(description from Buzzsprout&apos;s CoHost AI feature)Can you imagine receiving a bill for using an image without a license? James doesn&apos;t have to imagine it, and he’s here to share his harrowing copyright enforcement encounter that could have major implications for all podcast directories globally. We also dare to dissect the recent turmoil at Spotify, a giant in the podcasting industry, grappling with workforce layoffs and the shuttering of popular podcasts. Special guest, Rachael King, C

Copyright claims, Spotify's job losses, Pod People and Podgagement

Podnews Weekly Review

We talk to Anna Sian from Spotify; Christiana Cromer from Descript; and Neil Mody from Headliner.&quot;Use the chapters, Luke.&quot;Support the showConnect With Us:   Email: weekly@podnews.net  Twitter: @jamescridland / @podnews and @samsethi / @joinpodfans  Lightning/NOSTR: ⚡james@crid.land and ⚡sam@getalby.com  Mastodon: @james@bne.social and @samsethi@podcastindex.social  Support us: www.buzzsprout.com/1538779/support  Get Podnews: podnews.net  

The podcast app that will skip the ads for you; plus Spotify's Wrapped, YouTube and Descript

We start with a dive into the stormy waves stirred up by Good Pods and the backlash against their AI-generated descriptions, our discussion provides a rich exploration of this hot topic. We&apos;re thrilled to be joined by Brendan Mulligan, the brain behind PodPage, who enlightens us on integrating podcasting 2.0 features, and Lisa Jacobs from AdResults Media, our expert guide on brand safety in podcast advertising.Support the showConnect With Us:   Email: weekly@podnews.net  Twitter: @jamescrid

Brendan Mulligan and Lisa Jacobs

Ever wonder how a podcast episode gets broadcasted live? Alberto Betella, co-founder of RSSCom, will let you in on the secret from the recent Podcom MX event in Mexico. We&apos;ll traverse the exciting challenges and triumphs of using the live item tag for broadcasting in the first podcasting-only event live-streamed in Mexico. And that&apos;s not all, we&apos;ll also groove to the tunes of the music scene with Ainsley Costello, a 19-year-old singer-songwriter, who spills the beans about her upc

Live Streaming at Podcon MX with Alberto Betella; and Ainsley Costello

Ever wondered how AI can lend a helping hand in podcasting? Stay tuned as we unfurl the fascinating features of Buzzsprout&apos;s new AI assistant, Co-Host - a revolutionary tool that can significantly streamline your podcasting process, and even add transcripts to your episodes! We&apos;ll shed light on the cost of incorporating this innovation into your Buzzsprout package and examine the progress of the Podcast Standards Project. Get ready for a treat this week as we introduce Podhome, an inte

Exploring Buzzsprout with Tom Rossi and Podhome with Barry Luijbregts

The new features of RSS Blue for music podcasters and how they can leverage this platform to monetize their art - and lots more!Support the showConnect With Us:   Email: weekly@podnews.net  Twitter: @jamescridland / @podnews and @samsethi / @joinpodfans  Lightning/NOSTR: ⚡james@crid.land and ⚡sam@getalby.com  Mastodon: @james@bne.social and @samsethi@podcastindex.social  Support us: www.buzzsprout.com/1538779/support  Get Podnews: podnews.net  

Unveiling RSS Blue for Music Podcasters and the double-winner at the Independent Podcast Awards

Unveiling RSS Blue for Music Podcasters; and the double-winner at the Independent Podcast Awards

Sam and James chat about Spotify&apos;s surprise profit; and we interview Caloroga Shark Media, a company producing short-form podcasts.Support the showConnect With Us:   Email: weekly@podnews.net  Twitter: @jamescridland / @podnews and @samsethi / @joinpodfans  Lightning/NOSTR: ⚡james@crid.land and ⚡sam@getalby.com  Mastodon: @james@bne.social and @samsethi@podcastindex.social  Support us: www.buzzsprout.com/1538779/support  Get Podnews: podnews.net  

Inside Caloroga Shark Media; and Spotify is back in black

Buzzsprout&apos;s AI writes:&quot;Get ready to unravel the power of YouTube in the podcasting realm with none other than @GeneBean, a part-time podcaster and home automation enthusiast. This episode is all about the major shake-ups and surprising insights in the podcasting industry with the massive entry of YouTube. Join us as we decipher the new rules of YouTube&apos;s podcasting game where advertising takes a back seat and hear from Gene about his intriguing journey into podcasting.We&apos;re 

Gene Liverman joins us, with Steve Goldstein and Jay Nachlis revealing more about YouTube and podcasting

We talk with Todd Cochrane of Blubrry about the last 19 years of podcasting, and the future.BuzzcastKeep up to date on the latest podcasting tech & news with the folks at Buzzsprout!Listen on: Apple Podcasts &nbsp; Support the showConnect With Us:   Email: weekly@podnews.net  Twitter: @jamescridland / @podnews and @samsethi / @joinpodfans  Lightning/NOSTR: ⚡james@crid.land and ⚡sam@getalby.com  Mastodon: @james@bne.social and @samsethi@podcastindex.social  Support us: www.buzzsprout.com/1538779/

Todd Cochrane's 19th year of podcasting

Revel in the thrill of the ever-evolving podcasting industry! Brace yourself for an exciting episode as we dive into Spotify&apos;s latest news including the introduction of audiobooks and time synced transcripts to their platform. We&apos;ll also discuss Google&apos;s grand departure and the buzz surrounding the British and Australian Podcast Awards. This is your one-stop-shop for all the latest in podcasting!Turn your attention to the north as we venture into a critical discussion on Canada&ap

Spotify's audiobooks, Canada's regulation, and Sam at the British Podcast Awards

Google Podcasts to close; too soon?Plus Melissa Kiesche, Senior Vice President at Edison Research, who unveils the meticulous process behind gathering listener data, providing us with a fresh perspective on the US and UK podcast charts and some exclusive data.And, we&apos;ll take a sobering look at the potential dangers linked to headphone usage - a topic every podcaster should be aware of. Support the showConnect With Us:   Email: weekly@podnews.net  Twitter: @jamescridland / @podnews and @sams

Exclusive Edison Podcast Metrics UK data; and the dangers of headphones

Ready to elevate your podcasting knowledge? Our latest episode is a deep dive into the evolving world of Apple Podcasts and Acast, promising to enhance your understanding of the industry&apos;s latest developments. We explore Apple&apos;s new Episode Art feature in their iOS 17 update and discuss the layoffs at Sony Music&apos;s podcast division.What&apos;s the buzz about Acast&apos;s strategic decision to not accept campaigns using Spotify&apos;s ad analytics? We unpack Acast&apos;s newly forme

Ross Adams from Acast; Pete Birsinger from Podscribe; and the last word in podcasting news

Good news from podcasting as downloads are up; and Podcast One gets onto the NASDAQ.Plus, we&apos;ve an interview with Naomi Mellor, and for some reason, start talking about Bruno Brookes.Support the showConnect With Us:   Email: weekly@podnews.net  Twitter: @jamescridland / @podnews and @samsethi / @joinpodfans  Lightning/NOSTR: ⚡james@crid.land and ⚡sam@getalby.com  Mastodon: @james@bne.social and @samsethi@podcastindex.social  Support us: www.buzzsprout.com/1538779/support  Get Podnews: podne

Naomi Mellor on the International Women's Podcast Awards, and PodcastOne on the NASDAQ

