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Amazon Music adds audiobooks in Spotify fight

Casefile (80M listens) moves to Acast, and 30% of new podcasts die within two months. Sponsored by CoHost. Get in-depth insights into who your podcast audience is including income, family members, social media habits, age, and more with CoHost's Advanced Audience Demographics. Book a demo today. https://podnews.net/cc/2682 Visit https://podnews.net/update/amazon-music-audible-2 for the story links in full, and to get our daily newsletter....

Nov 19, 20245 minEp. 1952

YouTube execs to host Q&A

Spotify prioritizes video podcasts over HiFi audio, Apple removes Russian-language podcasts in Russia, and Triton Digital launches podcast demographics service in Netherlands.. Sponsored by CoHost. Get in-depth insights into who your podcast audience is including income, family members, social media habits, age, and more with CoHost's Advanced Audience Demographics. Book a demo today. https://podnews.net/cc/2682 Visit https://podnews.net/update/youtube-qa for the story links in full, and to get ...

Nov 18, 20245 minEp. 1951

Trump and Harris’s podcast audience size

Acast reduces free hosting to five episodes, Spotify introduces video thumbnails, and Realm expands with Countdown Network addition.. Sponsored by CoHost. Discover what drives podcast downloads with CoHost's Tracking Links, a Chartable SmartLink alternative. Trusted by leading creators, brands, and agencies: sign up for a free 7-day trial. https://podnews.net/cc/2674 Visit https://podnews.net/update/size-that-matters for the story links in full, and to get our daily newsletter....

Nov 15, 20242 minEp. 1950

Now Playing: Spotify for Creators

Spotify posted its first profitable quarter with $32mn profit and 640 million monthly users. Sponsored by CoHost. Discover what drives podcast downloads with CoHost's Tracking Links, a Chartable SmartLink alternative. Trusted by leading creators, brands, and agencies: sign up for a free 7-day trial. https://podnews.net/cc/2674 Visit https://podnews.net/update/spotify-for-creators for the story links in full, and to get our daily newsletter....

Nov 14, 20247 minEp. 1949

New Board of Governors for the Podcast Hall of Fame

Magellan AI expands podcast promo tracking, Wondercraft and Frequency enables AI-powered ad personalization, while researchers examine podcast audience inclusivity challenges.. Sponsored by CoHost. Discover what drives podcast downloads with CoHost's Tracking Links, a Chartable SmartLink alternative. Trusted by leading creators, brands, and agencies: sign up for a free 7-day trial. https://podnews.net/cc/2674 Visit https://podnews.net/update/hall-of-fame-governors for the story links in full, an...

Nov 13, 20242 minEp. 1948

New Board of Governors for the Podcast Hall of Fame

Magellan AI expands podcast promo tracking, Wondercraft and Frequency enables AI-powered ad personalization, while researchers examine podcast audience inclusivity challenges.. Sponsored by CoHost. Discover what drives podcast downloads with CoHost's Tracking Links, a Chartable SmartLink alternative. Trusted by leading creators, brands, and agencies: sign up for a free 7-day trial. https://podnews.net/cc/2674 Visit https://podnews.net/update/hall-of-fame-governors-2 for the story links in full, ...

Nov 13, 20242 minEp. 1948

RØDE launches “Wireless Micro” microphones

Pocket Casts aligns with Apple and Spotify by changing Subscribe to Follow, while The Podcast Haven launches a unified search tool. Sponsored by CoHost. Discover what drives podcast downloads with CoHost's Tracking Links, a Chartable SmartLink alternative. Trusted by leading creators, brands, and agencies: sign up for a free 7-day trial. https://podnews.net/cc/2674 Visit https://podnews.net/update/rode-wireless-micro for the story links in full, and to get our daily newsletter....

Nov 12, 20244 minEp. 1947

Podpage adds a listener survey tool

Financial results from iHeart, Auddia, and the New York Times. Sponsored by CoHost. Discover what drives podcast downloads with CoHost's Tracking Links, a Chartable SmartLink alternative. Trusted by leading creators, brands, and agencies: sign up for a free 7-day trial. https://podnews.net/cc/2674 Visit https://podnews.net/update/podpage-listener-surveys for the story links in full, and to get our daily newsletter....

Nov 11, 20247 minEp. 1946

Train company’s podcast promotion on the right track

Spotify makes it easier to share to TikTok. Sponsored by CoHost. Looking for better podcast insights? CoHost has you covered with insights into download sources, audience demographics, listener behavior, and more. Sign up today for a free trial. https://podnews.net/cc/2665 Visit https://podnews.net/update/routes-promotion for the story links in full, and to get our daily newsletter.

