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YouTube now features a weekly updated podcast chart, ranked by watch time. The top 100 list has Joe Rogan at number one since its launch. Additionally, YouTube's podcast homepage has been upgraded in the US to showcase editorially curated content, offering various categories like 'Award-winning' and 'Gaming and sport.' This shift contrasts with the older algorithmic layout seen in other countries. The changes aim to enhance user experience and reflect ongoing growth in the podcasting industry.

The ARIAS recently crowned Goalhanger as the UK's Audio Brand of the Year, celebrating the popularity of long-form content. AccuRadio, a long-standing online radio streamer, seeks Chapter 11 bankruptcy due to royalty disputes. Meanwhile, the beloved audio show Twenty Thousand Hertz is making a leap to YouTube, promising fresh, innovative content designed specifically for the platform. Tune in for insights on the latest trends and challenges in the evolving podcast industry!

Sponsored by RedCircle. Podcast-curious? Get your free podcast advertising campaign plan. Edison Research will unveil The Infinite Dial UK 2025 at The Podcast Show in London, it’s been announced. There’ll also be a free webinar on May 29. The study is made to be comparable with Infinite Dial data in other countries, including the US, Australia and New Zealand. Apple has unveiled new accessibility features coming later in the year. For podcasting, we gained transcripts in Mar 2024, but live captions for other apps will be available with more languages, Live Listen will add captions on a connected Apple Watch, the Personal Voice voice cloning system becomes more natural and quicker to train; a new magnifier app makes it easier to see the screen; and accessibility labels will be visible in the Apple App Store. An interesting data point as part of some work by Westwood One - 85% of Americans commute to work, but ad buyers are not like the rest of us - the advertising industry only commutes into work 4.2 times a week, rather than the average American who commutes 4.7 times a week. Friday is lowest for everyone. (One for you if you release on Fridays?) > > > 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➡️5 ways to grow your podcast WITHOUT social media — This FREE Podcasting Business School virtual workshop will teach you: ⭐️FIVE simple strategies to help you grow your podcast without using social media. Join us on November 25th or December 3rd.✅ Goal For Your Week: Automate Your SEO Strategy — Grow your podcast audience with SEObot! Automatically create SEO optimized blogs from episodes, boost Google rankings, save time and get more listens. Supports 50 languages.Gold supporters: Buzzsprout, Mowpod, Mamamia, PodMatch, The $100 MBA, Sounds Profitable, Cloud10, The Podglomerate, Steve Lack: Audio, PAVE Studios, Podscribe, Simplecast, Resound, Cohost, Audiohook, SALT, RedCircle, audioBoom, Riverside.fm, Jar Podcast Solutions, Podchaser, Awesound, Disctopia, Acast, Evergreen Podcasts, We Edit Podcasts, Knucklehead Media Group, Podpage websitesSilver supporters: Audacia Audio, Gamut Podcast Network, Bumper, Goalhanger, Sounds Debatable, Magellan AI, Frequency, SoundStack, Jonekiri, Gumball, ARN's iHeartPodcast Network Aust, Gilded Audio, Truefans, The Podcast Haven, Podium , POW PR, Huberman Lab, PodAnalyst, Red Seat Ventures, Ask Ralph Christian Finance, Compliance Podcast Network, The Roost, Ausha, Voxtopica, Storyboard, Castbox, Tink Media, Beamly, Message Heard, Health Podcast Network, Heartcast Media50, Rephonic, Castos, Lemonada Media, Rhapsody Voices, Double Elvis Productions, Headliner, Transistor, Zvook, matchmaker.fm, Ossa Collective, Wondery, Oxford Road, Podcast Taxi, Optimal Living Daily, Sonic Influencer Marketing, Diversion Podcasts, Blubrry, Jam Street Media, StreamGuys, Podcast Partnership, Content10x, Hear.Here.Singapore, Ad Results Media, She Podcasts, Cleanfeed, Sonix, Podcast Movement, Revolver Podcasts, Adopter Media, School of Podcasting, Lower Street, Podigy, Signal Hill Insights, Edison ResearchOur supporters pay for Podnews, so everyone can read it. Join them today.Image: James Cridland

The Webby Awards celebrated outstanding achievements in podcasting, with The MeidasTouch Podcast winning Podcast of the Year for its impactful commentary. iHeartMedia revealed impressive Q1 earnings, showing a significant rise in podcast revenue and plans for cost savings amidst substantial debt. Buzzsprout has enhanced its features by integrating its subscription service with Apple Podcasts, simplifying the process for creators. Catch up on all these exciting developments shaping the podcasting landscape!