In the chapters (use them!)Every industry has its rising stars, and ours is no different. Meet Ainsley Costello, the 19-year-old independent artist who is brilliantly navigating the modern music industry and the new value for value trend. Costello gets real about her experiences, the pushback from the music industry, and her own unique take on the future of music as she ventures into the crypto space. We also hear from Wavlake&apos;s Sam Mean.Greg Glenday, Acast&apos;s new  Chief Business Office

Ainsley Costello and Sam Mean on music in podcasting; Greg Glenday, Acast's new Chief Business Officer

(This is mostly written by Buzzsprout&apos;s CoHost AI tool)Ready to unravel the mysteries of YouTube&apos;s support for RSS? Join us, James Cridland and Sam Sethi, as we navigate the intricate maze of open-standard and proprietary RSS, dissecting how these could shape the future of podcasting. We also offer a glimpse into Spotify&apos;s latest offerings for podcasters and Apple&apos;s Enhanced Analytics for paid subscriptions. And, just for fun, we discuss the World Series of Important American

YouTube's RSS Support, and Transcribe.FM with Nathan Gathright

Live from the show floor at Podcast Movement 2023, in Denver, CO.Guests areTodd Cochrane, CEO, BlubrryRob Greenlee, SteamYard and NomonoAnne Kavanaugh, OSSA CollectiveSam Sethi is away this week, probably doing something with a dog.This episode was first heard on The New Media ShowEveryday AI: Your guide to not only learning AI, but how to leverage it in businessCan't keep up with AI? We've got you. Everyday AI helps you keep up and get ahead.Listen on: Apple Podcasts &nbsp; SpotifySupport the s

Live from Podcast Movement with the New Media Show

Ever wondered how changes in the podcasting landscape can revolutionize your content creation? Imagine driving your podcast to new heights using innovative technologies and groundbreaking integrations. Join us on this enlightening journey as we dissect pivotal issues such as Glenn Beck&apos;s show removal from Apple Podcasts and dive into the thrilling acquisition of Squadcast by Descript. Our esteemed guests, including Alex Gates, Cameron from ifuf&apos;sIPFS Podcasting, Jay LeBoeuf from Descri

SquadCast acquired by Descript and IPFS podcasting

SquadCast acquired by Descript; and IPFS podcasting

Good news, bad news - financials sound good, consumption doesn’tThe Russians are comingAnd advanced audience demographics for podcastsPlus, Live One’s Rob Ellin on the future of Kast Media, Podcast One, and moreGo listen to Kyrin&apos;s show, Mere Mortals, here: https://podnews.net/podcast/i7thvFor the full interview with Rob Ellin, find it at https://podcastbusinessjournal.comSupport the showConnect With Us:   Email: weekly@podnews.net  Twitter: @jamescridland / @podnews and @samsethi / @joinpo

With Kyrin Down - Russia's fight with Apple Podcasts, and good news/bad news

with Kyrin Down - Russia's fight with Apple Podcasts, and good news/bad news

(This was initially produced by Buzzsprout&apos;s AI)Join us on a thrilling exploration featuring none other than the &apos;Podfather&apos; himself, Adam Curry. He pulls back the curtain on his groundbreaking podcast, Boostagram Ball, revealing the intricate dance of the music industry, and the essential role of an API for podcast developers. You&apos;ll get the skinny on how listeners can use the Lightning Network and Keysend to directly back their favorite artists. Intriguing, isn&apos;t it?Ve

Exploring the 'Podfather' Adam Curry's Boostagram Ball: and the British Podcast Awards Controversy

(This episode description originally from Buzzsprout&apos;s AI service)This week, we unpack the rollercoaster ride of Spotify&apos;s stocks, despite their active users and subscribers climbing higher. We&apos;ll clue you in on the details of contracts being cut, massive staff layoffs and how it&apos;s all shaking up the podcast operations. The data-driven approach by Daniel Eck on Spotify&apos;s future strategy will surely make your ears perk up.We&apos;re bringing in an industry powerhouse, Reb

Spotify's financials, and Rebecca Sananès on her career and working with Harry and Meghan

Ever wonder how the world of international podcasting operates? Get ready to demystify it with us, as we delve into YouTube&apos;s global podcast expansion (or not, as the case may be). We&apos;ll be joined by the brains behind Telling Media, Christiana Brenton and Georgie Holt, who&apos;ll share their innovative performance marketing strategies and how they plan to disrupt the UK market to deliver better results for direct-to-consumer brands.The intriguing intricacies of podcasting don&apos;t e

Telling Media's Christiana Brenton and Georgie Holt; plus C-18 in Canada and Audioboom's results

(This description produced by Buzzsprout&apos;s CoHost AI tool)Guess what? Podcasting is celebrating its 20th anniversary and I have the honor of discussing this milestone with none other than Rob Greenlee, one of the first podcasters in the world! Rob shares his views on the journey of podcasting, the role of commercialization and the significance of major companies in the industry. And there&apos;s more - we also get nostalgic about the genesis of podcasting with the pioneer himself, Christoph

Celebrating 20 Years of Podcasting with Rob Greenlee and Christopher Lydon

(This produced by Buzzsprout&apos;s CoHost AI tool)Leave a comment about this episode: https://podcastindex.social/@samsethi/110673314068746651Ever wonder how the world of podcasting is being reshaped by tech and AI? Join us as we dive into the intricacies of the podcasting industry, dissecting intriguing data from OP3 that highlights the dominance of Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and Apple Core Media. We&apos;ll also discuss an astonishing revelation from an Acast study: 79% of podcast listeners are

Libsyn's John W Gibbons, and Android's fragmentation

(This description mostly by Buzzsprout&apos;s CoHost AI)Are you ready to get the inside scoop on the world of podcasting? We&apos;re shedding light on the closure of Stitcher, a pioneering podcast app, and its ripple effects, particularly on listeners outside the US. We&apos;re venturing back to the app&apos;s beginnings, and its unique user experience. Sirius XM&apos;s future plans for the Stitcher brand also feature in our conversation. In the same breath, we turn our sights to the evolution o

Stitcher's Closure, and Naomi Mellor on the International Women's Podcast Awards

Ever wondered how Facebook fares in the podcast platform rankings? This week&apos;s episode is packed with the latest podcasting news, featuring discussions on Spotify&apos;s new Supremium tier, the redesigned desktop app, and their controversial partnership with Prince Harry and Meghan Markle. Join me, James Cridland, the editor of Pod News, and my co-host, Sam Sethi, CEO of Podfans, as we unravel the mysteries of podcast consumer behavior, explore Apple&apos;s enhanced search, and dive deep in

Spotify Supremium, Acast Plus Access, and Listener Habits

(The below is AI generated)What if you could access exclusive insights on the latest podcasting developments, straight from the industry&apos;s experts? Join us this week as we sit down with Skye Pillsbury, creator of the Squeeze newsletter, to uncover the most recent news in the podcasting world, including Spotify&apos;s exciting new Ad Analytics platform and a closer look at WNYC&apos;s recent challenges.Together with Skye, we explore podcast monetization with a focus on Spotify&apos;s efforts

with Skye Pillsbury - Spotify's Ad Analytics is launched, and Apple to kill value4value?

