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Todd Cochrane, the CEO of Blubrry Podcasting and an independent podcaster, has died. He was 61. In a statement from the company, Blubrry’s Barry Krantz said: “His leadership, passion, and belief in independent creators guided Blubrry from day one. Todd’s impact on our company, our team, and the entire podcasting community is immeasurable.” Podnews today carries a full obituary - from his time in the United States Navy, via his dial-up bulletin boards and Geek News Central, to his successful podcast company. The New Media Show will air a final memorial episode with long-term cohost Rob Greenlee and guests Adam Curry, Mike Dell and Rob Walch on Wednesday at 3pm EST. “I’m not a Joe Rogan, nor will I ever be. But what I am is a guy that grew up in the country with humble beginnings, high school education, followed by a bachelor’s degree late in life in a field that I’m not even working in right now. And by God, if I can do this and succeed and grind and put out a show - anyone can.” Podnews returns tomorrow.Gold supporters: Buzzsprout, Mowpod, Mamamia, PodMatch, The $100 MBA, Sounds Profitable, Cloud10, The Podglomerate, Simplecast, Steve Lack: Audio, Resound, Audiohook, audioBoom, Podscribe, SALT, Cohost, RedCircle, Riverside.fm, Jar Podcast Solutions, Podchaser, Awesound, Knucklehead Media Group, Disctopia, We Edit Podcasts, Acast, Evergreen Podcasts, Podpage websitesSilver supporters: Audacia Audio, Gamut Podcast Network, Bumper, Goalhanger, Sounds Debatable, Magellan AI, Castbox, Truefans, Frequency, The Roost, Huberman Lab, Gumball, Ausha, ARN's iHeartPodcast Network Aust, Ask Ralph Christian Finance, Red Seat Ventures, The Podcast Haven, Voxtopica, Compliance Podcast Network, Storyboard, Podium , Jonekiri, SoundStack, Tink Media, POW PR, Gilded Audio, Podcastpage, Message Heard, Health Podcast Network, Oxford Road, Blubrry, matchmaker.fm, Headliner, Ossa Collective, Rephonic, Lemonada Media, Transistor, Double Elvis Productions, Sonic Influencer Marketing, Podcast Taxi, Optimal Living Daily, Heartcast Media50, Jam Street Media, Diversion Podcasts, Rhapsody Voices, Zvook, Wondery, Castos, StreamGuys, Content10x, Hear.Here.Singapore, Ad Results Media, Podcast Partnership, Cleanfeed, She Podcasts, Revolver Podcasts, Podcast Movement, Podigy, Adopter Media, Lower Street, Sonix, School of Podcasting, Edison Research, Signal Hill InsightsOur supporters pay for Podnews, so everyone can read it. Join them today.

Sponsored by SoundStack Marketplace. More revenue secures the future of podcasting/streaming. Monetize shows easily in SoundStack Marketplace and keep great content flourishing. Taylor Swift’s appearance in New Heights made the show’s monthly downloads more than six times larger, according to a report from Podscribe. The show became the fifth biggest in August. However, it was still beaten, in terms of 60d average episode downloads, by The Diary of a CEO, which averaged 3.4mn downloads per episode (New Heights got an average of 3.2mn). The report also says that Amazon is now podcasting’s biggest advertiser. Podtrac also released its rankers for August 2025. Most publishers saw an increase in audience. Wondery isn’t a participating publisher. Is YouTube doing odd things? Linus Media Group suggests 25% of their views have disappeared. Second Wind suggests something is going wrong; RedLetterMedia suggests it’s something to do with swearing; Moon Channel wonders if it’s something they said; and Clint’s Reptiles are confused as to why their numbers are low. Whatever’s going on, there seems to be a lot of reports of lower traffic. CrimeCon in Denver announced the winners of the 2025 Clue Awards. There were two awards for podcasts - Who Killed Jennifer Judd (season 2), produced by ID and Ark Media; and True Crime News: The Podcast, from Telepictures Productions Inc and Warner Bros. Entertainment. > > > Read more of today’s podcast industry news stories on the Podnews website: and get our free daily newsletter.Classifieds - your job or ad hereGuest Match Pro - Beta Open — GuestMatch.pro: The Blubrry-backed platform connecting hosts & experts in seconds. Save time, boost engagement—create your free profile now!Should you change your podcast name? — Discover the proven signals that show when a new name can grow your