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Sponsored by Sounds Good, from CBC. From the staff at CBC Podcasts, Sounds Good is a bi-weekly newsletter that offers the latest in news, events and industry buzz from podcast creators and producers. Subscribe now. In the UK, Crowd Network has seen revenues grow by over 80% for the fourth consecutive year, the company says. The buzz around the podcast network includes live shows, video-first podcasts, and award nominations. Is Apple Podcasts getting more popular? Libsyn posted another small increase in share-of-download for Apple Podcasts for November 2024, up to 46.9%. (However, any episodes uploaded as video to Spotify won’t count in these figures, even if only listened in audio form). Something we didn’t spot at the time: SXM Media withdrew from the US Triton Digital ranker in October. We gather another large publisher is out of Triton’s ranker from Jan 1. Triton Digital is owned by a competing podcast network: iHeart, and in New York, the company moved into iHeart’s offices in November. > > > 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 — "I made you a mix tape": some of the best words to hear from someone you care about. Weekly episodes feature a new mix, guests, and the stories behind each track. Rediscover the art of the mix tape.🎁 Holiday Sale: Save on Podcast Movement! — Celebrate the holidays with huge savings on Podcast Movement Evolutions 2025 tickets. Lock in your discounted rate now before prices increase. Give yourself the gift of savings today!Gold supporters: Buzzsprout, Mowpod, Mamamia, The $100 MBA, The Podglomerate, Cloud10, Sounds Profitable, Steve Lack: Audio, Simplecast, RedCircle, Resound, Podscribe, Audiohook, audioBoom, SALT, Cohost, Riverside.fm, Jar Audio, Podchaser, Awesound, We Edit Podcasts, Libsyn, Podpage websites, Acast, Evergreen Podcasts, Disctopia, Knucklehead Media GroupSilver supporters: Audacia Audio, Gamut Podcast Network, Bumper, Goalhanger, PodLabs - Podcast Experimentatio, Magellan AI, Huberman Lab, Storyboard, Jonekiri, Truefans, Podium , Voxtopica, Red Seat Ventures, Frequency, Castbox, Compliance Podcast Network, Gilded Audio, ARN's iHeartPodcast Network Aust, Ask Ralph Christian Finance, Tink Media, The Podcast Haven, SoundStack, Ausha, Gumball, Geopolitics and Empire podcast a, PlayPodcast, Deepcast Creator, The Roost, POW PR, Podcastpage, Message Heard, Health Podcast Network, Zvook, Podcast Taxi, Optimal Living Daily, Heartcast Media50, Diversion Podcasts, Sonic Influencer Marketing, Ossa Collective, Jam Street Media, Oxford Road, Wondery, Transistor, matchmaker.fm, Rephonic, Castos, Blubrry, Double Elvis Productions, Headliner, Rhapsody Voices, Lemonada Media, Hear.Here.Singapore, Content10x, Podcast Partnership, StreamGuys, Ad Results Media, She Podcasts, Cleanfeed, Podcast Movement, Podigy, Lower Street, School of Podcasting, Revolver Podcasts, Adopter Media, Sonix, Edison Research, Signal Hill InsightsOur supporters pay for Podnews, so everyone can read it. Join them today.Image: James Cridland

Sponsored by Sounds Good, from CBC. From the staff at CBC Podcasts, Sounds Good is a bi-weekly newsletter that offers the latest in news, events and industry buzz from podcast creators and producers. Subscribe now. The podcast Money for the rest of us has a membership community that charges $450 a year, and the podcast is earning “well into the six figures” in revenue, according to Simon Owens. The master of ceremonies for the Podcast Hall of Fame 2025 has been announced. It’ll be John R Miles, the creator and host behind the Passion Struck Podcast. Television manufacturer LG has launched LG Radio+, a radio and podcast service on LG smart TVs running webOS 6.0 and above. It uses Radioline as a provider - as a tip, check if you’re there, and if not you can add your show over here. > > > 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 3,300+ Pod Pals on this list.Don'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'sGold supporters: Buzzsprout, Mowpod, Mamamia, The $100 MBA, Cloud10, Sounds Profitable, The Podglomerate, Simplecast, RedCircle, Resound, Steve Lack: Audio, Podscribe, Cohost, audioBoom, Audiohook, SALT, Riverside.fm, Jar Audio, Podchaser, Awesound, Podpage websites, Acast, Libsyn, Disctopia, Evergreen