- From our daily newsletter, the latest from podnews.net with "Uncover" from CBC. Gretchen Rubin Media has partnered with Lemonada Media for podcast distribution, we can exclusively tell you today. The company is headed by the best-selling author. Shows which will join the network include "Happier with Gretchen Rubin" and "Happier in Hollywood" hosted by Liz Kraft and Sarah Fain. What are the trade-offs with putting video on Spotify?
From the Podcast Professionals Association, Eric Johnson of LightningPod investigates for Podnews and discovers the opportunities and drawbacks when you add pictures to your shows. A new tool for podcast communities, Station has launched today. The tool is already powering the fan club for "New Heights" with Jason and Travis Kelsey, making it three times as large as the duo's existing Reddit group. The tool is free and will offer monetization options next year.
Congratulations to Acast, which has just achieved version 2.2 of the IAB Podcast Measurement Guidelines. They're the eighth company to get to version 2.2 this year. iVoox has launched iVoox Rewind 2024, highlighting the biggest shows in Spain and Latin America. In a blog post, the company said it had more than 800 million listens in 2024 and saw the launch of 80,000 new podcasts. UK company Adelicious has also looked back at the company's 2024.
The invite-only network has delivered its one billionth ad impression this year and has welcomed top-tier shows from Avalon amongst others. Headliner has announced that it will now produce captions for automated videos and audiograms created in Headliner. You've control of the font face and style they use and they can be added entirely automatically. Got shares in Libsyn? The company's reminding you of its tender offer, which closes on Friday.
A comprehensive survey of podcasts in New Zealand has been published by Lewis Tennant. The data suggests that there are more podcasts from independent producers than from media organisations in the country and the longest running show in the country is Freedom Scientific's FSCast, a podcast for blind people and those with low vision. What to give the podcast editor in your life for Christmas?
How about the waveform for the word "um" on a hoodie, a t-shirt, a hat, a mug, or even if you're a real cheapskate, a sticker. We link to where to buy those today from our show notes and our newsletter at podnews.net. If you make an investigative podcast, it's rather harder to turn it into video for YouTube. One Up Media based in Singapore has shown us the results of their homegrown tool that adds animations using a mix of human and AI tools.
It's quite impressive and it's made a true crime podcast even more popular on YouTube than it is as an audio show. The company's founder, Guang Jin Yeo, is considering making this service available to other publishers too.
Blueberry has announced a collaboration with Adobe Podcast, giving hosting customers two months of Adobe Podcast and Express Premium and there's a new number one podcast in Australia according to the Triton Digital Podcast Ranker, Casefile True Crime, which last month switched to Acast has beaten Hamish Nandy for the first time since February.
ARN remains top publisher, SCA's LiSTNR is top sales representative, but ARN is now less than 250,000 listeners behind it and the recent edition of BBC shows should push it over. A thank you to Mission Based Media, which has renewed its support today on behalf of the Health Podcast Network and the Health Unmuted Audio Library. Supporters like them pay for Podnews for everybody that means we have no paywalls. Thank you Mission Based Media and you can join them at podnews.net/patreon.
And in podcast news, he's Check Edgar, he's single. He's been searching for the special one for decades. He's charming, intelligent and humorous. His base voice is so seductive that it will cause any woman to fall in love. So the question is, why is he still single? The new podcast, Why Am I Still Single? is a quest to find the answer. It's a humorous and introspective take on modern relationships, love and the adventures of singlehood.
If you're a celebrity divorce attorney, imagine the stories you could tell. Stacey Phillips and Friends features intimate and candid conversations with accomplished women from diverse backgrounds about their career, relationships and personal growth. And it launched this week with four episodes featuring guests like Taylor Armstrong and Gemma Touchstone. And Dear Jill is a brand new podcast hosted by British actor and author Jill Halfpenny.
You might know her from EastEnders or Byker Grove - BYKAH GROVE! - or Coronation Street or plenty more. Each week, listeners send in their most pressing queries with one lucky caller joining her for a live unscripted conversation that promises genuine connection and insight. Questions range from the deeply personal to the delightfully quirky. No topic too big, no dilemma too small. It's new from Unlocked this week. And this podcast is sponsored by CBC.
From CBC Uncover brings listeners explosive, high-calibre investigations and true crime series. And CBC is currently accepting pitches from independents and publishers to be part of this successful podcast. You'll find a link to do that in the show notes. And that's the latest from our newsletter to read all the stories and subscribe. We're at podnews.net.