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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! Americans listen to audio for almost four hours every day, and almost one-in-five hours listening to ad-supported audio is listening to a podcast. The data is released by Nielsen today in the company’s 2024 Quarterly Audio Report, including data from Edison Research. Commercial radio gets a 67% share of ad-supported audio. For those aged 18-34, podcasts are even more popular, taking up almost a third of all time spent listening to ad-supported audio. Positive numbers, but ones that show how much growth is possible. 48% of 18-34s in Australia listen to podcasts every month, according to new data - and podcast listeners are listening to more shows. The 2024 Australian Podcast Report was released today, released by Australian commercial radio industry body Commercial Radio & Audio. The report, though, needs to be read with caution, since it relies heavily on data from the Triton Digital Podcast Ranker, which only lists participating publishers. One claim in the press release, quoted by Lizzie Young, CRA’s CEO, is that “63% of podcasts are achieving more than 100,000 average monthly downloads in 2024”. That simply isn’t true: based on our analysis, this number comes from the top 200 participating shows in the ranker (where, for example, in December, 139 of the 200 listed shows achieved more than 100,000 downloads - about 70%.) Most podcasts will achieve significantly less than this. Additionally, the report claims that total average monthly listeners in 2024 increased 8.5% year-on-year, but these are numbers for participating publishers, and as the small print notes, “numbers will increase as new publishers join”. The ABC joined in Dec 2023. The CRA wasn’t able to respond to us by press time. Other Australian data includes the Deadset Studios PodPoll 2024, released in September. mowPod Charts is a new replacement to Chartable’s chart ranking tool. “Forever-free”, the tool contains historic data, email notifications, and doesn’t require an account. > > > Read more of today’s podcast industry news stories on the Podnews website: and get our free daily newsletter.Classifieds - your job or ad here🚨 Last Chance to Book Late June Podcast Ads — Only 3 days left to lock in self-serve campaigns running 6/16-6/30 on Player FM! Boost downloads, grow your audience, and get your show discovered. Don’t wait!Podcasters: Want to win a $100 Amazon gift card? — Answer a short, two-minute survey about your podcasting experience for a chance to win one of two $100 gift cards from your friends at CoHost.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, audioBoom, Steve Lack: Audio, Simplecast, Podscribe, Audiohook, Cohost, SALT, RedCircle, Riverside.fm, Jar Audio, Podchaser, Awesound, Knucklehead Media Group, Podpage websites, We Edit Podcasts, Acast, Disctopia, Libsyn, Evergreen PodcastsSilver supporters: Audacia Audio, Gamut Podcast Network, Bumper, Goalhanger, Sounds Debatable, Magellan AI, Castbox, Gumball, Tink Media, ARN's iHeartPodcast Network Aust, The Podcast Haven, Red Seat Ventures, Ausha, SoundStack, Compliance Podcast Network, Frequency, Truefans, Gilded Audio, Geopolitics and Empire podcast a, Ask Ralph Christian Finance, Jonekiri, Huberman Lab, Podium , POW PR, Voxtopica, The Roost, Storyboard, Podcastpage, Message Heard, Health Podcast Network, Diversion Podcasts, Castos, Ossa Collective, Jam Street Media, matchmaker.fm, Oxford Road, Blubrry, Sonic Influencer Marketing, Zvook, Rhapsody