Sponsored by Magellan AI. Magellan AI insights helped True Native Media recover revenue, grow shows, and expand advertisers. Find out more The iHeartRadio app in the US is to support video podcasts in early 2026, the company has announced. "Creators will be able to upload their podcast episodes, including full-length video versions, through their s…

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Sponsored by Magellan AI. Lost deals aren't always lost. True Native Media used insight to recover and renew real revenue. Learn how they did it Bloomberg's Ashley Carman reports a new number from YouTube's Steve McLendon, in a paid article: People watched 700 million hours of YouTube Podcasts on TV in October. It's claimed that this is "nearly dou…

Sponsored by Magellan AI. Want the latest on spend shifts and how the industry's growing? The Q3 Quarterly Benchmark Report has it all. Grab the report Senior executives from the biggest companies in podcasting give their highlights of 2025, and their predictions for the year to come, in a special episode of the Podnews Weekly Review, published tod…

Sponsored by Magellan AI. Renewal and response signals helped Boll & Branch fine-tune campaigns and lift ROI. Get the full story with Magellan AI Why would anyone knowingly buy ads on a platform that works up to 25% worse? New research today from Oxford Road suggests that, in spite of the hype around YouTube, ads on YouTube shows are less effective…

Sponsored by Magellan AI. Boll & Branch stepped beyond their core audience and saw returns climb. See how they scaled with Magellan AI Netflix and iHeartMedia have announced an exclusive video partnership for top iHeartPodcasts. iHeart continues to retain audio-only rights and distribution; but the 14 announced shows will be removed from YouTube. S…

Sponsored by Magellan AI. Real spend signals helped Blue Wire close one of their biggest deals of the year. See how they did it Some of the best performing podcasts for advertisers are tried and trusted shows that have been established for more than five years. That's according to Oxford Road's ORBIT data, which draws on $1.6bn+ in ad campaigns. To…

Sponsored by Magellan AI. When buyers asked for proof, Blue Wire delivered. Audience data backed their pitches and unlocked new partnerships. Discover their strategy 2025's best true crime podcasts have been announced by the true crime review podcast Crime Writers On. The podcast has reviewed more than a thousand true-crime and crime-adjacent podca…

Sponsored by Magellan AI. Competitive and ad load insight helped Mynt Agency dodge clutter and guide brands to stronger placements. Check out their strategy In the US, there are almost twice as many men creating podcasts as women, according to The Creators 2025, a new study from Sounds Profitable into the creator ecosystem for podcasting, which bec…

Sponsored by Magellan AI. Mynt Agency's shortcut to smarter podcast planning is simple: better data, not guesswork. Learn Mynt's approach Ready to shape how top agencies and brands measure audio in 2026? Join the team at Magellan AI as a Measurement Success Manager. The inductees of the 2026 Podcast Hall of Fame have been announced, recognising wha…

Sponsored by Magellan AI. Ready to shape how top agencies and brands measure audio in 2026? Join the Measurement Success team at Magellan AI. Apply now Just days after the announcement of the Golden Globes podcast nominees, the NYC Podcast Awards have been announced. The organisers say it is “launching in direct opposition to the download-first cul…

Sponsored by Magellan AI. With clear attribution, RedCircle doubled down on top performers and cut wasted spend. Explore their results The 2026 nominees for the Golden Globes Best Podcast were announced - the first time podcasts have been recognised. The nominees are: Armchair Expert (Wondery), Call Her Daddy (SiriusXM), Good Hang (Spotify), SmartL…

Sponsored by Magellan AI. Half the CPA, higher conversion rates, stronger sales momentum. RedCircle's results speak for themselves. See how they proved performance Laura Mayer has joined Talkhouse as Head of Podcasts. She was the Executive Producer of Podcast Programming at ABC News; and made Shameless Acquisition Target, a podcast acquired by Gild…