Podcasts, We Edit Podcasts, Knucklehead Media GroupSilver supporters: Audacia Audio, Gamut Podcast Network, Bumper, Goalhanger, PodLabs - Podcast Experimentatio, Magellan AI, Deepcast Creator, POW PR, Ask Ralph Christian Finance, PlayPodcast, Gilded Audio, Podium , SoundStack, ARN's iHeartPodcast Network Aust, Frequency, Gumball, Storyboard, Castbox, Tink Media, The Podcast Haven, Ausha, Jonekiri, The Roost, Geopolitics and Empire podcast a, Compliance Podcast Network, Red Seat Ventures, Voxtopica, Huberman Lab, Truefans, Podcastpage, Message Heard, Health Podcast Network, Ossa Collective, Sonic Influencer Marketing, Lemonada Media, Rephonic, Blubrry, Optimal Living Daily, Wondery, Diversion Podcasts, Zvook, Heartcast Media50, Transistor, Podcast Taxi, matchmaker.fm, Double Elvis Productions, Castos, Rhapsody Voices, Oxford Road, Headliner, Jam Street Media, StreamGuys, Podcast Partnership, Hear.Here.Singapore, Content10x, Ad Results Media, She Podcasts, Cleanfeed, School of Podcasting, Adopter Media, Revolver Podcasts, Podcast Movement, Lower Street, Sonix, Podigy, Edison Research, Signal Hill InsightsOur supporters pay for Podnews, so everyone can read it. Join them today.

Sponsored by Understood, from CBC. From CBC, Understood goes deep on the current events, people, and cultural moments shaping society. Seasons span four episodes, hosted by journalists with an existing expertise on the story. Now accepting pitches.Happy holidays - for many, it’s a last day in the office before two quiet weeks. For many more still, it’s podcasting as usual over the break, so we will be publishing as normal across the holiday period. We’ve got you! A special “Hark List” has been published: a look at the state of podcasting in 2024, with clips from a number of different shows. It’s hosted by our Editor, James Cridland, with clips from Buzzcast, Vergecast, our own Podnews Weekly Review, and plenty more. You can listen to it here, or, better, download the Hark app to listen and explore more new shows to listen to). The Podnews Weekly Review this week interviews, among others, Jessica Cordova-Kramer, the CEO of Lemonada Media. She talks about how the company has maintained high ad rates, and how they’re doing video, too. Here’s the full 30-minute interview on Podnews Extra. The Texas Creator Awards have been announced. Nominations are open until the end of January. > > > Read more of today’s podcast industry news stories on the Podnews website: and get our free daily newsletter.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.AudienceLift: AI Podcast Growth – 12% Off Now! — AudienceLift.com: Your AI-Powered Podcast Growth Partner Trusted by industry leaders to grow audiences and build subscriber databases. Start your first campaign today with code Podnews12 for 12% off! Gold supporters: Buzzsprout, Mowpod, Mamamia, The $100 MBA, Sounds Profitable, The Podglomerate, Cloud10, RedCircle, Audiohook, audioBoom, Steve Lack: Audio, Cohost, Resound, Podscribe, Simplecast, SALT, Riverside.fm, Jar Audio, Podchaser, Awesound, Podpage websites, We Edit Podcasts, Libsyn, Acast, Knucklehead Media Group, Disctopia, Evergreen PodcastsSilver supporters: Audacia Audio, Gamut Podcast Network, Bumper, Goalhanger, PodLabs - Podcast Experimentatio, Magellan AI, The Podcast Haven, Castbox, Red Seat Ventures, POW PR, Storyboard, Tink Media, Truefans, Compliance Podcast Network, Jonekiri, Ask Ralph Christian Finance, Podium , Geopolitics and Empire podcast a, Deepcast Creator, Frequency, Huberman Lab, Voxtopica, SoundStack, The Roost, Gilded Audio, ARN's iHeartPodcast Network Aust, Gumball, Ausha, PlayPodcast, Podcastpage, Message Heard, Health Podcast Network, Optimal Living Daily, Podcast Taxi, Castos, Headliner, Sonic Influencer Marketing, Heartcast Media50, Transistor, matchmaker.fm, Oxford Road, Double Elvis Productions, Diversion Podcasts, Rhapsody Voices, Ossa Collective, Rephonic, Zvook, Blubrry, Wondery, Jam Street Media, Lemonada Media, StreamGuys, Content10x, Podcast Partnership, Hear.Here.Singapore, Ad Results Media, She Podcasts, Cleanfeed, School of Podcasting, Adopter Media, Podcast Movement, Sonix, Podigy, Lower Street, Revolver Podcasts, Signal Hill Insights, Edison ResearchOur supporters pay for Podnews, so everyone can read it. Join them today.