What if you had insider access to the latest in podcasting news, trends, and expert insights? Look no further! This week, we bring you an action-packed episode featuring exclusive interviews with Mukul Devichand from the New York Times, Bradley Davis of PodChaser, Josh Adley of Listen, and Staffan Rossell of PodX. Together, we dissect the impact of Spotify&apos;s job cuts, their exclusive content strategy, and explore the future of podcasting.Curious about how artificial intelligence is revoluti

Spotify Layoffs, AI-Powered Discovery, NYT Audio, and PodX/Listen Merger

(The title, description and transcript are by Buzzsprout&apos;s AI tools. The chapter marks were manual - J)Are you ready to tackle the controversial topic of gaslighting in the podcast industry? This week, we discuss the actions of major players like Google, Apple, and Spotify, and examine their lack of support for the wider podcast community. We also share our thoughts on the recent Podcast Show in London and the disappointment surrounding YouTube&apos;s RSS ingest trial.We don&apos;t shy away

Gaslighting the Industry: Big Names Support, AI Transformations, and RSS Feed Frustrations

Special guest: the audienceLive from The Podcast Show, Sam and James look back at the week&apos;s podcasting news.Support the showConnect With Us:   Email: weekly@podnews.net  Twitter: @jamescridland / @podnews and @samsethi / @joinpodfans  Lightning/NOSTR: ⚡james@crid.land and ⚡sam@getalby.com  Mastodon: @james@bne.social and @samsethi@podcastindex.social  Support us: www.buzzsprout.com/1538779/support  Get Podnews: podnews.net  

Live at The Podcast Show: YouTube RSS plans and the Edison Podcast Ranker

Special Guests:Mark Asquith -  Captivate Oscar Merry - FountainMartin Mouritzen  - Podfriend News:  The New York Times released its standalone Audio appSpotify’s AI DJ launches in UK and IrelandThe US podcast ad market is now worth $1.8bn, according to new data from the IAB and PWC. The IAB predicts the market will be $3.9bn by 2025.Buzzsprout has enlarged its podcast advertising tool to allow ads from products and businesses.The Diary Of A CEO is now streaming on BBC iPlayer!Good Tape is a new 

New Releases and MD Interviews: Oscar Merry (Fountain 0.7), Martin Mouritzen (Podfriend 2.0) and Mark Asquith (Captivate Creator Suite).

Special Guests: Rob Lowenthal - Spotify/MegaphoneSharon Taylor - Triton DigitalDarby Dorras - ListenTom Billington  - The Podcast ShowNews: Acast released Q1/23 financials.  Acast now hosts more than 100K registered podcasts globally and they’ve also exceeded 100mn monthly unique listeners. They have now paid more than $250 million out to their creators since Acast began.Amazon Music is paying some Australian listeners AUD$5 (USD$3.39) in vouchers just for listening to a podcast on the platform.

Broadcast to Podcast; plus, a look ahead at The Podcast Show

Special Guests: Chris Quamme Rhoden on Acast&apos;s work in the Podcast Standards Project.Nick Hilton talks about host reads.News: Spotify for Podcasters posted its second-highest share of new episodes, growing 13% since January. Spotify for Podcasters is rolling out the company’s monetisation programs, Automated Ads and Ambassador Ads, to more countries.Podcast ad spending grew by 32% last year in the UK, according to the IAB.Let’s change the standard for host-read advertising, says Nick Hilton

Good news! Plus, Chris Quamme Rhoden from Acast, and Nick Hilton on host reads

Special GuestsAmi Thakkar  - The Podcast Academy, Board MemberStaffan Rosell - PodX Group, CEO &amp; Co-FounderNews: YouTube Music now has podcasts - on the website version only for now. Spotify released its Q1/23 financial report. Spotify’s strongest Q1 since going public in 2018. The big headline: it surpassed 500M monthly active listeners (now at 515M) and 210m premium subscribers. Podcast revenue grew by nearly 20%.The Podcast Survey 2023 has been released by Ofcom, the UK media regulator. O

Spotify reach 500m MAU's. Podcasts appear in YouTube Music, Ofcom says the number of Brits listening to podcasts has flatlined.

Special Guests: Steven BellElisa ShearerNews:Spotify is stopping platform exclusivity for some of its Gimlet showsStarting on June 1, Chartable will no longer provide confirmed plays and episode consumption data from Apple PodcastsSpotify has also announced it’s closing HeardleSpotify 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 SpotifyAuthor and acti

Spotify strikes a deal with Jellysmack for video. RØDE Podcaster Duo & Streamer X launch at NAB.  The Podcast Academy board announced.

Special Guest: Sanden Totten, Kids ListenNews: Podnews has acquired Podcast Business Journal which will publish a weekly roundup of news, podcast business data, and a long-form interview every week.  You can sign up for free hereSpotify’s Megaphone has launched its own broadcast-to-podcast technology tools. Building on its acquisition of Whooshkaa in Dec 2021Lemonada Media and Apple Books have launched an audio book clubIndependent podcast networks say they aren’t pivoting to video, reports Ashl

Podnews buys Podcast Business Journal. Kids Listen releases survey on kids podcasts. New 'Podroll' tag is rolled out on Podnews.  Podcast Guru is LIT.

Special Guests: Lizzy Pollott  -  SVP Marketing, Communications &amp; BrandNina Robinson - CEO &amp; Founder Soundtruism Productions News:Podcasts from Higher Ground are to be sold and distributed by Acast. Shows were previously with Spotify.Happy Adopt-a-Listener Month! Spotify for Podcasters increased its share in March to 23.1% of all new episodesSpotify is claiming the company now has 5.3m podcastsSpotify is to shut down its Clubhouse-clone, Spotify Live on April 30, 2023 A new library calle

Acast's SVP Marketing, Comms and Brand, Lizzy Pollott talks Interchangeable Ad Slots, Keyword and Conversational Ad Targeting and The Obamas join Acast. Plus it's Happy Adopt-a-Listener Month!

Special Guests: Justin Jackson and Charles Wilchin.A new grassroots industry coalition, the Podcast Standards Project, has been launched to advocate for open podcasting. The group includes podcast hosting companies like RSS.com, Buzzsprout, Red Circle, Captivate and Acast; and podcast players like Pocket Casts and Podverse. Remote recording tool Riverside has unveiled a significant update adding text-based editing and AI transcription features.At Radiodays Europe, it was announced that UK daily 

Ahoj Jamesi! Podcast Standards Project launches, iOS 16.4 launches and Podnews Live in Barcelona/Mexico launches.

Special Guest: Mark Asquith - MD Captivate (Global)News: YouTube announced that “podcasts are a go!”YouTube’s Creator Insider has produced a video announcing the company’s new podcast features and metricsFacebook is shutting its audio channels in groupsLinkedIn has launched the LinkedIn Podcast Academy, a six month incubator pilot for nineteen showsSpotify and NPR are detailing their new partnership in a post highlighting how the two companies are “forging a new partnership focused on diversific

Podcasts are go (on YouTube) (kind of); and interview with Captivate's Mark Asquith

James is joined this week by Courtney Kocak, while Sam Sethi goes skiing.Links for this week&apos;s show at https://podnews.net/archive Support the showConnect With Us:   Email: weekly@podnews.net  Twitter: @jamescridland / @podnews and @samsethi / @joinpodfans  Lightning/NOSTR: ⚡james@crid.land and ⚡sam@getalby.com  Mastodon: @james@bne.social and @samsethi@podcastindex.social  Support us: www.buzzsprout.com/1538779/support  Get Podnews: podnews.net  

The iHeartPodcast Awards; Podcast Mania; Norma-Jean Belenky on Podcast Movement; Apple is #1

Special Guest:  Jordan Blair  - Buzzcast Co-Host and Producer Show Notes: Anchor is now called Spotify for Podcasters. The new podcast hosting service includes automated ads (US-only, invite-only), and podcast subscriptions (in 34 markets). Spotify will allows any podcaster to use Q&amp;A and polls - wherever they’re hosted.Spotify also announced an expanded video podcasts lineup.Spotify revealed their latest interface, a vertically-scrolling way to discover new shows Spotify has also added Auto

Spotify drops Anchor but streams on with new TikTok UI for podcast discoverability. RSS.com provides Automatic Transcripts for free

Special Guest:Steve Pratt - Founder / Attention Strategist at The Creativity BusinessThe News:  (All links are from Podnews.net)YouTube Music adds podcasts and will support RSS uploads. See our full report. YouTube&apos;s new CEO, Neal Mohan, has written a blog post on the company&apos;s 2023 priorities. There&apos;s a paragraph about podcasting, which reflects the announcement made last week. You can now embed YouTube videos in Transistor website pages. The Podnews Daily podcast playlist appear

Will YouTube podcasting earn your time & attention? Podnews Live in Vegas, Manchester and London.