audience and when it will stall your progress. Learn how to decide with confidence before you rename your podcast.Gold supporters: Buzzsprout, Mowpod, Mamamia, PodMatch, The $100 MBA, Sounds Profitable, Cloud10, The Podglomerate, Audiohook, Simplecast, Resound, audioBoom, Cohost, Podscribe, Steve Lack: Audio, RedCircle, SALT, Riverside.fm, Jar Podcast Solutions, Podchaser, Awesound, Evergreen Podcasts, Podpage websites, Disctopia, Knucklehead Media Group, We Edit Podcasts, AcastSilver supporters: Audacia Audio, Gamut Podcast Network, Bumper, Goalhanger, Sounds Debatable, Magellan AI, Voxtopica, Frequency, The Podcast Haven, SoundStack, Truefans, Compliance Podcast Network, Ausha, Jonekiri, The Roost, ARN's iHeartPodcast Network Aust, Ask Ralph Christian Finance, Gilded Audio, Tink Media, POW PR, Gumball, Castbox, Storyboard, Huberman Lab, Red Seat Ventures, Podium , Podcastpage, Message Heard, Health Podcast Network, Sonic Influencer Marketing, Lemonada Media, Heartcast Media50, Jam Street Media, Podcast Taxi, Oxford Road, Rephonic, Double Elvis Productions, Ossa Collective, Diversion Podcasts, Headliner, Transistor, Rhapsody Voices, Zvook, Wondery, Optimal Living Daily, Blubrry, Castos, matchmaker.fm, StreamGuys, Ad Results Media, Podcast Partnership, Content10x, Hear.Here.Singapore, She Podcasts, Cleanfeed, Sonix, Revolver Podcasts, Podcast Movement, School of Podcasting, Lower Street, Adopter Media, Podigy, Signal Hill Insights, Edison ResearchOur supporters pay for Podnews, so everyone can read it. Join them today.Image: Eva Rinaldi

Sponsored by SoundStack Marketplace. More revenue secures the future of podcasting/streaming. Monetize shows easily in SoundStack Marketplace and keep great content flourishing. Pushkin Industries unveiled their brand new slate for Fall 2025. We’re promised a new limited series from Malcolm Gladwell, a new season of Fiasco, and the return of Jonathan Goldstein’s Heavyweight. The New York Times is to close its Audio app. The app was launched in April 2023 to iPhone users, but the company never bothered with an Android app. The main news app will now contain the full podcast archive. True-crime event CrimeCon is to hold an event in Manchester for the first time. The award-winning event promises a packed line-up of leading experts discussing all things true crime. > > > Read more of today’s podcast industry news stories on the Podnews website: and get our free daily newsletter.Classifieds - your job or ad hereGuest Match Pro - Beta Open — Stop hunting for podcast guests. GuestMatch.pro connects you with expert voices fast, powered by 20 years of Blubrry experience. Sign up for free today! Beta Available NowPodcast Host? Score $500 for Growing your Audience — PodSnacks uses AI to summarize your episodes, shares them via email updates, and includes Spotify and Apple links. Got 1k+ contacts? Join now and receive a $500 Amazon gift card!Gold supporters: Buzzsprout, Mowpod, Mamamia, PodMatch, The $100 MBA, Cloud10, The Podglomerate, Sounds Profitable, audioBoom, Audiohook, Steve Lack: Audio, RedCircle, SALT, Resound, Simplecast, Cohost, Podscribe, Riverside.fm, Jar Podcast Solutions, Podchaser, Awesound, Disctopia, We Edit Podcasts, Evergreen Podcasts, Acast, Knucklehead Media Group, Podpage websitesSilver supporters: Audacia Audio, Gamut Podcast Network, Bumper, Goalhanger, Sounds Debatable, Magellan AI, Podium , Red Seat Ventures, Castbox, Jonekiri, Frequency, Gilded Audio, The Roost, Compliance Podcast Network, Gumball, POW PR, Storyboard, Huberman Lab, Ask Ralph Christian Finance, Voxtopica, ARN's iHeartPodcast Network Aust, The Podcast Haven, Ausha, Tink Media, Truefans, SoundStack, Podcastpage, Message Heard, Health Podcast Network, Lemonada Media, Optimal Living Daily, Podcast Taxi, Ossa Collective, matchmaker.fm, Sonic Influencer Marketing, Diversion Podcasts, Wondery, Blubrry, Heartcast Media50, Transistor, Jam Street Media, Headliner, Rhapsody Voices, Double Elvis Productions, Castos, Zvook, Oxford Road, Rephonic, Hear.Here.Singapore, Content10x, StreamGuys, Podcast Partnership, Ad Results Media, She Podcasts, Cleanfeed, Podigy, Lower Street, School of Podcasting, Sonix, Revolver Podcasts, Adopter Media, Podcast Movement, Edison Research, Signal Hill InsightsOur supporters pay for Podnews, so everyone can read it. Join them today.