Sponsored by RedCircle. Get your free podcast advertising campaign plan here. Thank us later. There has been an adverse reaction to Spotify’s announcement that it is to add play counts to podcasts on its app - reaction which appears to have taken the company by surprise. Spotify issued a statement on Threads addressing creator concerns, telling creators it “really appreciates the honest discussion”, and that it’ll “share more” on Friday. (The responses are not great.) We don’t, yet, see any play counts published in the app. Spotify has also been a little more open about how the play statistics are worked out. On an updated page, the company says that “plays” are the: “number of times a Spotify user actively watched or listened to your content on the Spotify app. Plays are only counted once per user per session, so if you play an episode, pause, and resume playing, that counts as one play.” Elsewhere, Spotify points out that plays of trailers or clips are not included. How different is a “play” on each platform? The Podnews Weekly Review has a total audience size of 185 people on both Spotify and Apple Podcasts over the last 60 days. But, the play count? On Spotify, we’ve had 715 “plays”; but on Apple Podcasts, we’ve had 2,800 “plays” - almost four times as many “plays” from the same audience size. Apple measures any touch of the “play” button - probably explaining Spotify’s example above. (Here’s our overall stats, by the way, for the same time period: 11,817 downloads). One of the highest pain points in the Podnews Report Card earlier this year was that different platforms don’t measure the same thing. We noted at the time that Spotify for Creators, Apple, and YouTube do not use the IAB standards. > > > Read more of today’s podcast industry news stories on the Podnews website: and get our free daily newsletter.Classifieds - your job or ad herePod Engine: 10x Faster Guest Booking — AI-superpowered podcast search, outreach & more. Trusted by top agencies. 14-day free trial.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, PodMatch, The $100 MBA, Cloud10, The Podglomerate, Sounds Profitable, audioBoom, RedCircle, Cohost, Audiohook, Simplecast, SALT, Resound, Podscribe, Steve Lack: Audio, PAVE Studios, Riverside.fm, Jar Podcast Solutions, Podchaser, Awesound, Evergreen Podcasts, We Edit Podcasts, Knucklehead Media Group, Acast, Podpage websites, DisctopiaSilver supporters: Audacia Audio, Gamut Podcast Network, Bumper, Goalhanger, Sounds Debatable, Magellan AI, Ausha, Frequency, Jonekiri, POW PR, Gumball, Ask Ralph Christian Finance, Podium , Tink Media, Voxtopica, SoundStack, Red Seat Ventures, Truefans, Gilded Audio, The Podcast Haven, The Roost, Huberman Lab, PodAnalyst, ARN's iHeartPodcast Network Aust, Castbox, Compliance Podcast Network, Storyboard, Beamly, Message Heard, Health Podcast Network, Lemonada Media, Castos, Blubrry, Double Elvis Productions, Heartcast Media50, Wondery, Rhapsody Voices, Oxford Road, Headliner, Rephonic, Podcast Taxi, Zvook, Optimal Living Daily, matchmaker.fm, Ossa Collective, Diversion Podcasts, Transistor, Sonic Influencer Marketing, Jam Street Media, Podcast Partnership, Hear.Here.Singapore, Ad Results Media, StreamGuys, Content10x, Cleanfeed, She Podcasts, Adopter Media, Lower Street, Revolver Podcasts, Podcast Movement, School of Podcasting, Sonix, Podigy, Signal Hill Insights, Edison ResearchOur supporters pay for Podnews, so everyone can read it. Join them today.Image: Orbital 101 Studio

Discover the intriguing acquisition of Lemonada Media for around $30 million by PodX Group. Learn about QCODE's recent funding success and Goalhanger's anticipated backing from The Chernin Group. Explore the fluctuating US podcast rankings, including the Daily Wire's fall. Notably, the Spanish-language podcast Noticentro made waves with its high chart placement based on unique audiences. Plus, gain insights into podcast fans and anti-fans, revealing key demographics and engagement trends.

The podcast industry is booming, with new research revealing a global economy worth $7.3 billion. The U.S. accounts for two-thirds of this figure, thanks to revenue sources like Patreon. Exciting partnerships are developing too, such as the London Standard collaborating with Message Heard for innovative audio production. Additionally, Spotify is shaking things up by introducing play counts, though the metrics behind them remain unclear, adding an air of mystery to consumption statistics.

