This is sponsored by SoundStack. Power to your podcaster portfolio in '25. Helping them earn more programmatic revenue is simple with SoundStack. Learn how.Visit https://podnews.net/update/podcast-days-madrid for all the links, and to get our newsletter. Podcast Days took place in Madrid, Spain. It was held at the College of Architects of Madrid, and contained panel sessions, awards and announcements. Amazon is now spending the most to advertise on podcasts. Magellan AI released the top podcast advertisers for September, showing that BetterHelp has (just) retreated to #2. Betterment, a financial app, posted the biggest increase in spend. There’s a webinar with more detail on Thursday. Research from Nielsen in the UK claims podcast listening is twice as popular as other data from RAJAR, UK regulator Ofcom, and Edison Research - suggesting 42% of people aged 18+ are listening to podcasts every week: and that podcast consumption in the country has “grown by 43%” over the last six months - growth which is not reflected in other data. Queries made by Podnews to Nielsen have only been answered by Acast, the company that commissioned the information for its sales team. Classifieds - your job or ad here📈 Boost Your Reach with Podcards! — Share your show with the smartest link for podcasters and decode the secrets of listener discovery and conversion. Start marketing smarter for free at Podcards.Hardcore Soft Skills — Learn the essential skills you need to succeed in your career with the help of an expert. In each episode a new skill. Listen and learn now. LUIS GUERRA - Music Composer and Nice Human — Need a theme song or original music for your show? Need help with the musical direction? Have questions about licensing? Need help editing, mixing/mastering? Get in touch! luisguerramusic@gmail.comBarcelona-based podcast hosting company Mumbler has partnered with Spotify through their Open Access program, so premium content hosted on Mumbler can now be seamlessly listened to and purchased directly on Spotify. They claim to be the first Spanish company to do so. For podcasters who upload a video version of your podcast to YouTube, Podpage’s podcast websites have just rolled out automatic matching for your podcast episodes. Spotted: Spotify how has six million podcasts, according to the company’s investors page. Music library Slipstream has purchased Anthem Production Music Group, which includes 5 Alarm Music and Cavendish Music. The company becomes the largest global independent music licensing company. Audacy has signed with Experian to improve its targeting and personalisation tools. “This integration will lead to more personalized and relevant advertising experiences, providing advertisers with a higher return on investment.” Veritonic has enhanced its brand lift tool with additional features. Spotify’s R&D department has written about how their machine learning works “to analyze podcast audio, video, and metadata to identify platform policy violations.” Who has the spookiest voice? The voiceover website Voices is asking you to choose from five spooktacular voices from the netherworld to find the one that gives you the most chills. Moves and hires Spotify’s The Ringer has announced a set of new talent joining the network. Todd McShay, Joel Anderson, Kirk Goldsberry and David Jacoby are to join the network’s talent roster. Tips and tricks Using Chartable? First, you need to remove the Chartable prefix (because it’ll break things if you leave it there); and secondly, here are some alternatives depending who you use Chartable for. Podcast News Mike Duncan's Revolutions has announced an exclusive, multi-year advertising partnership with Libsyn. Circle This has joined the fwd. network. Hosted by renowned circle facilitator Andrea Bendewald, CIRCLE THIS is a series of