Sponsored by SoundStack Marketplace. More revenue secures the future of podcasting and streaming. Make it simple for your creators in SoundStack Marketplace and keep great content flourishing. Melvyn Bragg has announced he is to step down from presenting the In Our Time podcast. The 85 year-old first joined the BBC in 1961; the podcast and radio programme has aired since October 1998, and is one of the most popular podcasts from the BBC. In Our Time was the first podcast from the BBC, put into an RSS feed in Nov 2004 by Matt Webb of BBC Radio & Music Interactive. One of the latest episodes in the podcast feed, broadcast in July, was entitled “Civility: talking with those who disagree with you”. While Bragg says the show has a “wholly misleading title”, what could be more “In Our Time”? YouTube appears to be having trouble importing RSS feeds once more, and the service is sending emails to many podcasters claiming it has failed to retrieve their latest episodes. A number of podcast hosts have had similar reports: it’s up to YouTube to fix. Patreon has launched updated creator pages. “The new creator page is available to all creators, but it won’t go live until you publish it for your fans.” > > > Read more of today’s podcast industry news stories on the Podnews website: and get our free daily newsletter.Classifieds - your job or ad hereGuest Match Pro - Beta Open — Unlock your next great interview on GuestMatch.pro. Tap into two decades of Blubrry expertise and find the perfect guest in minutes. Get started now!Podcast Host? Score $500 for Growing your Audience — PodSnacks uses AI to summarize your episodes, shares them via email updates, and includes Spotify and Apple links. Got 1k+ contacts? Join now and receive a $500 Amazon gift card!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, PodMatch, The $100 MBA, Sounds Profitable, Cloud10, The Podglomerate, Podscribe, Cohost, Resound, Steve Lack: Audio, Audiohook, SALT, audioBoom, Simplecast, RedCircle, Riverside.fm, Jar Podcast Solutions, Podchaser, Awesound, Podpage websites, Knucklehead Media Group, Disctopia, We Edit Podcasts, Evergreen Podcasts, AcastSilver supporters: Audacia Audio, Gamut Podcast Network, Bumper, Goalhanger, Sounds Debatable, Magellan AI, Red Seat Ventures, Ask Ralph Christian Finance, SoundStack, Castbox, Huberman Lab, Podium , Voxtopica, Gumball, The Podcast Haven, Compliance Podcast Network, Frequency, Ausha, Storyboard, The Roost, Tink Media, Truefans, Jonekiri, ARN's iHeartPodcast Network Aust, POW PR, Gilded Audio, Podcastpage, Message Heard, Health Podcast Network, Podcast Taxi, Sonic Influencer Marketing, Zvook, Diversion Podcasts, Blubrry, Jam Street Media, Rephonic, Lemonada Media, Wondery, Castos, Rhapsody Voices, Double Elvis Productions, Optimal Living Daily, Ossa Collective, matchmaker.fm, Oxford Road, Headliner, Transistor, Heartcast Media50, StreamGuys, Content10x, Ad Results Media, Podcast Partnership, Hear.Here.Singapore, She Podcasts, Cleanfeed, Revolver Podcasts, Sonix, Lower Street, Adopter Media, Podcast Movement, School of Podcasting, Podigy, Signal Hill Insights, Edison ResearchOur supporters pay for Podnews, so everyone can read it. Join them today.Image: Jenny Woolgar Photography

Sponsored by SoundStack Marketplace. More revenue secures the future of podcasting and streaming. Make it simple for your creators in SoundStack Marketplace and keep great content flourishing. The team behind the wildly popular Global News Podcast from the BBC have announced a new Asia-focused news show. The podcast, which will also be available in video on YouTube, will be called Asia Specific, and is slated to start within the next few months, according to the BBC’s Siobhán Leahy who announced the new podcast at Podcast Day Asia in Jakarta earlier today. Co-presented by Mariko Oi, it’ll be produced in the BBC’s Singapore bureau. The Radioinfo Asia Podcast Awards were also announced at Podcast Day Asia. The people’s vote for the podcast of the year was Joseph Ask, from SPH Media. The country of Singapore made the most