Sponsored by RedCircle. Want to read ads for Recess, FIJI Water, or Mood? With us you can. Regardless of where you host. Sign up. PodX Group is to acquire Lemonada Media. The Swedish company already owns a number of podcast production houses across the world; it’s their first acquisition in the US. No terms were given. Last month, PodX merged its three UK companies. Spotify announced that it is to add a “play” count, visible within the app, for all podcasts. “Plays will capture engagement across audio and video content on Spotify”, the company says, also pointing to a blog post for creators. But, what exactly are plays? “Plays are a new metric that reflects the number of times people have actively watched or listened to any episode in your catalog,” the Spotify for Creators page says - but gives no detail of how this is calculated. Podnews asked Spotify for the definition of a “play”: it’s a measure of “intentional engagement”, we were told, but were sent no further clarification on how it is calculated (even when we asked again). Consumption will now be confusingly displayed to creators in “streams”, “downloads” and “plays”, but without a definition of what a “play” is, it seems an opaque and self-serving number, and is disappointing. Consumption hours and consumption hours by user will also now be available. The Canadian Podcast Listener, a survey of podcast consumption in Canada, will contain enhanced video podcast metrics when it is released later this year. The research will break out actual audio and video consumption among genres, top podcasts, and among all podcast consumers. > > > Read more of today’s podcast industry news stories on the Podnews website: and get our free daily newsletter.Classifieds - your job or ad hereWork with an award winning podcast producer! — I can save you hours of editing so you can focus on making great content. Book a free Discovery Call with me, Niall Mackay, to see how we can help you! “Top-notch podcasts, expertly produced.”🏆 Half of the top podcasters use Supporting Cast! — NPR, Lemonada, Wondery, SiriusXM, and more trust Supporting Cast to sell & deliver their subscription and exclusive content 📈. Get in touch!🎵 Story-driven music for podcast creators 🆕 — Music for podcasters, documentarians and those with a story to tell. Thousands of royalty-free tracks composed for narrative use, fast editing and emotive scoring. Get your free 7-day trial today.Gold supporters: Buzzsprout, Mowpod, Mamamia, PodMatch, The $100 MBA, The Podglomerate, Cloud10, Sounds Profitable, RedCircle, Steve Lack: Audio, audioBoom, Cohost, Podscribe, Audiohook, SALT, Simplecast, Resound, PAVE Studios, Riverside.fm, Jar Podcast Solutions, Podchaser, Awesound, Evergreen Podcasts, Acast, Disctopia, Knucklehead Media Group, Podpage websites, We Edit PodcastsSilver supporters: Audacia Audio, Gamut Podcast Network, Bumper, Goalhanger, Sounds Debatable, Magellan AI, Frequency, Voxtopica, Red Seat Ventures, POW PR, Jonekiri, Huberman Lab, Storyboard, Compliance Podcast Network, Tink Media, SoundStack, ARN's iHeartPodcast Network Aust, Gilded Audio, Ausha, Podium , PodAnalyst, Truefans, Castbox, The Roost, Gumball, The Podcast Haven, Ask Ralph Christian Finance, Beamly, Message Heard, Health Podcast Network, Jam Street Media, matchmaker.fm, Headliner, Wondery, Transistor, Double Elvis Productions, Podcast Taxi, Rhapsody Voices, Optimal Living Daily, Lemonada Media, Zvook, Rephonic, Oxford Road, Castos, Blubrry, Ossa Collective, Diversion Podcasts, Heartcast Media50, Sonic Influencer Marketing, Podcast Partnership, StreamGuys, Hear.Here.Singapore, Ad Results Media, Content10x, She Podcasts, Cleanfeed, Sonix, School of Podcasting, Adopter Media, Podigy, Podcast Movement, Lower Street, Revolver Podcasts, Edison Research, Signal Hill InsightsOur supporters pay for Podnews, so everyone can read it. Join them today.Image: David Trinks

The podcast dives into Audiorella's launch of a data analytics tool that consolidates playback metrics from major platforms like Spotify and YouTube. Acast reports impressive Q1 growth, despite a recent loss and a slight dip in total listens. Meanwhile, the South African government is moving towards regulating podcasters to safeguard user rights, emphasizing the need for equality and privacy. All this adds to a landscape of rapid change and growth in the podcasting world!

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