Sponsored by Riverside. Create studio-quality recordings, edit in seconds, and repurpose effortlessly—all with Riverside’s latest updates. Trusted by top podcasters and brands like Tim Ferriss, Ali Abdaal, and Spotify, it’s their go-to creation platform. Try Riverside today and grow your podcast! After last year’s Podnews Report Card highlighted the difficulty of submitting a show to Apple Podcasts, Apple has fixed things - rolling out a new, streamlined, process to automatically submit a show for creators using selected podcast hosts. It removes the requirement to open an Apple account first. The launch podcast hosts are: Audioboom, Audiomeans, Ausha, Blubrry, Buzzsprout, Captivate, Castos, Hubhopper, Libsyn, Pinecast, Podbean, Podspace and Transistor. Creators can then claim their show in Apple Podcasts Connect at a later date, should they want to. There is a new, streamlined process for that, using a token to place in your RSS feed. The new process also handles transferral of podcasts from one account to another. The existing method of submitting a show isn’t going away, if you’re on other hosts. The clarity of responses to the Podnews Report Card last year was clear - with creators and publishers saying the Apple Podcasts submission process was “awfully complicated” with “too many hoops”, that the account requirement was “ridiculous and unnecessary”, and that it was particularly bad for “people who are new to podcasting”. We shared all the responses with Apple last year, and are delighted to see significant change, which should benefit the entire industry. Please, if you’ve not yet done it, complete the Podnews Report Card this year: and who knows what we can accomplish this time around. Edison Research released the Top 25 Podcasts in the UK for Q4/2024. News podcasts did well this quarter, which included the US Presidential Election. The BBC has the most titles in the list overall, though Goalhanger Podcasts has three shows in the top 5. > > > Read more of today’s podcast industry news stories on the Podnews website: and get our free daily newsletter.Classifieds - your job or ad hereDon't sell a Patreon ❌, sell your subscription ✅! — Supporting Cast is completely white labeled, so your brand is always front and center. Build YOUR subscription & community, not Patreon'sBiz & Legal Fundamentals–Don't Wait! Free Workshop — What if getting the "legal stuff" for your podcast was fast, easy and do-it-yourself-able? Join The Podcast Lawyer™ Gordon Firemark for this free online workshop. Don't miss this! Register Now. Gold Mic Award: for the Top 50 Over 50 Podcasters — Nominate Now - Gold Mic Awards Showcasing Top 50 Gen X & Boomer voices. Sponsorships & Judge Spots available! Nominations open now-Feb 28, Hybrid: Virtual Event & Gala in Melbourne, FL 3/28/25 8pm ESTStruggling to Grow? Get a Free Podcast Review! — Get a free expert review of your podcast with competitor insights and actionable tips to level up. Audit will be performed by one of our experts and delivered within 1 day.Gold supporters: Buzzsprout, Mowpod, Mamamia, The $100 MBA, The Podglomerate, Cloud10, Sounds Profitable, Simplecast, Steve Lack: Audio, RedCircle, Resound, SALT, Audiohook, Podscribe, Cohost, audioBoom, Riverside.fm, Jar Audio, Podchaser, Awesound, Libsyn, Knucklehead Media Group, We Edit Podcasts, Acast, Disctopia, Podpage websites, Evergreen PodcastsSilver supporters: Storic Media, Audacia Audio, Bumper, PodLabs - Podcast Experimentatio, Magellan AI, The Podcast Haven, Voxtopica, PlayPodcast, Huberman Lab, Truefans, Compliance Podcast Network, Red Seat Ventures, POW PR, The Roost, Gilded Audio, Gumball, SoundStack, Ask Ralph Christian Finance, Deepcast Creator, Jonekiri, Podium , Ausha, Tink Media, Storyboard, ARN's iHeartPodcast Network Aust, Frequency, Podcastpage, Message Heard, Health Podcast Network, Transistor, Blubrry, Rephonic, matchmaker.fm, Sonic Influencer Marketing, Ossa Collective, Castos, Optimal Living Daily, Heartcast Media50, Diversion Podcasts, Wondery, Zvook, Rhapsody Voices, Jam Street Media, Oxford Road, Headliner, Lemonada Media, Podcast Taxi, Double Elvis Productions, Content10x, Podcast Partnership, StreamGuys, Ad Results Media, Hear.Here.Singapore, Cleanfeed, She Podcasts, Lower Street, School of Podcasting, Adopter Media, Podigy, Podcast Movement, Revolver Podcasts, Sonix, Signal Hill Insights, Edison ResearchOur supporters pay for Podnews, so everyone can read it. Join them today.

