Wondercraft launches an ad studio, the latest from Podnews.net, with smart money happy hour from Ramsey Network. Wondercraft has launched ad studio, which writes, translates and produces studio quality audio ads. We've given it a go today to create an ad for Podnews, and it sounds a bit like this. Want to stay updated on the latest in podcasting? Join over 31,000 readers worldwide with Podnews. Our daily briefing delivers concise, global insights right to your inbox every weekday.
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Though that's incorrect, an idle speculation, according to a Simmons spokesperson, Spotify bought the ringer in February 2020. Triton Digital's Sharon Taylor writes about the integration of brand suitability tool, Sounder, which the company acquired in March. We've linked to that today. In it, she talks about the perils of being miscategorized, and the benefits of a brand safety tool being built into a podcast host.
The Audio Production Awards has announced to pay what you can scheme supported by Amazon Music and Wondery. The scheme offers free entry to the awards and to the ceremony for those who otherwise would not be able to do so due to financial constraints. Can we expect a new road wireless go-3 microphone soon? Well, if so, we've got a picture of it. You'll find that linked in our show notes on our newsletter at podnews.net.
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You can support us too at podnews.net slash support. To Monday, so time for some tech stuff and covered by podnews in February, Metacast has launched version 1.0 of its podcast app for Android users. We spoke to the team. It uses the Apple Podcasts directory for initial listing and it's working on supporting creator-produced transcripts. It doesn't do that yet. It gives transcripts for every podcast though. And the website mentions easy ad skipping.
It's only easy because the transcript helps you read the ads and skip forward if you want to. PodLP has migrated to use the podcast index rather than its own scrapers and tools. Four years after launch, they say maintaining an affordable up to date index without inadvertently dropping podcasts, displaying duplicates or going out of sync has proven challenging. It means the popular flip phone podcast app now has more than four million shows available.
Podcasting 2.0 player TrueFans has made the process of streaming sets easier, avoiding the hassle of having to buy complex cryptocurrency on other services which isn't very easy in some countries. Now, you can just use your regular credit card to top up your balance in TrueFans to help pay podcasters for the shows you like. And article 2 audio is this week's Turner webpage into a podcast code. At codes everywhere. This one uses open AI.
And in podcast news, the New York Times has released the headlines on all podcast platforms reversing a strategy of keeping it two subscribers only. It quickly became the most popular feature in the Times audio app, according to the company. It's hosted by Tracy Mumford from London, the New York Times audio app was launched for iOS users in April 2023. It's still not available on Android. And about place has returned for season four from furniture design company Millenol.
The podcast interviews, thought leaders, designers and researchers about how the places we create can positively impact how we work and live. The first guest is the global head of workspace experience at Lego. Presumably a carpet strewn with sharp pieces of poisy plastic is only something for parents living rooms and not work spaces. And this podcast is sponsored by Smart Money Happy Hour. Two friends who happen to be money experts, talk pop culture and personal finance.
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