Voices, Wondery, Lemonada Media, Double Elvis Productions, Headliner, Rephonic, Transistor, Optimal Living Daily, Podcast Taxi, Heartcast Media50, Podcast Partnership, Ad Results Media, Content10x, StreamGuys, Hear.Here.Singapore, She Podcasts, Cleanfeed, Adopter Media, Lower Street, Podcast Movement, Sonix, Revolver Podcasts, School of Podcasting, Podigy, 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! One of the UK’s biggest podcasts, Sh**ged Married Annoyed has signed with Adelicious. The show was with Acast, and joins other Avalon shows from Russell Howard and Frank Skinner on the podcast network. The award-winning show has spawned a book, a TV chat show, and had two live arena tours (including selling out Wembley SSE Arena and the O2). The Podcast Business Journal interviewed Avalon co-founder Jon Thoday and Adelicious MD Andrew Goldsmith last year. In 2020, podcasting in Türkiye grew faster than anywhere else on Earth. Now, the industry is part of a US $31mn digital audio ad market - and it’s only set to grow further. Rıfat Özcan writes for Podnews today, looking at the rapidly evolving Turkish podcasting ecosystem. EarBuds today carries International Podcast Recommendations, from Andreea Coscai. Kast Media’s bankruptcy procedure appears to have got a lot more complicated - the owner of Jim Cornette’s shows, Arcadian Vanguard, is suing Kast Media CEO Colin Thomson and his family members - and also suing LiveOne and PodcastOne. The complaint alleges that $6.9mn of cash went missing; claims that family members received two cars and a $7,665 Cartier watch; and also alleges that this was occurring with PodcastOne’s knowledge. The summons was served on Friday. The Podcast Business Journal interviewed LiveOne’s Rob Ellin at the time. > > > 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.CALLING Gen X & Boomer Podcasters-NOMINATE by 2/28 — Quick! Time’s running out for Over 50 Podcaster Award Nominations! Red carpet Gala-event of the year-in Melbourne FL 3/28/25 8pm EST AND virtual. Celebrating Experience! Party like it’s 1999, w/o Y2K Gold supporters: Buzzsprout, Mowpod, Mamamia, The $100 MBA, The Podglomerate, Cloud10, Sounds Profitable, RedCircle, SALT, audioBoom, Simplecast, Cohost, Audiohook, Resound, Steve Lack: Audio, Podscribe, Riverside.fm, Jar Audio, Podchaser, Awesound, Acast, Knucklehead Media Group, We Edit Podcasts, Podpage websites, Libsyn, Disctopia, Evergreen PodcastsSilver supporters: Audacia Audio, Gamut Podcast Network, Bumper, Goalhanger, Sounds Debatable, Magellan AI, Ask Ralph Christian Finance, Huberman Lab, POW PR, Frequency, Truefans, Storyboard, The Roost, Jonekiri, Geopolitics and Empire podcast a, Compliance Podcast Network, Voxtopica, Castbox, The Podcast Haven, Podium , Gumball, Gilded Audio, Tink Media, ARN's iHeartPodcast Network Aust, Red Seat Ventures, Ausha, SoundStack, Podcastpage, Message Heard, Health Podcast Network, Rephonic, Oxford Road, Wondery, Heartcast Media50, Zvook, Lemonada Media, Ossa Collective, Blubrry, Sonic Influencer Marketing, Transistor, Podcast Taxi, matchmaker.fm, Optimal Living Daily, Diversion Podcasts, Castos, Rhapsody Voices, Double Elvis Productions, Headliner, Jam Street Media, Hear.Here.Singapore, StreamGuys, Podcast Partnership, Content10x, Ad Results Media, She Podcasts, Cleanfeed, Podigy, Podcast Movement, Revolver Podcasts, Sonix, School of Podcasting, Adopter Media, Lower Street, Signal Hill Insights, Edison ResearchOur supporters pay for Podnews, so everyone can read it. Join them today.

