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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! Spotify shared some creator earnings from the first month of the Spotify Partner Program. “Hundreds of podcast creators surpassed $10,000 in monthly revenue”, the company said, but also gave three specific examples of January earnings. We’re All Insane earned more than $17,000. (An advertising planning tool that Podnews has access to suggests that this show does 579,000 downloads a month overall.) Kinda Funny Gamescast made over $10,000. (This show, we think, gets 124,000 downloads a month overall.) Your Mom’s House with Christina P. and Tom Segura and 2 Bears, 1 Cave with Tom Segura & Bert Kreischer, two podcasts from YMH studios, saw combined earnings of more than $105,000. (These shows may do a total of 6.5mn downloads a month). So, is this doing better than advertising? Podnews analysis suggests that We’re All Insane is achieving $29 CPM; Kinda Funny $80 CPM; and YMH is doing $16 CPM. However, total download numbers are from all platforms, not just Spotify. Should Spotify account for 50% of total consumption, of course, you can double those CPM numbers. And baked-in advertising is still fine within these shows, so this is additive revenue. Spotify was also keen to highlight the growth in consumption that video gives: We’re All Insane claims a 6x consumption increase in total hours year-on-year; Kinda Funny and the YMH Studios shows around 22% month-on-month. The company adds: “The top 20 video podcasts eligible for the Spotify Partner Program have seen an average 24%+ growth of consumption. Overall, video podcast consumption on Spotify is up more than 20% since the program’s launch.” Some other detail: Within Spotify for Creators, participants can see the sources of their revenue with ad-supported (streams) and premium (share). (Wouldn’t it be fun if you wanted to share some with us?) Spotify promised videos would be “uninterrupted by ad breaks”. At the time, we wrote that it would be “uninterrupted and ad-free”, but we got that wrong: Spotify Premium users see unskippable ads at the beginning and end of video content: they’re just not interrupted by video ad mid-rolls. > > > 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 — Every mix tape tells a story. Follow our podcast to hear each unique mix, and join in on the fun of music being the soundtrack to our lives.❤️ Show Some Love - Nominate a Podcaster Today ❤️ — Happy Valentines Day from the Top 50 Over 50 Podcaster Awards ❤️ The only awards showcasing Gen X & Boomer Podcasters. Honoring age, experience, and excellence! Nominations: now - 2/28 Awards 3/28Gold supporters: Buzzsprout, Mowpod, Mamamia, The $100 MBA, Cloud10, The Podglomerate, Sounds Profitable, Steve Lack: Audio, SALT, Cohost, Podscribe, audioBoom, Resound, RedCircle, Audiohook, Simplecast, Riverside.fm, Jar Audio, Podchaser, Awesound, Podpage websites, Libsyn, Disctopia, We Edit Podcasts, Evergreen Podcasts, Knucklehead Media Group, AcastSilver supporters: Audacia Audio, Gamut Podcast Network, Bumper, Goalhanger, PodLabs - Podcast Experimentatio, Magellan AI, Red Seat Ventures, ARN's iHeartPodcast Network Aust, PlayPodcast, SoundStack, Frequency, Storyboard, Jonekiri, Huberman Lab, Geopolitics and Empire podcast a, Deepcast Creator, Compliance Podcast Network, The Roost, Ask Ralph Christian Finance, Gumball, The Podcast Haven, Castbox, Gilded Audio, Tink Media, Podium , Truefans, Voxtopica, POW PR, Ausha, Podcastpage, Message Heard, Health Podcast Network, Transistor, Castos, Podcast Taxi, Wondery, Diversion Podcasts, Oxford Road, Jam Street Media, Headliner, Blubrry, matchmaker.fm, Optimal Living Daily, Zvook, Sonic Influencer Marketing, Double Elvis Productions, Lemonada Media, Heartcast Media50, Rhapsody Voices, Rephonic, Ossa Collective, StreamGuys, Podcast Partnership, Hear.Here.Singapore, Ad Results Media, Content10x, She Podcasts, Cleanfeed, Revolver Podcasts, School of Podcasting, Podcast Movement, Podigy, Sonix, Lower Street, Adopter Media, Signal Hill Insights, Edison ResearchOur supporters pay for Podnews, so everyone can read it. Join them today.Image: James Cridland

