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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. An arrest has been made in connection with a murder in Australia 27 years ago, in the Port Cartwright cliffs in Queensland (above). Police have confirmed to Meshel Laurie, the host of Australian True Crime, that it was a listener to her podcast who provided information leading to the arrest last Thursday of Keith Lees, now aged 72. Lees was the subject of an Australian True Crime episode released on Dec 23: he had gone on the run after being questioned by police in June. The show has been with Acast since 2020. At CES, microphone manufacturer Shure has released the MV7i - a new USB microphone which allows you to plug in a second XLR microphone of your choice. More than 60 billion minutes of podcast content was downloaded through the Audioboom platform in 2024, according to the company’s review of the year. The company made $60mn for its creators. > > > Read more of today’s podcast industry news stories on the Podnews website: and get our free daily newsletter.Classifieds - your job or ad herePodcast Growth & Monetization tips every Thursday! — Subscribe to the FREE Podcasting Business School newsletter and get fresh tips every Thursday for podcast growth, monetization, and online business strategies. Join over 3,300+ Pod Pals on this list.Don’t miss the Brand Podcast Summit (Jan. 14-15) — Two days packed with strategies to launch and produce a podcast your audience loves. Learn from podcasting and marketing experts. Register for free.Gold supporters: Buzzsprout, Mowpod, Mamamia, The $100 MBA, The Podglomerate, Cloud10, Sounds Profitable, SALT, Podscribe, Audiohook, Simplecast, audioBoom, RedCircle, Steve Lack: Audio, Resound, Cohost, Riverside.fm, Jar Audio, Podchaser, Awesound, We Edit Podcasts, Knucklehead Media Group, Podpage websites, Libsyn, Acast, Disctopia, Evergreen PodcastsSilver supporters: Audacia Audio, Gamut Podcast Network, Bumper, Goalhanger, PodLabs - Podcast Experimentatio, Magellan AI, Storyboard, Gilded Audio, Compliance Podcast Network, Voxtopica, Ask Ralph Christian Finance, Huberman Lab, Red Seat Ventures, ARN's iHeartPodcast Network Aust, Truefans, POW PR, Jonekiri, The Roost, Ausha, Castbox, Podium , SoundStack, Geopolitics and Empire podcast a, Gumball, Tink Media, The Podcast Haven, Frequency, PlayPodcast, Deepcast Creator, Podcastpage, Message Heard, Health Podcast Network, Ossa Collective, Rhapsody Voices, Optimal Living Daily, Castos, Heartcast Media50, Double Elvis Productions, Blubrry, matchmaker.fm, Lemonada Media, Jam Street Media, Podcast Taxi, Transistor, Oxford Road, Diversion Podcasts, Headliner, Sonic Influencer Marketing, Wondery, Rephonic, Zvook, Ad Results Media, StreamGuys, Content10x, Hear.Here.Singapore, Podcast Partnership, Cleanfeed, She Podcasts, Sonix, Adopter Media, Podcast Movement, Revolver Podcasts, Lower Street, School of Podcasting, Podigy, Edison Research, Signal Hill InsightsOur supporters pay for Podnews, so everyone can read it. Join them today.Image: texaus1

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. iHeart’s consumer podcast host Spreaker published 13.5% of all new podcast episodes in December, according to Livewire - a record for the company, and an increase in share of 2.7x year-on-year. Its share was just 5% in December 2023, and it’s grown consistently since September. Spotify for Creators also saw an uplift to 24.4%; the #3 podcast host, Buzzsprout, saw a drop to 6.5%. Megaphone has also dropped year-on-year. How many podcasts are being listened-to through web-based players? OP3’s John Spurlock looked at the top 300 shows for December as measured by the service: 5.17% of all episodes are listened through web-based players, but some shows are almost 100% consumed through the web. Remote recording and editing tool Riverside chose Dec 30 to inform corporate customers that Riverside prices for each additional licence will double on Feb 1 to $100. The company raised $30mn three weeks ago. > > > Read more of today’s podcast industry news stories on the Podnews website: and get our free daily newsletter.Classifieds - your job or ad hereGetting less than 1,000 downloads per episode? — Download your FREE Podcast Growth Scorecard! This tool helps you focus your podcast marketing so that you can spend your time on the marketing activities that have the most impact on podcast growth.