Sponsored by Riverside. Create studio-quality recordings, edit in seconds, and repurpose effortlessly—all with Riverside’s latest updates. Trusted by top podcasters and brands like Tim Ferriss, Ali Abdaal, and Spotify, it’s their go-to creation platform. Try Riverside today and grow your podcast! There are more ads in podcasts than ever, says Magellan AI, which released its Quarterly Benchmark Report for Q4/2024. Average advertiser ad load increased over 20% year-on-year (but is still significantly less than broadcast radio, we’d add). The data shows a y-on-y ad-spend increase of 19%; and a 10% q-on-q increase in the number of brands advertising on podcasts. AIR released its 2025 Rate Guide, with updated benchmark freelance rates for producers, sound designers, story editors, fact-checkers, and researchers in the US audio industry. Adam Curry’s new project Godcaster has been launched. The tool allows Christian podcasts hosted anywhere to benefit from live streaming, funding tools and other Podcasting 2.0 features. > > > Read more of today’s podcast industry news stories on the Podnews website: and get our free daily newsletter.Classifieds - your job or ad hereSimple Strategies to help podcasters make more💰 — Subscribe to the FREE Podcasting Business School newsletter and get fresh tips every Thursday for podcast growth, monetization, and online business strategies. Join over 2,800+ Pod Pals on this list.Gold Mic Award: for the Top 50 Over 50 Podcasters — Nominate Now - Gold Mic Awards Showcasing Top 50 Gen X & Boomer voices. Sponsorships & Judge Spots available! Nominations open now-Feb 28, Hybrid: Virtual Event & Gala in Melbourne, FL 3/28/25 8pm ESTGold supporters: Buzzsprout, Mowpod, Mamamia, The $100 MBA, Sounds Profitable, Cloud10, The Podglomerate, SALT, Resound, Steve Lack: Audio, RedCircle, Simplecast, Audiohook, Podscribe, Cohost, audioBoom, Riverside.fm, Jar Audio, Podchaser, Awesound, Knucklehead Media Group, Acast, We Edit Podcasts, Evergreen Podcasts, Libsyn, Podpage websites, DisctopiaSilver supporters: Storic Media, Audacia Audio, Bumper, PodLabs - Podcast Experimentatio, Magellan AI, Frequency, ARN's iHeartPodcast Network Aust, Red Seat Ventures, PlayPodcast, Voxtopica, Compliance Podcast Network, The Roost, POW PR, Gilded Audio, Ausha, Gumball, Jonekiri, Podium , SoundStack, Deepcast Creator, Ask Ralph Christian Finance, Storyboard, The Podcast Haven, Huberman Lab, Truefans, Tink Media, Podcastpage, Message Heard, Health Podcast Network, matchmaker.fm, Rephonic, Sonic Influencer Marketing, Diversion Podcasts, Transistor, Ossa Collective, Wondery, Oxford Road, Heartcast Media50, Lemonada Media, Zvook, Double Elvis Productions, Podcast Taxi, Rhapsody Voices, Headliner, Jam Street Media, Optimal Living Daily, Castos, Blubrry, Ad Results Media, Podcast Partnership, Content10x, Hear.Here.Singapore, StreamGuys, Cleanfeed, She Podcasts, Revolver Podcasts, Lower Street, Adopter Media, Sonix, Podcast Movement, Podigy, School of Podcasting, Edison Research, Signal Hill InsightsOur supporters pay for Podnews, so everyone can read it. Join them today.Image: Jo San Diego

Sponsored by Riverside. Create studio-quality recordings, edit in seconds, and repurpose effortlessly—all with Riverside’s latest updates. Trusted by top podcasters and brands like Tim Ferriss, Ali Abdaal, and Spotify, it’s their go-to creation platform. Try Riverside today and grow your podcast! First look: Branded podcasts work - listeners like the brand more after listening to a branded podcast - shows that both keep their attention and that they would recommend to others. That’s the finding of the new 2025 Benchmark Report on Branded Podcasts released today by Signal Hill Insights. The research, based on survey responses from more than 15,000 podcast listeners, gives a number of strong reasons why brands should be investing more in podcasts. First look: SiriusXM has just announced that it is to expand its SiriusXM Podcasts+ premium subscription to Spotify, YouTube Music, and other podcast apps via SupportingCast. “This expansion brings SiriusXM Podcasts+ benefits – including ad-free listening to new episodes, exclusive bonus content, and early access to new episodes of popular shows – to all major podcast platforms.” (You can also subscribe directly with Apple Podcasts). If you’re a Podcast Academy member, you can now vote for your favourites in The Ambies. Log into the member portal and go to “The Ambies!” tab for log in credentials. The full list of nominees was published earlier this week. > > > Read more of today’s podcast industry news stories on the Podnews website: and get our free daily newsletter.Classifieds - your job or ad hereWork with an award winning podcast producer! — I can save you hours of editing so you can focus on making great content. Book a free Discovery Call with me, Niall Mackay, to see how we can help you! “Top-notch podcasts, expertly produced.”Audiencelift