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! Exclusive: Amazon’s Wondery has closed its operations in Mexico and in Brazil. Podnews understands that the closure was announced in a short staff meeting earlier this week. Those impacted include Sarah Barrett, the company’s Head of Mexico Podcast Content. It comes the same week as some of Wondery Mexico’s shows were nominated for the Ondas Globales awards; and the LATAM units own a successful YouTube page with more than 500,000 subscribers. Amazon tells Podnews: “After a careful review of our priorities and customers’ needs, we’ve made the difficult decision to close Wondery’s Brazil and Mexico original content operations. This decision wasn’t made quickly or easily, and we remain committed to developing immersive storytelling and audio content for audiences.” A raw download figure doesn’t tell you whether those listeners are new, or returning. Are they people who listened once and swore to never again listen? Or are you not reaching new audiences at all? Bumper has worked out how to calculate new vs returning listeners, using first-party data within the Apple and Spotify dashboards. That data will be added to the Bumper Dashboard soon (which we reviewed last August.) If you’re curious, here’s a graph showing how the Podnews Weekly Review performs on Spotify, using weekly figures. No idea what we did in mid June. Exclusive: Podcast industry veteran Christy Mirabal has launched The Listening Party Agency, working with Imelda Vergara-Skinder. The agency describes itself as “a dynamic new marketing consultancy designed to amplify the voices of podcast creators everywhere”, and is based in New York and Los Angeles. > > > Read more of today’s podcast industry news stories on the Podnews website: and get our free daily newsletter.Classifieds - your job or ad hereNeed short-form content? — I'm Kristen (a real person), who can highlight the best moments from your podcast. 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!🚀 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! The New Zealand Podcasting Summit, May 10 2025 — The annual event for NZ’s podcast producers, presenters, practitioners, & providers. This is a day-long event focused on networking, sharing, upskilling, & learning. Six themed sessions over the day.Women Podcasters Awards — Do you love your podcast? ❤️ Submit your nomination by April 30th. Our mission is to elevate women's voices globally and within the podcasting industry.Gold supporters: Buzzsprout, Mowpod, Mamamia, The $100 MBA, The Podglomerate, Sounds Profitable, Cloud10, Podscribe, Cohost, Steve Lack: Audio, Audiohook, SALT, RedCircle, audioBoom, Resound, Simplecast, Riverside.fm, Jar Audio, Podchaser, Awesound, Evergreen Podcasts, Libsyn, We Edit Podcasts, Knucklehead Media Group, Acast, Podpage websites, DisctopiaSilver supporters: Audacia Audio, Gamut Podcast Network, Bumper, Goalhanger, PodLabs - Podcast Experimentatio, Magellan AI, Truefans, Jonekiri, Geopolitics and Empire podcast a, Frequency, Gumball, POW PR, Tink Media, Compliance Podcast Network, The Podcast Haven, Deepcast Creator, Ask Ralph Christian Finance, The Roost, PlayPodcast, Gilded Audio, Storyboard, SoundStack, ARN's iHeartPodcast Network Aust, Castbox, Red Seat Ventures, Podium , Huberman Lab, Voxtopica, Ausha, Podcastpage, Message Heard, Health Podcast Network, Heartcast Media50, Double Elvis Productions, Rhapsody Voices, Lemonada Media, Blubrry, Transistor, Rephonic, matchmaker.fm, Oxford Road, Wondery, Headliner, Castos, Jam Street Media, Sonic Influencer Marketing, Zvook, Podcast Taxi, Diversion Podcasts, Optimal Living Daily, Ossa Collective, Content10x, Hear.Here.Singapore, Ad Results Media, StreamGuys, Podcast Partnership, Cleanfeed, She Podcasts, Podcast Movement, Podigy, Revolver Podcasts, School of Podcasting, Adopter Media, Sonix, Lower Street, Edison Research, Signal Hill InsightsOur supporters pay for Podnews, so everyone can read it. Join them today.Image: James Cridland

