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Oct 7, 2025 • 4min
Global acquires The Fellas Studios
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In the UK, Global has acquired The Fellas Studios, a creator network that includes the Edison top 10 UK show Saving Grace. No terms were given: the new brand “Global Studios” will be the home to Global’s expanded podcast slate. (The Fellas Studios had been with Acast).
In Kyiv, Ukraine, the winners of Ukraine’s podcast prize ceremony, the fifth Slushno Awards, were announced. The Grand Prix prize went to Теракт біля Палацу спорту (“The Terrorist Attack Near the Sports Palace”), a true crime podcast from Suspilne Kharkiv about the 2015 Kharkiv bombing, when Russian terrorists killed four Ukranians.
Podcast content workflow platform Northflow has announced three advisors: Ana Xavier from The Podcast Space, podcaster and entrepreneur Daniel J Lewis, and Podnews editor James Cridland. (Disclosures)
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Oct 6, 2025 • 7min
Steven Bartlett launches video podcast hosting company
Steven Bartlett introduces Flightcast, a new platform designed for video podcast distribution and analytics. Ausha hits a milestone with over a billion downloads thanks to its effective marketing tools. Meanwhile, the IAB forecasts podcast ad revenues will exceed $3 billion by 2025, highlighting audio's evolving landscape. The podcast discusses the impact of cinema screenings for Bartlett's show and features updates on Audacity's redesign and The Guardian's podcast video team. It's a lively mix of innovation and industry news!

Oct 3, 2025 • 6min
British Podcast Awards winners and Golden Globes eligibility
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The winners of the British Podcast Awards 2025 were announced in a glitzy ceremony at The O~2~. Podcast of the Year went to Kill List (pictured above, Creative Director Willard Foxton). We’ve a full list, including an OPML file for your podcast player.
Meanwhile, the Golden Globes has announced the 25 eligible podcasts for the inaugural Golden Globe Award for best podcast. From the list, six nominees will be announced on Dec 8. If you’re eligible, you need to enter before the end of the month (and pay $500).
The list was compiled by Luminate, a data company part-owned by Penske Media - owners of the Golden Globes, Variety and The Hollywood Reporter. Luminate released data in April claiming 40% of the US listen monthly to podcasts.
The list appears to roughly mirror the top shows in Edison Research’s Top 50. Absent from the Golden Globes list, though: New Heights and Conan O’Brien Needs A Friend.
Podcast Movement has announced videos are now available for every session from Podcast Movement 2025 in Dallas. They’re free, and available to everyone.
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Oct 2, 2025 • 5min
Next for podcasts: the cinema?
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The Diary of a CEO is to hit the big screen - a special episode with former One Direction member Louis Tomlinson will get a world exclusive premier in six selected Cineworld cinemas in the UK and Ireland on Oct 8, a day before the podcast’s general release. Tickets are £14.99 (US$20) each. (The website appears to only work in Europe).
Podcast cross-promotion company PodRoll has launched PodRoll Video Promos in Apple Podcasts - a way to add video promos as the second item in a podcast feed to help promote shows. It takes advantage of Apple’s support of video downloads. There’s an example here.
SXSW Sydney has announced two dedicated stages for podcasting at the event, which takes place in mid October. There will be a number of live shows, and “Show Notes”, a podcast industry stage. (Podnews’s Editor will be there on Thursday).
Meanwhile, at Advertising Week NYC next week, Paul Riismandel from Signal Hill Insights will be speaking, revealing whether podcasts really influence voters, as we move into a year with mid-terms in the US.
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Oct 1, 2025 • 6min
Female-founded video podcast network launches
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In the UK, a new, female-founded video podcast network has been launched by former Google, YouTube, and BBC & Freemantle execs. HERA is founded by Rosie Allimonos, Nishma Patel Robb and Kirsty Hunter, and aims “to unlock the most underserved audience in media history: women”.
Daniel Ek is to step down as CEO of Spotify. From Jan 1, Gustav Söderström, co-President and Chief Product and Technology Officer, and Alex Norström, co-President and Chief Business Officer, will become co-CEOs. Ek will become Executive Chairman, to “spend more time on the long-term strategic decisions that will define Spotify [in the] next decade”.