Sponsored by Central Talent Booking. Transform Your Podcast Guest Lineup - Central Talent Booking delivers top-tier guests—celebrities, influencers, thought leaders, and compelling experts—to elevate your podcast. Discover more. PodcastOne is to switch hosting to Amazon’s ART19. It had been using the relatively unknown Nox Solutions as a podcast host. The Podcast Index suggests Nox Solutions hosts around 1,277 shows - 1,077 of which are with PodcastOne and Launchpadone. Docusign is the latest company with a new sonic logo. In this case, it’s described as a “red thread” that runs through all of Docusign’s marketing (and, we hope, podcast advertising). We’ve a few examples in the press release, and another in our podcast. SiriusXM shared the company’s 2024 results. “What is working? Well, wouldn’t ya know it… it’s podcasts.” says Chris Peterson, in his analysis of the numbers. He adds that “it’s time for independent publishers to control their own monetization”. > > > Read more of today’s podcast industry news stories on the Podnews website: and get our free daily newsletter.Classifieds - your job or ad hereHost your podcast videos the right way! — Video podcasts have the potential to attract millions of viewers and listeners simultaneously. Disctopia allows you to upload podcast videos and automatically add them to your RSS feed - It's Magic!🚀 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! Gold supporters: Buzzsprout, Mowpod, Mamamia, The $100 MBA, Sounds Profitable, The Podglomerate, Cloud10, Resound, Cohost, Steve Lack: Audio, RedCircle, Simplecast, audioBoom, SALT, Audiohook, Podscribe, Riverside.fm, Jar Audio, Podchaser, Awesound, Disctopia, We Edit Podcasts, Libsyn, Podpage websites, Acast, Evergreen Podcasts, Knucklehead Media GroupSilver supporters: Audacia Audio, Gamut Podcast Network, Bumper, Goalhanger, Sounds Debatable, Magellan AI, Ask Ralph Christian Finance, Gilded Audio, POW PR, Compliance Podcast Network, Truefans, Huberman Lab, The Podcast Haven, Ausha, Red Seat Ventures, The Roost, Castbox, Voxtopica, Geopolitics and Empire podcast a, ARN's iHeartPodcast Network Aust, SoundStack, Frequency, Gumball, Tink Media, Podium , Jonekiri, Storyboard, Podcastpage, Message Heard, Health Podcast Network, Transistor, Double Elvis Productions, Zvook, Wondery, matchmaker.fm, Jam Street Media, Castos, Rhapsody Voices, Oxford Road, Podcast Taxi, Optimal Living Daily, Heartcast Media50, Blubrry, Sonic Influencer Marketing, Headliner, Lemonada Media, Ossa Collective, Rephonic, Diversion Podcasts, StreamGuys, Hear.Here.Singapore, Ad Results Media, Content10x, Podcast Partnership, She Podcasts, Cleanfeed, School of Podcasting, Adopter Media, Podcast Movement, Sonix, Lower Street, Podigy, Revolver Podcasts, Edison Research, Signal Hill InsightsOur supporters pay for Podnews, so everyone can read it. Join them today.

Sponsored by Central Talent Booking. Transform Your Podcast Guest Lineup - Central Talent Booking delivers top-tier guests—celebrities, influencers, thought leaders, and compelling experts—to elevate your podcast. Discover more. The winners of the UK’s Political Podcast Awards were announced. Podcast of the year was Goalhanger’s The Rest is Politics, but Persephonica’s Political Currency and Electoral Dysfunction from Sky News won two awards. Acast shows won the most awards. Yesterday, we linked to a presentation from German podcast marketers and publishers promoting the benefits of audio-only podcasts. It was in German. Sadly, viele Menschen sind faul und sprechen keine anderen Sprachen. The good news is - it’s now also available in English. How does Acast market itself to potential advertisers? By podcast advertising, of course. The company has shared a bit of knowledge of how they do 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 hereHost your podcast videos the right way! — Video podcasts have the potential to attract millions of viewers and listeners simultaneously. Disctopia allows you to upload podcast videos and automatically add them to your RSS feed - It's Magic!Final Evolutions Sale ENDS TONIGHT — The can't miss podcast industry event of the spring is NEXT WEEK in Chicago, and our last discount sale is going on now...but ends TONIGHT! Book your passes