Special Guests: Nayeema Raza - talks about ON with Kara Swisher/Vox Media  - Podcast ExtraMitch Downey - NEW Podverse v4.12.1 with LIT, Video and Value4Value streaming SATs.  Jake Chudnow - Podimo enters the UK podcast market with more than twenty new shows. Show Notes: Apple finally removed the AppleCoreMedia user agent from Apple Podcasts.(Jonas Woost) Listen Time &amp; (Steve Pratt) Earned Value ... finally no downloads to measure?  Bumper is suggesting Listen Time is the right metric and the

YouTube get into podcasting; Apple removes AppleCoreMedia, Podimo launches in the UK, and The Podcast Index shows cross-app comments working

Special Guests Chris Mottes - CEO at Hindenburg SystemsHindenburg announced this week Hindenburg PRO v2, a new version of the editor with new features including transcription. Podnews has an exclusive review of the new version. Here are the Hindenburg team demonstrating the new Hindenburg PRO v2.Dovydas Joksas - CEO RSS Blue RSS Blue now support keysend protocol and .well-known lookup scheme which means you will be able to fetch wallet details from any provider that supports it.  Show NotesVox M

Vox Media & Spotify raise significant new funding. Acast reports strong 2022 growth and seeks profitability by 2024. Podimo enters the UK market. Interviews with Hindenburg and RSS Blue

Special Guests: Tom RossiSean GlynnJordan Harbinger Show NotesGoogle tells us that Google Podcasts carousel links in Google Search (which the company said will go away at the end of this week) are being replaced with a new feature. Over a thousand Buzzsprout podcasts are using the subscriptions feature, according to Buzzcast. It was announced in late January. UK podcast company Novel has secured a £5mn ($6.2mn) Series A investment round. The investment will be used to accelerate growth with stra

Google removes/adds podcasts; Tom Rossi on Buzzsprout subscriptions; Sean Glynn on Novel; Jordan Harbinger

Guests: Leo Laporte - Twit.TVTodd Cochrane - Podcast hosting company Blubrry has released support for &quot;value4value&quot;, a way to accept online payments from podcast listeners in apps like Fountain, Castamatic and Podverse. The company has partnered with Alby. With more than 100,000 shows using Blubrry, this is the biggest podcast host so far to natively support value4value. Brett Spencer &amp; Sandy Warr - City, University of London has announced the UK’s first dedicated MA in Podcasting 

Spotify's financials; Leo Laporte, chief TWiT; Todd Cochrane; and an MA in Podcasting

Special Guest: Jack Davenport - Managing Director at Goalhanger PodcastsSpotify has announced that almost 600 people (6%) will be laid off. Daniel Ek announced in a memo that Chief Content Officer Dawn Ostroff is to leave the company; &quot;Alex [Norström] will take on the responsibility for the content, advertising and licensing work going forward&quot;.The number of new podcasts has dramatically dropped by 80% in two years, according to data reported this week. Except… as we explore today in a

Dawn of a new age at Spotify. Become a supporter of this podcast thanks to Buzzsprout NEW subscriptions. Are new podcasts really 80% down?

Special Guest Interviews:Jonas Woost - co-founder of Bumper writes about &quot;A better way to measure podcast success: Listen Time&quot;Lex Friedman is moving on from his role at Amazon and Wondery and is to become a full-time consultant at Lex Friedman Consulting.Top News StoriesExclusive: Google Podcasts has been removed from Google Search.  Now, a Google search for a podcast no longer shows any play buttons linking to the service or any links to Google Podcasts.Open podcast analytics service

Forget downloads, "Listen Time" maybe a better way to measure podcast success.

Show notes come soon!Spotify chapters workaround...(0:00) Fri 13 Jan(0:53) Apple launches Delegated Delivery(4:54) Amazon almost do a deal but don&apos;t(7:31) A new Audible podcast(9:57) Google Podcasts Creator Program goes(16:05) Spotify loses shows(23:33) People news(25:43) The Tech Stuff(41:05) Awards and events(43:02) Boostagram Corner(47:59) Sam reveals his funding(50:09) James&apos;s old blog postsSupport the showConnect With Us:   Email: weekly@podnews.net  Twitter: @jamescridland / @pod

Apple launches Delegated Delivery, and a look back at Google Podcasts in 2022

This week James Cridland and Sam Sethi talk about: PRX adds V4V using Web MonetisationSpotify says its road to profitability is videoSpotify adds Chapters, Transcripts and Polls - all proprietaryOP3 starts testing a new stats page Chapters (hello, Spotify!)(00:00:00) Podnews Weekly Review(00:10:30) Laura Mayer sells an RSS feed(00:12:38) Podcast One to spin off(00:14:32) Is the podcast industry in market correction?(00:18:27) Spotify adds new things(00:21:25) And Spotify adds better chapter supp

Show Me The Value? Web Monetisation or SATS?  Sell your RSS feed or start a video? What's best in 2023?

This Week&apos;s Special Guests talk about their podcasting highlights for 2022 and their predictions for 2023.Mark Asquith - Captivate/Global - 2022: News Agents Hits 10m downloads - 2023: Higher Rate CPM’sBenjamin Bellamy- Adures/Castopod- 2022: Federated Social Networks- 2023: AI for podcasting (Stability.AI)Interview: Ad Aures support for OP3 and Castopod updates on ActivityPub plus Cross-Comments. Alban Brooke - Buzzsprout- 2022: Funny Buzzsprout Video- 2023: Podcasters Go Independent, own 

12 Podcast experts give their 2022 highlights and 2023 predictions.  Benjamin Bellamy talks OP3, ActivityPub, Cross Comments.  Dave Jones talks about NEW PodPing 2.0

Show Notes &amp; LinksBuzzsprout has posted its network statistics for November Spotify’s Anchor continues to lose market share: it was down to 21.6% of all new podcast episodes in NovemberSXM Media is, once more, #1 for podcasts according to EdisonPocket Casts has raised its annual subscription priceRadioPublic Pro is to discontinuePodnews have updated their list of podcast hosting companiesSpotify has launched 2022 Podcaster WrappedPodping.cloud 2.0 is liveDave Winer published an update on wha

Data everywhere but whose number 1?

Special Guests: Dan Misener- co-founder BumperDan Misener has looked at the new topics that Apple Podcasts is automatically allocating to shows (see our coverage on Nov 15, including our topics viewer). He&apos;s produced a number of network maps, designed to show links between different shows; and produced episode topic maps for every category in Apple Podcasts. Trevor Bell  - Podcast Producer at The Iron Fist Velvet Glove PodcastTrevor argues that Value4Value is good for podcasting but rewardi

Why are Apple putting metadata topics inside podcast pages? Bumper's Dan Misener tells us what he thinks. Are Satoshis the best way to reward podcasters? Trevor Bell argues there are better ways.

