Podnews Weekly Review
The last word in podcasting news.Every Friday, James Cridland and Sam Sethi review the week's top stories from Podnews; and interview some of the biggest names making the news. Support the show at https://weekly.podnews.net - or hit the boost button! Sponsored by Buzzsprout: start podcasting - keep podcasting!
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From Podcast Movement, Dallas TX - and the Wonda of Wondercraft
<p>This audio has been rescued from almost inaudible audio thanks to recording using the wrong microphone - this was just on a laptop microphone carried around a loud conference. Good job that Buzzsprout has a tool called Power Clean that fixed much of that for us.</p><p>We also speak with Oskar Serrander about Wondercraft's new tool, Wonda.</p><p>Send James & Sam a message</p><p>Support the show</p><p><b>Connect With Us: </b></p> Email: weekly@podnews.net Fediverse: @james@bne.social and @samsethi@podcastindex.social Support us: www.buzzsprout.com/1538779/support Get Podnews...
From Ads to Subscriptions: How Today's Podcasts Actually Make Money
<p>James and Sam are away this week, so time for an interview in more detail than we normally would. Norma-Jean Belenky discusses her new podcast PodBiz, which explores the various ways podcasters monetize their content through transparent conversations with industry professionals.<br/><br/>• PodBiz aims to answer the question "where's the money in podcasting?" through interviews with experts in advertising, subscriptions, and alternative revenue models<br/>• Some independent creators with just 1,200 downloads per episode are making six-figure incomes from their podcasts<br/>• Advertising remains strong, but subscription models are gaining significant traction across the industry<br/>• Organizations like AIR (Associat...
Amazon restructures Wondery: 110 jobs gone
<p>Amazon's restructuring of Wondery signals deeper issues with their podcast strategy as they distribute operations across Audible, creator services, and advertising divisions while losing approximately 110 jobs in the process.<br/><br/>• Amazon's track record with podcast acquisitions has been underwhelming, including Art19's low market share and unfulfilled promises for high-profile shows<br/>• Dan Granger from Oxford Road suggests the reorganization represents a recalibration toward more integrated audio ecosystems<br/>• Sean King from Veritone emphasizes the importance of balancing host-read ads with other advertising forms<br/>• Patreon creators have earned over $10 billion since 2013, now receiving $2 billion annually—equal to the entire...
Spotify Chasing YouTube While Ads Fall Short - and JAR Podcast Solutions
<p>James Cridland and Sam Sethi explore Spotify's mixed financial results showing strong overall growth but declining ad revenue, alongside their increasing focus on video podcasts at the expense of audio-only content.<br/><br/>• Spotify's ads business struggling despite growth in users and profit<br/>• VP of Global Advertising Lee Brown leaving Spotify "by mutual agreement"<br/>• Video consumption growing 20 times faster than audio-only on Spotify<br/>• 16:9 image formats creating problems for traditional podcast artwork<br/>• JAR Audio rebranding to JAR Podcast Solutions with focus on measurable results: Roger Nairn explains how brands now see real value in podcasts beyond CEO vanity...
Public Broadcasters vs. Open Access: The RTVE Controversy
<p>The old guard of media gatekeepers are trying to stay relevant as independent creators flourish across podcasting, video, and beyond.<br/><br/>• Spanish broadcaster RTVE blocking Antennapod and other podcast apps while maintaining deals with commercial giants like Apple and Spotify<br/>• BBC Sounds closing for non-UK audiences due to music licensing issues<br/>• Diary of a CEO reaching 3 million people daily, surpassing major US late-night TV shows<br/>• Video podcasts becoming the new basic cable television, with 37% of Americans watching one in the last month<br/>• YouTube setting a new record with 12.8% of all TV usage in the US<br/>• J...
Turning Podcast IP into Multi-Platform Revenue
<p>We have interviews with James Burtt from the newly-launched Pivot Productions; Liam Heffernan from Mercury Podcast Network who has just announced a new partnership with the Student Radio Association; and founder & CEO Will Malnati of At Will Media on taking IP from podcasts into other platforms.<br/><br/>Plus - weekly podcast listening in the US has reached a staggering 773 million hours according to new data from Edison Research. This robust metric provides a more meaningful measurement than percentage reach, showing the growing intensity of podcast consumption while enabling better cross-media comparison.<br/><br/>• Audioboom acquires UK podcast company Ad...
Podcast Video Is Complicated But We Can't Surrender It to YouTube
<p>Interviews with the Golden Lobes, Adelicious, and the Podcast Standards Project - all in the chapters! Plus:</p><p>• NPR adding support for the funding tag across all its shows, enabling direct audience support<br/>• Updates to podcast linking services with Nathan Gathright regaining control of Podlink from Spotify<br/>• The inaugural Golden Lobes awards celebrating the funniest people, podcasts, and moments in the industry<br/>• Cheerful Earful festival expanding globally to New York, London, and Melbourne<br/>• Detailed discussion on HLS video implementation challenges for podcasting<br/>• Growing international markets with India emerging as the third largest podcast market globa...
Spotify's Secret to Higher Podcast Consumption
<p>Apple celebrates twenty years of podcasting in the Apple ecosystem - and Jon Savage asks for help with his podcast studio in Cape Town. </p><p>Send James & Sam a message</p><p>Support the show</p><p><b>Connect With Us: </b></p> Email: weekly@podnews.net Fediverse: @james@bne.social and @samsethi@podcastindex.social Support us: www.buzzsprout.com/1538779/support Get Podnews: podnews.net
Don't just listen to podcasts - watch them, says YouTube CEO
<p>- Podcasting is a mainstream media in Australia, the US and UK with over 50% of people listening to a podcast every month in each country. Our time and attention is limited so what other media is declining?<br/><br/>- YouTube is the main access point for news podcasts in the US. <br/> <br/>- Why are more users willing to pay for ad-free quality digital content (behind paywalls)? What does this mean for the future of advertising if the people who can afford to pay for ad-free content are the same people advertisers want to reach? <br/><br/>...
Spotify supports Podcasting 2.0! Plus, research into kids podcasts
<p>Spotify is supporting the new podcast namespace. Who'd have thought it?!</p><p>Plus, we speak with Elena Tsakakis and Molly Bloom about kids podcasting, and what they learnt from their latest research.</p><p>Send James & Sam a message</p><p>Support the show</p><p><b>Connect With Us: </b></p> Email: weekly@podnews.net Fediverse: @james@bne.social and @samsethi@podcastindex.social Support us: www.buzzsprout.com/1538779/support Get Podnews: podnews.net