deep, intimate conversations with friends, innovators, authors, entrepreneurs, healers, and artists - exploring how we can create more meaning and magic in our everyday lives. Your Money, Your Wealth has hit episode 500, with a "top funniest moments" compilation being released. The show makes fun of finance, and promises to help you learn strategies that can help you retire successfully. "I'm a big runner and a small stand-up comedian", says the host of new podcast bit fit, bit funny, Lizzy Pollott. She talks to comedians and other funny folk about fitness in all its forms - starting with UK comedians Tom Price, Vix Leyton and Geoff Lloyd. If you've heard Lizzy's name before - she's also Chief Communications and Brand Officer at Acast. The Athletic NBA Daily is new this week - an expansion on The Athletic NBA Show. It's a fast, entertaining daily recap of the most important games and stories from the world of professional basketball. Gold supporters: Buzzsprout, Mowpod, Mamamia, The Podglomerate, Audiohook, RedCircle, audioBoom, Simplecast, Cohost, SALT, Podscribe, Steve Lack: Audio, Resound, Riverside.fm, Jar Audio, Podchaser, Awesound, Podpage websites, Disctopia, Acast, Evergreen Podcasts, We Edit Podcasts, Knucklehead Media Group, LibsynSilver supporters: Storic Media, Audacia Audio, Bumper, Magellan AI, Huberman Lab, Frequency, SoundStack, Truefans, POW PR, Cloud10, Gumball, Ausha, Podium , Deepcast, Storyboard, The Podcast Haven, Gilded Audio, PlayPodcast, Voxtopica, ARN's iHeartPodcast Network Aust, Jonekiri, Tink Media, The Roost, Podcastpage, Message Heard, Health Podcast Network, Rephonic, Transistor, Rhapsody Voices, matchmaker.fm, Zvook, Wondery, Oxford Road, Sonic Influencer Marketing, Castos, Optimal Living Daily, Blubrry, Jam Street Media, Lemonada Media, Headliner, Double Elvis Productions, Diversion Podcasts, Podcast Taxi, Ossa Collective, Heartcast Media50, Podcast Partnership, Hear.Here.Singapore, Content10x, StreamGuys, Ad Results Media, Cleanfeed, She Podcasts, Lower Street, Podigy, School of Podcasting, Podcast Movement, Sonix, Adopter Media, Revolver Podcasts, Signal Hill Insights, Edison ResearchOur personal supporters: Eric Montgomery, Amy Woods, John, Jessica Alpert Silber, Armel, Oludotun Oyebolu, Mikel Ellcessor, Gene Monterastelli, Neil Mody, Ed Sullivan, David Lloyd, Steven Goldstein, Matt Wade, Lindsay Graham, Mirko Lagonegro, Andy Maher, The Virtual Couch, Kara Silverman, Eric Hunley, Liz Covart, Owen Grover, Justin Jackson, Karen Jackson, CESLIE Armstrong, Søren Hugger Møller, Josh Withers, Mike R, Michael Dell, Eric Nuzum, Benjamin Masse, Brett Johnson, Steve Stewart, Mark Ramsey, Pete Morgan, Joe Stone, ShEvo (Sheila Dee & Evo Terra), James Atkinson, Helene Pawlitzki, Buzz Knight, Graeme Klass, Stephanie Arakelian, Kerry Donahue, Stew Redwine, Dave Beasing, Meggan Ellingboe, Andy Bowers, Mary Dooe, Alicia Mackey Huber, Paul Vogelzang, Rekha Murthy, Jody Avirgan, Mohammad Ali, Tony Garcia, We Are Libertarians, Suzanne Schultz, Joanne Phillips, Niall Mackay, Courtney Reimer, Brandon Schexnayder, Sam Phelps, Doug Downs, Lex Friedman, Larry Rosin, Jeremy McCarter, EarBuds Podcast Collective, Vanessa Harris, Charles Spivey, Tom Teodorczuk, Ken Beyer, Bubbe Ann Schockett, Darius Derakshan, Stefano Mangone, Dave Campbell, Cindy HowesReaders and supportersSupport usImage: Alex Vasey