entries; there were eighty finalists overall. If you combine advertising on both podcasts and streaming audio, you can reach 85% of all US listeners, according to Podscribe’s Q2/25 Performance Benchmark Report. The data also says that iPhone users convert 30% better than Android users - with Apple Podcasts being the leading app for visitor and conversion rates. > > > Read more of today’s podcast industry news stories on the Podnews website: and get our free daily newsletter.Classifieds - your job or ad hereGetting less than 1,000 downloads per episode? — Download your FREE Podcast Growth Scorecard! This tool helps you focus your podcast marketing so that you can spend your time on the marketing activities that have the most impact on podcast growth.Join the Empowered Podcasting Conference, Sept 26 — Connect with industry leaders, learn actionable strategies, and elevate your podcasting journey. Tickets are limited. Reserve your spot today!Gold supporters: Buzzsprout, Mowpod, Mamamia, PodMatch, The $100 MBA, The Podglomerate, Cloud10, Sounds Profitable, Audiohook, RedCircle, audioBoom, Cohost, Simplecast, Steve Lack: Audio, Resound, Podscribe, SALT, Riverside.fm, Jar Podcast Solutions, Podchaser, Awesound, Disctopia, Knucklehead Media Group, Podpage websites, We Edit Podcasts, Acast, Evergreen PodcastsSilver supporters: Audacia Audio, Gamut Podcast Network, Bumper, Goalhanger, Sounds Debatable, Magellan AI, Tink Media, Compliance Podcast Network, ARN's iHeartPodcast Network Aust, Voxtopica, Jonekiri, Red Seat Ventures, Ausha, SoundStack, Storyboard, Castbox, The Roost, Gumball, Frequency, Gilded Audio, Ask Ralph Christian Finance, Huberman Lab, Truefans, The Podcast Haven, POW PR, Podium , Podcastpage, Message Heard, Health Podcast Network, Zvook, Blubrry, Lemonada Media, Optimal Living Daily, Podcast Taxi, Oxford Road, Headliner, Heartcast Media50, Rhapsody Voices, Jam Street Media, Double Elvis Productions, Castos, Rephonic, Wondery, Sonic Influencer Marketing, Diversion Podcasts, Transistor, matchmaker.fm, Ossa Collective, Podcast Partnership, StreamGuys, Ad Results Media, Content10x, Hear.Here.Singapore, Cleanfeed, She Podcasts, Podigy, Podcast Movement, School of Podcasting, Lower Street, Revolver Podcasts, Sonix, Adopter Media, Edison Research, Signal Hill InsightsOur supporters pay for Podnews, so everyone can read it. Join them today.Image: BBC

Sponsored by SoundStack Marketplace. More revenue secures the future of podcasting and streaming. Make it simple for your creators in SoundStack Marketplace and keep great content flourishing. The top reasons people leave a podcast are that “it started with too much meaningless chat”, or that “it was just boring”, according to The Podcast Study: Growth, a survey of 1,200 podcast listeners first presented at Podcast Movement last month. The data suggests that the first 60 seconds are critical to get right to ensure your listeners stay with you. Today, The Podcast Study: Growth is available, in full, as a free download for Podnews readers. In the first day of Radiodays Asia in Jakarta, Indonesia, one of the speakers was Ron Baetiong from SeryeFM in the Phillipines. SeryeFM uses Spotify’s Open Access to offer paid access to shows - some of which are AI generated. Spotify is the most popular podcast platform in the country; but because Spotify Open Access allows SeryeFM to use its own payment processor, listeners can pay using GCash, a financial wallet app, as well as bank cards (which few people in the country regularly use). Exclusive: Podcast Day Asia is tomorrow, Wed Sep 3 (here’s a full schedule). Podnews readers can watch the whole event live from 9am-4pm WIB (3am-10am UK time, 10pm-5am NY, 12pm-7pm Sydney). Podcast Days in Spain is a month away. The event this year has a number of international speakers, including Eric Nuzum, Megan Davies, Todd Cochrane and Sam Sethi. It’s in Madrid on 2-3 Oct. > > > Read more of today’s podcast industry news stories on the Podnews website: and get our free daily newsletter.Classifieds - your job or ad hereGuest