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! Acast has posted its first year in profit, according to the company’s financial year-end report. The full report claims a 19% net sales growth for 2024, and an EBITDA profit of $2.2mn. Total listens were down 13% in 2024, which the company attributes to Apple’s changes in iOS 17. In Q4/2024, net sales grew by 17% overall, with sales in North America growing by 33%. However, the number of listens was down by 8% in the quarter: Acast say this is because the BBC left Acast’s network for Triton Digital. The BBC left in late November, so expect a further decrease of listens in Q1. The UK itself is a “challenging market” according to CEO Ross Adams (though Acast didn’t represent the BBC there). Netflix wants to get into video podcasts, according to Business Insider. It reportedly tried to hire Alex Cooper last year. Meta has launched a demo tool called Audiobox - “create an audio story with AI voices and sounds.” It’s quite a fun thing to play with, though it seems to like whispering very much. Of interest: “This research demo is not open to residents of, or those accessing the demo from, the States of Illinois or Texas.” > > > Read more of today’s podcast industry news stories on the Podnews website: and get our free daily newsletter.Classifieds - your job or ad hereNeed short-form content? — I'm Kristen (a real person), who can highlight the best moments from your podcast. 💰 Join the High Rollers Club with Supporting Cast — Radiolab, Dunc'd On, The Tennis Podcast, Dateline, Savage Lovecast, and other shows will earn up to seven figures this year using the Supporting Cast membership platform.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, Cloud10, Sounds Profitable, The Podglomerate, Resound, audioBoom, Simplecast, Steve Lack: Audio, RedCircle, Podscribe, Cohost, SALT, Audiohook, Riverside.fm, Jar Audio, Podchaser, Awesound, Disctopia, Evergreen Podcasts, Libsyn, Acast, We Edit Podcasts, Podpage websites, Knucklehead Media GroupSilver supporters: Audacia Audio, Gamut Podcast Network, Bumper, Goalhanger, PodLabs - Podcast Experimentatio, Magellan AI, Ausha, Red Seat Ventures, ARN's iHeartPodcast Network Aust, Geopolitics and Empire podcast a, Frequency, Gilded Audio, Compliance Podcast Network, Truefans, Deepcast Creator, Tink Media, PlayPodcast, Podium , The Podcast Haven, POW PR, Huberman Lab, Castbox, Voxtopica, Gumball, The Roost, Jonekiri, SoundStack, Storyboard, Ask Ralph Christian Finance, Podcastpage, Message Heard, Health Podcast Network, Oxford Road, Wondery, Ossa Collective, Heartcast Media50, matchmaker.fm, Blubrry, Lemonada Media, Castos, Transistor, Optimal Living Daily, Rhapsody Voices, Headliner, Rephonic, Podcast Taxi, Sonic Influencer Marketing, Diversion Podcasts, Double Elvis Productions, Jam Street Media, Zvook, Ad Results Media, Content10x, Hear.Here.Singapore, Podcast Partnership, StreamGuys, She Podcasts, Cleanfeed, Podcast Movement, Revolver Podcasts, Sonix, Adopter Media, Podigy, Lower Street, School of Podcasting, Edison Research, Signal Hill InsightsOur supporters pay for Podnews, so everyone can read it. Join them today.Image: James Cridland

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! Red Seat Ventures has been acquired by Tubi Media Group, part of Rupert Murdoch’s Fox Corporation. Red Seat Ventures makes shows with people like Tucker Carlson, Megyn Kelly and Piers Morgan. Terms weren’t disclosed. Amy Poehler is to launch a new podcast with Spotify’s The Ringer. The actor, who spoke at Evolutions in Los Angeles last year, is to do a new show called Good Hang, launching in March. It’ll be produced by her company Paper Kite Productions, which recently gained Jenna Weiss-Berman as Head of Audio. The original founders of Chartable, Dave Zohrob and Harish Agarwal, are working on a new startup using voice AI - and, of course, podcasting about it. Smart Speakers comes out Feb 24. > > > Read more of today’s podcast industry news stories on the Podnews website: and get our free daily newsletter.Classifieds - your job or ad hereRead more poetry! — Free email newsletter sharing one good poem a week, plus commentary.🚨 Last Chance to Book Early May Podcast Ads — Only 3 days left to lock in self-serve campaigns running 5/1-5/15 on Player FM! Boost downloads, grow your audience, and get your show discovered. Don’t wait!