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This is sponsored by SoundStack. Power to your podcaster portfolio in '25. Helping them earn more programmatic revenue is simple with SoundStack. Learn how.Visit https://podnews.net/update/wip-24-winners for all the links, and to get our newsletter. The winners of the Women in Podcasting Awards were announced. Over 15,000 listeners participated in the voting process; and there were almost 400 nominees. Our analysis shows that Buzzsprout has the most amount of winning entries. Google’s NotebookLM has added a way to customise the tool’s “deep-dives”. Podcast app Metacast is dropping its price for premium - down from $4.99/month to $1.99/month. The premium service offers transcript search, playlists and bookmarks. 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(Replay will be available)“I, who was once a medium-sized fish in a very small pond, am now barely a bacteriophage in an ocean. And that, dear reader, is pretty great.” One of the first podcasters, Matthew Wayne Selznick has written reflections after 20 years of being a podcaster (his current podcast is Sonitotum). “I had the best experience at Spotify. Truly. “ Alex Cooper talks to The Hollywood Reporter. “Podcasts offer candidates an "affable, jovial hang." And they reach voters.” Is 2024 the Podcast Election? asks The Week. The Tech Stuff Crafty: a musician is earning revenue (and notoriety) after calling some of his tracks after smart-speaker phrases. His most popular tracks: “My Liked Songs”, “Beatles Greatest Hits”, and “True Crime Podcast”. Weird: we used Wondercraft AI to translate a recent Podnews Daily podcast into Swedish (because that’s where we are today). Perhaps because it contains an English pre-roll, maybe because the RSS says it’s in English, or perhaps because our devices are in English, the automatically-generated Apple Podcasts transcript is... entirely translated into English. Have we stumbled on a new feature from Apple Podcasts? Podnews keeps an eye on shows moving from one podcast host to another, and it’s worth a peek every so often. Spotify for Podcasters gains a lot of shows, but has a high churn rate, losing around half the number of the shows it gains. In the last thirty days, Simplecast, Captivate and Acast are the other winners; Soundcloud, Omny Studio, Libsyn and Buzzsprout are the losers. Tips and tricks NPR’s Emily Kwong had a number of hints and tips in her Podcast Day Asia session in early September - including “fixing a plane while flying it”. We’d advise against doing that literally. What does an international podcast launch look like? Podcast Discovery reminds us that there’s more to podcasting than Apple and Spotify - and than the US. Podcast News Australia’s number one daily news podcast for kids, Squiz Kids is marking Media Literacy Week with the launch of a new and improved version of Newshounds, its free classroom resource for primary school kids - which teaches them to spot misinformation when they come across it online. In Stories & Sounds recently, a troubling story for content creators everywhere: Jonas Litton was blacklisted and banned by Facebook, along with a number of his client accounts, for seemingly confusing an AI algorithm. Thrown off the platform in mid September, it took two weeks (and 14 attempts) to reinstate his accounts. A paid account is useless for support if your account is automatically suspended. Worth a listen, and to lessen your reliance on social media. The Opportunist returns for a new season today, looking at Tim Ballard. The show explores his rise as a celebrated anti-trafficking figure and the troubling accusation of sexual assault that have since emerged. It's produced for PodcastOne by Kast Media. Gold supporters: Buzzsprout, Mowpod, Mamamia, The Podglomerate, Resound, Podscribe, Cohost, audioBoom, Steve Lack: Audio, SALT, Audiohook, Simplecast, RedCircle, Riverside.fm, Jar Audio, Podchaser, Awesound, Evergreen Podcasts, Knucklehead Media Group, Podpage websites, Libsyn, Acast, We Edit Podcasts, DisctopiaSilver supporters: Storic Media, Audacia Audio, Bumper, Magellan AI, Ausha, Deepcast, Truefans, Podium , Gilded Audio, SoundStack, POW PR, Cloud10, The Roost, PlayPodcast, Gumball, Huberman Lab, The Podcast Haven, ARN's