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Sponsored by Supporting Cast. Most podcast platforms hold your subscribers’ payment data hostage. Supporting Cast earns our partners’ trust by helping them grow their subscription business, not by locking them in. Build your own empire, not someone else's. In the UK, Global has acquired The Fellas Studios, a creator network that includes the Edison…

Sponsored by Supporting Cast. Most podcast platforms hold your subscribers’ payment data hostage. Supporting Cast earns our partners’ trust by helping them grow their subscription business, not by locking them in. Build your own empire, not someone else's. Flightcast, a new, video-first podcast platform, has been launched by Steven Bartlett, the ho…

Sponsored by Supporting Cast. Most podcast platforms hold your subscribers’ payment data hostage. Supporting Cast earns our partners’ trust by helping them grow their subscription business, not by locking them in. Build your own empire, not someone else's. The winners of the British Podcast Awards 2025 were announced in a glitzy ceremony at The O~2…

Sponsored by Supporting Cast. Most podcast platforms hold your subscribers’ payment data hostage. Supporting Cast earns our partners’ trust by helping them grow their subscription business, not by locking them in. Build your own empire, not someone else's. The Diary of a CEO is to hit the big screen - a special episode with former One Direction mem…

Sponsored by Supporting Cast. Most podcast platforms hold your subscribers’ payment data hostage. Supporting Cast earns our partners’ trust by helping them grow their subscription business, not by locking them in. Build your own empire, not someone else's. In the UK, a new, female-founded video podcast network has been launched by former Google, Yo…

Sponsored by SoundStack. Heading to Programmatic I/O and/or Advertising Week NY? Let’s talk fast, simple monetization to keep your podcast and streaming businesses growing. Happy International Podcast Day! The RSS feed is our secret weapon, says podcast host RSS.com in an inspiring article this morning. Meanwhile, the Festival del Podcasting in Ita…

Sponsored by SoundStack. Heading to Programmatic I/O and/or Advertising Week NY? Let’s talk fast, simple monetization to keep your podcast and streaming businesses growing. Pew Research released a new Podcasts and News Fact Sheet. From a survey conducted last month, the study says that 54% of US adults have “listened to a podcast in the past twelve…

Sponsored by SoundStack. Heading to Programmatic I/O and/or Advertising Week NY? Let’s talk fast, simple monetization to keep your podcast and streaming businesses growing. “I’m releasing 3,000 episodes a week and I have eight people on my team. There’s no way we’re listening to the overwhelming majority of our content before it’s released.” Exclus…

Sponsored by SoundStack. Heading to Programmatic I/O and/or Advertising Week NY? Let’s talk fast, simple monetization to keep your podcast and streaming businesses growing. Amazon Prime Video is now showing New Heights with Jason & Travis Kelce in the US. The show is owned by Wondery, an Amazon subsidiary. Here’s the show page, which appears to be …

Sponsored by SoundStack. Heading to Programmatic I/O and/or Advertising Week NY? Let’s talk fast, simple monetization to keep your podcast and streaming businesses growing. Do listeners want to listen to podcasts produced with AI? New research unveiled by Sounds Profitable today shows that some parts of the population are particularly wary. “AI may…

Sponsored by SoundStack. Heading to Programmatic I/O and/or Advertising Week NY? Let’s talk fast, simple monetization to keep your podcast and streaming businesses growing. Earlier this month, we mentioned that the Earwolf signature studio table had been “taken away” after the closure of its New York studio. Good news: SiriusXM’s Director of Podcas…

Sponsored by SoundStack. Heading to Programmatic I/O and/or Advertising Week NY? Let’s talk fast, simple monetization to keep your podcast and streaming businesses growing. A podcast made by a fan of Paul Weller has turned into a top-selling book in the UK. The three-year podcast, which was initially released in 2020, ended with an interview with P…

Sponsored by SoundStack. Heading to Programmatic I/O and/or Advertising Week NY? Let’s talk fast, simple monetization to keep your podcast and streaming businesses growing. Adam Carolla celebrated his 4,000th episode with an interview with Jay Leno. His first episode was published on Feb 23, 2009, days after his radio show on KLSX ended. Descript h…

Sponsored by SoundStack. Heading to Programmatic I/O and/or Advertising Week NY? Let’s talk fast, simple monetization to keep your podcast and streaming businesses growing. In Canada, monthly podcast listening has grown 19% year-on-year, and now 46% of all Canadians listen every month. That data is newly released from Signal Hill Insights, just in …

Sponsored by SoundStack. Heading to Programmatic I/O and/or Advertising Week NY? Let’s talk fast, simple monetization to keep your podcast and streaming businesses growing. YouTube announced a number of new services, including ways to grab the best bits from long-form podcasts to automatically make shorts; enhance live streams; add AI editing; and …

Sponsored by SoundStack. Heading to Programmatic I/O and/or Advertising Week NY? Let’s talk fast, simple monetization to keep your podcast and streaming businesses growing. “Ignoring Brazil isn’t just shortsighted — it’s bad business.” Renato Bontempo, the founder of the Brazil-based production company Bicho de Goiaba, writes for Podnews today with…

Sponsored by SoundStack Marketplace. More revenue secures the future of podcasting/streaming. Monetize shows easily in SoundStack Marketplace and keep great content flourishing. It’s something that’s a little awkward, but... if something happens to you, what happens to your podcast and your digital estate? We’ve compiled a set of things you should …

Sponsored by SoundStack Marketplace. More revenue secures the future of podcasting/streaming. Monetize shows easily in SoundStack Marketplace and keep great content flourishing. Apologies for the delay today due to travel The UK’s Independent Podcast Awards announced its 2025 shortlist. The event is on Oct 15 in London. Of note (for all podcast awa…

Sponsored by SoundStack Marketplace. More revenue secures the future of podcasting/streaming. Monetize shows easily in SoundStack Marketplace and keep great content flourishing. After eight years, On Air Fest is to expand, “into an always-on cultural organization producing live shows, special projects, and brand + creator collaborations”. The Ambie…

Sponsored by SoundStack Marketplace. More revenue secures the future of podcasting/streaming. Monetize shows easily in SoundStack Marketplace and keep great content flourishing. How many shows do you make every day? A new podcast network is using AI to flood podcast directories with more than 3,000 new episodes a week - and only four content staff.…

Todd Cochrane, the CEO of Blubrry Podcasting and an independent podcaster, has died. He was 61. In a statement from the company, Blubrry’s Barry Kantz said: “His leadership, passion, and belief in independent creators guided Blubrry from day one. Todd’s impact on our company, our team, and the entire podcasting community is immeasurable.” Podnews t…

Sponsored by SoundStack Marketplace. More revenue secures the future of podcasting/streaming. Monetize shows easily in SoundStack Marketplace and keep great content flourishing. Taylor Swift’s appearance in New Heights made the show’s monthly downloads more than six times larger, according to a report from Podscribe. The show became the fifth bigge…

Sponsored by SoundStack Marketplace. More revenue secures the future of podcasting/streaming. Monetize shows easily in SoundStack Marketplace and keep great content flourishing. Pushkin Industries unveiled their brand new slate for Fall 2025. We’re promised a new limited series from Malcolm Gladwell, a new season of Fiasco, and the return of Jonath…