Sponsored by Understood, from CBC. From CBC, Understood goes deep on the current events, people, and cultural moments shaping society. Seasons span four episodes, hosted by journalists with an existing expertise on the story. Now accepting pitches. How big is the global podcast market? Justin Jackson’s research website has increased its estimates. It suggests that 2024 saw around $3-3.4bn in global ad-sales; that the hosting business is worth around $100-150mn, and that podcast events and conferences are worth $15-20mn. The estimates don’t include YouTube. Sources are given: and it’s open for others to contribute. The IAB estimated US podcast ad revenue at $1.95bn for 2023. Google has launched a new tool made to “transform your content into AI-generated audio discussions”. And, in much the same way as the company has five different messaging apps, this one is called Google Illuminate AI, which seems to be much the same as another product from the company, Google NotebookLM. Some people suggest it’s a little better; we’ve noticed the voices sound a little different. Meanwhile, in Google NotebookLM, you can now talk to the AI podcast hosts, which you can’t do with the AI podcast hosts in Illuminate AI. There’s a strategy here, if only we could see it. Talk Easy with Sam Fragoso is to switch from Pushkin to Lemonada Media. It will begin releasing episodes under the Lemonada banner on January 5th. > > > Read more of today’s podcast industry news stories on the Podnews website: and get our free daily newsletter.Classifieds - your job or ad hereBoost Your Podcast Downloads 🚀 — Only 20% of podcasters hit 1,000+ downloads per episode. Ready to join them? Grab this FREE 3-Day Organic Podcast Growth Mini Course and start climbing toward the top 20%!AudienceLift: AI Podcast Growth – 12% Off Now! — AudienceLift.com: Your AI-Powered Podcast Growth Partner Trusted by industry leaders to grow audiences and build subscriber databases. Start your first campaign today with code Podnews12 for 12% off! 🎁 Holiday Sale: Save on Podcast Movement! — Celebrate the holidays with huge savings on Podcast Movement Evolutions 2025 tickets. Lock in your discounted rate now before prices increase. Give yourself the gift of savings today!Gold supporters: Buzzsprout, Mowpod, Mamamia, The $100 MBA, Cloud10, The Podglomerate, Sounds Profitable, Resound, Podscribe, SALT, audioBoom, Audiohook, Steve Lack: Audio, Simplecast, RedCircle, Cohost, Riverside.fm, Jar Audio, Podchaser, Awesound, Knucklehead Media Group, Libsyn, We Edit Podcasts, Disctopia, Evergreen Podcasts, Acast, Podpage websitesSilver supporters: Audacia Audio, Gamut Podcast Network, Bumper, Goalhanger, PodLabs - Podcast Experimentatio, Magellan AI, Geopolitics and Empire podcast a, Compliance Podcast Network, Castbox, Ausha, Ask Ralph Christian Finance, Storyboard, The Podcast Haven, Gilded Audio, Frequency, Deepcast Creator, Jonekiri, SoundStack, Tink Media, Voxtopica, POW PR, ARN's iHeartPodcast Network Aust, Gumball, Truefans, The Roost, PlayPodcast, Red Seat Ventures, Podium , Huberman Lab, Podcastpage, Message Heard, Health Podcast Network, Blubrry, Double Elvis Productions, Podcast Taxi, Headliner, Heartcast Media50, Castos, matchmaker.fm, Optimal Living Daily, Wondery, Zvook, Sonic Influencer Marketing, Rhapsody Voices, Rephonic, Diversion Podcasts, Oxford Road, Lemonada Media, Transistor, Jam Street Media, Ossa Collective, Hear.Here.Singapore, StreamGuys, Podcast Partnership, Content10x, Ad Results Media, She Podcasts, Cleanfeed, Podcast Movement, Podigy, Revolver Podcasts, 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.Image: Aaron Lefler