iHeartPodcast Network Aust, Voxtopica, Jonekiri, Storyboard, Tink Media, Frequency, Podcastpage, Message Heard, Health Podcast Network, Blubrry, Lemonada Media, matchmaker.fm, Jam Street Media, Transistor, Oxford Road, Sonic Influencer Marketing, Wondery, Diversion Podcasts, Optimal Living Daily, Heartcast Media50, Castos, Rephonic, Rhapsody Voices, Podcast Taxi, Ossa Collective, Double Elvis Productions, Headliner, Zvook, Hear.Here.Singapore, StreamGuys, Podcast Partnership, Content10x, Ad Results Media, Cleanfeed, She Podcasts, School of Podcasting, Lower Street, Podigy, Podcast Movement, Sonix, Revolver Podcasts, Adopter Media, Signal Hill Insights, Edison ResearchOur personal supporters: Eric Montgomery, Amy Woods, John, Jessica Alpert Silber, Armel, Oludotun Oyebolu, Mikel Ellcessor, Gene Monterastelli, Neil Mody, Ed Sullivan, David Lloyd, Steven Goldstein, Matt Wade, Lindsay Graham, Mirko Lagonegro, Andy Maher, The Virtual Couch, Kara Silverman, Eric Hunley, Liz Covart, Owen Grover, Justin Jackson, Karen Jackson, CESLIE Armstrong, Søren Hugger Møller, Josh Withers, Mike R, Michael Dell, Eric Nuzum, Benjamin Masse, Brett Johnson, Steve Stewart, Mark Ramsey, Pete Morgan, Joe Stone, ShEvo (Sheila Dee & Evo Terra), James Atkinson, Helene Pawlitzki, Buzz Knight, Graeme Klass, Stephanie Arakelian, Kerry Donahue, Stew Redwine, Dave Beasing, Meggan Ellingboe, Andy Bowers, Mary Dooe, Alicia Mackey Huber, Paul Vogelzang, Rekha Murthy, Jody Avirgan, Mohammad Ali, Tony Garcia, We Are Libertarians, Suzanne Schultz, Joanne Phillips, Niall Mackay, Courtney Reimer, Brandon Schexnayder, Sam Phelps, Doug Downs, Lex Friedman, Larry Rosin, Jeremy McCarter, EarBuds Podcast Collective, Vanessa Harris, Charles Spivey, Tom Teodorczuk, Ken Beyer, Bubbe Ann Schockett, Darius Derakshan, Stefano Mangone, Dave Campbell, Cindy HowesReaders and supportersSupport us

This is sponsored by SoundStack. Power to your podcaster portfolio in '25. Helping them earn more programmatic revenue is simple with SoundStack. Learn how.Visit https://podnews.net/update/canadian-podcast-awards-open for all the links, and to get our newsletter. Awards: The Canadian Podcast Awards are open for entry. The awards started in 2018, and now have 31 categories. A new podcast awards has launched in the UK. The Political Podcast Awards is open for entry now, and will take place on Jan 29. It’s (curiously) sponsored by Google, which closed its podcast app earlier this year. In Australia, iHeart and Magellan AI have launched “a new industry award” which recognises the ad agency which has spent the most money in podcasting ads. Podtrac has announced a “predictive promo planner” - to provide insights for publishers who place ads in other podcasts to promote their shows. It’ll identify the podcasts which work best for each show. Captivate has relaxed limits on its private podcasts feature. Now, every podcaster can have up to 100 private podcasts and up to 50,000 private subscribers. Classifieds - your job or ad here📈 Boost Your Reach with Podcards! — Share your show with the smartest link for podcasters and decode the secrets of listener discovery and conversion. Start marketing smarter for free at Podcards.✨ Monetize your podcast with website memberships! — Create a beautiful podcast website, automate your publishing workflow & customize everything. Add restricted content behind paywalls, allow visitor signups and get paid by your fans right on your siteHow big is the global podcast market? Justin Jackson has started a piece of collaborative work to correctly calculate this, and would welcome feedback. Next Broadcast Media and AudioStack have announced a partnership to launch the first AI-driven audio production capabilities in the Middle East and North Africa. The tools will enable contextually relevant audio spots to engage audiences. Edison Research and SiriusXM Media have announced a webinar for the third instalment from the Sports Audio Report. Hubhopper has announced integration with Headliner’s Eddy, allowing easier editing for its podcast hosting customers. 