Grow Your Podcast, Grow Your Income! — Audiencelift delivers real human, verified listeners and IAB-compliant downloads, so you can earn meaningful revenue from your podcast. Start growing your audience and income today! Gold supporters: Buzzsprout, Mowpod, Mamamia, The $100 MBA, Cloud10, Sounds Profitable, The Podglomerate, Resound, Cohost, Podscribe, Simplecast, Audiohook, RedCircle, Steve Lack: Audio, SALT, audioBoom, Riverside.fm, Jar Audio, Podchaser, Awesound, Evergreen Podcasts, Acast, Knucklehead Media Group, We Edit Podcasts, Libsyn, Podpage websites, DisctopiaSilver supporters: Storic Media, Audacia Audio, Bumper, PodLabs - Podcast Experimentatio, Magellan AI, Compliance Podcast Network, PlayPodcast, Ausha, Deepcast Creator, Huberman Lab, Gumball, Podium , Jonekiri, POW PR, Red Seat Ventures, Tink Media, The Podcast Haven, Storyboard, Gilded Audio, The Roost, Voxtopica, ARN's iHeartPodcast Network Aust, Truefans, Ask Ralph Christian Finance, SoundStack, Frequency, Podcastpage, Message Heard, Health Podcast Network, Castos, Sonic Influencer Marketing, Wondery, Rephonic, matchmaker.fm, Heartcast Media50, Headliner, Zvook, Optimal Living Daily, Podcast Taxi, Lemonada Media, Diversion Podcasts, Blubrry, Oxford Road, Rhapsody Voices, Jam Street Media, Transistor, Double Elvis Productions, Ossa Collective, Hear.Here.Singapore, Content10x, StreamGuys, Ad Results Media, Podcast Partnership, Cleanfeed, She Podcasts, Sonix, Podigy, Revolver Podcasts, Lower Street, School of Podcasting, Adopter Media, Podcast Movement, Edison Research, Signal Hill InsightsOur supporters pay for Podnews, so everyone can read it. Join them today.

Sponsored by Riverside. Create studio-quality recordings, edit in seconds, and repurpose effortlessly—all with Riverside’s latest updates. Trusted by top podcasters and brands like Tim Ferriss, Ali Abdaal, and Spotify, it’s their go-to creation platform. Try Riverside today and grow your podcast! While you fill out the Podnews Report Card, we’d also like to point you to the Podcast Marketing Academy’s Podcast Marketing Trends survey, which is open to enter. The survey will uncover everything from idea-testing to podcast search algorithms. By taking part, you’ll “be automatically entered to win one of more than $15k in prizes.” Audyllic is an audio processing tool for podcasts that uses the broadcast-standard Orban Optimod tool to make podcasts as easy to listen-to as your favourite radio station. It offers two hours free a month. The US’s iHeart is producing a true-crime show with the UK’s Chalk and Blade, and Australia’s Clockwork Films. “Crying Wolf” will be released later in the year. > > > Read more of today’s podcast industry news stories on the Podnews website: and get our free daily newsletter.Classifieds - your job or ad hereWork with an award winning podcast producer! — I can save you hours of editing so you can focus on making great content. Book a free Discovery Call with me, Niall Mackay, to see how we can help you! “Top-notch podcasts, expertly produced.”Biz & Legal Fundamentals–Don't Wait! Free Workshop — What if getting the "legal stuff" for your podcast was fast, easy and do-it-yourself-able? Join The Podcast Lawyer™ Gordon Firemark for this free online workshop. Don't miss this! Register Now. Sung Podcast Intros! — Level up your podcast! Let RedRum Creative craft an infectious, sung-for-you jingle intro that’ll grab your listeners ears. Most jingles are just $500! Visit RedRum Creative to hear samples.Gold supporters: Buzzsprout, Mowpod, Mamamia, The $100 MBA, Sounds Profitable, The Podglomerate, Cloud10, Podscribe, SALT, Steve Lack: Audio, Cohost, RedCircle, audioBoom, Simplecast, Audiohook, Resound, Riverside.fm, Jar Audio, Podchaser, Awesound, We Edit Podcasts, Podpage websites, Libsyn, Acast, Disctopia, Evergreen Podcasts, Knucklehead Media GroupSilver supporters: Storic Media, Audacia Audio, Bumper, PodLabs - Podcast Experimentatio, Magellan AI, Deepcast Creator, POW PR, Gilded Audio, Gumball, Red Seat Ventures, Frequency, Truefans, Voxtopica, Storyboard, Podium , The Roost, The Podcast Haven, Huberman Lab, PlayPodcast, Ask Ralph Christian Finance, Jonekiri, SoundStack, Ausha, Tink Media, ARN's iHeartPodcast Network Aust, Compliance Podcast Network, Podcastpage, Message Heard, Health Podcast Network, Headliner, matchmaker.fm, Castos, Jam Street Media, Optimal Living Daily, Blubrry, Sonic Influencer Marketing, Rhapsody Voices, Oxford Road, Transistor, Wondery, Diversion Podcasts, Heartcast Media50, Ossa Collective, Double Elvis Productions, Rephonic, Zvook, Podcast Taxi, Lemonada Media, Ad Results Media, Hear.Here.Singapore, StreamGuys, Content10x, Podcast Partnership, Cleanfeed, She Podcasts, Lower Street, Revolver Podcasts, Adopter Media, School of Podcasting, Podcast Movement, Podigy, Sonix, Signal Hill Insights, Edison ResearchOur supporters pay for Podnews, so everyone can read it. Join them today.