Sponsored by Understood, from CBC. From CBC, Understood goes deep on the current events, people, and cultural moments shaping society. Seasons span four episodes, hosted by journalists with an existing expertise on the story. Now accepting pitches. TuneIn appears to have tuned away from podcasts. After three sets of layoffs, which have not been reported until today, the company hasn’t let creators add new podcasts for the last ten months. It is also not communicating with content creators. Podscribe has launched a new, real-time podcast ranker. It monitors YouTube as well as podcasts, and offers demographic data, “rising” shows (so you can spot shows that are going viral), and works using both Podscribe’s existing prefixes and campaign pixels. It’s available to Podscribe clients; the company will also release monthly emails with ranker data. On Air Fest has published more speakers for its Brooklyn event in mid-February. Speakers include Taylor Lorenz, Dan Taberski, and Ashley Carman. > > > Read more of today’s podcast industry news stories on the Podnews website: and get our free daily newsletter.Classifieds - your job or ad hereBoost Your Podcast Downloads 🚀 — Only 20% of podcasters hit 1,000+ downloads per episode. Ready to join them? Grab this FREE 3-Day Organic Podcast Growth Mini Course and start climbing toward the top 20%!AI Podcast Growth - Get 12% Off Now! — AudienceLift.com: Your AI-Powered Podcast Growth Partner Trusted by industry leaders to grow audiences and build subscriber databases. Start your first campaign today with code Podnews12 for 12% off!Attention Podcast Hosts! — PodSnacks offers a tool that helps engage your audience. Utilizing AI it summarizes your episodes, links to Spotify and Apple, & alerts your subscribers via emails. The best part: It's entirely free!Gold supporters: Buzzsprout, Mowpod, Mamamia, The $100 MBA, Sounds Profitable, Cloud10, The Podglomerate, Podscribe, Simplecast, Audiohook, Resound, Steve Lack: Audio, Cohost, audioBoom, SALT, RedCircle, Riverside.fm, Jar Audio, Podchaser, Awesound, We Edit Podcasts, Knucklehead Media Group, Libsyn, Disctopia, Podpage websites, Acast, Evergreen PodcastsSilver supporters: Audacia Audio, Gamut Podcast Network, Bumper, Goalhanger, PodLabs - Podcast Experimentatio, Magellan AI, Castbox, Jonekiri, Tink Media, ARN's iHeartPodcast Network Aust, SoundStack, Compliance Podcast Network, POW PR, Gumball, Red Seat Ventures, Ausha, Truefans, Podium , Huberman Lab, Storyboard, The Roost, Voxtopica, Deepcast Creator, PlayPodcast, The Podcast Haven, Geopolitics and Empire podcast a, Frequency, Gilded Audio, Ask Ralph Christian Finance, Podcastpage, Message Heard, Health Podcast Network, Oxford Road, Wondery, Zvook, Ossa Collective, Headliner, Transistor, Castos, Heartcast Media50, Rhapsody Voices, matchmaker.fm, Lemonada Media, Diversion Podcasts, Podcast Taxi, Jam Street Media, Double Elvis Productions, Sonic Influencer Marketing, Rephonic, Optimal Living Daily, Blubrry, Hear.Here.Singapore, Content10x, StreamGuys, Podcast Partnership, Ad Results Media, Cleanfeed, She Podcasts, Sonix, School of Podcasting, Lower Street, Podigy, Revolver Podcasts, Adopter Media, Podcast Movement, Signal Hill Insights, Edison ResearchOur supporters pay for Podnews, so everyone can read it. Join them today.Image: Tamim Arafat

Sponsored by Understood, from CBC. From CBC, Understood goes deep on the current events, people, and cultural moments shaping society. Seasons span four episodes, hosted by journalists with an existing expertise on the story. Now accepting pitches. The UK’s Goalhanger has launched its first multichannel ad campaign, in partnership with Spotify. The video ads, which will be shown across social media, show Spotify users switching between individual podcasts (though the “p” word isn’t used) - is it the best ad for a podcast company yet? You can watch it here. Lower Street has announced speakers for its Brand Podcast Virtual Summit 2025 - including brand new research from Signal Hill Insights, the Branded Podcast Benchmark Report. Other speakers include experts from the New York Times, Morgan Stanley, and Jay Acunzo. The event is free. Yesterday, we reported on Licensync, an Italian company charging for linking to podcasts. While ASSIPOD, the Italian Podcasting Association is listed as a partner on Licensync’s website, ASSIPOD have told us that they are not a partner; that their logo is used on the website without authorisation; and they have already requested its removal. We’ve asked Licensync for comment; and added ASSIPOD’s statement to the article. > > > Read more of today’s podcast industry news stories on the Podnews website: and get our free daily newsletter.