to help shape the future of the industry!Gold supporters: Buzzsprout, Mowpod, Mamamia, The $100 MBA, Sounds Profitable, The Podglomerate, Cloud10, Cohost, Simplecast, SALT, Podscribe, Audiohook, Resound, Steve Lack: Audio, RedCircle, audioBoom, Riverside.fm, Jar Audio, Podchaser, Awesound, Acast, Disctopia, We Edit Podcasts, Evergreen Podcasts, Libsyn, Podpage websites, Knucklehead Media GroupSilver supporters: Audacia Audio, Gamut Podcast Network, Bumper, Goalhanger, Sounds Debatable, Magellan AI, Jonekiri, ARN's iHeartPodcast Network Aust, SoundStack, Gumball, Geopolitics and Empire podcast a, Voxtopica, Podium , Ask Ralph Christian Finance, The Podcast Haven, Gilded Audio, Frequency, Huberman Lab, Castbox, Truefans, Tink Media, Storyboard, Red Seat Ventures, POW PR, Ausha, The Roost, Compliance Podcast Network, Podcastpage, Message Heard, Health Podcast Network, Zvook, Sonic Influencer Marketing, Double Elvis Productions, Jam Street Media, Transistor, Optimal Living Daily, matchmaker.fm, Castos, Wondery, Blubrry, Rephonic, Lemonada Media, Headliner, Ossa Collective, Diversion Podcasts, Rhapsody Voices, Oxford Road, Heartcast Media50, Podcast Taxi, Content10x, Hear.Here.Singapore, Ad Results Media, Podcast Partnership, StreamGuys, Cleanfeed, She Podcasts, Adopter Media, School of Podcasting, Podigy, Podcast Movement, Lower Street, Revolver Podcasts, Sonix, Edison Research, Signal Hill InsightsOur supporters pay for Podnews, so everyone can read it. Join them today.

Sponsored by Central Talent Booking. Transform Your Podcast Guest Lineup - Central Talent Booking delivers top-tier guests—celebrities, influencers, thought leaders, and compelling experts—to elevate your podcast. Discover more. There are more listeners than ever to podcasts in the US, according to new data. The Triton Digital 2024 US Podcast Report also suggests that YouTube continues to be the most “preferred” platform for 33.1% of all podcast listeners, while Apple Podcasts has slumped to a new low: preferred by just 12.2%. The data, which is a free download, also contains more detail about the US Podcast Ranker. Video podcasts are “not equally sensible and beneficial for all podcasts“. A group of German podcast marketers and publishers have worked together to produce a white paper explaining the benefits of audio-only podcasts. Advantages include better distribution, and monetisation, and audio podcasts have a 150% higher listen-through rate than video podcasts. There have been a number of layoffs at SiriusXM, impacting the podcast teams and Earwolf. Podnews understands that 100 roles were impacted, representing 2% of the workforce, along with a number of changes to the company’s structure. The CEO Jennifer Witz called it a “profoundly challenging day”. One of those included is Amelia Chappelow, who was Executive Producer at Earwolf. > > > Read more of today’s podcast industry news stories on the Podnews website: and get our free daily newsletter.Classifieds - your job or ad hereHost your podcast videos the right way! — Video podcasts have the potential to attract millions of viewers and listeners simultaneously. Disctopia allows you to upload podcast videos and automatically add them to your RSS feed - It's Magic!Tomorrow is your last chance for Evolutions Sale! — The can't miss podcast industry event of the spring is NEXT WEEK in Chicago, and our last discount sale is going on now...but ends TOMORROW! Book your passes to help shape the future of the industry!Gold supporters: Buzzsprout, Mowpod, Mamamia, The $100 MBA, The Podglomerate, Cloud10, Sounds Profitable, Resound, RedCircle, SALT, Audiohook, Steve Lack: Audio, audioBoom, Cohost, Simplecast, Podscribe, Riverside.fm, Jar Audio, Podchaser, Awesound, Disctopia, Evergreen Podcasts, Acast, Knucklehead Media Group, Libsyn, We Edit Podcasts, Podpage websitesSilver supporters: Audacia Audio, Gamut Podcast Network, Bumper, Goalhanger, Sounds Debatable, Magellan AI, Frequency, Huberman Lab, Ask Ralph Christian Finance, Storyboard, Truefans, Castbox, The Roost, Compliance Podcast Network, Gilded Audio, SoundStack, Podium , Ausha, The Podcast Haven, POW PR, ARN's iHeartPodcast Network Aust, Geopolitics and Empire podcast a, Jonekiri, Voxtopica, Tink Media, Red Seat