46% of Germans (18-65) regularly listen to audiobooks, radio plays or podcasts, says new data from Audible. The crime and thriller genre is #1 in audiobooks; 32% of Germans choose content to help them fall asleep. Focus Since 1996, The Webby Awards has been recognized as the preeminent international honor for Internet excellence. Last year’s Webby Awards received nearly 13,000 entries from around the world. The 29th Annual Webby Awards introduces exciting new recognitions for independent creators and podcasts in 2024. Expanded categories now include Best Indie Podcast and Best Indie Podcast – Limited Run in Features, as well as a brand-new suite of awards for Creators, such as Best Creator or Influencer Series in Features. Don’t miss the opportunity to compete for Podcast Company of the Year, another Special Achievement award for the podcast company with the highest number of wins at the 29th Annual Webby Awards. Learn more, and enter the 29th Annual Webby Awards by our Early Entry Deadline of October 25th, 2024. Moves and hires Norma Jean Belenky has left Podbean, as part of a number of changes at the company. She was Head of Events for the company, and had worked with them for almost four and a half years. Tips and tricks How do YouTube stats work for podcasters? Podcast News Food is responsible for 15% of all fossil fuel emissions. And that percentage is growing. In the Feed, um, feed - a new series is launched today. Fuel to Fork explores how we got here – it all started with Peruvian bat poo – and imagine a future without fossil fuels, with farmers, leading scientists, food industry experts and legendary campaigners. In the Podnews Weekly Review, which will be published later today, we hear from Oscar Merry from Fountain about a new release of the podcast app; and a round-up of the week's news. Gold supporters: Buzzsprout, Mowpod, Mamamia, The Podglomerate, Steve Lack: Audio, Resound, RedCircle, Cohost, Audiohook, Podscribe, audioBoom, Simplecast, SALT, Riverside.fm, Jar Audio, Podchaser, Awesound, Podpage websites, Evergreen Podcasts, We Edit Podcasts, Acast, Libsyn, Disctopia, Knucklehead Media GroupSilver supporters: Storic Media, Audacia Audio, Bumper, Magellan AI, Ausha, Truefans, Gumball, ARN's iHeartPodcast Network Aust, Gilded Audio, Voxtopica, Huberman Lab, Podium , The Roost, PlayPodcast, Tink Media, The Podcast Haven, Deepcast, Frequency, Storyboard, Jonekiri, Cloud10, SoundStack, POW PR, Podcastpage, Message Heard, Health Podcast Network, Ossa Collective, Lemonada Media, Jam Street Media, Sonic Influencer Marketing, Double Elvis Productions, Heartcast Media50, Podcast Taxi, Wondery, Oxford Road, Zvook, Transistor, Blubrry, Headliner, Rhapsody Voices, Rephonic, Optimal Living Daily, Castos, matchmaker.fm, Diversion Podcasts, Content10x, Ad Results Media, Podcast Partnership, StreamGuys, Hear.Here.Singapore, She Podcasts, Cleanfeed, Revolver Podcasts, Adopter Media, Sonix, Lower Street, School of Podcasting, Podcast Movement, Podigy, Edison Research, Signal Hill InsightsOur personal supporters: Eric Montgomery, Amy Woods, John, Jessica Alpert Silber, Armel, Oludotun Oyebolu, Mikel Ellcessor, Gene Monterastelli, Neil Mody, Ed Sullivan, David Lloyd, Steven Goldstein, Matt Wade, Lindsay Graham, Mirko Lagonegro, Andy Maher, The Virtual Couch, Kara Silverman, Eric Hunley, Liz Covart, Owen Grover, Justin Jackson, Karen Jackson, CESLIE Armstrong, Søren Hugger Møller, Josh Withers, Mike R, Michael Dell, Eric Nuzum, Benjamin Masse, Brett Johnson, Steve Stewart, Mark Ramsey, Pete Morgan, Joe Stone, ShEvo (Sheila Dee & Evo Terra), James Atkinson, Helene Pawlitzki, Buzz Knight, Graeme Klass, Stephanie Arakelian, Kerry Donahue, Stew Redwine, Dave Beasing, Meggan Ellingboe, Andy Bowers, Mary Dooe, Alicia Mackey Huber, Paul Vogelzang, Rekha Murthy, Jody Avirgan, Mohammad Ali, Tony Garcia, We Are Libertarians, Suzanne Schultz, Joanne Phillips, Niall Mackay, Courtney Reimer, Brandon Schexnayder, Sam Phelps, Doug Downs, Lex Friedman, Larry Rosin, Jeremy McCarter, EarBuds Podcast Collective, Vanessa Harris, Charles Spivey, Tom Teodorczuk, Ken Beyer, Bubbe Ann Schockett, Darius Derakshan, Stefano Mangone, Dave Campbell, Cindy HowesReaders and supportersSupport usImage: Canadian Podcast Awards

This is sponsored by SoundStack. Power to your podcaster portfolio in '25. Helping them earn more programmatic revenue is simple with SoundStack. Learn how.Visit https://podnews.net/update/this-american-life-ad-revenue for all the links, and to get our newsletter.Above: The Aarthi and Sriram Show, “a show on optimistic conversations with people building and creating new products and technologies”, advertising in London Heathrow Airport in July. One of the oldest public radio podcasts, This American Life, has launched a premium subscription version of the show, citing a collapse in the podcast ad market. “We’re doing this out of necessity,” says Ira Glass in an email: “the ad market’s changed a lot in the podcast industry and it has affected nearly everyone making shows like ours.” He added: “we expect our ad revenue to be a third less than what we brought in just a few years ago”. The branding is “This American Life Partners” - Glass also suggested other names of “This American Lifeboat” or “This American Life Support”. This American Life switched to ad sales by National Public Media from August. It had been represented by the New York Times. The show is using Supercast and Apple Podcasts to handle subscriptions. The staff page on This American Life lists 36 people on the team. Ignite Creator Studios has launched PODignite, a tailored content marketing strategy package. The company offers a full suite of services, including podcast production, social media content creation, and branded content development. The 4th annual Anthem Awards has announced its finalists. Among this year’s finalists include podcasts such as The Black Fatherhood Podcast; On Purpose with Jay Shetty; How to Fix the Internet; Going Wild with Dr. Rae Wynn-Grant; Bonus Babies; and more. Classifieds - your job or ad hereLet's be Podcast Besties! 👯 — Podcast Bestie is a newsletter, podcast, and best friend to podcasters trying to grow and monetize their shows. Join the squad now.Industry leading flexibility — Supporting Cast has powerful out-of-the-box solutions that can have your membership program up and running in less than an hour! ⏱ Start signing up members today.CELEBRITIES DOING INTERVIEWS THIS WEEK — Free newsletter shares TV & Film interview opportunities that you can book with *1* click. Tom Streetley, Global’s Director of Commercial, DAX Audio, is asked questions at random by The Media Leader. For his ideal dinner party, he’d like former US President Barack Obama, and two former British Prime Ministers, Tony Blair and David Cameron. Canadian podcast newsletter Pod the North publishes The 10 Best Canadian Podcasts of 2024. In London, In The Dark - a curated evening of audio storytelling - is presenting Unhuman with Axel Kacoutié on Nov 14. We hear it’ll sound even better this time around. Tips and tricks There's more to life than just Apple and Spotify. Here's how to add your podcast to every podcast directory. Podcast News The Late Bloomer Actor published a special end-of-season episode. Host David John Clark spoke to 12 hosts of his favourite podcasts from around the world, all collectively talking