From Chicago, the latest from our daily newsletter at podnews.net with Magellan AI. We start with an exclusive today, Apple Podcasts reigns the number one app in the US for podcast downloads for the biggest shows, according to new data from PodTrack. In a presentation this morning at Evolutions in Chicago, I'll reveal data showing that even with YouTube views, Apple is still the largest podcast app out there for the 250 biggest shows.
Evolutions by Podcast Movement kicked off yesterday with a keynote from Tom Webster who spoke about the need to convert occasional listeners to more frequent consumers. Organizations say the event has 1,600 attendees. Magellan AI is not rebranding. Yesterday on April 1st, they announced a rebrand to Podgellan AI, but it was an April Fool's joke. Of course, we wouldn't use the word pod in our company name, Magellan AI CEO and co-founder Cameron Hendricks
said, adding who would do that? Well, Magellan AI is this month's sponsor of Pod News. Podcast hosting platform Disktopia announced a partnership with Earbuds Podcast Collective to deliver podcast recommendations to Disktopia users. Odyssey announced the Odyssey Creator Lab. It's an enhancement of Podcorn, which the company acquired in 2021, and will offer free limitless hosting and monetization services for emerging podcasters. The Webby Awards are open for public
voting today after the nominations were published. Award-winning podcast Dan Taberski is up for yet another award after his hit show Hysterical was named Apple Podcasts Podcast of the Year. The awards also recognize the organization with the most overall nominations and wins across the podcast categories. Organizations in contention include Audible, SiriusXM, Wondery and iHeartMedia. And a new audio creative agency has been born in Australia.
Original Audio calls itself Australia's AI-driven creative agency, with deals including frequency and audio stack. And thank you to CastBox, one of the world's most popular podcast apps, for becoming a silver supporter today. Like other supporters, they pay for Pod News to keep it free for everyone to read. You can join CastBox as a Pod News supporter at podnews.net slash support. And in podcast news, what does it mean to build and maintain a legacy,
either in business or for your loved ones? What tools and resources are available to help? You can join the discussion on Let's Talk Legacy, along with exciting guests and real listeners, to tackle the answers to those questions and learn how to grow today for a better tomorrow. In season four of Sane and simple podcasting, they're addressing the overwhelm in the room.
With YouTube for podcasting getting so much attention, the podcast felt it was time to streamline workflows to make you spend more time on the connections that you make from the podcast by making your workflow and promotion sensible for your time, budget and sanity. And in Roger Bolton's Beeb Watch Today, pod news editor James Critton, talks about the BBC's podcasts outside the UK and the decision to remove the BBC Sounds app. And this
podcast is sponsored by Magellan AI. April Fool's is over, so is relying on guesswork. Magellan AI attribution delivers accurate, reliable data for clearer podcast measurement and better ROAS. Optimize your campaigns today. You'll find a link in the show notes. And that's the latest from our newsletter. To read all the stories and subscribe for free, we're at podnews.net.