Sponsored by Riverside. Create studio-quality recordings, edit in seconds, and repurpose effortlessly—all with Riverside’s latest updates. Trusted by top podcasters and brands like Tim Ferriss, Ali Abdaal, and Spotify, it’s their go-to creation platform. Try Riverside today and grow your podcast! The Podcast Academy has announced the nominees for the fifth annual ceremony of The Ambies. The show will be on Monday Mar 31 in Chicago, and will be hosted by comedian and podcaster Tig Notaro. It’s our chance to see one of Spotify’s new Creator Milestone Awards (Jan 28) close-up. Rusty Quill’s audio drama series The Magnus Archives surpassed 100 million downloads, and the team picked up the award from Spotify London last week. Podcast app Castro, which celebrates one year this month with its new owner, has posted a “state of the app” looking at achievements made in the last twelve months. > > > Read more of today’s podcast industry news stories on the Podnews website: and get our free daily newsletter.Classifieds - your job or ad hereWork with an award winning podcast producer! — I can save you hours of editing so you can focus on making great content. Book a free Discovery Call with me, Niall Mackay, to see how we can help you! “Top-notch podcasts, expertly produced.”Audiencelift Grow Your Podcast, Grow Your Income! — Audiencelift delivers real human, verified listeners and IAB-compliant downloads, so you can earn meaningful revenue from your podcast. Start growing your audience and income today! Gold Mic Award: for the Top 50 Over 50 Podcasters — Nominate Now - Gold Mic Awards Showcasing Top 50 Gen X & Boomer voices. Sponsorships & Judge Spots available! Nominations open now-Feb 28, Hybrid: Virtual Event & Gala in Melbourne, FL 3/28/25 8pm ESTGold supporters: Buzzsprout, Mowpod, Mamamia, The $100 MBA, The Podglomerate, Sounds Profitable, Cloud10, SALT, Resound, Steve Lack: Audio, audioBoom, Cohost, Audiohook, Podscribe, Simplecast, RedCircle, Riverside.fm, Jar Audio, Podchaser, Awesound, Acast, Libsyn, Knucklehead Media Group, We Edit Podcasts, Podpage websites, Disctopia, Evergreen PodcastsSilver supporters: Storic Media, Audacia Audio, Bumper, PodLabs - Podcast Experimentatio, Magellan AI, PlayPodcast, ARN's iHeartPodcast Network Aust, Tink Media, Gilded Audio, Storyboard, The Roost, Jonekiri, The Podcast Haven, Red Seat Ventures, Ask Ralph Christian Finance, Deepcast Creator, SoundStack, POW PR, Compliance Podcast Network, Truefans, Voxtopica, Podium , Gumball, Ausha, Frequency, Huberman Lab, Podcastpage, Message Heard, Health Podcast Network, matchmaker.fm, Castos, Zvook, Oxford Road, Diversion Podcasts, Transistor, Double Elvis Productions, Heartcast Media50, Lemonada Media, Rhapsody Voices, Sonic Influencer Marketing, Jam Street Media, Blubrry, Podcast Taxi, Rephonic, Ossa Collective, Wondery, Headliner, Optimal Living Daily, Hear.Here.Singapore, StreamGuys, Content10x, Ad Results Media, Podcast Partnership, She Podcasts, Cleanfeed, Podcast Movement, School of Podcasting, Sonix, Adopter Media, Podigy, Lower Street, Revolver Podcasts, Signal Hill Insights, Edison ResearchOur supporters pay for Podnews, so everyone can read it. Join them today.Image: Tig Notaro

Sponsored by Riverside. Create studio-quality recordings, edit in seconds, and repurpose effortlessly—all with Riverside’s latest updates. Trusted by top podcasters and brands like Tim Ferriss, Ali Abdaal, and Spotify, it’s their go-to creation platform. Try Riverside today and grow your podcast! Spotify shared some creator earnings from the first month of the Spotify Partner Program. “Hundreds of podcast creators surpassed $10,000 in monthly revenue”, the company said, but also gave three specific examples of January earnings. We’re All Insane earned more than $17,000. (An advertising planning tool that Podnews has access to suggests that this show does 579,000 downloads a month overall.) Kinda Funny Gamescast made over $10,000. (This show, we think, gets 124,000 downloads a month overall.) Your Mom’s House with Christina P. and Tom Segura and 2 Bears, 1 Cave with Tom Segura & Bert Kreischer, two podcasts from YMH studios, saw combined earnings of more than $105,000. (These shows may do a total of 6.5mn downloads a month). So, is this doing better than advertising? Podnews analysis suggests that We’re All Insane is achieving $29 CPM; Kinda Funny $80 CPM; and YMH is doing $16 CPM. However, total download numbers are from all platforms, not just Spotify. Should Spotify account for 50% of total consumption, of course, you can