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.🚀 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! Kick off your show in 2025 — Launch a podcast your audience loves. The Brand Podcast Summit (Jan 14-15) is what you need to nail your podcast strategy. Featuring Jay Acunzo and experts from Lower Street, Red Hat, Atlassian & moreGold supporters: Buzzsprout, Mowpod, Mamamia, The $100 MBA, Cloud10, Sounds Profitable, The Podglomerate, Audiohook, Podscribe, Steve Lack: Audio, RedCircle, SALT, Simplecast, audioBoom, Cohost, Resound, Riverside.fm, Jar Audio, Podchaser, Awesound, Acast, Podpage websites, Libsyn, Knucklehead Media Group, Evergreen Podcasts, Disctopia, We Edit PodcastsSilver supporters: Audacia Audio, Gamut Podcast Network, Bumper, Goalhanger, PodLabs - Podcast Experimentatio, Magellan AI, Geopolitics and Empire podcast a, Gilded Audio, PlayPodcast, Huberman Lab, Ausha, Castbox, The Podcast Haven, ARN's iHeartPodcast Network Aust, Compliance Podcast Network, Deepcast Creator, Frequency, Truefans, Voxtopica, Podium , Ask Ralph Christian Finance, Storyboard, SoundStack, Red Seat Ventures, POW PR, Jonekiri, The Roost, Gumball, Tink Media, Podcastpage, Message Heard, Health Podcast Network, Wondery, Double Elvis Productions, Jam Street Media, Optimal Living Daily, Heartcast Media50, matchmaker.fm, Oxford Road, Sonic Influencer Marketing, Zvook, Headliner, Diversion Podcasts, Transistor, Podcast Taxi, Rhapsody Voices, Rephonic, Lemonada Media, Blubrry, Castos, Ossa Collective, Podcast Partnership, Ad Results Media, Content10x, Hear.Here.Singapore, StreamGuys, She Podcasts, Cleanfeed, Lower Street, Revolver Podcasts, Podcast Movement, Sonix, Podigy, Adopter Media, School of Podcasting, Edison Research, Signal Hill InsightsOur supporters pay for Podnews, so everyone can read it. Join them today.Image: Goalhanger

Sponsored by Understood, from CBC. From CBC, Understood goes deep on the current events, people, and cultural moments shaping society. Seasons span four episodes, hosted by journalists with an existing expertise on the story. Now accepting pitches. Exclusive: A company in Italy is sending invoices for more than $7,300 to multiple podcast directories and apps for listing six Italian podcasts. In a special report today, Podnews examines what Licensync is doing - and suggests that this is another reason why podcasting could benefit from a trade association to help protect our industry. A BBC World Service investigation has suggested that one of the world’s biggest podcasts, Diary of a CEO with Steven Bartlett, has been accused of spreading fringe theories and harmful health information - including that cancer can be treated by following a keto diet, rather than proven treatments; and that gluten intake causes autism. The company that makes the show, Flight Studio, suggests it’s merely “freedom of expression”. Podcasthon is less than a hundred days away, in March next year. Doug Downs shares a little more about what the charity event is about, and how your podcast can take part. > > > 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.🎧 Grow Your Podcast Downloads & Subscriptions! — AudienceLift.com - AI Audience Growth For Podcasts used by major podcasts, networks and agencies. Grow audience, build your own database of push notification subscribers. See How it Works Now!Are your clients submitting blurry video podcasts? — Instead of educating them, become the hero. Use our web-based tool that improves video quality of your blurry video files. Receive an upscaled sample within 5 minutes. No downloads required.Gold supporters: Buzzsprout, Mowpod, Mamamia, The $100 MBA, Cloud10, The Podglomerate, Sounds Profitable, SALT, Cohost, Simplecast, Resound, Steve Lack: Audio, audioBoom, Audiohook, Podscribe, RedCircle, Riverside.fm, Jar Audio, Podchaser, Awesound, Knucklehead Media Group, Acast, Evergreen Podcasts, Podpage websites, Libsyn, Disctopia, We Edit PodcastsSilver supporters: Audacia Audio, Gamut Podcast Network, Bumper, Goalhanger, PodLabs - Podcast Experimentatio, Magellan AI, Red Seat Ventures, PlayPodcast, Ausha, ARN's