Match Pro - Beta Open — GuestMatch.pro: The Blubrry-backed platform connecting hosts & experts in seconds. Save time, boost engagement—create your free profile now!Get More Subscribers with Player FM Promotion — Reach highly engaged listeners using Player FM’s self-serve ad platform. Easily boost impressions, plays, and subscribers with pricing options to suit your needs. Start your next campaign today!Audiencelift - Boost Your Podcast Reach on YouTube — 🎙️ Boost your podcast reach on YouTube! Get discovered by millions, expand your audience, and grow faster with video. Start reaching new listeners today!Gold supporters: Buzzsprout, Mowpod, Mamamia, PodMatch, The $100 MBA, The Podglomerate, Cloud10, Sounds Profitable, audioBoom, Cohost, SALT, Audiohook, Steve Lack: Audio, Podscribe, RedCircle, Resound, Simplecast, Riverside.fm, Jar Podcast Solutions, Podchaser, Awesound, Disctopia, Acast, We Edit Podcasts, Evergreen Podcasts, Knucklehead Media Group, Podpage websitesSilver supporters: Audacia Audio, Gamut Podcast Network, Bumper, Goalhanger, Sounds Debatable, Magellan AI, Jonekiri, Huberman Lab, Tink Media, Ask Ralph Christian Finance, POW PR, ARN's iHeartPodcast Network Aust, Compliance Podcast Network, Frequency, Gilded Audio, The Podcast Haven, Podium , Red Seat Ventures, Ausha, SoundStack, The Roost, Castbox, Truefans, Voxtopica, Storyboard, Gumball, Podcastpage, Message Heard, Health Podcast Network, Podcast Taxi, Blubrry, Diversion Podcasts, matchmaker.fm, Heartcast Media50, Double Elvis Productions, Oxford Road, Transistor, Sonic Influencer Marketing, Zvook, Optimal Living Daily, Lemonada Media, Ossa Collective, Rhapsody Voices, Headliner, Rephonic, Castos, Jam Street Media, Wondery, Ad Results Media, Hear.Here.Singapore, StreamGuys, Content10x, Podcast Partnership, She Podcasts, Cleanfeed, Adopter Media, Podcast Movement, Podigy, Lower Street, Sonix, School of Podcasting, Revolver Podcasts, Signal Hill Insights, Edison ResearchOur supporters pay for Podnews, so everyone can read it. Join them today.Image: charlesdeluvio

Sponsored by SoundStack Marketplace. More revenue secures the future of podcasting and streaming. Make it simple for your creators in SoundStack Marketplace and keep great content flourishing. Alastair Campbell, former UK government communications and strategy director and now host of The Rest Is Politics, found it “absolutely surreal” to be performing a podcast on stage at a sell-out O2 Arena. “We had something like 15,000 people there,” he said. “It was very, very odd.” Campbell revealed this while being interviewed by Count Binface, a man with a garbage bin on his head who has stood three times for election as a British Member of Parliament despite being from the planet Sigma IX. (Don’t worry: this is quite a normal thing for UK politics.) “I went on one of the biggest podcasts in the world”, says one author, “and it didn’t sell any books.” Amie McNee went on Jay Shetty’s show - and adds that she is developing a theory that “Artists have been taught that success comes from external forces,” she says, before adding that success doesn’t come that way: it comes from word of mouth. Her book, by the way, is called We Need Your Art. Stop Messing About And Make Something.. Talks.co, a platform connecting podcasters and guests, has launched free speaker pages to help hosts find guests. The page comes with an easy-to-use URL to help promote it. > > > 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 4,000+ Pod Pals on this list.Join the Empowered Podcasting Conference, Sept 26 — Connect with industry leaders, learn actionable strategies, and elevate your podcasting journey. Tickets are limited. Reserve your spot today!Top 5 Methods for Monetizing Your Podcast — Learn how to monetize your podcast, expertise and audience. Unlock smarter ways to profit from podcasting. No sponsorships or massive audience needed. Training + Guide + Bot = FREE! ($197 Value)Gold supporters: Buzzsprout, Mowpod, Mamamia, PodMatch, The $100 MBA, The Podglomerate, Cloud10, Sounds