Sponsored by Magellan AI. Competitive spend data helped Locked On zero in on active buyers and sharpen their pitch timing. See their playbook Apple Podcasts named The Rest is History the 2025 Show of the Year - the first time the accolade has gone to a show that isn’t from the United States. Apple Podcasts has interviewed the hosts, Tom Holland and…

Sponsored by Magellan AI. Locked On used real market signals to time pitches and improve win rates. Discover their strategy Spotify Wrapped was released, including Spotify Wrapped for Creators, which gives podcasters a year’s data for your own show. We learn 76 fans have the Podnews Daily as their #1 show (and Taylor Swift is your favourite artist)…

Sponsored by Magellan AI. Pod-to-pod attribution showed The Podglomerate exactly where their promo efforts paid off. Explore their impact YouTube released its annual end of year trending lists. The Global Culture & Trends Report 2025 contains top ten lists of creators, topics and songs across a number countries and regions; and - for the US only - …

Sponsored by Magellan AI. The Podglomerate used Magellan AI to reveal that half of new listeners returned, proving real campaign impact. See how they did it First look: Acast has announced a dramatically enhanced YouTube program in the UK, allowing advertisers to access some of the largest YouTube podcasts. As part of the deal, Acast also signed an…

Sponsored by Magellan AI. Looking for a new challenge in 2026? Partner with the largest agencies, brands, and publishers on our Measurement Success team. Join Magellan AI Congratulations to Start Here, the daily news podcast from ABC News, which published its 2,000th episode this morning. The podcast was launched in March 2018, and is hosted by Bra…

Sponsored by Beamly. Everything your podcast needs, all in one place. Beamly brings hosting, websites, and memberships together. Learn more about Beamly and start for free The winners of the APAs from AudioUK were announced in London. The organisers of Sheffield’s Crossed Wires Festival, which took place in early July, were presented with the Audio…

Sponsored by Beamly. Still renting your listeners? Own your members, content and income with Beamly - 0% platform fees and no lock‑in. Start free today Thank you to the folks at Sounds Profitable and The Podglomerate, who will be hosting a free webinar on strategic podcast awards budgeting on Dec 11. The webinar will talk about the benefits of awar…

Sponsored by Beamly. One link that actually does everything. Your episodes, blog, videos and memberships all on Beamly. The winners of the ARKAST Podcast Awards were announced at the second annual event in Little Rock AK, USA. Tiger Talk won the Kids and Family, Young Pod and Rising Star categories. Last week, Riverside launched podcast hosting as …

Sponsored by Beamly. Build your podcast business on your terms. Beamly gives you direct payments, memberships, and full control of your audience. Popular podcast app Pocket Casts has added a new feature called ‘playlists’. You can create a manual playlist yourself, or automate a Smart Playlist based on rules. The feature is already available on web…

Sponsored by Beamly. You don’t need more tools. You need one that works. Beamly provides podcast hosting, website, memberships and products - all in one platform. Triton Digital has two podcast rankers in the US - one based on data, containing participating podcasts only (here, for October), but it’s just released a new set of data based on a surve…

Sponsored by Beamly. Everything your podcast needs, all in one place. Beamly brings hosting, websites, and memberships together. Learn more about Beamly and start for free Bill Burr performs on stage, but also performs best for advertisers on his podcast - so says the ORBIT Rankings from Oxford Road, focusing this month on the top 15 performing com…

Sponsored by Beamly. You don’t need more tools. You need one that works. Beamly provides podcast hosting, website, memberships and products - all in one platform. Acast started trading on NASDAQ Stockholm today. Celebrating today: Marianne Boström, Chief People Officer; Lizzy Pollott, Chief Communications & Brand Officer; Emily Villatte, CFO; Greg …

Sponsored by Beamly. You don’t need more tools. You need one that works. Beamly provides podcast hosting, website, memberships and products - all in one platform. Apple Podcasts released a set of rankings for the most popular shows in each country - showing the “top shows” (based on listenership), “top new shows” that first published in 2025, “most…