News &amp; LinksAudiobooks are now available on Spotify in the UK, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand. They&apos;d launched in the US in SeptemberSpotify Updates NotificationsSpotify’s Anchor has added “audio enhancement” to its appSpotify has signed another exclusive: Anything Goes with Emma ChamberlainSpotify announced the expansion of NextGenDan Misener at Bumper has looked at the new topics that Apple Podcasts and he’s produced a number of network maps, designed to show links between differe

Spotify launches audiobooks globally. Anchor is still alive but Libsyn Studio is dead.

Special Guests: Chris Messina - co-author of ActivityStrea.ms - Full interview in NEW podcast Podnews Extra. The ActivityPub protocol is a decentralized social networking protocol based upon the [ActivityStreams] format used by Mastodon and Castopod. It provides a client-to-server API for creating, updating and deleting content and a federated server-to-server API for delivering notifications and content. It is also used for cross-commenting in the Podcasting namespace.  Jay LeBoeuf - DescriptDe

Is now the right time for ActivityPub? Is now the right time for Video Podcasting? If not now then when?

Welcome to EP 1 of Podnews Weekly with James Cridland and Sam Sethi.Podnews supports both transcripts and chapters, if your podcast app doesn’t then grab a new app from podnews.net/newpodcastappsSponsored By:  Buzzsprout - brilliant video from Alban Brooke. I want this guy to do a video on Value4Value! - said Adam Curry Special Guest:  Nic Ivanov - CEO Vizzy.fmVizzy, a web-based podcast enrichment platform, is looking for early adopters to use its tool. Images, chapters and links can be added to

Financial results for Acast, Audacy and iHeart; Vizzy enriches podcasts; and Sam goes to the pub

Podland supports both transcripts and chapters, if your podcast app doesn’t then grab a new app from podnews.net/newpodcastappsSpecial Guests:Adam Curry (Podfather) &amp; Dave Jones (Podsage) talk about: How the podcast namespace started?Why it will never be called Podcast 3.0?Why Value4Value has already jumped the ‘Chasm of Adoption’?What new tags are Adam/Dave most excited about in Phase 6 of the namespace?Show Notes &amp; Links:Goodbye to Evo Terra&apos;s Podcast Pontifications and hello to T

It's goodbye to Podland and hello to Podnews Weekly Review. It's goodbye to email and hello to Podcast:txt. It's goodbye to Twitter verified and hello to Amazon Music & Podcasts ad free.

Podland supports both transcripts and chapters, if your podcast app doesn’t then grab a new app from podnews.net/newpodcastappsSpecial Guests:Dylan Pugh - The Sports Podcast Awards 2023 are now open for entry. There are 23 categories and close in mid-November.Show Notes &amp; LinksSpotify has reported its Q3/22 earnings. It has 456m monthly active users (up 20% y-on-y). Ad revenue, led by podcasting, is up 19% y-on-y and 7% q-on-q, at €385m (12.8% of the company’s total revenue). The company los

Stop the downloads - measure the listens. The Sports Podcast Awards, and Q3 results: Spotify and ABC Australia are up but the BBC is not

Podland supports both transcripts and chapters, if your podcast app doesn’t then grab a new app from podnews.net/newpodcastappsSpecial Guests:Neal Vigelio - PodknowsBenjamin Bellamy - Ad AuresYassine Doghri - Ad AuresShow Notes &amp; LinksAfter 3+ years, it&apos;s OFFICIAL … SquadCast.FM has been awarded a US patent for our Recording Engine with Progressive Uploads Social media app TikTok is preparing to launch a podcast app. TikTok’s parent company also owns Resso, a music streaming service in 

To edit or not to edit that is the question? Castopod v1.0 launches, Squadcast awarded US Patent, Is podcasting coming to TikTok? YouTube advertising for podcasters?

Podland supports both transcripts and chapters, if your podcast app doesn’t then grab a new app from podnews.net/newpodcastappsSpecial Guests:Todd CochraneAlban BrookeShow Notes &amp; Links:Spotify is cancelling eleven of its original shows. Those cancelled represent less than 2% of Spotify’s more than 500 original podcasts; but it’s likely to result in “less than 5% of Spotify’s staff on original podcasts” being laid off. The Gimlet Union and Parcast Union have tweeted a statement about the 38 

Spotify layoffs, it's just business? Todd Cochrane 1,628 not out! Podcast.ai brings back Steve Jobs? Phase 6 of Podcast Index announced!

We support both transcripts and chapters, if your podcast app doesn’t then grab a new app from podnews.net/newpodcastappsSpecial GuestSkye Pillsbury - The Squeeze The Squeeze Newsletter Article What Does &quot;Big Money Podcasting&quot; Look Like?Show Notes + Links: Joe Rogan is no longer #1 in Podnews’s Ranker Anchor continues to lose market shareFive editorial people from Spotify’s podcast team were laid off this month, reports Ashley CarmanCadence13 may be up for saleThe RSS feed to Kara Swis

Skye Pillsbury from newsletter 'The Squeeze' talks about 'What Does "Big Money Podcasting" Look Like?' both now and in the future, as layoffs continue and shows are cut.

SPECIAL GUESTS:Morten Strunge - PodimoJohn Spurlock  - OP3.devSHOW NOTES &amp; LINKS:Podcast companies are buying short podcast plays within mobile game apps, causing official downloads of shows no one may be playing longer than twenty seconds according to Bloomberg&apos;s Ashley Carman. Time has also published the story outside a paywall.Players get game tokens if they listen to a podcast for just twenty seconds. (Carman posts a graphic). But, because more than 60 seconds of audio are downloade

iHeartMedia purchased podcast plays to game their download numbers and the IAB says it's ok!? John Spurlock talks OP3.dev and how it could help filter this bad practice.

Sponsors:Buzzsprout Ads can now Monetize Your Back Catalog, by finding insertion points in your entire back catalogue automatically. SquadCast invites you to join their new Slack channel, DM @SquadCastFM if you want to join.Notes &amp; Links: Spotify has launched audiobooks (in the US only). Audiobooks are an extra cost and you’ll be taken to a website to purchase them.Spotify has signed a deal with Wattpad to bring Indonesian and Filipino webnovel authors to podcasting.Spotify’s video podcastin

Spotify launch audiobooks, it costs extra. Acast layoff 15% seeking profitability. Transistor.fm supports the Open Podcast Prefix Project.  Ivy.fm supports multiple Podcast Index Namespace tags. RSS Blue supports Alby and Fountain digital wallets.

Special Guests: Dino Sofos  - Founder and CEO, Persephonica Eric Nuzum - Co-founder, Magnificent Noise Mike Kadin - Founder and CEO at RedCircleSupport the showConnect With Us:   Email: weekly@podnews.net  Twitter: @jamescridland / @podnews and @samsethi / @joinpodfans  Lightning/NOSTR: ⚡james@crid.land and ⚡sam@getalby.com  Mastodon: @james@bne.social and @samsethi@podcastindex.social  Support us: www.buzzsprout.com/1538779/support  Get Podnews: podnews.net  

Podland Extra Interviews: with Dino Sofos, Eric Nuzum and Mike Kadin

Guest Interviews:Eric Nuzum - Magnificent NoiseAlex Newall - Rusty Quill LtdShow Notes:1. SpotifySpotify is the top podcast network in the US based on reach, according to new data from Edison Research. Spotify now has separate home feeds for Music and Podcasts &amp; Shows! Audiobooks are coming to Spotify “reasonably soon”, according to CFO Paul Vogel.2. AlbyAlby has launched an analytics website for Value 4 Value, the podcast funding method from the Podcast Index. The website, called SATurn, gi

Happy 20th birthday RSS, Alby launches profile pages. Spotify rolls out new Podcast UI and 'reasonably soon' will add Audiobooks.