Profitable, Podscribe, Cohost, Audiohook, RedCircle, audioBoom, Steve Lack: Audio, Resound, Simplecast, SALT, Riverside.fm, Jar Podcast Solutions, Podchaser, Awesound, Evergreen Podcasts, Acast, Knucklehead Media Group, Podpage websites, We Edit Podcasts, DisctopiaSilver supporters: Audacia Audio, Gamut Podcast Network, Bumper, Goalhanger, Sounds Debatable, Magellan AI, Ask Ralph Christian Finance, SoundStack, Gilded Audio, Jonekiri, The Roost, Voxtopica, Gumball, Podium , Ausha, Huberman Lab, Castbox, The Podcast Haven, POW PR, ARN's iHeartPodcast Network Aust, Truefans, Red Seat Ventures, Tink Media, Frequency, Storyboard, Compliance Podcast Network, Podcastpage, Message Heard, Health Podcast Network, Castos, Transistor, Jam Street Media, Wondery, Rhapsody Voices, Ossa Collective, Rephonic, Oxford Road, Optimal Living Daily, Double Elvis Productions, Lemonada Media, Podcast Taxi, Sonic Influencer Marketing, Zvook, matchmaker.fm, Diversion Podcasts, Heartcast Media50, Headliner, Blubrry, Content10x, Podcast Partnership, Hear.Here.Singapore, Ad Results Media, StreamGuys, Cleanfeed, She Podcasts, Lower Street, Adopter Media, Revolver Podcasts, Podigy, School of Podcasting, Podcast Movement, Sonix, Signal Hill Insights, Edison ResearchOur supporters pay for Podnews, so everyone can read it. Join them today.Image: Goalhanger

Sponsored by Co-Creator by Riverside. Meet Co-Creator by Riverside: turn one recording into clips, captions, show notes, and posts, instantly. AI that understands your content and markets it for you. Create once, publish everywhere. When WTF with Marc Maron goes away, what will you have to remember the show by? How about the official graphic novel? The book will be launched on Sep 4 on Kickstarter: it’s already fully funded. Triton Digital released its Canada Podcast Ranker for July. With no change in the top 5, CBC’s Front Burner remains #1; CBC/Radio-Canada remains the #1 network. In Good Tape, Dane Cardiel posts Building Castles in the Sky, asking “Will Sounds Profitable and Podcast Movement deliver on their promises?” It builds on a LinkedIn post from Twila Dang last 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 hereA Community of True Crime Pods Growing Together — Your podcast deserves more than five listeners and your mom. Criminals.fm gets you in front of millions of true crime junkies for just $35/month. Ad-blocking and protection - at home and away — NextDNS is the new firewall for the modern Internet. It protects you from all kinds of security threats, blocks ads and trackers on websites and in apps, and provides a safe and supervised Internet. And it works wherever you are.Gold supporters: Buzzsprout, Mowpod, Mamamia, PodMatch, The $100 MBA, Cloud10, Sounds Profitable, The Podglomerate, Cohost, Resound, Audiohook, Steve Lack: Audio, Simplecast, RedCircle, SALT, audioBoom, Podscribe, Riverside.fm, Jar Podcast Solutions, Podchaser, Awesound, Acast, Podpage websites, Knucklehead Media Group, We Edit Podcasts, Evergreen Podcasts, DisctopiaSilver supporters: Audacia Audio, Gamut Podcast Network, Bumper, Goalhanger, Sounds Debatable, Magellan AI, SoundStack, Voxtopica, Compliance Podcast Network, Castbox, Ausha, Gilded Audio, Ask Ralph Christian Finance, Frequency, Tink Media, The Podcast Haven, ARN's iHeartPodcast Network Aust, Gumball, The Roost, Red Seat Ventures, Storyboard, Jonekiri, Podium , Huberman Lab, Truefans, POW PR, Podcastpage, Message Heard, Health Podcast Network, Ossa Collective, Jam Street Media, Rephonic, Oxford Road, Transistor, Blubrry, Diversion Podcasts, Headliner, Podcast Taxi, Rhapsody Voices, Optimal Living Daily, Heartcast Media50, matchmaker.fm, Double Elvis Productions, Zvook, Lemonada Media, Sonic Influencer Marketing, Wondery, Castos, Hear.Here.Singapore, StreamGuys, Podcast Partnership, Content10x, Ad Results Media, She Podcasts, Cleanfeed, School of Podcasting, Revolver Podcasts, Podcast Movement, Podigy, Sonix, Lower Street, Adopter Media, Edison Research, Signal Hill InsightsOur supporters pay for Podnews, so everyone can read it. Join them today.