iHeartPodcast Network Aust, Gilded Audio, SoundStack, Voxtopica, Ask Ralph Christian Finance, Truefans, Storyboard, Huberman Lab, POW PR, Frequency, The Roost, The Podcast Haven, Jonekiri, Deepcast Creator, Podium , Geopolitics and Empire podcast a, Tink Media, Gumball, Castbox, Compliance Podcast Network, Podcastpage, Message Heard, Health Podcast Network, Castos, Diversion Podcasts, Rhapsody Voices, Optimal Living Daily, Wondery, Lemonada Media, Podcast Taxi, Jam Street Media, Blubrry, Double Elvis Productions, Zvook, Rephonic, Oxford Road, matchmaker.fm, Sonic Influencer Marketing, Headliner, Transistor, Ossa Collective, Heartcast Media50, Podcast Partnership, Content10x, Hear.Here.Singapore, StreamGuys, Ad Results Media, She Podcasts, Cleanfeed, Podigy, Sonix, Revolver Podcasts, Lower Street, Adopter Media, School of Podcasting, Podcast Movement, Edison Research, Signal Hill InsightsOur supporters pay for Podnews, so everyone can read it. Join them today.Image: John Vid

Sponsored by Uncover, from CBC. From CBC, Uncover brings listeners explosive, high-caliber investigations and true crime series. CBC is currently accepting pitches from independents and publishers to be part of this successful podcast. Podtrac has published its Top 25 new US podcasts for 2024, from its participating publishers. The NBC News show Mortal Sin, from Dateline, is #1; Wondery has six shows in the list. Podtrac has also published a top 10 global list for the year - Diary of a CEO is #3, The Daily is #2, and #1 is... Joe Rogan. Triton’s US Podcast Ranker was released. The data is here - there’s no change to the top five. It measures participating publishers only. “Podcasting is one of the most powerful tools we have for connecting European stories.” Eurowaves, a new podcast newsletter focusing on podcasting in Europe, has launched. In its first issue, it speaks to Andrea Knezevic, Communication Manager for WePod. > > > 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 Pointless Global News Podcast — Tad Flakey brings you the most pointlessly weird and funny news from around the world, carelessly exaggerated just for your entertainment. Follow us wherever you get your podcasts.AudienceLift: AI Podcast Growth – 12% Off Now! — AudienceLift.com: Your AI-Powered Podcast Growth Partner Trusted by industry leaders to grow audiences and build subscriber databases. Start your first campaign today with code Podnews12 for 12% off! How to Get and Keep Brand Partners — Join us for our 4-week brand partnership accelerator program in January! In this program, we'll help you get more organized, pitch better, and build long-term relationships.Gold supporters: Buzzsprout, Mowpod, Mamamia, The $100 MBA, The Podglomerate, Sounds Profitable, Cloud10, audioBoom, SALT, RedCircle, Audiohook, Resound, Podscribe, Simplecast, Cohost, Steve Lack: Audio, Riverside.fm, Jar Audio, Podchaser, Awesound, Evergreen Podcasts, Acast, Knucklehead Media Group, Disctopia, We Edit Podcasts, Podpage websites, LibsynSilver supporters: Audacia Audio, Gamut Podcast Network, Bumper, Goalhanger, PodLabs - Podcast Experimentatio, Magellan AI, Huberman Lab, POW PR, Tink Media, Podium , The Roost, Geopolitics and Empire podcast a, Frequency, Storyboard, Ask Ralph Christian Finance, Ausha, Compliance Podcast Network, Castbox, Gumball, Truefans, Jonekiri, Voxtopica, SoundStack, Deepcast Creator, ARN's iHeartPodcast Network Aust, Gilded Audio, The Podcast Haven, Red Seat Ventures, PlayPodcast, Podcastpage, Message Heard, Health Podcast Network, Blubrry, Zvook, Rephonic, Double Elvis Productions, Ossa Collective, Optimal Living Daily, Headliner, Castos, Jam Street Media, Diversion Podcasts, matchmaker.fm, Podcast Taxi, Heartcast Media50, Wondery, Rhapsody Voices, Lemonada Media, Sonic Influencer Marketing, Oxford Road, Transistor, Hear.Here.Singapore, Podcast Partnership, StreamGuys, Ad Results Media, Content10x, She Podcasts, Cleanfeed, Lower Street, Podigy, Adopter Media, Sonix, Podcast Movement, Revolver Podcasts, School of Podcasting, Edison Research, Signal Hill InsightsOur supporters pay for Podnews, so everyone can read it. Join them today.