Guest InterviewsIan Forrester - BBC R&amp;D - Adaptive PodcastingRene Aaron - Alby - New DashboardShow NotesThe BBC Global News Podcast&apos;s presenter Jackie Leonard, and producer Karen Martin, spoke at Radiodays Asia in Malaysia. The show, which is also recording a special edition at the event, is one of the top-rated shows in many Asian countries, with 33m downloads a month.In collaboration with the European Broadcasting Union and partners, BBC R&amp;D has developed an open-source platform t

"Keep Calm and Carry On". BBC R&D launch 'Adaptive Podcasting' and Alby launch a new SAT's dashboard.

 James Cridland and Sam Sethi return for this week&apos;s showNEWS: Adam Curry, the “podfather”, spoke with Dave Jones at Podcast Movement 2022, explaining the history of open podcasting, the Podcast Index and the features available with the new podcast namespaceEdison Research and Sounds Profitable issued reports at Podcast Movement, Dallas The Podcast Broker, a new service for buying and selling podcasts, was launched at Podcast Movement.  The service is the brainchild of TrueNativeMedia’s Hea

You're everywhere or you're no where baby!? Podcasts are coming to YouTube and Twitter should you be on them? Spotify now have ads, transcriptions and maybe comments soon?

We&apos;re sponsored by Buzzsprout and SquadCast.James Cridland joined Todd Cochrane from Blubrry, Rob Greenlee from Libsyn, Tangia Estrada from BIPOC Podcast Creators, and Heather Osgood from The Podcast Broker and True Native Media. This week, the show is from the New Media Show, live on stage at Podcast Movement. This version has been lightly edited from the original. You can find the New Media Show in your favourite podcast app.Want to watch? Here&apos;s the show as originally recorded. http

Live from Dallas: open podcasting, what to do with Spotify, and where the medium is going

This week&apos;s stories discussed by James Cridland and Sam SethiThe UK’s Advertising Standards Authority has upheld a complaint against Huel and The Diary of a CEO with Steven Bartlett.We asked Paul Chantler, one of the UK’s media law experts,  how should you keep your host-read podcast ad legal? Oprah Winfrey’s company has filed a lawsuit against fan podcast Oprahdemics from Radiotopia. Libsyn is expanding to Europe by acquiring German podcast company Julep Media.The Latino Podcast Listener R

Podverse mobile supports Alby. Libsyn expands to Europe and Canada. Spotify filters music from podcasts. Podnews launches podcastnamespace.org. Oprah protects her trademark and ASA fines Steven Bartlett.

Evo Terra joins James Cridland this week, while Sam drinks wine in Europe somewhere. Evo&apos;s podcast is at podcast pontifications and he runs simpler.mediaSpecial Guest: Dan Misener co-founder of Bumper. Podcast guests are paying up to $50,000 to appear on popular shows, and the podcasts don’t disclose it, according to a piece from Ashley Carman in Bloomberg. It quotes a number of podcasts who charge more than $30,000 per interview… and they only added a full disclosure (an FTC requirement) a

Podcast neighbourhoods, paying to be a guest, and podcast:verify. Evo Terra sits in for Sam Sethi.

Guest InterviewsJohn Spurlock - Thread.land  Matt Medeiros - CastosShow NotesAcast has released the company’s Q2/22 financial report.The Swedish company now hosts 66,000 podcasts (a record growth last quarter); the number of listens in the quarter increased 41% year-on-year. The company lost $11m in the quarter, though now expects to make EBITDA profit in 2024, earlier than previously expected. “The heavy investment phase is now over, &quot; says CEO Ross Adams, noting that the advertising marke

Who should pay to play? Should guests pay hosts or should listeners pay hosts? #value4value #transparency #trust. Is Thread.land the best place to leave your comments?

Guest InterviewAlberto Betella - CTO RSS.comShow NotesPodcast host RSS.com is to announce integration with Alby this week: enabling value 4 value for thousands of podcasts. You’ll be able to activate and link your Alby account with your podcast in RSS.com’s dashboard.  RSS has produced a video showing how it works on their platformMonetize your @CastosHQ podcast with @getAlby and @PodcastindexOrg value4value tag!  Castos has produced a video showing how it works on their platformFull List of  Ne

Good Morning Podcasters! Alby Wallet API delivers Value 4 Value. Hosts RSS.com and Castos deliver integrated wallets. Podchaser API delivers transcripts. Podcast Index delivers descriptions and Spotify delivers Q2 financial results.

Special GuestsMoritz Kaminski - AlbyRoss Adams -  AcastBradley Davis - PodchaserShow NotesAcast is to acquire Podchaser, the “world’s most comprehensive and authoritative podcast database” in a deal worth $34m. Podchaser, which is expected to make a profit next year, will continue to operate as a separate brand: it contains data of more than 4.5m million podcasts, including advertising information. The integration will bring additional data to Acast’s advertisers.The podcast landscape is ever sh

Acast buys Podchaser: we talk to both CEOs (and ask about spam); plus, Alby, the simple cryptowallet for podcasters

Special Guests:Mitch Downey - PodverseMike Mignano - Angel Investor and ex-SpotifyShow Notes:Michael Mignano, has written a piece about what he calls The Standards Innovation Paradox. In response, James Cridland wrote a long article that basically points out that Apple took the RSS standard and enhanced it. The thing that Mike Mignano says is impossible.Adam Curry said: Spotify is the shitcoin of podcasting.Spotify is expanding the ability to post video podcasts for creators in six new countries

Hint: It's Really Simple to extend Standards

Special GuestsHarry Duran -  Full CastOscar Merry - Fountain AppShow NotesPodverse adds support for LIT and Video Support. Podcast Host Ranking from John Spurlock Fountain rewards users for listening to podcastsBlubrry has launched &apos;podcast media kits’ that update daily Libsyn StudioAnchor podcast fraud.  Here’s a link with details on how to report themAlby, a browser extension for cryptocurrency, has added its own podcaster wallet. The service allows you to earn from your listeners as they

Podverse supports LIT and Video.  Fountain rewards users for listening to podcasts. Alby, a browser extension for cryptocurrency, adds its own podcaster wallet.

Special GuestsTom Webster- Sounds ProfitableZachariah Moreno &amp; Rock Felder - SquadcastSophie Hind &amp; Jim Salveson - VoiceWorksShow NotesSounds Profitable released The Creators, a study of the people who create podcasts. Tom Webster revealed that US podcast creators are more diverse than the US population, but are significantly younger and more male. Most own both Android and iOS devices, though more than four in ten podcast creators have been listening to podcasts for under a year. You ca

Tom Webster tells us that "creators" are mainly white men under 45 but where are the women? Bloomberg say Spotify's podcast strategy is failing!? Squadcast launch all new v5 and Voiceworks partners with Crowd Network on the Sports Network.

Special GuestsCarlos Diaz - Uncut.fm is a new podcast platform that lets you &quot;mint, share and sell your content as NFTs&quot;.Jake Warren  - UK podcast production company Message Heard has signed with CAAShow NotesBreaking: Acast+ has announced an integration with Facebook. It allows Acast+ subscribers to offer members-only Facebook groups, as a launch partner of new Facebook functionality. Fountain is now rewarding people for listening to shows with Bitcoin, which they can then share with 

Acast and GoodPods are building 'Community' by enabling comments.  Fountain and UnCut are building 'Community' by rewarding your time & attention? And Spotify are building 'Community' by sharing your music listening with friends but not your podcasts?

