The latest from our daily newsletter at podnews.net with Magellan AI. In a show entitled Anything Can Be a Podcast, which fittingly is only on YouTube, host Taylor Cartago has talked us through the hit musical Hamilton while standing in a crowded elevator for an hour. Someone's told him that he's going to rise up while other people enter the room where it happens just to get down to the lobby.
Acast held a Capital Markets Day for investors, setting updated financial targets for the company. You'll find the presentation and the full webcast on Acast's website. Kast Media, still in bankruptcy, released its monthly operating report for March. The company made $25,000 in ad sales and a further $5,000 in premium paid subscriptions. Podcasts with a YouTube channel attract bigger sponsors, suggests Rephonic.
In a study of podcast sponsors, our feature story yesterday about tens of thousands of phantom downloads from Google News audio briefings has prompted another media company to get in touch with us, saying they've seen this exact issue for several months now, which is interesting. The Podmatch podcast network has hit 150 shows and has been opened for another 50 to join. The $6 a month service offers courses, training and events, as well as growth and monetization.
And True Native Media and Veritonic have released the Sound Strategy Guide, a free guide to demystify podcast advertising from every angle, defining podcast ad types and tools for generating an effective ad. And in podcast news, the Listening Tube examines historical points of reference from the week and how they influence today's world. This week's guest is the World Safety Organization's ambassador to the United Nations, Dr. Jerry Cammerata.
Disgraceland's new story on recent Rock and Roll Hall of Fame nominee Billy Idol is apparently so excessive, so transgressive and so wild that it can only be told in the podcast medium. It's a award-winning music and true crime podcast.
Iran Contra was first released on Luminary in 2020, but it's now available on Open RSS in partnership with Pushkin Industries. Two episodes are available now, looking at how the Reagan administration landed in a hostage crisis and extended a hand to one of America's sworn enemies. And this podcast is sponsored by Magellan AI. Ads that run too early, too late, or not at all? Well, Magellan AI checks every ad read, so you don't have to. Verify every ad with Magellan AI.
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