Sponsored by Uncover, from CBC. From CBC, Uncover brings listeners explosive, high-caliber investigations and true crime series. CBC is currently accepting pitches from independents and publishers to be part of this successful podcast. Chartable is switched off today. Among the many things the company offered was analytics - which it achieved with a “prefix”, looking like chtbl.com or chrt.fm in your RSS feed’s “enclosure” section, which counted your total downloads. You must remove this Chartable prefix today if you have one, otherwise your podcast may not play at all in the future. SmartLinks and SmartFeeds will also no longer work. As of Saturday evening, the Chartable prefix was still in 21,585 shows (not including those in Megaphone). We know many have now been removed automatically by podcast companies. If you’re unsure, contact your host’s support team and ask. Users of Spotify’s Megaphone need do nothing. Make sure the Megaphone integration in Chartable is set up in order to access the Chartable platform starting tomorrow. Here’s more information. Don’t panic. Prefixes won’t stop working immediately, we understand. But they will stop working at some point in the future. It’s important to remove them today. The closure of Chartable will have a big impact on download numbers. Changing an audio URL in your RSS feed, as you’ll do when removing Chartable prefixes, causes every Spotify listener’s app to automatically redownload every episode that may have been recently played, or that has been downloaded for future playback. Spotify is built to immediately replace audio if it changes (even in a listener’s cache), since record companies required that functionality for legal reasons. So, if you see bazillions of downloads for some reason, this will be why. Ausha has launched Ausha Charts, a chart tracking service that also covers sub-categories and all countries for Apple and Spotify. The tool is currently a chart (and category) browser, and doesn’t let you search your show. (That’s coming). > > > Read more of today’s podcast industry news stories on the Podnews website: and get our free daily newsletter.Classifieds - your job or ad hereR.I.P., CHARTABLE. Use this instead! — Track your podcast ratings, reviews, and rankings; get smart landing pages; collect voicemail feedback; discover networking and crosspromotion opportunities and more! Start your FREE 14-day trial!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.comDeadline Approaching: AMPLIFY Podcast Program — AIR's New Voices AMPLIFY marketing program is for independent creators who have an existing podcast and are ready to take it to the next level. Deadline to APPLY: 11:59pm ET Friday, December 13Attention Podcast Hosts! — PodSnacks offers a tool that helps engage your audience. Utilizing AI it summarizes your episodes, links to Spotify and Apple, & alerts your subscribers via emails. The best part: It's entirely free!Gold supporters: Buzzsprout, Mowpod, Mamamia, The $100 MBA, Sounds Profitable, The Podglomerate, Cloud10, Simplecast, SALT, Podscribe, RedCircle, Cohost, Resound, Audiohook, Steve Lack: Audio, audioBoom, Riverside.fm, Jar Audio, Podchaser, Awesound, We Edit Podcasts, Disctopia, Podpage websites, Knucklehead Media Group, Evergreen Podcasts, Acast, LibsynSilver supporters: Audacia Audio, Gamut Podcast Network, Bumper, Goalhanger, PodLabs - Podcast Experimentatio, Magellan AI, SoundStack, PlayPodcast, POW PR, The Roost, Ausha, Gilded Audio, Frequency, Compliance Podcast Network, The Podcast Haven, ARN's iHeartPodcast Network Aust, Gumball, Castbox, Storyboard, Truefans, Jonekiri, Deepcast Creator, Geopolitics and Empire podcast a, Tink Media, Podium , Red Seat Ventures, Huberman Lab, Ask Ralph Christian Finance, Voxtopica, Podcastpage, Message Heard, Health Podcast Network, Heartcast Media50, Zvook, matchmaker.fm, Castos, Rhapsody Voices, Diversion Podcasts, Double Elvis Productions, Rephonic, Transistor, Wondery, Headliner, Blubrry, Sonic Influencer Marketing, Ossa Collective, Oxford Road, Optimal Living Daily, Lemonada Media, Jam Street Media, Podcast Taxi, Podcast Partnership, Ad Results Media, StreamGuys, Content10x, Hear.Here.Singapore, She Podcasts, Cleanfeed, Sonix, Podcast Movement, Podigy, Revolver Podcasts, Adopter Media, School of Podcasting, Lower Street, Edison Research, Signal Hill InsightsOur supporters pay for Podnews, so everyone can read it. Join them today.Image: Isabella Fischer