💰 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.Gold supporters: Buzzsprout, Mowpod, Mamamia, The $100 MBA, Cloud10, The Podglomerate, Sounds Profitable, audioBoom, Resound, Steve Lack: Audio, Cohost, RedCircle, Podscribe, Audiohook, SALT, Simplecast, Riverside.fm, Jar Audio, Podchaser, Awesound, Knucklehead Media Group, Evergreen Podcasts, Podpage websites, Libsyn, Acast, We Edit Podcasts, DisctopiaSilver supporters: Audacia Audio, Gamut Podcast Network, Bumper, Goalhanger, PodLabs - Podcast Experimentatio, Magellan AI, Podium , Frequency, The Roost, Jonekiri, Storyboard, Voxtopica, Ask Ralph Christian Finance, Ausha, Gilded Audio, POW PR, Gumball, Tink Media, ARN's iHeartPodcast Network Aust, Truefans, SoundStack, Huberman Lab, Compliance Podcast Network, Castbox, Deepcast Creator, PlayPodcast, Red Seat Ventures, The Podcast Haven, Geopolitics and Empire podcast a, Podcastpage, Message Heard, Health Podcast Network, Ossa Collective, Jam Street Media, Rhapsody Voices, Diversion Podcasts, Oxford Road, Rephonic, Double Elvis Productions, Zvook, Sonic Influencer Marketing, Blubrry, Heartcast Media50, matchmaker.fm, Castos, Optimal Living Daily, Podcast Taxi, Lemonada Media, Headliner, Wondery, Transistor, Podcast Partnership, Hear.Here.Singapore, Content10x, Ad Results Media, StreamGuys, Cleanfeed, She Podcasts, Adopter Media, Podigy, Podcast Movement, Revolver Podcasts, Sonix, School of Podcasting, Lower Street, Signal Hill Insights, Edison ResearchOur supporters pay for Podnews, so everyone can read it. Join them today.

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. Spotify has launched the Spotify Partner Program, a way to monetise your shows on the platform. “More than 65% of eligible shows and networks have already enrolled,” says the press release. You have to be hosted with Spotify (or Spotify’s Megaphone) in order to get access, and be based in the US, UK, Canada or Australia. Creators get a 50% revenue share for ads sold. For any video episodes that “Spotify Premium subscribers in select markets stream uninterrupted”, creators earn “based on how much your content is streamed”, but there is no further detail. If you have baked-in host reads, you retain all revenue from those. The hard-to-hit eligibility figures (30 day targets of 10,000 streamed hours on Spotify, and 2,000 unique Spotify users) are Spotify-exclusive numbers - which suggests that some podcasters might withdraw their shows from open RSS altogether if it helps them hit the eligibility figure. How does YouTube compare? YouTube pays out more - giving creators 55% of ad revenues (though overall revenues might be lower), and shares a portion of YouTube Premium revenue with creators, based on watch time. YouTube’s also significantly easier to become eligible, needing 4,000 streamed hours in the last year, and 1,000 subscribers). Anchor co-founder Michael Mignano has explained how Anchor managed to add shows to Apple Podcasts without forcing users to do it themselves - always a bone of contention with other podcast hosts. No, it wasn’t a secret API (which Apple always denied): it was... hiring college students to do it all manually. How do you turn a true crime podcast into a video show suitable for YouTube? True Crime Reports from Al Jazeera, which launches this Sunday, combines AI-generated visuals to re-enact aspects of the cases, motion graphics, and interviews with individuals at the heart of these stories. It's a first for a large broadcaster; the show is a co-production between Al Jazeera and Message Heard. > > > 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.