Sponsored by Co-Creator by Riverside. Meet Co-Creator by Riverside: turn one recording into clips, captions, show notes, and posts, instantly. AI that understands your content and markets it for you. Create once, publish everywhere. Acast has launched the Acast Ads Academy - two courses to gain certification on how podcast advertising works. Those who pass the final exam of either course receive a certification that validates their expertise. The company hopes to train thousands in its first year. Exclusive: Chartable is going away. We know, you’ve heard this before - but this time, it’s going away for Megaphone customers, who still have access to it. If you’re with Megaphone, you’ll get an email today saying that a) Chartable is to be fully sunset on Dec 8, 2025; b) links are now available to publishers directly in Megaphone. (If you’re still using Chartable SmartLinks, you need to remove them.) There’s a blog post here about links, accompanied by what the landing page looks like (a massive Spotify button, tiny icons for the others), and what the analytics looks like. Apple’s six radio stations - until now, only available in Apple Music - are to be available on TuneIn (and, by extension, almost every connected device that uses the TuneIn catalog). The on-demand programming appears in Apple Music when searching for artists, and is one of the differentiators of Apple Music vs Spotify and other services. How brilliant would it be if a search for, say, Taylor Swift in Apple Music also brought up a direct link over to Apple Podcasts to “that” episode of New Heights? > > > Read more of today’s podcast industry news stories on the Podnews website: and get our free daily newsletter.Classifieds - your job or ad hereGetting less than 1,000 downloads per episode? — Download your FREE Podcast Growth Scorecard! This tool helps you focus your podcast marketing so that you can spend your time on the marketing activities that have the most impact on podcast growth.Podcast Host? Score $500 for Growing your Audience — PodSnacks uses AI to summarize your episodes, shares them via email updates, and includes Spotify and Apple links. Got 1k+ contacts? Join now and receive a $500 Amazon gift card!Gold supporters: Buzzsprout, Mowpod, Mamamia, PodMatch, The $100 MBA, Cloud10, The Podglomerate, Sounds Profitable, audioBoom, Podscribe, Audiohook, SALT, RedCircle, Steve Lack: Audio, Cohost, Simplecast, Resound, Riverside.fm, Jar Podcast Solutions, Podchaser, Awesound, Disctopia, Evergreen Podcasts, Acast, Podpage websites, Knucklehead Media Group, We Edit PodcastsSilver supporters: Audacia Audio, Gamut Podcast Network, Bumper, Goalhanger, Sounds Debatable, Magellan AI, Ausha, Frequency, Tink Media, The Roost, SoundStack, Red Seat Ventures, The Podcast Haven, Castbox, POW PR, Jonekiri, ARN's iHeartPodcast Network Aust, Storyboard, Gumball, Gilded Audio, Truefans, Ask Ralph Christian Finance, Compliance Podcast Network, Podium , Huberman Lab, Voxtopica, Podcastpage, Message Heard, Health Podcast Network, Sonic Influencer Marketing, Oxford Road, Headliner, Diversion Podcasts, Zvook, Optimal Living Daily, Rhapsody Voices, Rephonic, Jam Street Media, Double Elvis Productions, Wondery, Ossa Collective, matchmaker.fm, Blubrry, Lemonada Media, Castos, Podcast Taxi, Transistor, Heartcast Media50, Podcast Partnership, StreamGuys, Content10x, Hear.Here.Singapore, Ad Results Media, Cleanfeed, She Podcasts, Adopter Media, Podcast Movement, Lower Street, Podigy, School of Podcasting, Sonix, Revolver Podcasts, Edison Research, Signal Hill InsightsOur supporters pay for Podnews, so everyone can read it. Join them today.Image: Kimberly Farmer