Sponsored by Uncover, from CBC. From CBC, Uncover brings listeners explosive, high-caliber investigations and true crime series. CBC is currently accepting pitches from independents and publishers to be part of this successful podcast. Exclusive: Gretchen Rubin Media has partnered with Lemonada Media for podcast distribution. The company is headed by the bestselling author; shows which will join the network include Happier with Gretchen Rubin and Happier in Hollywood, hosted by Liz Craft and Sarah Fain. What are the trade-offs with putting video on Spotify? From the Podcast Professionals Association, Eric Johnson of LightningPod investigates for Podnews: and discovers the opportunities and drawbacks when you add pictures to your shows. First look: A new tool for podcast communities, Station, has launched today. The tool is already powering the fan club for New Heights with Jason & Travis Kelce, making it three times as large as the duo’s existing Reddit group. The tool is free, and will offer monetisation options next 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 hereCHARTABLE never tracked this many podcast charts! — Podgagement tracks your podcast in nearly 34K charts! Every genre and country in Spotify and Apple Podcasts! See hourly rankings or watch the charts live! This is the BEST CHARTABLE REPLACEMENT!🚀 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! Upgrade Your Podfest Networking! — Heading to Podfest ’25? Stand out with Podcast Beacon—the simplest way to share your podcast or brand with a tap! Order Now for Customization. Affiliate opportunities are available. $5 off via PodnewsDeadline Approaching: AMPLIFY Podcast Program — AIR's New Voices AMPLIFY marketing program is for independent creators who have an existing podcast and are ready to take it to the next level. Deadline to APPLY: 11:59pm ET Friday, December 13Gold supporters: Buzzsprout, Mowpod, Mamamia, The $100 MBA, Sounds Profitable, Cloud10, The Podglomerate, Resound, Audiohook, Simplecast, Cohost, Podscribe, SALT, RedCircle, Steve Lack: Audio, audioBoom, Riverside.fm, Jar Audio, Podchaser, Awesound, Libsyn, Evergreen Podcasts, We Edit Podcasts, Acast, Podpage websites, Disctopia, Knucklehead Media GroupSilver supporters: Audacia Audio, Gamut Podcast Network, Bumper, Goalhanger, PodLabs - Podcast Experimentatio, Magellan AI, Compliance Podcast Network, Red Seat Ventures, POW PR, Gumball, Frequency, Huberman Lab, Jonekiri, ARN's iHeartPodcast Network Aust, SoundStack, Ask Ralph Christian Finance, Castbox, Deepcast Creator, Voxtopica, Gilded Audio, Tink Media, Truefans, Podium , The Podcast Haven, The Roost, Geopolitics and Empire podcast a, PlayPodcast, Ausha, Storyboard, Podcastpage, Message Heard, Health Podcast Network, matchmaker.fm, Lemonada Media, Rhapsody Voices, Heartcast Media50, Rephonic, Oxford Road, Double Elvis Productions, Jam Street Media, Podcast Taxi, Optimal Living Daily, Blubrry, Headliner, Diversion Podcasts, Transistor, Castos, Zvook, Ossa Collective, Wondery, Sonic Influencer Marketing, Content10x, Hear.Here.Singapore, StreamGuys, Ad Results Media, Podcast Partnership, She Podcasts, Cleanfeed, Sonix, Lower Street, Adopter Media, Podcast Movement, Podigy, School of Podcasting, Revolver Podcasts, Edison Research, Signal Hill InsightsOur supporters pay for Podnews, so everyone can read it. Join them today.Image: gretchenrubin.com