about podcasting, storytelling and community. Among the featured guests are TrueFans's Sam Sethi, Buzzsprout's Jordan Blair, and our Editor. Attach Your Résumé launches today - talking to online creators about how their jobs work and how they got there. It's hosted by Eric Silver and Amanda McLoughlin, you can expect interviews with Gita Jackson, co-owner of worker-owned journalism outlet Aftermath; Jack Conte, CEO of Patreon; and podcast host and TV personality Akilah Hughes. Spolitics from iHeartPodcasts and Jemele Hill is a new podcast that will delve into the intersection of sports, race, gender, sexuality and politics. The series aims to spark important political and cultural conversations that challenge the narratives surrounding these critical issues in the world of sports. Begin Again with Davina McCall is new today, from Steven Bartlett's Flight Studio. Davina McCall is a well-known UK television personality, and the show is dedicated to empowering people to embrace midlife: sharing stories of growth, rediscovery, and creating a sense of renewal. Davina wants everyone to know that midlife is not the start of the end, instead it's the perfect opportunity and time to Begin Again. Science says that 60% of people can’t get through a 10-minute conversation without telling at least one lie. Spotify's The Ringer launches Truthless this week - a limited-run show that explores one universal truth: everyone lies. Each episode dives into a single story where a guest reveals a personal lie, unpacking the insecurities and quirks that drove it. Gold supporters: Buzzsprout, Mowpod, Mamamia, The Podglomerate, RedCircle, audioBoom, Steve Lack: Audio, Podscribe, Resound, Cohost, Audiohook, Simplecast, SALT, Riverside.fm, Jar Audio, Podchaser, Awesound, Libsyn, Podpage websites, We Edit Podcasts, Acast, Knucklehead Media Group, Evergreen Podcasts, DisctopiaSilver supporters: Storic Media, Audacia Audio, Bumper, Magellan AI, PlayPodcast, Deepcast, Podium , Gilded Audio, Jonekiri, Frequency, SoundStack, Storyboard, Voxtopica, Huberman Lab, The Roost, ARN's iHeartPodcast Network Aust, The Podcast Haven, Cloud10, Truefans, Tink Media, Ausha, POW PR, Gumball, Podcastpage, Message Heard, Health Podcast Network, Oxford Road, Diversion Podcasts, Rephonic, Castos, Ossa Collective, Podcast Taxi, Sonic Influencer Marketing, Zvook, Transistor, Blubrry, Jam Street Media, Headliner, Optimal Living Daily, Wondery, Double Elvis Productions, Heartcast Media50, Lemonada Media, Rhapsody Voices, matchmaker.fm, Hear.Here.Singapore, Content10x, StreamGuys, Podcast Partnership, Ad Results Media, Cleanfeed, She Podcasts, Podcast Movement, Adopter Media, Podigy, Sonix, Lower Street, School of Podcasting, Revolver Podcasts, Edison Research, Signal Hill InsightsOur personal supporters: Eric Montgomery, Amy Woods, John, Jessica Alpert Silber, Armel, Oludotun Oyebolu, Mikel Ellcessor, Gene Monterastelli, Neil Mody, Ed Sullivan, David Lloyd, Steven Goldstein, Matt Wade, Lindsay Graham, Mirko Lagonegro, Andy Maher, The Virtual Couch, Kara Silverman, Eric Hunley, Liz Covart, Owen Grover, Justin Jackson, Karen Jackson, CESLIE Armstrong, Søren Hugger Møller, Josh Withers, Mike R, Michael Dell, Eric Nuzum, Benjamin Masse, Brett Johnson, Steve Stewart, Mark Ramsey, Pete Morgan, Joe Stone, ShEvo (Sheila Dee & Evo Terra), James Atkinson, Helene Pawlitzki, Buzz Knight, Graeme Klass, Stephanie Arakelian, Kerry Donahue, Stew Redwine, Dave Beasing, Meggan Ellingboe, Andy Bowers, Mary Dooe, Alicia Mackey Huber, Paul Vogelzang, Rekha Murthy, Jody Avirgan, Mohammad Ali, Tony Garcia, We Are Libertarians, Suzanne Schultz, Joanne Phillips, Niall Mackay, Courtney Reimer, Brandon Schexnayder, Sam Phelps, Doug Downs, Lex Friedman, Larry Rosin, Jeremy McCarter, EarBuds Podcast Collective, Vanessa Harris, Charles Spivey, Tom Teodorczuk, Ken Beyer, Bubbe Ann Schockett, Darius Derakshan, Stefano Mangone, Dave Campbell, Cindy HowesReaders and supportersSupport usImage: James Potter