double those CPM numbers. And baked-in advertising is still fine within these shows, so this is additive revenue. Spotify was also keen to highlight the growth in consumption that video gives: We’re All Insane claims a 6x consumption increase in total hours year-on-year; Kinda Funny and the YMH Studios shows around 22% month-on-month. The company adds: “The top 20 video podcasts eligible for the Spotify Partner Program have seen an average 24%+ growth of consumption. Overall, video podcast consumption on Spotify is up more than 20% since the program’s launch.” Some other detail: Within Spotify for Creators, participants can see the sources of their revenue with ad-supported (streams) and premium (share). (Wouldn’t it be fun if you wanted to share some with us?) Spotify promised videos would be “uninterrupted by ad breaks”. At the time, we wrote that it would be “uninterrupted and ad-free”, but we got that wrong: Spotify Premium users see unskippable ads at the beginning and end of video content: they’re just not interrupted by video ad mid-rolls. > > > Read more of today’s podcast industry news stories on the Podnews website: and get our free daily newsletter.Classifieds - your job or ad hereFollow the Super Awesome Mix Podcast — Every mix tape tells a story. Follow our podcast to hear each unique mix, and join in on the fun of music being the soundtrack to our lives.❤️ Show Some Love - Nominate a Podcaster Today ❤️ — Happy Valentines Day from the Top 50 Over 50 Podcaster Awards ❤️ The only awards showcasing Gen X & Boomer Podcasters. Honoring age, experience, and excellence! Nominations: now - 2/28 Awards 3/28Gold supporters: Buzzsprout, Mowpod, Mamamia, The $100 MBA, Cloud10, Sounds Profitable, The Podglomerate, audioBoom, Audiohook, RedCircle, Podscribe, Simplecast, Steve Lack: Audio, SALT, Cohost, Resound, Riverside.fm, Jar Audio, Podchaser, Awesound, Acast, We Edit Podcasts, Disctopia, Podpage websites, Libsyn, Evergreen Podcasts, Knucklehead Media GroupSilver supporters: Storic Media, Audacia Audio, Bumper, PodLabs - Podcast Experimentatio, Magellan AI, ARN's iHeartPodcast Network Aust, POW PR, Ausha, Compliance Podcast Network, Gilded Audio, The Podcast Haven, Tink Media, Jonekiri, Frequency, Huberman Lab, Gumball, Voxtopica, Ask Ralph Christian Finance, PlayPodcast, Storyboard, Podium , The Roost, Deepcast Creator, Truefans, SoundStack, Red Seat Ventures, Podcastpage, Message Heard, Health Podcast Network, Diversion Podcasts, Jam Street Media, Wondery, Sonic Influencer Marketing, matchmaker.fm, Podcast Taxi, Rhapsody Voices, Transistor, Blubrry, Headliner, Rephonic, Castos, Double Elvis Productions, Lemonada Media, Oxford Road, Optimal Living Daily, Zvook, Ossa Collective, Heartcast Media50, Hear.Here.Singapore, Content10x, Podcast Partnership, StreamGuys, Ad Results Media, Cleanfeed, She Podcasts, Podigy, Podcast Movement, School of Podcasting, Adopter Media, Revolver Podcasts, Sonix, Lower Street, Edison Research, Signal Hill InsightsOur supporters pay for Podnews, so everyone can read it. Join them today.Image: James Cridland

Sponsored by Riverside. Create studio-quality recordings, edit in seconds, and repurpose effortlessly—all with Riverside’s latest updates. Trusted by top podcasters and brands like Tim Ferriss, Ali Abdaal, and Spotify, it’s their go-to creation platform. Try Riverside today and grow your podcast! Exclusive: Amazon’s Wondery has closed its operations in Mexico and in Brazil. Podnews understands that the closure was announced in a short staff meeting earlier this week. Those impacted include Sarah Barrett, the company’s Head of Mexico Podcast Content. It comes the same week as some of Wondery Mexico’s shows were nominated for the Ondas Globales awards; and the LATAM units own a successful YouTube page with more than 500,000 subscribers. Amazon tells Podnews: “After a careful review of our priorities and customers’ needs, we’ve made the difficult decision to close Wondery’s Brazil and Mexico original content operations. This decision wasn’t made quickly or easily, and we remain committed to developing immersive storytelling and audio content for audiences.” A raw download figure doesn’t tell you whether those listeners are new, or returning. Are they people who listened once and swore to never again listen? Or are you not reaching new audiences at all? Bumper has worked out how to calculate new vs returning listeners, using first-party data within the Apple and Spotify dashboards. That data will be added to the Bumper Dashboard soon (which we reviewed last