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! Sung Podcast Intros! — Level up your podcast! Let RedRum Creative craft an infectious, sung-for-you jingle intro that’ll grab your listeners ears. Most jingles are just $500! Visit RedRum Creative to hear samples.Try Free Ukumi AI Podcast Editing Today — Tired of spending hours editing? Let Ukumi's AI do the heavy lifting. Turn Zoom & Riverside recordings into Podcasts, fast turnaround. Save time and focus on storytelling. Edit less, create more!🚀Gold supporters: Buzzsprout, Mowpod, Mamamia, The $100 MBA, Cloud10, Sounds Profitable, The Podglomerate, RedCircle, Cohost, Podscribe, SALT, audioBoom, Simplecast, Steve Lack: Audio, Resound, Audiohook, Riverside.fm, Jar Audio, Podchaser, Awesound, Acast, Disctopia, Podpage websites, We Edit Podcasts, Evergreen Podcasts, Knucklehead Media Group, LibsynSilver supporters: Audacia Audio, Gamut Podcast Network, Bumper, Goalhanger, PodLabs - Podcast Experimentatio, Magellan AI, The Roost, Podium , Tink Media, Ask Ralph Christian Finance, The Podcast Haven, Castbox, Storyboard, Gilded Audio, PlayPodcast, Compliance Podcast Network, Ausha, Gumball, Huberman Lab, Red Seat Ventures, Truefans, Deepcast Creator, ARN's iHeartPodcast Network Aust, SoundStack, Frequency, POW PR, Geopolitics and Empire podcast a, Voxtopica, Jonekiri, Podcastpage, Message Heard, Health Podcast Network, Castos, Rephonic, Lemonada Media, matchmaker.fm, Rhapsody Voices, Headliner, Zvook, Diversion Podcasts, Sonic Influencer Marketing, Transistor, Blubrry, Heartcast Media50, Ossa Collective, Double Elvis Productions, Podcast Taxi, Wondery, Oxford Road, Optimal Living Daily, Jam Street Media, Hear.Here.Singapore, StreamGuys, Ad Results Media, Podcast Partnership, Content10x, She Podcasts, Cleanfeed, Podcast Movement, School of Podcasting, Lower Street, Revolver Podcasts, Sonix, Adopter Media, Podigy, Edison Research, Signal Hill InsightsOur supporters pay for Podnews, so everyone can read it. Join them today.Image: Robert F

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! The Podnews Report Card is back for a fourth year. The big podcast platforms are keen to know how they’ve done over the last year, and we’ve a quick survey for you to fill out. We’ll share your thoughts directly with the big platforms, and also at Evolutions in early April. Please spend ten minutes and fill it in: no registration is required, and we’ve built it for speed. Can you share this with your network? The more entries, the better. Another day, another ad agreement for podcasts from BBC Studios: this time, Digitize New Media has been announced as ad partner in Ireland. So, you’ve got negative feedback for your podcasts. How do you deal with it? In an article today with help from the Podcast Professionals Association, we learn how to navigate negative feedback in podcasting, and how to reduce how much you get. > > > 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.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 Sung Podcast Intros! — Level up your podcast! Let RedRum Creative craft an infectious, sung-for-you jingle intro that’ll grab your listeners ears. Most jingles are just $500! Visit RedRum Creative to hear samples.Gold supporters: Buzzsprout, Mowpod, Mamamia, The $100 MBA, Cloud10, Sounds Profitable, The Podglomerate, Cohost, RedCircle, Podscribe, Simplecast, audioBoom, SALT, Audiohook, Resound, Steve Lack: Audio, Riverside.fm, Jar Audio, Podchaser, Awesound, Acast, Libsyn, Disctopia, We Edit Podcasts, Evergreen Podcasts, Podpage websites, Knucklehead Media GroupSilver supporters: Audacia Audio, Gamut Podcast Network, Bumper, Goalhanger, PodLabs - Podcast Experimentatio, Magellan AI, Geopolitics and Empire podcast a, Ask Ralph Christian Finance, Castbox, Gumball, Gilded Audio, Red Seat Ventures, ARN's iHeartPodcast Network Aust, Ausha, Tink Media, Voxtopica, SoundStack, Jonekiri, Podium , Truefans, The Roost, Deepcast Creator, Storyboard, Huberman Lab, Frequency, The Podcast Haven, PlayPodcast, Compliance Podcast Network, POW PR, Podcastpage, Message Heard, Health Podcast Network, Podcast Taxi, Optimal Living Daily, Sonic Influencer Marketing, Castos, Wondery, Transistor, Oxford Road, Heartcast Media50, Diversion Podcasts, Lemonada Media, Zvook, Rhapsody Voices, Rephonic, Ossa Collective, Jam Street Media, Double Elvis Productions, Blubrry, matchmaker.fm, Headliner, Hear.Here.Singapore, Podcast Partnership, StreamGuys, Content10x, Ad Results Media, Cleanfeed, She Podcasts, Adopter Media, Sonix, Podigy, Lower Street, Revolver Podcasts, School of Podcasting, Podcast Movement, Edison Research, Signal Hill InsightsOur supporters pay for Podnews, so everyone can read it. Join them today.Image: Kimberly Farmer