This is sponsored by SoundStack. Power to your podcaster portfolio in '25. Helping them earn more programmatic revenue is simple with SoundStack. Learn how.Visit https://podnews.net/update/monaghan-libsyn for all the links, and to get our newsletter. Libsyn has announced a new CEO - and it’s an impressive hire: the co-founder and former CEO of podcast host Megaphone, Brendan Monaghan. Megaphone was bought by Spotify in Nov 2020; Monaghan left the company in Feb 2022. The company has also terminated “contractual liquidated damages obligations created by prior management in connection with the 2021 capital raise”, a process its recent stockholder meeting described as a “clean-up of the past”. Both candidates for the US Presidential election are hoping to be on the Joe Rogan Experience, according to media reports. But who listens to the show? Edison Research shares Rogan listener demographic data, including who his audience would vote for. Meanwhile, Kamala Harris guested with The Breakfast Club, another top 50 show, hosted by Charlamagne Tha God - which was carried live by other media outlets. Magellan AI has unveiled its Creative Analyzer, allowing brands to gain insight into their competitors’ ad strategies. The tool looks at creative and placement. Classifieds - your job or ad here📈 Boost Your Reach with Podcards! — Share your show with the smartest link for podcasters and decode the secrets of listener discovery and conversion. Start marketing smarter for free at Podcards.🎧 Grow Your Podcast On Player FM — Player.FM’s new self-serve ad portal can help you grow your show, boost engagement, and drive downloads with flexible pricing. Book your next campaign now!Speakers! Panelists! You can now submit your session ideas for The Podcast Show in London and Podfest Expo in Orlando. The Kast Media bankruptcy case continues, with Kast Media’s lawyers suggesting that Arcadian Vanguard’s continued objections are “meritless”, “flawed”, and “spurious”. The latest Triton Digital Australian Podcast Ranker was released. Listeners are up 15% year-on-year. Of note, many of the catch-up radio shows appear to be publishing full episodes as well as partial highlights in the same feed. A few examples: ARN’s Kyle & Jackie O published 86 episodes in September; Nine’s Ben Fordham posted 160 episodes; SCA’s The Rush Hour posted 128 new episodes. These episodes were all produced from 21 radio programs in September; the auto-download behaviour of most podcast apps meaning that all episodes - clips or the full show - are downloaded. All episodes contain programmatically-inserted advertising. Tips and tricks Wavve shares How to Develop a Podcast Merchandising Strategy Podcast News Above - ITALIAN, FOR SURE is publishing an episode with Gabriele Tortorella, the Head Coach with Barry’s Milan, today. The host, Catrin Skaperdas, is marketing it by - as is still legal in Italy - sticking flyers under the windscreen wipers of parked cars. (Don't try it in most countries, though, before checking it's legal where you are!) PRIDE Daily, the world’s only daily LGBTQ+ news podcast, celebrates its first birthday today. The show has won a number of awards, been broadcast on the radio, and has released a number of specials over the last 12 months. The Vergecast focuses on the history - and future - of podcasts this week. Why were they called that in the first place? And is that word useful at all in the future? Guests include Adam Curry and our Editor, James Cridland QCODE horror fiction podcast The Edge of Sleep has been made into an Amazon Prime Video series, which is released today. 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