Spotify has announced changes ahead for Megaphone-hosted publishers. “Beginning midyear 2026”, Megaphone publishers will gain access to Spotify's ad technology, including the Spotify Ad Exchange, enabling them to book private marketplace deals (PMPs) and unlock new features like video ads, clickable ads, and improved forecasting. Targeting will also be enhanced by introducing Spotify first-party data.
For International Podcast Day, which was yesterday, Spotify also published a piece on “where podcasting is now” written by Spotify podcast editorial staff. It also shared a number of videos to Instagram with advice for podcasters.
Spotify also announced an inaugural podcaster roundtable with The Hollywood Reporter, which will air in November, featuring top contenders for the newly introduced ‘Best Podcast' category at the Golden Globes.
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Sep 30, 2025 • 4min
Happy International Podcast Day!
Celebrate International Podcast Day with insights on why the RSS feed is still vital for podcast distribution. Bill Nighy is launching an advice podcast, allowing fans to submit their questions. The podcast industry sees movement with YouTube settling a lawsuit worth $24.5 million. Podscribe achieves a compliance milestone, now integrating valuable country-of-origin data. Plus, a call to support indie podcasters and a fun trivia segment are featured, alongside a sneak peek into new seasons of popular shows.

Sep 29, 2025 • 5min
A third of Americans get their news from podcasts
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Pew Research released a new Podcasts and News Fact Sheet. From a survey conducted last month, the study says that 54% of US adults have “listened to a podcast in the past twelve months”, and a third get their news from podcasts “at least sometimes”. Republicans seem to trust podcasts twice as much as Democrats, the data suggests; under 50s, and the more educated, are more likely to listen.
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SXSW Sydney will have a full, dedicated podcast stage next month. MIK Studio has revealed a new set of panels and conversations to take place at the event. The Acast Arms, Acast’s pop-up pub, will also make an appearance.
Congratulations to Quill, which has achieved a place in The Globe and Mail’s top growing companies for the third year in a row.
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Sep 26, 2025 • 5min
Inside the AI podcast factory
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“I’m releasing 3,000 episodes a week and I have eight people on my team. There’s no way we’re listening to the overwhelming majority of our content before it’s released.”
Exclusive: This week in the Podnews Weekly Review podcast, we speak with Inception Point AI CEO Jeanine Wright, about her AI-driven podcast company. The company released a show about Charlie Kirk within an hour of his shooting, we learn; and traditional podcast companies are “just not finding sustainable business models”, she says. You’ll find the interview in full, wherever you get your podcasts - it’s sponsored by Buzzsprout.
Spotify is working on tools to govern the use of AI-generated content - but for music only. Its disclosures feature will be based on an industry standard, and be nuanced in its approach: but will be voluntary by music producers.
If you’re heading to New York, you (or your clients!) should watch some comedy podcasts on stage between Oct 7-9 as part of the Cheerful Earful Podcast Festival. Tickets are going fast - make sure to grab some.
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Sep 25, 2025 • 3min
New Heights makes it to Amazon Prime Video
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Amazon Prime Video is now showing New Heights with Jason & Travis Kelce in the US. The show is owned by Wondery, an Amazon subsidiary. Here’s the show page, which appears to be sorted by oldest-first. It doesn’t appear to be available on Amazon Prime Video in other countries but is available on YouTube internationally - we’ve asked why.
QCODE has expanded to become a brand of Daylight Media, a new venture designed for creators to scale reach and monetization. QCODE founder and CEO Rob Herting will lead Daylight Media as CEO. The company has also announced a sales and distribution partnership with The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart.
Libsyn has signed Girls Next Level, the pop culture podcast hosted by Holly Madison and Bridget Marquardt. The show signed with AdLarge in 2022, and Audioboom’s Creator Network in 2023.
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Sep 24, 2025 • 3min
Do listeners want podcasts made with AI?
A new study reveals mixed feelings about AI-produced podcasts, with concerns highlighted by Tom Webster. The Signal Awards have announced nominees and opened voting for listeners' favorites. Significant changes are coming for Apple Podcasts, allowing creators to schedule subscriber episodes. Meanwhile, Spotify is testing AI-based recommendations tailored to listener habits. Lastly, Pod Squeeze has introduced a free AI audio enhancer to improve podcast quality. It's a pivotal moment in the podcast landscape!