Ventures, Gumball, Podcastpage, Message Heard, Health Podcast Network, Rhapsody Voices, Rephonic, Blubrry, Diversion Podcasts, Optimal Living Daily, Sonic Influencer Marketing, Zvook, Double Elvis Productions, Jam Street Media, Headliner, matchmaker.fm, Oxford Road, Castos, Transistor, Wondery, Podcast Taxi, Lemonada Media, Ossa Collective, Heartcast Media50, StreamGuys, Content10x, Ad Results Media, Podcast Partnership, Hear.Here.Singapore, She Podcasts, Cleanfeed, Podcast Movement, Lower Street, Sonix, Podigy, School of Podcasting, Adopter Media, Revolver Podcasts, Signal Hill Insights, Edison ResearchOur supporters pay for Podnews, so everyone can read it. Join them today.

Sponsored by Central Talent Booking. Transform Your Podcast Guest Lineup - Central Talent Booking delivers top-tier guests—celebrities, influencers, thought leaders, and compelling experts—to elevate your podcast. Discover more. Spotify has launched Creator Milestone Awards, which will be given to podcasts that reach particular streaming levels on Spotify. It’s the first time Spotify has publicly revealed streaming numbers for podcasters across the platform. Like YouTube, award recipients will be hand-delivered a physical Spotify plaque. Gold (500mn+ lifetime streams) includes Joe Rogan, Crime Junkie, Armchair Expert and Last Podcast on the left, but also two German podcasts. One of those, Gemischtes Hack, only has 285 episodes: so each episode has been played an average of 1,750,000 times, just on Spotify. (And even more impressive, when you know there are only about 120mn native German speakers.) There are 13 Silver (250mn+ lifetime streams) awardees, including Call Her Daddy and The Daily, two Spanish podcasts, one German and one Portuguese. There are 83 Bronze (100mn+ lifetime streams) awardees. Podcasts in “emerging markets” get Bronze after just 50mn+ lifetime streams. SiriusXM has pulled its video versions of Alex Cooper’s Call Her Daddy from Spotify along with other Unwell Network shows. The shows will be viewable on YouTube and the SiriusXM app. Cooper posted on Instagram saying that you can watch on YouTube “for free”. How do you make podcast advertising work better? Don’t make the ads dull and boring. Ads that have emotion or are otherwise interesting can work more than six times better than boring ones, according to a set of research compiled by Westwood One’s Pierre Bouvard. There’s a PDF, a video, and a white paper to download. > > > 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 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! NORMANITY - The newest must listen AUDIO MUSICAL — Normanity is a satirical interrogation of corporate corruption and the fragility of our aspirations, conducted with quirky humour and real heart. On the Wireless feed on MONDAY! Sing along why dontchaGold supporters: Buzzsprout, Mowpod, Mamamia, The $100 MBA, The Podglomerate, Cloud10, Sounds Profitable, audioBoom, Audiohook, Resound, RedCircle, Podscribe, SALT, Steve Lack: Audio, Cohost, Simplecast, Riverside.fm, Jar Audio, Podchaser, Awesound, We Edit Podcasts, Podpage websites, Acast, Disctopia, Evergreen Podcasts, Libsyn, Knucklehead Media GroupSilver supporters: Audacia Audio, Gamut Podcast Network, Bumper, Goalhanger, Sounds Debatable, Magellan AI, Podium , Gilded Audio, Tink Media, Voxtopica, Frequency, SoundStack, Castbox, The Roost, Jonekiri, Ausha, Compliance Podcast Network, Truefans, ARN's iHeartPodcast Network Aust, Ask Ralph Christian Finance, Huberman Lab, The Podcast Haven, POW PR, Storyboard, Geopolitics and Empire podcast a, Red Seat Ventures, Gumball, Podcastpage, Message Heard, Health Podcast Network, Double Elvis Productions, Podcast Taxi, Heartcast Media50, Ossa Collective, Headliner, Rephonic, Castos, Oxford Road, Rhapsody Voices, Jam Street Media, Optimal Living Daily, Wondery, Lemonada Media, Zvook, matchmaker.fm, Sonic Influencer Marketing, Transistor, Blubrry, Diversion Podcasts, Podcast Partnership, Content10x, Hear.Here.Singapore, Ad Results Media, StreamGuys, She Podcasts, Cleanfeed, Lower Street, Revolver Podcasts, Podcast Movement, School of Podcasting, Sonix, Adopter Media, Podigy, Signal Hill Insights, Edison ResearchOur supporters pay for Podnews, so everyone can read it. Join them today.