Nov 08, 20244 minEp. 1945

Podcast ads are “too difficult to buy”

And new FTC rules. Sponsored by CoHost. Looking for better podcast insights? CoHost has you covered with insights into download sources, audience demographics, listener behavior, and more. Sign up today for a free trial. https://podnews.net/cc/2665 Visit https://podnews.net/update/podcast-ads-difficult for the story links in full, and to get our daily newsletter.

Nov 07, 20244 minEp. 1944

Acast grows in the US

And podcasts on a plane. Sponsored by CoHost. Looking for better podcast insights? CoHost has you covered with insights into download sources, audience demographics, listener behavior, and more. Sign up today for a free trial. https://podnews.net/cc/2665 Visit https://podnews.net/update/acast-q324 for the story links in full, and to get our daily newsletter.

Nov 06, 20244 minEp. 1943

The most popular colour for successful business podcasts

And 20% of digital ads on Spotify are video ads. Sponsored by CoHost. Looking for better podcast insights? CoHost has you covered with insights into download sources, audience demographics, listener behavior, and more. Sign up today for a free trial. https://podnews.net/cc/2665 Visit https://podnews.net/update/colour-of-podcasts for the story links in full, and to get our daily newsletter.

Nov 05, 20244 minEp. 1942

Podchaser now carries “political skew” data on podcasts

And the number of automatic NotebookLM podcasts grows. Sponsored by CoHost. Looking for better podcast insights? CoHost has you covered with insights into download sources, audience demographics, listener behavior, and more. Sign up today for a free trial. https://podnews.net/cc/2665 Visit https://podnews.net/update/podchaser-political-skew for the story links in full, and to get our daily newsletter....

Nov 04, 20245 minEp. 1941

Daily Mail podcasts expand to the US

Podcast revenue is up for SiriusXM. Sponsored by CoHost. Looking for better podcast insights? CoHost has you covered with insights into download sources, audience demographics, listener behavior, and more. Sign up today for a free trial. https://podnews.net/cc/2665 Visit https://podnews.net/update/mail-podcasts-us for the story links in full, and to get our daily newsletter.

Nov 01, 20245 minEp. 1940

Sennheiser launch three-in-one microphones

And a show gets Kickstarter funding to launch. Sponsored by SoundStack. Power to your podcaster portfolio in '25. Helping them earn more programmatic revenue is simple with SoundStack. Learn how. https://podnews.net/cc/2643 Visit https://podnews.net/update/sennheiser-profile-wireless for the story links in full, and to get our daily newsletter.

Oct 31, 20243 minEp. 1939

Newspaper’s hit podcast not all it seems

And Acast's new Podcast Pulse report. Sponsored by SoundStack. Power to your podcaster portfolio in '25. Helping them earn more programmatic revenue is simple with SoundStack. Learn how. https://podnews.net/cc/2643 Visit https://podnews.net/update/el-pais-podcast for the story links in full, and to get our daily newsletter.

Oct 30, 20245 minEp. 1938

New country rankers from Podtrac

And there are now more than 100 million podcast episodes. Sponsored by SoundStack. Power to your podcaster portfolio in '25. Helping them earn more programmatic revenue is simple with SoundStack. Learn how. https://podnews.net/cc/2643 Visit https://podnews.net/update/country-rankers for the story links in full, and to get our daily newsletter.

Oct 29, 20244 minEp. 1937

AI - new patents, and new Parkinson

And, the biggest podcast in YouTube. Sponsored by SoundStack. Power to your podcaster portfolio in '25. Helping them earn more programmatic revenue is simple with SoundStack. Learn how. https://podnews.net/cc/2643 Visit https://podnews.net/update/ai-patent-rss for the story links in full, and to get our daily newsletter.

Oct 28, 20245 minEp. 1936

Podcasting reaches Gen Z like no other

And a newspaper dares to suggest podcasts don't reach enough people. Sponsored by SoundStack. Power to your podcaster portfolio in '25. Helping them earn more programmatic revenue is simple with SoundStack. Learn how. https://podnews.net/cc/2643 Visit https://podnews.net/update/podcasting-gen-z for the story links in full, and to get our daily newsletter.