🎅 Last Chance: Podcast Movement Sale Ends TONIGHT — The Podcast Movement Evolutions Holiday Sale ends tonight! Grab your ticket now to lock in the best price of the season. Don’t wait—prices go up at midnight. Save big before it’s too late!Learn Podcasting from a Hall of Famer – Start Now — Ready to start or grow your podcast? Join the School of Podcasting! Get UNLIMITED COACHING, courses, and community. Use code PODNEWS for a special discount. Start your podcasting journey today!Gold supporters: Buzzsprout, Mowpod, Mamamia, The $100 MBA, Sounds Profitable, Cloud10, The Podglomerate, Audiohook, SALT, Steve Lack: Audio, Simplecast, audioBoom, Resound, RedCircle, Cohost, Podscribe, Riverside.fm, Jar Audio, Podchaser, Awesound, Acast, Knucklehead Media Group, Podpage websites, Libsyn, We Edit Podcasts, Disctopia, Evergreen PodcastsSilver supporters: Audacia Audio, Gamut Podcast Network, Bumper, Goalhanger, PodLabs - Podcast Experimentatio, Magellan AI, The Podcast Haven, Jonekiri, Voxtopica, Gilded Audio, Deepcast Creator, POW PR, Tink Media, Storyboard, Gumball, Ausha, PlayPodcast, Frequency, Ask Ralph Christian Finance, Compliance Podcast Network, Truefans, ARN's iHeartPodcast Network Aust, Geopolitics and Empire podcast a, SoundStack, Castbox, Huberman Lab, Red Seat Ventures, The Roost, Podium , Podcastpage, Message Heard, Health Podcast Network, Diversion Podcasts, matchmaker.fm, Wondery, Double Elvis Productions, Ossa Collective, Podcast Taxi, Oxford Road, Jam Street Media, Rhapsody Voices, Zvook, Rephonic, Blubrry, Lemonada Media, Transistor, Headliner, Sonic Influencer Marketing, Castos, Heartcast Media50, Optimal Living Daily, Hear.Here.Singapore, StreamGuys, Podcast Partnership, Ad Results Media, Content10x, Cleanfeed, She Podcasts, Lower Street, Podcast Movement, School of Podcasting, Podigy, Sonix, Revolver Podcasts, Adopter Media, Edison Research, Signal Hill InsightsOur supporters pay for Podnews, so everyone can read it. Join them today.Image: James Cridland

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. More attention to retention will be one of the trends in podcasting in 2025, says the founder of Pod Houston, Ozeal Debastos in his yearly prediction piece for Podnews. He also predicts an audience-centric shift in the forthcoming year. In December, total overall podcast downloads on Buzzsprout were down 14% year-on-year. However, we’d not worry; both Spotify and Apple showed increases in download share; and we covered a few days ago that the total number of podcasts being updated is up 2.5% year-on-year. (And, if you’re getting plays on YouTube, or uploading video to Spotify, those plays never get back to your podcast host anyway.) From the archives: in February 2021, our Editor wrote a personal blog about “how to get another billion podcast listeners”. It reflects the fact that, while data costs are low for many in Western countries, that isn’t the case in developing countries, particularly South Africa, where at the time mobile data cost 23x the cost of the US. (To download an episode of This American Life on your mobile would have cost you the equivalent of $3.52). An old article here on Podnews compares audio quality at different bitrates and filesizes. Or this page from NPR is a fun quiz. Marc Maron was once a 40kbps MP3 file; many NPR shows were 64kbps. The reason almost everyone uses 128kbps? Dynamic Audio Insertion, DAI. As Acast says: “In order for ads to be stitched into your audio file, the podcast audio files need to match the encoding of the ad audio file, and the ads are encoded at 128kbps MP3.” > > > Read more of today’s podcast industry news stories on the Podnews website: and get our free daily newsletter.Classifieds - your job or ad hereListen to Podcast Launch Tips 🚀 — Optimize your podcast launch with tips and strategies from a full time podcaster with over 1 million downloads. New episodes every Monday wherever you enjoy listening to your podcasts.