Sponsored by Central Talent Booking. Transform Your Podcast Guest Lineup - Central Talent Booking delivers top-tier guests—celebrities, influencers, thought leaders, and compelling experts—to elevate your podcast. Discover more. Buzzsprout is the best podcast hosting company, says TechRadar in a review that also gives special credit to Podbean, Libsyn, Captivate and Transistor. Kamala Harris’s podcast strategy fell way short of Trump’s, says Ashley Carman: Harris didn’t appear to focus on a cohesive list of shows, which didn’t share similar audiences - making it hard to hit the same talking points. The article is in the latest edition of her Bloomberg newsletter, Soundbite. To support podcast journalism, Podnews has snagged a deal on Ashley Carman’s Soundbite newsletter. You can grab Bloomberg’s Tech Newsletter Bundle at a 25% discount for the first year - which includes Soundbite and others. The IAB suggests in its 2025 Outlook Study of ad buyers that growth of podcast ad spend will slow this year, and its market share will drop. Total advertising is set to grow by 7.3%; podcasting will just beat that, at 7.4%. And, in a surprise, S&P Global Market Intelligence suggests that the US podcast industry won’t top $2bn in revenue until 2032. The IAB suggest it hit $1.9bn in 2023. > > > Read more of today’s podcast industry news stories on the Podnews website: and get our free daily newsletter.Classifieds - your job or ad hereFree Podcast Growth Workshop 🔥🎧🔥 May 20th — This FREE Podcasting Business School workshop will teach you.. ⭐️FIVE simple strategies to help you grow your podcast without using social media. Show up for live training and Q&A with Adam Schaeuble.Need short-form content? — I'm Kristen (a real person), who can highlight the best moments from your podcast. NORMANITY - The newest must listen AUDIO MUSICAL — Normanity is a satirical interrogation of corporate corruption and the fragility of our aspirations, conducted with quirky humour and real heart. On the Wireless feed on MONDAY! Sing along why dontchaGet Ashley Carman's Soundbite newsletter — Get exclusive reporting on podcasting, the music industry and audio trends. Podnews readers can subscribe to Bloomberg's Tech Newsletter Bundle, including Soundbite, at 25% off for your first year.Gold supporters: Buzzsprout, Mowpod, Mamamia, The $100 MBA, The Podglomerate, Sounds Profitable, Cloud10, Audiohook, RedCircle, Cohost, Simplecast, Podscribe, Resound, SALT, audioBoom, Steve Lack: Audio, Riverside.fm, Jar Audio, Podchaser, Awesound, Knucklehead Media Group, We Edit Podcasts, Disctopia, Evergreen Podcasts, Libsyn, Podpage websites, AcastSilver supporters: Audacia Audio, Gamut Podcast Network, Bumper, Goalhanger, Sounds Debatable, Magellan AI, Ausha, Castbox, Jonekiri, Geopolitics and Empire podcast a, Tink Media, Storyboard, ARN's iHeartPodcast Network Aust, Gilded Audio, Voxtopica, The Podcast Haven, Podium , Huberman Lab, Gumball, Compliance Podcast Network, POW PR, Truefans, Red Seat Ventures, Ask Ralph Christian Finance, SoundStack, The Roost, Frequency, Podcastpage, Message Heard, Health Podcast Network, Castos, Rephonic, Optimal Living Daily, Podcast Taxi, Jam Street Media, Zvook, Wondery, Rhapsody Voices, Blubrry, Diversion Podcasts, Transistor, Lemonada Media, Headliner, Oxford Road, Double Elvis Productions, Ossa Collective, matchmaker.fm, Heartcast Media50, Sonic Influencer Marketing, Content10x, Ad Results Media, StreamGuys, Hear.Here.Singapore, Podcast Partnership, Cleanfeed, She Podcasts, Lower Street, Podcast Movement, Podigy, Revolver Podcasts, School of Podcasting, Sonix, Adopter Media, Edison Research, Signal Hill InsightsOur supporters pay for Podnews, so everyone can read it. Join them today.Image: Johannes Plenio

