There’s a new comedy podcast network in town. The launch of the WITZ Podcast Network has been announced by entertainment studio Cineverse and comedy club brand The Stand. Cineverse is currently well-known for horror, true crime and entertainment; comedy is the #1 most popular podcast category in the US.
• Speaking of which, The Golden Lobes awards - celebrating the funniest podcasts, people and moments in the audio industry - are closing shortly - you’ve until the end of Mar 15. Entries are just £25 ($32).
• Fourthwall, a membership and e-commerce platform for creators, integrated with Spotify recently, and has shared a chart of the number of paid subscribers for one podcast before and after enabling the feature.
  • Here’s a show with it enabled. There’s an “early access” button which links your Spotify account to your Fourthwall membership, in a browser. Other platforms supported by Spotify Open Access include Memberful, Supporting Cast, Substack and Patreon. Spotify does not take a cut.

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