🔥🎧🔥🎅 Last Chance: Podcast Movement Sale Ends TONIGHT — The Podcast Movement Evolutions Holiday Sale ends tonight! Grab your ticket now to lock in the best price of the season. Don’t wait—prices go up at midnight. Save big before it’s too late!Gold supporters: Buzzsprout, Mowpod, Mamamia, The $100 MBA, Sounds Profitable, Cloud10, The Podglomerate, Cohost, audioBoom, RedCircle, SALT, Podscribe, Steve Lack: Audio, Audiohook, Simplecast, Resound, Riverside.fm, Jar Audio, Podchaser, Awesound, Podpage websites, Libsyn, Disctopia, Knucklehead Media Group, Evergreen Podcasts, Acast, We Edit PodcastsSilver supporters: Audacia Audio, Gamut Podcast Network, Bumper, Goalhanger, PodLabs - Podcast Experimentatio, Magellan AI, Huberman Lab, Jonekiri, Deepcast Creator, POW PR, Red Seat Ventures, Castbox, Frequency, Compliance Podcast Network, Storyboard, Voxtopica, Truefans, The Roost, Ausha, Ask Ralph Christian Finance, Gilded Audio, Podium , Geopolitics and Empire podcast a, SoundStack, The Podcast Haven, Tink Media, ARN's iHeartPodcast Network Aust, Gumball, PlayPodcast, Podcastpage, Message Heard, Health Podcast Network, Rephonic, Castos, Wondery, Ossa Collective, Double Elvis Productions, Oxford Road, Optimal Living Daily, Blubrry, Jam Street Media, Transistor, Diversion Podcasts, Lemonada Media, Podcast Taxi, Sonic Influencer Marketing, Heartcast Media50, Headliner, matchmaker.fm, Zvook, Rhapsody Voices, StreamGuys, Content10x, Hear.Here.Singapore, Ad Results Media, Podcast Partnership, Cleanfeed, She Podcasts, School of Podcasting, Adopter Media, Lower Street, Podigy, Sonix, Podcast Movement, Revolver Podcasts, Signal Hill Insights, Edison ResearchOur supporters pay for Podnews, so everyone can read it. Join them today.Image: Jason Leung

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. In Vulture, Nick Quah writes a full piece about video podcasting, and whether “video will kill the audio star in 2025”. Some people he interviews make the case for enhanced discovery on video platforms. But, others point out a gender bias - men just turn up; but women are expected to “be camera ready”, as a quick check between Joe Rogan and Alex Cooper will point out. A thoughtful piece, it’s worth a read today. New year’s resolution - please stop asking Alex Goldman to work with PJ Voght again. They “will not work again” in the future, says Goldman, who would prefer you to listen to “the thing I want to make”. A new podcast aimed at demystifying Podcasting 2.0 launches today. Clare Waite Brown explains, new feature by new feature, how the enhancements to the podcast standards work. > > > 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📲 Overhaul FM is a NEW podcast app — for iOS and Android. Get Personalized Podcast recommendations based on your listening history and preferences to help you discover NEW podcasts. Download the app today for FREE! 🔥🎧🎄 Podcast Movement Holiday Sale Ends Soon! — Don’t miss out on the festive savings during the Podcast Movement Evolutions Holiday Sale! Secure your spot at the lowest price before this special deal disappears on Thursday!Gold supporters: Buzzsprout, Mowpod, Mamamia, The $100 MBA, Sounds Profitable, Cloud10, The Podglomerate, audioBoom, Steve Lack: Audio, Podscribe, SALT, Resound, RedCircle, Audiohook, Cohost, Simplecast, Riverside.fm, Jar Audio, Podchaser, Awesound, Evergreen Podcasts, Disctopia, Podpage websites, Acast, Libsyn, Knucklehead Media Group, We Edit PodcastsSilver supporters: Audacia Audio, Gamut Podcast Network, Bumper, Goalhanger, PodLabs - Podcast Experimentatio, Magellan AI, PlayPodcast, Gilded Audio, Podium , ARN's iHeartPodcast Network Aust, Tink Media, Ask Ralph Christian Finance, Red Seat Ventures, Ausha, Voxtopica, Castbox, Gumball, POW PR, Truefans, The Podcast Haven, Deepcast Creator, Jonekiri, Huberman Lab, SoundStack, Frequency, The Roost, Storyboard, Geopolitics and Empire podcast a, Compliance Podcast Network, Podcastpage, Message Heard, Health Podcast Network, Heartcast Media50, Lemonada Media, Transistor, Rephonic, Zvook, Headliner, Double Elvis Productions, Wondery, Optimal Living Daily, Blubrry, Sonic Influencer Marketing, Oxford Road, Castos, Jam Street Media, Diversion Podcasts, Podcast Taxi, matchmaker.fm, Rhapsody Voices, Ossa Collective, Hear.Here.Singapore, Content10x, Ad Results Media, StreamGuys, Podcast Partnership, She Podcasts, Cleanfeed, Lower Street, Sonix, Revolver Podcasts, Podigy, Podcast Movement, School of Podcasting, Adopter Media, Signal Hill Insights, Edison ResearchOur supporters pay for Podnews, so everyone can read it. Join them today.Image: ShareGrid