Sponsored by Beamly. Everything your podcast needs, all in one place. Beamly brings hosting, websites, and memberships together. Learn more about Beamly and start for free Audio is still the #1 way to consume podcasts, despite the chatter about video. That’s one of the findings of the latest Cumulus Media and Signal Hill Insights Podcast Download R…

Sponsored by Beamly. You don’t need more tools. You need one that works. Beamly provides podcast hosting, website, memberships and products - all in one platform. In Australia, the industry body for commercial radio and audio, CRA, has launched CRA Audio ID, a “unified cross-network identity solution”. It allows a listener to be automatically given…

Sponsored by Beamly. Everything your podcast needs, all in one place. Beamly brings hosting, websites, and memberships together. Learn more about Beamly and start for free The winners of the All-Ireland Podcast Awards were announced. Nicky Byrne won the Spotlight Award. The Irish Independent won two separate awards. We’ve a full list of the winners…

Sponsored by Beamly. Still renting your listeners? Own your members, content and income with Beamly - 0% platform fees and no lock‑in. Start free today 64% of the hosts of the most popular US podcasts of 2024 were men - and the top shows are significantly less diverse than the top movies, TV or music, a report from USC Annenberg’s Inclusion Initiat…

Sponsored by Beamly. You don’t need more tools. You need one that works. Beamly provides podcast hosting, website, memberships and products - all in one platform. Measured by the cost of an “hour of attention”, producing video as well as audio for your podcast costs +77% more than audio alone. Producing video increases staffing levels by around +50…

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Sponsored by Beamly. You don’t need more tools. You need one that works. Beamly. 85% of indie podcasters aren’t making money, according to The Independent Podcaster Report 2025, published today by Alitu. But - this isn’t bad news: only 9% of those who took part consider revenue and profitability as their primary measure of success. Clear evidence -…

Sponsored by Beamly. Stacking tools to run your podcast? Beamly gives you hosting, website, memberships, products and courses in one platform - at one price. Simplify your podcast stack and focus on your content. Elsie Escobar has announced that she has left Libsyn. Inducted into the Podcasting Hall of Fame in 2017, she had worked for Libsyn for al…

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Sponsored by Beamly. Your podcast deserves more than a page. Beamly (formerly Podcastpage) lets you create a full website in minutes for your episodes, videos, blog and memberships - All in one place. See how Chapters are a great way to navigate through podcasts; and now, Apple Podcasts has announced automated chapters for almost every episode from…

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Sponsored by Beamly. Stop giving Patreon a cut. Beamly (formerly Podcastpage) lets you host your member-only podcast and accept payments with 0% platform fees. Your content, members and income - all yours. Get started free A new tool called Podcast Magic has been launched. It lets you capture ideas or moments from podcasts right in your email - jus…

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Sponsored by Supporting Cast. Supporting Cast is a 🇨🇭 Swiss army knife for podcast subscriptions. Publish blog posts and videos, send newsletters, build a members-only community, and deliver exclusive audio — all in one place. Just in time for Christmas, Zoom (the audio equipment manufacturer) is to launch the Zoom PodTrak P4next, a portable XLR mu…

Sponsored by Supporting Cast. Supporting Cast is a 🇨🇭 Swiss army knife for podcast subscriptions. Publish blog posts and videos, send newsletters, build a members-only community, and deliver exclusive audio — all in one place. Advertisers aren’t (just?) looking for big audiences and big download numbers. Oxford Road suggests that they’re actually l…

Sponsored by Supporting Cast. Supporting Cast is a 🇨🇭 Swiss army knife for podcast subscriptions. Publish blog posts and videos, send newsletters, build a members-only community, and deliver exclusive audio — all in one place. Trebble has launched a new, “reliable AI editing tool”, called DeepCut. The tool can be personalised to specific podcasts; …