August.) If you’re curious, here’s a graph showing how the Podnews Weekly Review performs on Spotify, using weekly figures. No idea what we did in mid June. Exclusive: Podcast industry veteran Christy Mirabal has launched The Listening Party Agency, working with Imelda Vergara-Skinder. The agency describes itself as “a dynamic new marketing consultancy designed to amplify the voices of podcast creators everywhere”, and is based in New York and Los Angeles. > > > Read more of today’s podcast industry news stories on the Podnews website: and get our free daily newsletter.Classifieds - your job or ad hereNeed short-form content? — I'm Kristen (a real person), who can highlight the best moments from your podcast. Save $350—Evolutions Sale Ends Tonight! — Be part of the spring's biggest podcast event, Evolutions 2025, March 31–April 3 in Chicago. Save up to $350 during the Super Duper Early Bird Sale, ending tonight. Lock in your pass before midnight!🚀 AUDIENCELIFT = LISTENS + SUBSCRIBERS! — Audiencelift advertises your podcast to the right audience with links to listen, follow, and opt in for push notifications! It's perfect if you want to grow and engage your audience. Learn more! The New Zealand Podcasting Summit, May 10 2025 — The annual event for NZ’s podcast producers, presenters, practitioners, & providers. This is a day-long event focused on networking, sharing, upskilling, & learning. Six themed sessions over the day.Women Podcasters Awards — Do you love your podcast? ❤️ Submit your nomination by April 30th. Our mission is to elevate women's voices globally and within the podcasting industry.Gold supporters: Buzzsprout, Mowpod, Mamamia, The $100 MBA, The Podglomerate, Sounds Profitable, Cloud10, RedCircle, Cohost, SALT, Audiohook, Steve Lack: Audio, Simplecast, Resound, audioBoom, Podscribe, Riverside.fm, Jar Audio, Podchaser, Awesound, Libsyn, Knucklehead Media Group, Disctopia, Acast, Podpage websites, We Edit Podcasts, Evergreen PodcastsSilver supporters: Storic Media, Audacia Audio, Bumper, PodLabs - Podcast Experimentatio, Magellan AI, Deepcast Creator, Jonekiri, POW PR, ARN's iHeartPodcast Network Aust, Huberman Lab, Truefans, Ask Ralph Christian Finance, The Roost, Red Seat Ventures, PlayPodcast, Frequency, Compliance Podcast Network, Storyboard, Gumball, Ausha, SoundStack, The Podcast Haven, Podium , Voxtopica, Gilded Audio, Tink Media, Podcastpage, Message Heard, Health Podcast Network, Oxford Road, Zvook, Double Elvis Productions, Podcast Taxi, Optimal Living Daily, Headliner, Lemonada Media, Heartcast Media50, Blubrry, Ossa Collective, Castos, Wondery, Rhapsody Voices, Sonic Influencer Marketing, Rephonic, matchmaker.fm, Jam Street Media, Transistor, Diversion Podcasts, StreamGuys, Hear.Here.Singapore, Ad Results Media, Podcast Partnership, Content10x, Cleanfeed, She Podcasts, Revolver Podcasts, Podigy, Adopter Media, Sonix, School of Podcasting, Lower Street, Podcast Movement, Signal Hill Insights, Edison ResearchOur supporters pay for Podnews, so everyone can read it. Join them today.Image: James Cridland

Sponsored by Riverside. Create studio-quality recordings, edit in seconds, and repurpose effortlessly—all with Riverside’s latest updates. Trusted by top podcasters and brands like Tim Ferriss, Ali Abdaal, and Spotify, it’s their go-to creation platform. Try Riverside today and grow your podcast! Acast has posted its first year in profit, according to the company’s financial year-end report. The full report claims a 19% net sales growth for 2024, and an EBITDA profit of $2.2mn. Total listens were down 13% in 2024, which the company attributes to Apple’s changes in iOS 17. In Q4/2024, net sales grew by 17% overall, with sales in North America growing by 33%. However, the number of listens was down by 8% in the quarter: Acast say this is because the BBC left Acast’s network for Triton Digital. The BBC left in late November, so expect a further decrease of listens in Q1. The UK itself is a “challenging market” according to CEO Ross Adams (though Acast didn’t represent the BBC there). Netflix wants to get into video podcasts, according to Business Insider. It reportedly tried to hire Alex Cooper last year. Meta has launched a demo tool called Audiobox - “create an audio story with AI voices and sounds.” It’s quite a fun thing to play with, though it seems to like whispering very much. Of interest: “This research demo is not open to residents of, or those accessing the demo from, the States of Illinois or Texas.” > > > Read more of today’s podcast industry news stories on the Podnews website: and get our free daily newsletter.Classifieds - your job or ad hereNeed short-form content? — I'm Kristen (a real person), who can highlight the best moments from your podcast. 