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Daily news about the global podcasting and on-demand audio industry. Curated by James Cridland editor@podnews.net - visit https://podnews.net to get our free newsletter for all the links and more. [Podcast Index/mp3]
Gen Z listeners: more diverse, more listening
Visit https://podnews.net/update/gen-z-listeners for all the links, and to get our newsletter. Podnews Live in MediaCity UK, Salford, is the first of a set of local day-long conferences that focus on sharing knowledge and networking in the business of podcasting. With speakers from Crowd Network, the BBC, MIC media and many more, Podnews Live is small enough to network, and varied enough to make sure that anyone can get the most out of the event. Book your tickets for June 13 …
The top ten podcasts reach a third of all listeners
Visit https://podnews.net/update/big-shows-big-audiences for all the links, and to get our newsletter. Podnews Live in MediaCity UK, Salford, is the first of a set of local day-long conferences that focus on sharing knowledge and networking in the business of podcasting. With speakers from Crowd Network, the BBC, MIC media and many more, Podnews Live is small enough to network, and varied enough to make sure that anyone can get the most out of the event. Book your tickets for June 13 …
PodX Group acquires podcast producer Listen
Visit https://podnews.net/update/podx-acquires-listen-agency for all the links, and to get our newsletter. Listen, a major podcast producer based in London, has been acquired by PodX Group. No terms were given; the deal is described as a "milestone" acquisition for PodX, and is the largest deal in the UK podcast industry since Sony bought production company Somethin' Else in 2021. It's the latest acquisition from the PodX Group, who now own companies in Scandinavia, Argentina, France and the UK. To learn more …
New management at Podimo in Spain
Visit https://podnews.net/update/podimo-spanish-management for all the links, and to get our newsletter. We review the ALABS IRON MINI-WL microphone, a USB wireless condenser microphone. It's an interesting idea - at a low price point. The Mackie DLZ Creator podcast mixer gets a review at The Gadgeteer. (Mackie were showing this product at The Podcast Show in London, incidentally). In The Dark London and Transmission Roundhouse are planning a listening event in London on Sep 4 - and they're looking for your …
Podcast aggregator for shows led by Black hosts
Visit https://podnews.net/update/shows-from-black-hosts for all the links, and to get our newsletter. Hayti, a Black-owned news aggregation app, claims it is now the largest source of podcasts led by Black hosts. The app lists more than 2,000 shows. A new podcast hosting company, ShowPlatform, launched. The company offers 35 modules allowing entrepreneurs and influencers to host podcasts and repurpose them into different formats. Podcast host Podigee is celebrating its tenth anniversary. The company is based in Berlin, Germany. Classifieds - your …
Two new AI tools for podcasters launch
Visit https://podnews.net/update/ai-tools-launch-twofer for all the links, and to get our newsletter. Buzzsprout and Ausha have both launched AI tools to help podcasters when publishing new shows. Buzzsprout's tool automatically builds episode titles, descriptions, chapter markers and transcripts; while Ausha has added ChatGPT to help produce social media posts. Both services are available to all customers, joining other services like Capsho. Kirmes, a branded audio company, has released a list of AI tools available for podcasting. Spotify is the #1 podcast …
The UK gets a podcast ranker, finally
Visit https://podnews.net/update/uk-podcast-ranker for all the links, and to get our newsletter. At The Podcast Show 2023 in London, it was announced that Edison Podcast Metrics are coming to the UK. Edison Podcast Metrics UK will be the first podcast ranker in the country, and will use a quarterly survey of at least 2,000 weekly podcast listeners. The company's release includes indicative data of the top five shows (none of which are from the BBC); the first full set of data …
Exclusive: YouTube’s plans for RSS
Visit https://podnews.net/update/youtube-rss-plans for all the links, and to get our newsletter. Exclusive: Podnews has obtained a document with full details of a YouTube "RSS Ingestion" pilot that it is running with some partners. The service pulls new audio from an RSS feed to upload it to YouTube, complete with a static image of the show art. Shows already using it are CNN's One Thing and CityCast Pittsburgh. Unlike other RSS-based podcast platforms, YouTube will not offer "passthrough": the RSS feed …
Spotify to use AI for host-read ads
Visit https://podnews.net/update/spotify-ai-host-reads for all the links, and to get our newsletter. Spotify is building AI versions of its hosts for ad reads, according to The Bill Simmons Podcast. "There is going to be a way to use my voice for the ads," he says, before adding that he would need to give approval first. Opinion: Spotify, relatively uniquely, requires a signed-in account to listen, and therefore has personal data available for each of its listeners - and collects even more …
Spotify CEO: goal is to be “the best partner for creators”
Visit https://podnews.net/update/ek-speaks for all the links, and to get our newsletter. "I'm never going to click a podcast app to try and get into podcasting [for the first time]." Spotify's CEO Daniel Ek spoke to the Acquired podcast in a Spotify studio in Stockholm, and focuses on podcasts. Ek describes why podcasts are in the main Spotify app, rather than in a separate one; and when asked if Spotify should pay podcast creators, he replies that the company's goal is …