Sponsored by Personally, from CBC. From CBC, Personally is the home for intimate storytelling and memoir. Get lost in someone else's life. Now accepting pitches. The winners of the 7th Canadian Podcast Awards were announced. Over 2,300 votes were cast, and more than 1,000 individuals took part. The People’s Choice went to true crime show Lullaby: The Fear Podcast The Fountain podcast app has published its 2024 Rewind. The #1 show is Rabbit Hole Recap, a Bitcoin podcast. In 2024, listeners sent a total of $127,900 to creators using Fountain. The Podglomerate’s Joni Deutsch predicts that Podcasting becomes the primary strategy, not an afterthought in Nieman Lab. > > > Read more of today’s podcast industry news stories on the Podnews website: and get our free daily newsletter.Classifieds - your job or ad hereFollow the Super Awesome Mix Podcast — "I made you a mix tape": some of the best words to hear from someone you care about. Weekly episodes feature a new mix, guests, and the stories behind each track. Rediscover the art of the mix tape.🎄 Podcast Movement Holiday Sale Ends Soon! — Don’t miss out on the festive savings during the Podcast Movement Evolutions Holiday Sale! Secure your spot at the lowest price before this special deal disappears on Thursday!Gold supporters: Buzzsprout, Mowpod, Mamamia, The $100 MBA, Cloud10, Sounds Profitable, The Podglomerate, Simplecast, SALT, audioBoom, Audiohook, Resound, Podscribe, Steve Lack: Audio, RedCircle, Cohost, Riverside.fm, Jar Audio, Podchaser, Awesound, Acast, Knucklehead Media Group, Podpage websites, Libsyn, We Edit Podcasts, Evergreen Podcasts, DisctopiaSilver supporters: Audacia Audio, Gamut Podcast Network, Bumper, Goalhanger, PodLabs - Podcast Experimentatio, Magellan AI, SoundStack, Tink Media, Ausha, Ask Ralph Christian Finance, Geopolitics and Empire podcast a, ARN's iHeartPodcast Network Aust, POW PR, Frequency, Deepcast Creator, Voxtopica, Storyboard, Huberman Lab, Gilded Audio, Gumball, Podium , Compliance Podcast Network, Castbox, Jonekiri, The Roost, Red Seat Ventures, The Podcast Haven, PlayPodcast, Truefans, Podcastpage, Message Heard, Health Podcast Network, Double Elvis Productions, Oxford Road, Lemonada Media, Castos, Rephonic, Jam Street Media, Headliner, Heartcast Media50, Zvook, Podcast Taxi, Optimal Living Daily, Sonic Influencer Marketing, matchmaker.fm, Wondery, Rhapsody Voices, Transistor, Blubrry, Ossa Collective, Diversion Podcasts, StreamGuys, Content10x, Hear.Here.Singapore, Ad Results Media, Podcast Partnership, She Podcasts, Cleanfeed, Podcast Movement, Lower Street, Podigy, School of Podcasting, Adopter Media, Revolver Podcasts, Sonix, Signal Hill Insights, Edison ResearchOur supporters pay for Podnews, so everyone can read it. Join them today.

Sponsored by Personally, from CBC. From CBC, Personally is the home for intimate storytelling and memoir. Get lost in someone else's life. Now accepting pitches. Funding for NPR is under threat in 2025, after Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy have written they intend to “take aim” at funding for NPR and PBS. NPR is one of the largest podcast publishers in the US (and has trained many producers who work elsewhere). NPR itself earns less than 1% of its funding from the US government; though its member stations earn 14% of their income that way. In 2023, NPR’s total revenue was $318mn, but earned just $32mn directly from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which is funded by the federal government. By way of comparison, in the UK, the BBC’s revenue from government-mandated licence-fees in 2023 was US $4.6bn (£3,660mn); five times fewer people live in the UK than the US. Eric Nuzum, a former NPR executive, suggests that those at NPR should lead with a concrete vision for the future, rather than take a defensive position. The BBC published its top podcasts of 2024, based on plays within BBC Sounds, the Corporation’s proprietary audio app. The BBC’s daily news podcast Newscast was most popular, in a year with a UK and US election. More podcasts are being updated this year: and more often. Livewire’s visualised podcast index stats has data today saying that 243,773 podcasts were updated in the last 14 days, up 2.5% from 237,693 this time last year. Additionally, 852,027 episodes were published in the last 14 days, up 7.6% from 787,243 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 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.