💰 Join the High Rollers Club with Supporting Cast — Radiolab, Dunc'd On, The Tennis Podcast, Dateline, Savage Lovecast, and other shows will earn up to seven figures this year using the Supporting Cast membership platform.Save $350—Evolutions Early Bird Ends Tomorrow! — Join podcast creators and pros at Evolutions 2025, March 31–April 3 in Chicago. Save up to $350 on your pass during the Super Duper Early Bird Sale, ending tomorrow. Prices rise at midnight!Gold supporters: Buzzsprout, Mowpod, Mamamia, The $100 MBA, Sounds Profitable, Cloud10, The Podglomerate, Podscribe, audioBoom, Cohost, SALT, Simplecast, RedCircle, Audiohook, Resound, Steve Lack: Audio, Riverside.fm, Jar Audio, Podchaser, Awesound, Disctopia, Knucklehead Media Group, We Edit Podcasts, Acast, Evergreen Podcasts, Podpage websites, LibsynSilver supporters: Storic Media, Audacia Audio, Bumper, PodLabs - Podcast Experimentatio, Magellan AI, The Podcast Haven, POW PR, Truefans, SoundStack, Frequency, Podium , PlayPodcast, Storyboard, Gumball, Jonekiri, ARN's iHeartPodcast Network Aust, Voxtopica, Ausha, Huberman Lab, Gilded Audio, Tink Media, Deepcast Creator, The Roost, Compliance Podcast Network, Red Seat Ventures, Ask Ralph Christian Finance, Podcastpage, Message Heard, Health Podcast Network, Optimal Living Daily, Lemonada Media, Jam Street Media, Zvook, Rhapsody Voices, Sonic Influencer Marketing, Transistor, matchmaker.fm, Rephonic, Oxford Road, Diversion Podcasts, Blubrry, Wondery, Double Elvis Productions, Castos, Heartcast Media50, Ossa Collective, Podcast Taxi, Headliner, Content10x, StreamGuys, Podcast Partnership, Hear.Here.Singapore, Ad Results Media, She Podcasts, Cleanfeed, Sonix, Adopter Media, Lower Street, Podcast Movement, Revolver Podcasts, School of Podcasting, Podigy, Edison Research, Signal Hill InsightsOur supporters pay for Podnews, so everyone can read it. Join them today.Image: James Cridland

Sponsored by Riverside. Create studio-quality recordings, edit in seconds, and repurpose effortlessly—all with Riverside’s latest updates. Trusted by top podcasters and brands like Tim Ferriss, Ali Abdaal, and Spotify, it’s their go-to creation platform. Try Riverside today and grow your podcast! Red Seat Ventures has been acquired by Tubi Media Group, part of Rupert Murdoch’s Fox Corporation. Red Seat Ventures makes shows with people like Tucker Carlson, Megyn Kelly and Piers Morgan. Terms weren’t disclosed. Amy Poehler is to launch a new podcast with Spotify’s The Ringer. The actor, who spoke at Evolutions in Los Angeles last year, is to do a new show called Good Hang, launching in March. It’ll be produced by her company Paper Kite Productions, which recently gained Jenna Weiss-Berman as Head of Audio. The original founders of Chartable, Dave Zohrob and Harish Agarwal, are working on a new startup using voice AI - and, of course, podcasting about it. Smart Speakers comes out Feb 24. > > > Read more of today’s podcast industry news stories on the Podnews website: and get our free daily newsletter.Classifieds - your job or ad hereRead more poetry! — Free email newsletter sharing one good poem a week, plus commentary.🎧 Drive Podcast Downloads on Player FM — Use Player FM’s self-serve ad platform to boost impressions, plays, and engagement for your show. Affordable plans available to fit any podcaster. Launch your campaign now!Audiencelift Grow Your Podcast, Grow Your Income! — Audiencelift delivers real human, verified listeners and IAB-compliant downloads, so you can earn meaningful revenue from your podcast. Start growing your audience and income today! Sung Podcast Intros! — Level up your podcast! Let RedRum Creative craft an infectious, sung-for-you jingle intro that’ll grab your listeners ears. Most jingles are just $500! Visit RedRum Creative to hear samples.Try Free Ukumi AI Podcast Editing Today — Tired of spending hours editing? Let Ukumi's AI do the heavy lifting. Turn Zoom & Riverside recordings into Podcasts, fast turnaround. Save time and focus on storytelling. Edit less, create more!