Special GuestKen Miller - CTO Fathom New podcast app Fathom, designed for better podcast discovery, has been launched on iOS and in-browser.  It promises you can “ask any question and hear answers from your favourite podcasters and their guests.”https://fathom.fm/podcast/podland-newsShow NotesBreaking: Apple Podcasts has published details of how search in its app works. The post includes clarification that ratings and reviews aren’t factored into search results; and that the search function sear

Interview with Ken Miller from Fathom; Spotify buys an AI voice service, Google Podcasts slips up in Pride Month, Sam looks different to what Adam Curry thinks

Special GuestAlban Brooke - Head of Marketing at Buzzsprout. Buzzsprout the world’s second largest podcast host, has just formally announced Buzzsprout Ads, letting podcasters buy adverts for their shows (and other podcasters to earn revenue).We’re using them - automatically inserted by Buzzsprout Ads.Show Notes &amp; LinksSpotify had an Investor Day last Wednesday.“Spotify share price slid 55% this year. Daniel Ek said Spotify would grow beyond music, increasing creator tools and moving into au

Buzzsprout's Alban Brooke tells us all about their new mid-roll ads platform. Spotify describe RSS as “outdated technology." while claiming they will reach one billion listeners by 2030 and generate US$100 billion in revenue.

SponsorsBuzzsprout - last week, 3,210 people started a podcast with Buzzsprout Squadcast - Create high-quality audio and video content just using your browser and using Dolby Enhanced Audio Mastering, they’ll sound better than ever.Special GuestDave Jones - Pod Sage from Podcast Index talks about ...Value 4 Value Lightning NetworkWebLNAlby Hive&apos;s PodpingPodcast Index new tags &lt;podcast:liveItem&gt; and &lt;podcast:block&gt;Show Notes &amp; LinksOne of podcasting’s largest hosting companie

Dave Jones the Pod Sage talks Value4Value, Sats, Lightning Network, WebLN, Alby and using Hive's Podping to build a new Decentralised Cross App Notifications messaging bus.

Show notes are coming soon for this episode.Support the showConnect With Us:   Email: weekly@podnews.net  Twitter: @jamescridland / @podnews and @samsethi / @joinpodfans  Lightning/NOSTR: ⚡james@crid.land and ⚡sam@getalby.com  Mastodon: @james@bne.social and @samsethi@podcastindex.social  Support us: www.buzzsprout.com/1538779/support  Get Podnews: podnews.net  

From the Podcast Show 2022 - Jason Carter on the show; Alberto Betella on dodgy podcasters; Jessica Cordova-Kramer on audio reality

SponsorsBuzzsprout - last week, 3,282 people started a podcast with Buzzsprout Squadcast - Create high-quality audio and video content just using your browser and using Dolby Enhanced Audio Mastering, they’ll sound better than ever.Special GuestAshley Carman  - BloombergShow Notes &amp; LinksJames Cridland Radio Days Europe - RoundupSelling paid subscriptions through Apple Podcasts? Until now, you’ve had to upload that audio separately to Apple; but Apple Podcasts Delegated Delivery was announce

Scoop Queen Ashley Carman joins us. Apple announces Podcasts Delegated Delivery. No Anchor or Megaphone. Are you team Spotify or team Apple? RØDECaster Pro II leaked. Curiocaster and Podverse support <podcast:liveItem> tag.

SponsorsBuzzsprout - last week, 3,437 people started a podcast with Buzzsprout Squadcast - Create high-quality audio and video content just using your browser and using Dolby Enhanced Audio Mastering, they’ll sound better than ever.Special GuestTom Webster -  Sounds ProfitableShow Notes &amp; LinksTom Webster has announced he is to join Sounds Profitable as Partner.  Writing in Sounds Profitable, he outlines the future for Sounds Profitable - to share content, research,  run events and advisory 

It Sounds Interesting now that Tom Webster has announced he is joining Sounds Profitable.

SponsorsBuzzsprout - last week, 3,549 people started a podcast with Buzzsprout NEW: Squadcast - Create high-quality audio and video content just using your browser: and, using Dolby Enhanced Audio Mastering, they’ll sound better than ever.Special GuestSteve Jones -  Content Director at Crowd NetworkShow Notes &amp; Links: Facebook is pulling out of podcasts and will close the service starting Jun 3. The company will stop creators adding podcasts to the service this week. They don’t plan to commu

Down Anchor, Goodbye Facebook, Au Revoir Michael Mignano & Tom Webster.  Hello Squadcast!

SponsorBuzzsprout - last week, 3,448 people started a podcast with Buzzsprout GuestsTom Billington - Content Director for The Podcast ShowNeil Mody - CEO &amp; Co-Founder Headliner Show Notes &amp; Links: Spotify’s Anchor has rolled out proprietary video podcasts to all Anchor users in the US, Canada, New Zealand, Australia, and the UK. Paid subscriptions will be available for these shows, too; additionally, Anchor has integrated with Riverside.Remote recording tool Riverside has just raised $35

Will video help make the next podcasting star? Anchor, Substack and YouTube think so. We talk to Tom Billington about the London Podcast Show and Neil Mody about Headliner, Disco and Eddy.

SponsorBuzzsprout - last week, 3,684 people started a podcast with Buzzsprout Notes &amp; Links: 1. Spotify Selling Vapourware Again!?In June 2021, Spotify announced the Spotify Greenroom Creator Fund for US creators to “support and reward creators for the communities they build and the experiences they create”, as part of the launch of Spotify Greenroom. However, the fund never launched; and yesterday, Spotify emailed applicants, admitting that the program had been cancelled.2. Gaming the Spoti

Hello to Spotify's new curation and moderation policies. Goodbye to Spotify's Greenroom creator fund and Facebook's podcasts.

SponsorBuzzsprout - last week, 3,686 people started a podcast with Buzzsprout Special GuestLauren Passell - CEO TinkMedia talks about why she has launched a podcast swap database for podcasters interested in setting up a promo swap for their podcast.Notes &amp; Links: An Anchor podcast called Soldier of Misfortune has been accused of being a shameless rip-off by Brendan I Koerner, a journalist for The Atlantic . He accuses the podcaster, Jesse Rapaport, of knowingly stealing his work. Spotify sa

Internationalise in order to profitise or use swap promos but never ever plagiarise.

SponsorBuzzsprout - last week, 3,847 people started a podcast with Buzzsprout Special GuestHarry Duran talks about how he found a sponsor for his new podcast, raising $9k before launching  SubStackSubstack is moving into podcasting - “but better”. The platform also lets you podcast for freeYouTubeYouTube is the third most popular podcast platform in AmericaShould your podcast be on YouTube? Rephonic crunch the data: revealing that for English-language shows, it could well be worthwhile. The Podf

Acast you're still spamming your competition?  BBC you're still losing your talent?  YouTube you're still making us wait? Apple you're still not providing us transcripts? Why O Why!?

SPECIAL GUEST:  Chris Messina NEWS: YouTube:Exclusive: YouTube is planning tighter integration, monetisation and analytics for podcasts.  Despite no announcement from YouTube’s director of podcasting, Kai Chuk, at Podcast Movement Evolutions last weekYouTube is looking at ingesting podcast RSS feeds directly with a new podcasts homepage to be at youtube.com/podcasts (a URL that doesn’t work, yet) Spotify: Spotify is working on a brand new podcast interface. Spotted by Chris Messina, who posted a

Like London buses, you wait ages for one new podcast app and three come along at the same time. We talk with Chris Messina about NEW YouTube, Spotify and Twitter podcast apps coming soon.