Sponsored by Co-Creator by Riverside. Meet Co-Creator by Riverside: turn one recording into clips, captions, show notes, and posts, instantly. AI that understands your content and markets it for you. Create once, publish everywhere. Exclusive: To help with the tedious job of manually getting consumption data from lots of different platforms, Podstock has launched “Episode 360”, a tool that matches your short-form clips to their parent episodes, to let you easily calculate total reach for your shows, including those social media clips. The tool also pulls listener retention data across Apple, Spotify and YouTube. Almost half of YouTube podcast users listen to podcasts on YouTube more than they watch them there. That’s one of the surprising pieces of data from The Podcast Landscape, new research by Sounds Profitable (here’s a link to sign up to the webinar). And - while video is comparatively new in Spotify, almost a third of people there say that they watch podcasts on the platform more than listen. “If you are doing a video podcast specifically for YouTube, it better work as an audio podcast,” says Tom Webster: who might have got one of our stickers at Podcast Movement, defining a podcast as “something for your ears when your eyes are busy”. A new book will be released on Sep 16. The Podcast Pantheon features 101 Podcasts That Changed How We Listen, it’s by Sean Malin. You can pre-order from your local independent bookstore. > > > Read more of today’s podcast industry news stories on the Podnews website: and get our free daily newsletter.Classifieds - your job or ad hereSmarter Podcasting: Making Podcasts Better — Proven tips & success stories to help anyone start, grow, or improve their show from Niall Mackay, founder of Seven Million Bikes Podcasts. A podcast packed with value for any podcaster.Broadcast Quality Audio for Podcasts -Audyllic.com — Studio sound isn’t broadcast sound. Audyllic.com transforms your podcast into smooth, loud, clear audio that stands out—just like successful radio. Try it free and hear the upgrade.Gold supporters: Buzzsprout, Mowpod, Mamamia, PodMatch, The $100 MBA, The Podglomerate, Sounds Profitable, Cloud10, Podscribe, RedCircle, Steve Lack: Audio, Resound, Cohost, audioBoom, Simplecast, SALT, Audiohook, Riverside.fm, Jar Podcast Solutions, Podchaser, Awesound, Acast, Podpage websites, Disctopia, Knucklehead Media Group, Evergreen Podcasts, We Edit PodcastsSilver supporters: Audacia Audio, Gamut Podcast Network, Bumper, Goalhanger, Sounds Debatable, Magellan AI, Tink Media, Huberman Lab, Castbox, Storyboard, The Podcast Haven, Ask Ralph Christian Finance, The Roost, POW PR, Frequency, Compliance Podcast Network, Red Seat Ventures, Gumball, Podium , Jonekiri, SoundStack, Truefans, ARN's iHeartPodcast Network Aust, Voxtopica, Gilded Audio, Ausha, Podcastpage, Message Heard, Health Podcast Network, Diversion Podcasts, Castos, Lemonada Media, Sonic Influencer Marketing, Transistor, Oxford Road, Rhapsody Voices, Heartcast Media50, Ossa Collective, Headliner, Blubrry, Zvook, Jam Street Media, Double Elvis Productions, Optimal Living Daily, Wondery, Rephonic, Podcast Taxi, matchmaker.fm, Hear.Here.Singapore, Ad Results Media, StreamGuys, Podcast Partnership, Content10x, She Podcasts, Cleanfeed, Podcast Movement, Sonix, School of Podcasting, Revolver Podcasts, Podigy, Lower Street, Adopter Media, Signal Hill Insights, Edison ResearchOur supporters pay for Podnews, so everyone can read it. Join them today.Image: Marcin Simonides