🎄 Podcast Movement Holiday Sale Ends Soon! — Don’t miss out on the festive savings during the Podcast Movement Evolutions Holiday Sale! Secure your spot at the lowest price before this special deal disappears on Thursday!Fill your podcast player with new podcasts — Trailers from shows featured in Podnews - in your podcast player: updated every day with new things to listen to. Follow the show today!Gold supporters: Buzzsprout, Mowpod, Mamamia, The $100 MBA, Sounds Profitable, Cloud10, The Podglomerate, SALT, RedCircle, audioBoom, Audiohook, Cohost, Simplecast, Steve Lack: Audio, Podscribe, Resound, Riverside.fm, Jar Audio, Podchaser, Awesound, Podpage websites, We Edit Podcasts, Evergreen Podcasts, Libsyn, Disctopia, Knucklehead Media Group, AcastSilver supporters: Audacia Audio, Gamut Podcast Network, Bumper, Goalhanger, PodLabs - Podcast Experimentatio, Magellan AI, Deepcast Creator, Red Seat Ventures, The Podcast Haven, Jonekiri, ARN's iHeartPodcast Network Aust, Gilded Audio, Truefans, Podium , Huberman Lab, Ask Ralph Christian Finance, POW PR, Gumball, Frequency, SoundStack, PlayPodcast, The Roost, Tink Media, Castbox, Voxtopica, Storyboard, Compliance Podcast Network, Geopolitics and Empire podcast a, Ausha, Podcastpage, Message Heard, Health Podcast Network, Lemonada Media, Optimal Living Daily, Blubrry, Oxford Road, Transistor, Ossa Collective, Rephonic, Jam Street Media, Double Elvis Productions, Castos, Rhapsody Voices, Heartcast Media50, matchmaker.fm, Podcast Taxi, Wondery, Zvook, Diversion Podcasts, Headliner, Sonic Influencer Marketing, Ad Results Media, StreamGuys, Hear.Here.Singapore, Podcast Partnership, Content10x, Cleanfeed, She Podcasts, Podigy, Adopter Media, Lower Street, Sonix, School of Podcasting, Podcast Movement, Revolver Podcasts, Signal Hill Insights, Edison ResearchOur supporters pay for Podnews, so everyone can read it. Join them today.Image: James Cridland

Sponsored by Sounds Good, from CBC. From the staff at CBC Podcasts, Sounds Good is a bi-weekly newsletter that offers the latest in news, events and industry buzz from podcast creators and producers. Subscribe now. The Podnews Weekly Review this week focuses on predictions from the podcast’s supporters for 2025. Video is one of the more divisive subjects, with some suggesting that it’ll become more and more important, and others suggesting that we’ll see a refocus towards audio. You can read - and listen - to the predictions on our website. Triton Digital’s Sounder has launched a new audio insights overview page, giving a new view for publishers of their content. Fresh from closing Google Podcasts earlier this year, Google has broken another thing: this time, “Hey, Google, What’s The Latest News” from an Android phone. That used to be a way to get Podnews to play, but now, thanks to Gemini, a bad voice reads news headlines badly. Podnews reader James Hart blogs on how to fix it. A Nest speaker continues to work, until Google breaks that, too. Mind, Apple has also broken “Siri, play the news from Podnews”; our iPhone tells us that we don’t have Apple Podcasts installed (we do); and our Mac plays something on Apple Music that is not 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 here📲 Overhaul FM is a NEW podcast app — for iOS and Android. Get Personalized Podcast recommendations based on your listening history and preferences to help you discover NEW podcasts. Download the app today for FREE! 