Sponsored by Central Talent Booking. The Guests Your Podcast Needs - From celebrities to experts, Central Talent Booking connects you with the right guests to captivate your listeners. Learn more. Exclusive: Apple Podcasts has made changes to the way it makes podcasts available in China. Working with podcasters inside China, Podnews has learnt that Apple is now able to remove specific episodes from shows, and that those episodes are hidden from users even if a user tries the RSS feed in the Apple Podcasts app. As two examples: Lex Fridman has 22 recent shows removed; the Joe Rogan Experience is missing eight recent shows. We’ve written an availability checker for Apple Podcasts, to understand what is available where. More details in the article. Evolutions 2025 has announced a set of new speakers for the event in Chicago IL, on Mar 31 - Apr 3. Reflecting video’s part in the podcast space, Evolutions will have a Video Village, presented by YouTube. Use code PODNEWS to save on selected passes. Podcast studio Filt has announced a reorganisation, including consolidation with Finland’s Suomen Podcastmedia, and the launch of Filt Nordics across Sweden, Denmark, Norway and Finland. The companies are backed by PodX Group. > > > Read more of today’s podcast industry news stories on the Podnews website: and get our free daily newsletter.Classifieds - your job or ad hereStop Hustling and Start Living. — Learn to meet (and exceed!) your personal & professional goals in a slow, steady, & sustainable way with the highly acclaimed Slow Living Podcast hosted by NYT best-selling author, Stephanie O'Dea.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. Gold supporters: Buzzsprout, Mowpod, Mamamia, The $100 MBA, The Podglomerate, Sounds Profitable, Cloud10, Steve Lack: Audio, SALT, Cohost, audioBoom, Simplecast, Resound, Audiohook, Podscribe, RedCircle, Riverside.fm, Jar Audio, Podchaser, Awesound, Libsyn, Disctopia, Acast, We Edit Podcasts, Evergreen Podcasts, Knucklehead Media Group, Podpage websitesSilver supporters: Audacia Audio, Gamut Podcast Network, Bumper, Goalhanger, Sounds Debatable, Magellan AI, Huberman Lab, Castbox, Truefans, Ausha, Voxtopica, ARN's iHeartPodcast Network Aust, The Roost, Gumball, Red Seat Ventures, Gilded Audio, Tink Media, Podium , SoundStack, Compliance Podcast Network, POW PR, Ask Ralph Christian Finance, The Podcast Haven, Geopolitics and Empire podcast a, Jonekiri, Storyboard, Frequency, Podcastpage, Message Heard, Health Podcast Network, Oxford Road, Headliner, Rephonic, matchmaker.fm, Double Elvis Productions, Lemonada Media, Blubrry, Heartcast Media50, Ossa Collective, Zvook, Podcast Taxi, Diversion Podcasts, Wondery, Rhapsody Voices, Sonic Influencer Marketing, Jam Street Media, Castos, Optimal Living Daily, Transistor, Hear.Here.Singapore, Content10x, Podcast Partnership, Ad Results Media, StreamGuys, She Podcasts, Cleanfeed, Podcast Movement, Adopter Media, Lower Street, Sonix, School of Podcasting, Revolver Podcasts, Podigy, Signal Hill Insights, Edison ResearchOur supporters pay for Podnews, so everyone can read it. Join them today.Image: Melissa