🚀Gold supporters: Buzzsprout, Mowpod, Mamamia, The $100 MBA, Cloud10, The Podglomerate, Sounds Profitable, RedCircle, Audiohook, Resound, Simplecast, SALT, Cohost, Podscribe, audioBoom, Steve Lack: Audio, Riverside.fm, Jar Audio, Podchaser, Awesound, Disctopia, Acast, Libsyn, Evergreen Podcasts, We Edit Podcasts, Knucklehead Media Group, Podpage websitesSilver supporters: Storic Media, Audacia Audio, Bumper, PodLabs - Podcast Experimentatio, Magellan AI, SoundStack, Compliance Podcast Network, ARN's iHeartPodcast Network Aust, Ask Ralph Christian Finance, Huberman Lab, Gilded Audio, Podium , Voxtopica, The Roost, Tink Media, Deepcast Creator, Ausha, PlayPodcast, The Podcast Haven, POW PR, Gumball, Truefans, Storyboard, Red Seat Ventures, Frequency, Jonekiri, Podcastpage, Message Heard, Health Podcast Network, Ossa Collective, Oxford Road, matchmaker.fm, Rhapsody Voices, Jam Street Media, Lemonada Media, Double Elvis Productions, Wondery, Optimal Living Daily, Podcast Taxi, Heartcast Media50, Transistor, Castos, Zvook, Diversion Podcasts, Sonic Influencer Marketing, Blubrry, Rephonic, Headliner, Content10x, Hear.Here.Singapore, Podcast Partnership, Ad Results Media, StreamGuys, She Podcasts, Cleanfeed, Podigy, Adopter Media, Podcast Movement, Lower Street, Revolver Podcasts, School of Podcasting, Sonix, Edison Research, Signal Hill InsightsOur supporters pay for Podnews, so everyone can read it. Join them today.Image: Robert F

Sponsored by Riverside. Create studio-quality recordings, edit in seconds, and repurpose effortlessly—all with Riverside’s latest updates. Trusted by top podcasters and brands like Tim Ferriss, Ali Abdaal, and Spotify, it’s their go-to creation platform. Try Riverside today and grow your podcast! The Podnews Report Card is back for a fourth year. The big podcast platforms are keen to know how they’ve done over the last year, and we’ve a quick survey for you to fill out. We’ll share your thoughts directly with the big platforms, and also at Evolutions in early April. Please spend ten minutes and fill it in: no registration is required, and we’ve built it for speed. Can you share this with your network? The more entries, the better. Another day, another ad agreement for podcasts from BBC Studios: this time, Digitize New Media has been announced as ad partner in Ireland. So, you’ve got negative feedback for your podcasts. How do you deal with it? In an article today with help from the Podcast Professionals Association, we learn how to navigate negative feedback in podcasting, and how to reduce how much you get. > > > Read more of today’s podcast industry news stories on the Podnews website: and get our free daily newsletter.Classifieds - your job or ad herePodcast Growth & Monetization tips every Thursday! — Subscribe to the FREE Podcasting Business School newsletter and get fresh tips every Thursday for podcast growth, monetization, and online business strategies. Join over 2,800+ Pod Pals on this list.Gold Mic Award: for the Top 50 Over 50 Podcasters — Nominate Now - Gold Mic Awards Showcasing Top 50 Gen X & Boomer voices. Sponsorships & Judge Spots available! Nominations open now-Feb 28, Hybrid: Virtual Event & Gala in Melbourne, FL 3/28/25 8pm ESTSung Podcast Intros! — Level up your podcast! Let RedRum Creative craft an infectious, sung-for-you jingle intro that’ll grab your listeners ears. Most jingles are just $500! Visit RedRum Creative to hear samples.Gold supporters: Buzzsprout, Mowpod, Mamamia, The $100 MBA, Cloud10, The Podglomerate, Sounds Profitable, Simplecast, audioBoom, Podscribe, Steve Lack: Audio, Audiohook, Resound, Cohost, RedCircle, SALT, Riverside.fm, Jar Audio, Podchaser, Awesound, Disctopia, Knucklehead Media Group, Libsyn, Podpage websites, Evergreen Podcasts, We Edit Podcasts, AcastSilver supporters: Storic Media, Audacia Audio, Bumper, PodLabs - Podcast Experimentatio, Magellan AI, Podium , Deepcast Creator, The Podcast Haven, Ausha, Gilded Audio, Compliance Podcast Network, Frequency, ARN's iHeartPodcast Network Aust, Gumball, PlayPodcast, Tink Media, POW PR, SoundStack, Truefans, Jonekiri, Voxtopica, Ask Ralph Christian Finance, Storyboard, Red Seat Ventures, The Roost, Huberman Lab, Podcastpage, Message Heard, Health Podcast Network, Headliner, Lemonada Media, Zvook, Jam Street Media, Sonic Influencer Marketing, Castos, Blubrry, Ossa Collective, Wondery, Diversion Podcasts, matchmaker.fm, Oxford Road, Rephonic, Transistor, Double Elvis Productions, Podcast Taxi, Heartcast Media50, Rhapsody Voices, Optimal Living Daily, StreamGuys, Ad Results Media, Content10x, Podcast Partnership, Hear.Here.Singapore, She Podcasts, Cleanfeed, Sonix, Lower Street, Adopter Media, Revolver Podcasts, School of Podcasting, Podcast Movement, Podigy, Signal Hill Insights, Edison ResearchOur supporters pay for Podnews, so everyone can read it. Join them today.Image: Kimberly Farmer