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! Evolutions, in Chicago at the end of March, has confirmed its first keynote speakers. Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and bestselling author Ronan Farrow will be in conversation with Audible Chief Content Officer Rachel Ghiazza focusing on the evolving landscape of audio investigative reporting. Use code PODNEWS to save on selected passes. So, is everyone jumping into Spotify video? Not quite, reports Ashley Carman in Soundbite. “Of the top 50 shows, 37 regularly post videos to YouTube ... and only eight also put them on Spotify,” she writes. As a Podnews reader, you qualify for 25% off the first year’s subscription to Bloomberg’s tech newsletter bundle, including Soundbite. Earlier this week, Livewire published data showing the share of new podcast episodes by hosting companies. Spotify for Creators saw a three point jump in share to 27%, its highest number for six months; the #2, Spreaker, also saw a record share of 14.3%; and #3 Buzzsprout posted an almost two-year high of 9.4%. Also posting highs were Captivate (the highest share since 2022) and RSS.com, its highest share ever. Livewire also posted the top podcast tracking services - Chartable’s closure not resulting in any significant growth for other companies - and use of CDNs, with Amazon Cloudfront and Cloudflare both showing record share. > > > 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 Not Growing? — The top website to learn how to podcast just added unlimited one-on-one consulting. Use the coupon PODNEWS to save 20% and have a podcast consultant in your pocketCALLING 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 Sung Podcast Intros! — Level up your podcast! Let RedRum Creative craft an infectious, sung-for-you jingle intro that’ll grab your listeners ears. Most jingles are just $500! Visit RedRum Creative to hear samples.Gold supporters: Buzzsprout, Mowpod, Mamamia, The $100 MBA, Sounds Profitable, The Podglomerate, Cloud10, Resound, SALT, Simplecast, audioBoom, Cohost, Steve Lack: Audio, RedCircle, Podscribe, Audiohook, Riverside.fm, Jar Audio, Podchaser, Awesound, Knucklehead Media Group, Acast, Podpage websites, Disctopia, Evergreen Podcasts, Libsyn, We Edit PodcastsSilver supporters: Audacia Audio, Gamut Podcast Network, Bumper, Goalhanger, PodLabs - Podcast Experimentatio, Magellan AI, Huberman Lab, Gumball, Voxtopica, The Podcast Haven, Ask Ralph Christian Finance, POW PR, Ausha, Storyboard, Frequency, Podium , Truefans, Jonekiri, ARN's iHeartPodcast Network Aust, Castbox, Geopolitics and Empire podcast a, PlayPodcast, Red Seat Ventures, SoundStack, Tink Media, Compliance Podcast Network, The Roost, Deepcast Creator, Gilded Audio, Podcastpage, Message Heard, Health Podcast Network, Heartcast Media50, Lemonada Media, Rhapsody Voices, Double Elvis Productions, Podcast Taxi, Transistor, matchmaker.fm, Rephonic, Diversion Podcasts, Ossa Collective, Optimal Living Daily, Wondery, Oxford Road, Headliner, Sonic Influencer Marketing, Zvook, Blubrry, Jam Street Media, Castos, StreamGuys, Hear.Here.Singapore, Content10x, Ad Results Media, Podcast Partnership, She Podcasts, Cleanfeed, Sonix, Adopter Media, Lower Street, Revolver Podcasts, School of Podcasting, Podcast Movement, Podigy, Signal Hill Insights, Edison ResearchOur supporters pay for Podnews, so everyone can read it. Join them today.Image: James Cridland