Sponsored by Central Talent Booking. The Guests Your Podcast Needs - From celebrities to experts, Central Talent Booking connects you with the right guests to captivate your listeners. Learn more. Nine (all male) podcast hosts interviewed Donald Trump last year, helped swing their mostly male audience to a Republican win in November. You’ll have seen many of them at events for the inauguration last weekend (with Joe Rogan in the room while Donald Trump was sworn in). A group of reporters at Bloomberg, including Soundbite’s Ashley Carman, reviewed nearly 1,300 hours of footage to reveal what they talk about, how the network works together, who they appeal to, and how they’re now building support for Donald Trump’s political agenda. Here’s a gift link to read the whole thing. KQED has launched a “real time” news podcast called The Latest, which updates dynamically throughout the day with the latest news. The podcast is built using technology from Spooler, which launched in 2022. The Podcast Show London tells us that prices are going up on Feb 1. PODNEWS10 saves money on selected delegate passes. Podnews is a media partner; our London-born Editor is on the advisory board. > > > Read more of today’s podcast industry news stories on the Podnews website: and get our free daily newsletter.Classifieds - your job or ad hereStop Hustling and Start Living. — Learn to meet (and exceed!) your personal & professional goals in a slow, steady, & sustainable way with the highly acclaimed Slow Living Podcast hosted by NYT best-selling author, Stephanie O'Dea.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!Gold supporters: Buzzsprout, Mowpod, Mamamia, The $100 MBA, The Podglomerate, Sounds Profitable, Cloud10, Resound, Simplecast, SALT, RedCircle, Audiohook, audioBoom, Podscribe, Cohost, Steve Lack: Audio, Riverside.fm, Jar Audio, Podchaser, Awesound, Libsyn, Podpage websites, Acast, We Edit Podcasts, Evergreen Podcasts, Disctopia, Knucklehead Media GroupSilver supporters: Audacia Audio, Gamut Podcast Network, Bumper, Goalhanger, Sounds Debatable, Magellan AI, Frequency, Huberman Lab, Jonekiri, Tink Media, Ausha, POW PR, Podium , Red Seat Ventures, Voxtopica, SoundStack, Gumball, Ask Ralph Christian Finance, The Roost, Storyboard, The Podcast Haven, Geopolitics and Empire podcast a, Compliance Podcast Network, Gilded Audio, ARN's iHeartPodcast Network Aust, Castbox, Truefans, Podcastpage, Message Heard, Health Podcast Network, Blubrry, Castos, Double Elvis Productions, Rhapsody Voices, Lemonada Media, matchmaker.fm, Diversion Podcasts, Ossa Collective, Podcast Taxi, Rephonic, Jam Street Media, Heartcast Media50, Oxford Road, Wondery, Zvook, Headliner, Sonic Influencer Marketing, Optimal Living Daily, Transistor, Podcast Partnership, StreamGuys, Ad Results Media, Hear.Here.Singapore, Content10x, Cleanfeed, She Podcasts, Revolver Podcasts, Podcast Movement, School of Podcasting, Lower Street, Podigy, Sonix, Adopter Media, Edison Research, Signal Hill InsightsOur supporters pay for Podnews, so everyone can read it. Join them today.Image: The Nix Company

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