Oct 25, 20244 minEp. 1935

'It’s a Continent' is Independent Podcast of the year

The show won three awards yesterday. Sponsored by SoundStack. Power to your podcaster portfolio in '25. Helping them earn more programmatic revenue is simple with SoundStack. Learn how. https://podnews.net/cc/2643 Visit https://podnews.net/update/its-a-continent for the story links in full, and to get our daily newsletter.

Oct 24, 20244 minEp. 1934

The world’s largest podcast agency is created

And an attack on archive.org knocks podcasts offline. Sponsored by SoundStack. Power to your podcaster portfolio in '25. Helping them earn more programmatic revenue is simple with SoundStack. Learn how. https://podnews.net/cc/2643 Visit https://podnews.net/update/oxford-road-veritonic-combine for the story links in full, and to get our daily newsletter.

Oct 23, 20244 minEp. 1933

Podcast Days takes place in Madrid

and Amazon becomes the largest podcast spender. Sponsored by SoundStack. Power to your podcaster portfolio in '25. Helping them earn more programmatic revenue is simple with SoundStack. Learn how. https://podnews.net/cc/2643 Visit https://podnews.net/update/podcast-days-madrid for the story links in full, and to get our daily newsletter.

Oct 22, 20244 minEp. 1932

Women in Podcasting Awards winners

Over 15,000 listeners participated in the voting process. Sponsored by SoundStack. Power to your podcaster portfolio in '25. Helping them earn more programmatic revenue is simple with SoundStack. Learn how. https://podnews.net/cc/2643 Visit https://podnews.net/update/wip-24-winners for the story links in full, and to get our daily newsletter.

Oct 21, 20244 minEp. 1931

Canadian Podcast Awards open

And Podtrac launch new cross-promotion tool. Sponsored by SoundStack. Power to your podcaster portfolio in '25. Helping them earn more programmatic revenue is simple with SoundStack. Learn how. https://podnews.net/cc/2643 Visit https://podnews.net/update/canadian-podcast-awards-open for the story links in full, and to get our daily newsletter.

Oct 18, 20243 minEp. 1930

Ad revenue drops for This American Life: launches paid model

Revenue is down by nearly a third, says Ira Glass. Sponsored by SoundStack. Power to your podcaster portfolio in '25. Helping them earn more programmatic revenue is simple with SoundStack. Learn how. https://podnews.net/cc/2643 Visit https://podnews.net/update/this-american-life-ad-revenue for the story links in full, and to get our daily newsletter.

Oct 17, 20244 minEp. 1929

Megaphone’s Brendan Monaghan returns to podcasting

A big new hire; plus, Magellan AI lets you peer into your competitors ad plans. Sponsored by SoundStack. Power to your podcaster portfolio in '25. Helping them earn more programmatic revenue is simple with SoundStack. Learn how. https://podnews.net/cc/2643 Visit https://podnews.net/update/monaghan-libsyn for the story links in full, and to get our daily newsletter.

Oct 16, 20244 minEp. 1928

Revenue up 34% for Audioboom

and brands need sound identities. Sponsored by SoundStack. Power to your podcaster portfolio in '25. Helping them earn more programmatic revenue is simple with SoundStack. Learn how. https://podnews.net/cc/2643 Visit https://podnews.net/update/audioboom-revenue for the story links in full, and to get our daily newsletter.

Oct 15, 20244 minEp. 1927

Study: AI-generated episode titles and descriptions v humans

And free tickets for a big virtual event later this week. Sponsored by SoundStack. Power to your podcaster portfolio in '25. Helping them earn more programmatic revenue is simple with SoundStack. Learn how. https://podnews.net/cc/2643 Visit https://podnews.net/update/ai-vs-humans for the story links in full, and to get our daily newsletter.

Oct 14, 20246 minEp. 1926

Questions for YouTube

And PodcastAddict gets suspended, again. Sponsored by Soundstack. Hosting platforms: planning your budget for 2025? Want to offer your podcasters more value? Adding SoundStack monetization, delivery, and more is simple. Learn how. https://podnews.net/cc/2621 Visit https://podnews.net/update/youtube-questions for the story links in full, and to get our daily newsletter.

Oct 11, 20244 minEp. 1925

Popular podcast goes on the road

And a new low for Apple Podcasts, again. Sponsored by Soundstack. Hosting platforms: planning your budget for 2025? Want to offer your podcasters more value? Adding SoundStack monetization, delivery, and more is simple. Learn how. https://podnews.net/cc/2621 Visit https://podnews.net/update/trip-brighton for the story links in full, and to get our daily newsletter.

Oct 10, 20244 minEp. 1924
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