🔥🎧Fill your podcast player with new podcasts — Trailers from shows featured in Podnews - in your podcast player: updated every day with new things to listen to. Follow the show today!Gold supporters: Buzzsprout, Mowpod, Mamamia, The $100 MBA, The Podglomerate, Cloud10, Sounds Profitable, Resound, Audiohook, Cohost, Steve Lack: Audio, Podscribe, Simplecast, SALT, RedCircle, audioBoom, Riverside.fm, Jar Audio, Podchaser, Awesound, Podpage websites, We Edit Podcasts, Libsyn, Disctopia, Acast, Knucklehead Media Group, Evergreen PodcastsSilver supporters: Audacia Audio, Gamut Podcast Network, Bumper, Goalhanger, PodLabs - Podcast Experimentatio, Magellan AI, Gilded Audio, SoundStack, Podium , Castbox, Tink Media, Jonekiri, Voxtopica, Ask Ralph Christian Finance, PlayPodcast, The Roost, Frequency, Ausha, Storyboard, ARN's iHeartPodcast Network Aust, Huberman Lab, POW PR, Compliance Podcast Network, Deepcast Creator, Red Seat Ventures, Gumball, Truefans, Geopolitics and Empire podcast a, The Podcast Haven, Podcastpage, Message Heard, Health Podcast Network, Optimal Living Daily, Rhapsody Voices, Castos, Ossa Collective, Podcast Taxi, Jam Street Media, Wondery, Transistor, Zvook, Diversion Podcasts, Oxford Road, Rephonic, Blubrry, matchmaker.fm, Sonic Influencer Marketing, Headliner, Heartcast Media50, Double Elvis Productions, Lemonada Media, StreamGuys, Hear.Here.Singapore, Ad Results Media, Content10x, Podcast Partnership, Cleanfeed, She Podcasts, School of Podcasting, Sonix, Lower Street, Podigy, Podcast Movement, Adopter Media, Revolver Podcasts, Edison Research, Signal Hill InsightsOur supporters pay for Podnews, so everyone can read it. Join them today.Image: Daniele Franchi

Sponsored by Sounds Good, from CBC. From the staff at CBC Podcasts, Sounds Good is a bi-weekly newsletter that offers the latest in news, events and industry buzz from podcast creators and producers. Subscribe now. Mobituaries with Mo Rocca is one of the biggest podcasts in the US, produced by CBS News and monetised by iHeart. Yet, depending where you listen, you get significantly more advertising. We compared the same episode, downloaded from Brisbane, Los Angeles and New York. The ads are marked here in yellow. When downloaded in Australia, you get just two 30” ads (for a gambling company); when downloaded via a VPN in California, the adload was ten minutes 29 seconds (20% of the whole show). New York listeners get even more. In our second spot break, in California we were served a 2’55” break. Yet, one Podnews reader on the East US coast heard the same episode: they were given a five minute spot break at that point. In total, they were given 18’40” of ads in the same show. Yikes. (Is our reader a desirable audience member, perhaps?) Oddly, in California the second spot break was exactly the same as the third spot break. Cumulus Media, the owner of the Westwood One Podcast Network, might be delisted from NASDAQ again, after the company traded below $1 a share for more than thirty days. It’s got until the middle of next year to sort things out, though. It was last delisted in 2017. Happy Christmas to ART19, which certified to IAB v2.2 podcast guidelines on Dec 23. The IAB requires annual recertification, yet four companies still appearing in the IAB’s list were last certified in 2021 - three from iHeart (Omny Studio, Spreaker and Voxnest); and the German podcast host Audiorella. > > > 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📲 Overhaul FM is a NEW podcast app — for iOS and Android. Get Personalized Podcast recommendations based on your listening history and preferences to help you discover NEW podcasts. Download the app today for FREE! 🔥🎧🎁 Holiday Sale: Save on Podcast Movement! — Celebrate the holidays with huge savings on Podcast Movement Evolutions 2025 tickets. Lock in your discounted rate now before prices increase. Give yourself the gift of savings today!Gold supporters: Buzzsprout, Mowpod, Mamamia, The $100 MBA, The Podglomerate, Sounds Profitable, Cloud10, Audiohook, SALT, Steve Lack: Audio, Resound, audioBoom, Podscribe, RedCircle, Cohost, Simplecast, Riverside.fm, Jar Audio, Podchaser, Awesound, Evergreen Podcasts, Libsyn, We Edit Podcasts, Knucklehead Media Group, Podpage websites, Acast, DisctopiaSilver supporters: Audacia Audio, Gamut Podcast Network, Bumper, Goalhanger, PodLabs - Podcast Experimentatio, Magellan AI, Gumball, Frequency, POW PR, Jonekiri, Tink Media, Huberman Lab, Geopolitics