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! Edison Podcast Metrics released the top US podcasts for Q4/2024. The “podcast election”’s effect was visible, as Theo Von’s show rose three spots to #5, and Pod Save America rose to #10; conservative talk shows have also done well. Talk Tuah with Hailey Welch debuted at #11: her last show was in mid December focusing on “how to avoid getting cancelled”, just days before her crypto coin crashed in value, and she cancelled herself. Alphabet, the parent company of Google and YouTube, released its Q4/24 results. The CEO Sundar Pichai said: “YouTube continues to be the leader in streaming watchtime and podcasts” - which many say is the first time podcasts have been mentioned in Google’s financial results. YouTube ads grew 13% to $10.4bn for the quarter (which included the US election). Transistor has released a new page template for its podcast website tool. These are available free for any podcast, including those hosted on Transistor - here’s an example for us. > > > 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 Not Growing? — The top website to learn how to podcast just added unlimited one-on-one consulting. Use the coupon PODNEWS to save 20% and have a podcast consultant in your pocketAI 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, Cloud10, Sounds Profitable, Cohost, Steve Lack: Audio, RedCircle, audioBoom, Simplecast, Resound, SALT, Audiohook, Podscribe, Riverside.fm, Jar Audio, Podchaser, Awesound, Libsyn, Podpage websites, We Edit Podcasts, Acast, Evergreen Podcasts, Knucklehead Media Group, DisctopiaSilver supporters: Audacia Audio, Gamut Podcast Network, Bumper, Goalhanger, PodLabs - Podcast Experimentatio, Magellan AI, The Roost, ARN's iHeartPodcast Network Aust, Tink Media, POW PR, Jonekiri, Deepcast Creator, Gumball, The Podcast Haven, Frequency, Huberman Lab, Storyboard, Castbox, Geopolitics and Empire podcast a, Podium , Ausha, PlayPodcast, Gilded Audio, Voxtopica, Red Seat Ventures, Truefans, Ask Ralph Christian Finance, SoundStack, Compliance Podcast Network, Podcastpage, Message Heard, Health Podcast Network, Wondery, Rhapsody Voices, Zvook, Lemonada Media, Jam Street Media, Heartcast Media50, Diversion Podcasts, Oxford Road, Ossa Collective, Castos, Rephonic, Podcast Taxi, Transistor, Headliner, Sonic Influencer Marketing, Double Elvis Productions, matchmaker.fm, Optimal Living Daily, Blubrry, Hear.Here.Singapore, Ad Results Media, Podcast Partnership, StreamGuys, Content10x, Cleanfeed, She Podcasts, Podigy, Podcast Movement, Adopter Media, School of Podcasting, Lower Street, Sonix, Revolver Podcasts, Edison Research, Signal Hill InsightsOur supporters pay for Podnews, so everyone can read it. Join them today.Image: David Everett Strickler

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! Spotify released its Q4/24 financial figures. 2024 was the company’s first full year of profitability (posting net profit of €1.14bn (US $1.18bn). Revenue grew 16% year-on-year to €4.2bn ($4.3bn). There are now more than 330,000 video podcasts, and 270 million people have streamed one, says the company. Chris Petersen has also taken a look at the numbers. A claim we reported on yesterday from the Australian Podcast Report “requires additional context and clarification”, says CRA, the Australian commercial radio industry body, following queries by Podnews. We carry statements from CRA and Triton Digital; and give our own take: not least, CRA gave us quite a different response the first time we asked. “Music publishers are asking Spotify to remove thousands of unlicensed songs from podcasts on its platform”, reports the Wall Street Journal, claiming the number is around 2,500. The story adds: “Spotify said it reached out to NMPA ... and asked for details, but didn’t receive any response.” Spotify has always removed shows with whole music tracks, irrespective of licensing. But here’s how you can use commercial music in your show. > > > 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.