Special GuestAlban Brooke - Head of Marketing at BuzzsproutNews: Kai Chuk from YouTube presented but said nothing about their future plansMatt Deegan writes more about podcasters using video in his newsletterBy the end of the year, it’s going to be essential that podcasters are creating proper video versions of their shows. - Matt DeeganIt’s also why nearly 20% of podcast listeners regard YouTube as their main podcast app.  - Tom WebsterTom Webster from Edison Research, warns podcasters to be ca

Podland on tour in LA with Alban Brooke at Podcast Movement talking about the Podnews Report Card, The Ambies, the Infinite Dial 2022 and YouTube's no show.

MONTY PYTHON: Spam SketchSPECIAL GUEST: Marty Michael - CEO &amp; Co-Founder Gumball Gumball has raised $10 million to expand its podcasting host-read advertising platform. The company was built by the team behind the Headgum Podcast Network. NEWS: Podcast host Acast is still spamming podcasters, even co-founders of rival podcast networks, or hosts of shows that ended three years ago. Libsyn&apos;s Rob Walch correctly notes &quot;Friends don&apos;t send emails starting &apos;hello friend&apos; (

Acast spam, spam multiple platform updates, spam, Gumball, spam, Websub, spam but no chapters, no transcriptions just lightning comments.

GUESTS:  James O. BoggsAndy BowersNEWS: Spooler&apos;s &quot;dynamic, real-time audio&quot; publishing system launched last week. According to an analysis by John Spurlock, on its first day, Spooler helped The Refresh from Insider to produce five editions of their podcast. A new podcast platform, Spooler, has launched. It&apos;s founded by a who&apos;s who of podcasting, including CEO James O. Boggs, formerly Head of Podcasts at Apple; CCO Andy Bowers, co-founder of Slate Audio and Megaphone; CT

"Will Video Kill The Podcast Star?" - We interview James O. Boggs and Andy Bowers from Spooler Media the "dynamic, real-time audio" publishing system.  Amazon released Amp, a “live radio app”. YouTube offers podcasters up to $50k to switch.

Special Guest: Laura Ivey - Director of Research at Edison ResearchNews:Will we see a podcast player in Twitter? Alessandro Paluzzi has spotted a podcasts option in the latest Twitter code, and Jane Manchun Wong has also unearthed a Podcasts tab. Nathan Gathright has brainstormed some ideas about what he hopes Twitter is up to - let’s hope it’s not just reruns of Twitter Spaces.A new podcast platform, Spooler, has launched. It’s founded by a who’s who of podcasting, including CEO James O. Boggs,

Is Youtube the best place for podcasting now?   Is Twitter the next place for podcasting?Is interactive podcasting the future of podcasting?

GUEST:John Spurlock talking about implementing ActivityPub/Co-Comments  LINKS: https://podcastsocial.orghttps://minipub.dev/NEWS: Anyone can claim to be a creator of any podcast within the GoodPods app, without any proof or validation, we’ve discovered. Acast has been been “spamming podcasters”, says competitor Buzzsprout, which has published an unsolicited email from Acast sent to many of Buzzsprout’s customers; we’re aware they’ve also been sent to Anchor users too. “Email marketing is one par

This week's report card: ACast very bad, GoodPods bad, ActivityPub very good and Super Listener Wayne Cheong dies, very sad.

SPECIAL GUEST:Mike Carr. - Crowd Network NEWS:Spotify has acquired Podsights and ChartableSpotify has published an interview with Sean Creeley from PodsightsApple has just published a guide to getting promotion for your podcast from Apple PodcastsBreakit, a Swedish news website, has published an article (translated) that alleges downloads are being bought on SpotifyiHeartRadio in the US has signed with Sounder to offer advertisers brand safety tools. The company is a seed investor in Sounder’s l

Crowd Network launches in Manchester, James launches 'Podnews Report Cards', Facebook launches audio rooms, Podping launches live notifications and Sam launches The Crafty Tug?

GUESTS:Gigi -  Closing the Loop - The Future of ValueOscar Merry - Fountain Podcaster WalletEvo Terra - Hall of Fame InductionStewart Townsend - Podcast HawkNEWS:Lightning Network is now available on Cash App. It&apos;s the fastest, free way to pay anyone in bitcoin. The Lightning Network is a new way to send BTC/SAT that&apos;s faster and free!!!Some legend gave 100 million sats (1 bitcoin) to Cinemuck, the people behind the movie &quot;Human B&quot; - Gigi #Value4Value Podcast app Fountain has

Pay Attention, Cash is King, Bitcoin is the native currency of the Internet and it's raining Sat's on Fountain.

GUESTS: Mark Asquith co-founder and MD of Captivate.FM talks about their acquisition by Global and what&apos;s next for Captivate and how the line between radio and podcasting has blurred?Craig Hewitt founder and CEO of Castos talks about the latest version of their platform and their upcoming support for Value4Value and why advertising is not the future for podcast monetisation.  NEWS: Google is randomly switching podcasts in its app to point to pirated copies with ads. Jason Calcanis noticed h

Captivate CEO Mark Asquith talks about the global acquisition and their future. Castos CEO Craig Hewitt talks about supporting Value4Value and why it's a better model than advertising for podcasters

GUESTS: SCOTT WAXMAN // HALA TAHANEWS:Spotify takes Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s podcast ‘into its own hands’ after the couple produced NO content for a YEAR.Spotify picks Joe Rogan over Neil YoungStephen Fry has launched a new podcast exploring the brain. The podcast is exclusively on Audible.Amazon Buys Exclusive Rights to ‘My Favorite Murder’ Podcast. Amazon Music and Wondery will offer new episodes of the podcasts for a week before they are available on other services.Libsyn has put its 

Scott Waxman tells us why books and podcasts fit together? Hala Taha tells us why promoting your podcast with an audiogram maybe a waste of time? Amazon buys exclusive rights to ‘My Favorite Murder’ podcast. Libsyn5 is live to all users.

GUESTS:  Brad Mielke - Host/Managing Editor, &quot;Start Here&quot; Podcast at ABC NewsEffy Kang - Head of Capital Markets at Lizhi - the first podcast app that Apple promoted in the Chinese app storeNEWS:Apple Podcasts has launched “Listen With”, a podcast playlist service to help listeners discover new shows. The first podcast guide is Jay Shetty. Creators can request to be included using this form.The flagship podcast from ABC News, Start Here, marks 1,000 episodes today. Since its launch in 

Brad Mielke tells us what he learnt from 1,000 daily podcasts? Effy Kang tells us about podcasting in China. Celebs tell us about their favourite podcasts on Apple. Helipad tells us how many SAT's we've earned in real-time and Podping tells us first!

NEWS: Spotify has launched clickable call-to-action cards, - described as ad banners for podcasts.  Currently limited to Spotify Originals and Exclusives, US only.Spotify’s new CTA cards aren’t new and aren’t open. The new JSON-based chapter specification from Podcast Index also allows graphical banners and clickthroughs which can be timed with audio.Spotify has added star ratings to its app for podcasts. Could you please rate us?Spotify added 1.2m new podcasts to Spotify’s catalogue in 2021. “A

Spotify launch call-to-actions cards, ratings but still no Hifi? What's a GUID and a ULID? Cash app now supports Lightning payments. Facebook mutes podcasts, not as big as they think. India the biggest podcast market by 2023? Sam talks about Podcasting3?