and Empire podcast a, The Podcast Haven, Compliance Podcast Network, ARN's iHeartPodcast Network Aust, SoundStack, Deepcast Creator, The Roost, Podium , Red Seat Ventures, Ask Ralph Christian Finance, Castbox, Ausha, Gilded Audio, Storyboard, Truefans, Voxtopica, PlayPodcast, Podcastpage, Message Heard, Health Podcast Network, Heartcast Media50, Zvook, Headliner, Lemonada Media, Double Elvis Productions, Podcast Taxi, Rhapsody Voices, Blubrry, matchmaker.fm, Oxford Road, Transistor, Rephonic, Diversion Podcasts, Ossa Collective, Optimal Living Daily, Wondery, Castos, Jam Street Media, Sonic Influencer Marketing, Hear.Here.Singapore, StreamGuys, Ad Results Media, Podcast Partnership, Content10x, Cleanfeed, She Podcasts, Sonix, Revolver Podcasts, Podigy, Podcast Movement, School of Podcasting, Adopter Media, Lower Street, Edison Research, Signal Hill InsightsOur supporters pay for Podnews, so everyone can read it. Join them today.Image: James Cridland

Sponsored by Sounds Good, from CBC. From the staff at CBC Podcasts, Sounds Good is a bi-weekly newsletter that offers the latest in news, events and industry buzz from podcast creators and producers. Subscribe now. Nick Quah posts The 10 Moments That Defined Podcasting in 2024. In the list, Haliey “Hawk Tuah” Welch, Donald Trump, and Mark Zuckerberg in Acquired. And others, too. Podcasters using affiliate marketing to earn revenue should know about PayPal’s Honey browser extension - which is rewriting your affiliate codes to theirs, so even if you successfully promote a product, if Honey is installed on a user’s machine, PayPal get the commission, not your podcast. Justin Baldoni’s Man Enough podcast has lost Liz Plank, the show’s co-host, who has announced she is to step away from the show, in a statement. Baldoni has been accused of sexual harassment and a smear campaign, by Blake Lively. The show, which started in 2021, is additionally co-hosted by Wayfarer Studios CEO Jamey Heath, who is also named in Lively’s complaint. > > > Read more of today’s podcast industry news stories on the Podnews website: and get our free daily newsletter.Classifieds - your job or ad hereFollow the Super Awesome Mix Podcast — "I made you a mix tape": some of the best words to hear from someone you care about. Weekly episodes feature a new mix, guests, and the stories behind each track. Rediscover the art of the mix tape.Listen to Articles as Podcasts — Email us links, PDFs or newsletters and our AI will deliver human-like narration to your podcast app. Seamlessly turn your readings into podcasts! Enjoy personalized episodes on-the-go. Try for free!Gold supporters: Buzzsprout, Mowpod, Mamamia, The $100 MBA, The Podglomerate, Cloud10, Sounds Profitable, SALT, Podscribe, RedCircle, Steve Lack: Audio, Audiohook, Cohost, audioBoom, Resound, Simplecast, Riverside.fm, Jar Audio, Podchaser, Awesound, Libsyn, Knucklehead Media Group, Evergreen Podcasts, Podpage websites, Disctopia, Acast, We Edit PodcastsSilver supporters: Audacia Audio, Gamut Podcast Network, Bumper, Goalhanger, PodLabs - Podcast Experimentatio, Magellan AI, Truefans, Jonekiri, Ausha, Deepcast Creator, Storyboard, Geopolitics and Empire podcast a, PlayPodcast, Podium , SoundStack, Voxtopica, ARN's iHeartPodcast Network Aust, Gumball, Huberman Lab, Gilded Audio, POW PR, Ask Ralph Christian Finance, Tink Media, The Podcast Haven, Frequency, Red Seat Ventures, Compliance Podcast Network, Castbox, The Roost, Podcastpage, Message Heard, Health Podcast Network, Lemonada Media, Jam Street Media, Rhapsody Voices, Podcast Taxi, Headliner, Wondery, Rephonic, Transistor, Diversion Podcasts, Ossa Collective, Oxford Road, Castos, matchmaker.fm, Blubrry, Optimal Living Daily, Heartcast Media50, Zvook, Sonic Influencer Marketing, Double Elvis Productions, Ad Results Media, Hear.Here.Singapore, Content10x, StreamGuys, Podcast Partnership, Cleanfeed, She Podcasts, Revolver Podcasts, Podigy, Lower Street, Podcast Movement, Adopter Media, Sonix, School of Podcasting, Signal Hill Insights, Edison ResearchOur supporters pay for Podnews, so everyone can read it. Join them today.Image: Justin Jackson