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, Sounds Profitable, The Podglomerate, Cloud10, SALT, audioBoom, Cohost, Steve Lack: Audio, Audiohook, Resound, Podscribe, RedCircle, Simplecast, Riverside.fm, Jar Audio, Podchaser, Awesound, Disctopia, Acast, Evergreen Podcasts, Podpage websites, We Edit Podcasts, Libsyn, Knucklehead Media GroupSilver supporters: Audacia Audio, Gamut Podcast Network, Bumper, Goalhanger, PodLabs - Podcast Experimentatio, Magellan AI, The Roost, Podium , Jonekiri, Deepcast Creator, POW PR, Truefans, Ask Ralph Christian Finance, Frequency, Ausha, PlayPodcast, Compliance Podcast Network, Tink Media, Gilded Audio, Voxtopica, The Podcast Haven, Red Seat Ventures, Geopolitics and Empire podcast a, SoundStack, Storyboard, Castbox, Gumball, ARN's iHeartPodcast Network Aust, Huberman Lab, Podcastpage, Message Heard, Health Podcast Network, Headliner, Rhapsody Voices, Optimal Living Daily, Blubrry, matchmaker.fm, Rephonic, Heartcast Media50, Sonic Influencer Marketing, Oxford Road, Zvook, Castos, Diversion Podcasts, Wondery, Lemonada Media, Transistor, Jam Street Media, Double Elvis Productions, Ossa Collective, Podcast Taxi, Content10x, Hear.Here.Singapore, StreamGuys, Ad Results Media, Podcast Partnership, Cleanfeed, She Podcasts, Sonix, Podigy, School of Podcasting, Podcast Movement, Adopter Media, Lower Street, Revolver Podcasts, Edison Research, Signal Hill InsightsOur supporters pay for Podnews, so everyone can read it. Join them today.Image: James Cridland

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 Early May Podcast Ads — Only 3 days left to lock in self-serve campaigns running 5/1-5/15 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, The Podglomerate, Sounds Profitable, Cloud10, Steve Lack: Audio, Resound, SALT, RedCircle, Cohost, Audiohook, Podscribe, Simplecast, audioBoom, Riverside.fm, Jar Audio, Podchaser, Awesound, Podpage websites, Acast, Knucklehead Media Group, We Edit Podcasts, Libsyn, Evergreen Podcasts, DisctopiaSilver supporters: Audacia Audio, Gamut Podcast Network, Bumper, Goalhanger, PodLabs - Podcast Experimentatio, Magellan AI, The Roost, Podium , ARN's iHeartPodcast Network Aust, Ask Ralph Christian Finance, Castbox, Geopolitics and Empire podcast a, Truefans, SoundStack, Frequency, Compliance Podcast Network, Tink Media, Huberman Lab, Gilded Audio, POW PR, PlayPodcast, Voxtopica, Red Seat Ventures, Ausha, Deepcast Creator, Jonekiri, Storyboard, The Podcast Haven, Gumball, Podcastpage, Message Heard, Health Podcast Network, Sonic Influencer Marketing, Rephonic, matchmaker.fm, Podcast Taxi, Optimal Living Daily, Ossa Collective, Oxford Road, Diversion Podcasts, Jam Street Media, Double Elvis Productions, Wondery, Blubrry, Heartcast Media50, Lemonada Media, Castos, Transistor, Headliner, Zvook, Rhapsody Voices, Hear.Here.Singapore, Content10x, StreamGuys, Podcast Partnership, Ad Results Media, She Podcasts, Cleanfeed, Podigy, Podcast Movement, Adopter Media, Revolver Podcasts, Lower Street, School of Podcasting, Sonix, Edison Research, Signal Hill InsightsOur 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, Sounds Profitable, Cloud10, The Podglomerate, Steve Lack: Audio, Resound, Simplecast, Cohost, Audiohook, SALT, audioBoom, RedCircle, Podscribe, Riverside.fm, Jar Audio, Podchaser, Awesound, Podpage websites, Acast, Knucklehead Media Group, Libsyn, We Edit Podcasts, Disctopia, Evergreen PodcastsSilver supporters: Audacia Audio, Gamut Podcast Network, Bumper, Goalhanger, PodLabs - Podcast Experimentatio, Magellan AI, The Roost, ARN's iHeartPodcast Network Aust, Gilded Audio, Geopolitics and Empire podcast a, Frequency, Storyboard, POW PR, Jonekiri, Deepcast Creator, Voxtopica, Ask Ralph Christian Finance, Huberman Lab, Tink Media, Gumball, SoundStack, Truefans, Compliance Podcast Network, The Podcast Haven, Red Seat Ventures, Castbox, Ausha, Podium , PlayPodcast, Podcastpage, Message Heard, Health Podcast Network, Sonic Influencer Marketing, Castos, Diversion Podcasts, Jam Street Media, Podcast Taxi, Oxford Road, Rhapsody Voices, Wondery, Double Elvis Productions, matchmaker.fm, Transistor, Blubrry, Headliner, Ossa Collective, Zvook, Heartcast Media50, Lemonada Media, Rephonic, Optimal Living Daily, Podcast Partnership, StreamGuys, Hear.Here.Singapore, Ad Results Media, Content10x, She Podcasts, Cleanfeed, Lower Street, School of Podcasting, Sonix, Adopter Media, Podigy, Revolver Podcasts, Podcast Movement, Edison Research, Signal Hill InsightsOur supporters pay for Podnews, so everyone can read it. Join them today.