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• Pocket Casts is looking to add transcripts to their popular podcast app, according to Ellie Rubenstein in an interview today in the Podnews Weekly Review. “We're tailoring the UI and overall experience to make sure that transcripts feel natural and intuitive within Pocket Casts,” she told us. The app is also going to add “podrolls”, showing creator recommendations for other shows to listen to. Transcripts are also supported by Apple Podcasts and 17 others.
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• Podcast app Podcast Guru has been updated with three new features. "Smart Playlists" automatically track and update a group of podcasts as new content becomes available. There are also configurable skip buttons in the app settings for personalised control, and (on Android only for now), a new per-podcast silence trimming setting to enhance your listening experience.

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• Edison Research, SiriusXM Media and GroupM will release the Sports Audio Report in a webinar on June 13.
• In Australia, LiSTNR has partnered with DataCo Technologies to allow advertisers to integrate their own databases with LiSTNR’s 1.95mn first-party database, while respecting privacy. The country has had a number of well-documented data leaks in the last few years, including a health insurer and a cellular phone company.
• Another daily newsletter? About podcasts? Podcast Discovery's Podcast Rex has launched Election Daily, a daily newsletter showing how all the UK's news and political podcasts are covering the election each day.

Tips and tricks

• Ausha suggests: Gain insight into key metrics for evaluating branded podcasts, and learn how to calculate your podcast's ROI effectively"
• It’s easier than ever to get your own, free, transcripts. If you don’t mind getting your hands dirty with the terminal window on Mac OS, then here’s how to install Whisper.cpp, like we use.

Podcast News

• With Airwave: The Box of Oddities’s John Elliott says: “Since we have joined forces with Airwave media we’ve been impressed not only by their genuine concern for our continued success but the level of communication we receive."
• The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart has set its debut date: Thursday Jun 6. There's a trailer to listen to right now.
• Mission Implausible features retired CIA officers (John Sipher and Jerry O’Shea) using their combined 50+ years of espionage experience to put both trending and historic conspiracy theories to the test with the help of leading experts. Topics include chemtrails, Sandy Hook, and most recently Lev Parnas who takes on the Biden Crime Family hoax.
• TEMPO is new from VanillaSoft, and is a podcast aimed at B2B enterprise and mid-market business leaders. “We are having real conversations with real people about the real challenges they are facing within their organizations and industries, and how they have overcome them,” said TEMPO host Ollie Whitfield.
• Crime World Presents: Caught In The Crossfire is new from Nicola Tallant - a Sunday World and well-known crime journalist. It focuses on an innocent young man doing an honest day’s work, who lost his life when a gangland boss was killed.
• Mixed Signals from Semafor Media is new today, presented by Think With Google. It looks at the media industry, and describes itself as the new, central conversation on global media, distilling the most important discourse as it intersects with business, politics, technology and culture. It's hosted by Semafor co-founder and editor-in-chief, Ben Smith and top podcaster and journalist Nayeema Raza.

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• Steven Bartlett’s Diary of a CEO has launched as a 24/7 streaming channel on Samsung TV Plus, the first podcast to do so. The deal is exclusive: no other podcasts can launch on Samsung TV Plus this year, and the show will not launch on any other FAST service.
• Exclusive: The podcast Ice Cold Case is getting a boost with a new partnership between Tenderfoot and QCODE. The show is hosted by Madison McGhee, who is investigating her father’s cold case to find his killer; Tenderfoot and QCODE will be offering exclusive marketing, sales and distribution partnership.
• “I’m still in shock, and I’m also very sad.” The closure by Rogers of Pacific Content is the subject of a blog post by its co-founder Steve Pratt, who says “the Pacific Content/Rogers story holds both lessons and warnings.”

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• “Decisions in their best interest vs yours“: Sounds Profitable’s Bryan Barletta has written a strongly-worded article against Spotify. In it, he criticises the decision for Megaphone and Chartable to no longer be certified to IAB Podcast Measurement Guidelines; and criticises the decision to remove minimum pricing for the Spotify Ad Network. He suggests publishers call for IAB recertification, and actively investigate moving away from Megaphone for the benefit of the industry. “Walled garden solutions don’t require IAB Podcast Certification, after all.”
• PodOps has launched PodOps Studio, a new “all-in-one” podcasting platform containing real-time collaboration, remote recording, and hosting.
• Descript has a set of announcements to make on June 4: a new workflow and a new editing and collaboration tool.
• The Women in Podcasting Awards has a new sponsor. You’ll never guess who it is! (Spoiler: us. It’s us.) If you qualify, you should enter.
• Music usage is up 10% in brand marketing content; but licensed music is down by 1.5%. That’s according to the sixth annual Best Audio Brands report, which has been released by amp. Apple is at #65; there aren’t any podcast companies in the list.
• Magellan AI has released its presentation from The Podcast Show in London, looking at podcast advertising trends in the US, Canada, UK, Ireland, Germany and Australia so far this year.
• Kagi, a (paid) search engine that’s a great alternative to things like Google or Bing, has a podcast search tab. Even better, it links to your own podcast website; and Kagi’s next fortnightly release will contain a bug fix to a layout issue in the search. It’s worth trying it out if you’re finding Google all a bit AI-crazy these days.

Tips and tricks

• Ausha suggests: Explore 10 top branded podcasts and what makes them succeed
• Ausha suggests: Learn to create an effective branded podcast using your existing content.

Podcast News

• With Airwave: The History of China’s Chris Stewart says: “I've enjoyed a very positive partnership with Airwave. In terms of overall audience growth, revenue-sharing, and sponsorship deals, I've been very impressed with what they've done for my show.”
• The New Statesman Podcast has gone daily on the run-up to the UK general election. Host Hannah Barnes is joined by journalists from the magazine, including veteran broadcaster Andrew Marr, to discuss the latest election developments including reaction from around the UK, polling analysis with expert Ben Walker, and a regular listener questions episode every Friday.
• The Trawl has been acquired by Global. The politics show, hosted by political commentator Marina Purkiss, and broadcaster and writer Jemma Forte, is now to be produced by Global's in-house production team, and sold by DAX. It was with Goalhanger.
• It was the elections in South Africa yesterday - we'll begin to know the results during the day today. NPR's Throughline recently carried a look at Nelson Mandela. Thirty years since he was inaugurated into power, many in South Africa now see the ANC as corrupt and responsible for the country's problems.
• Kara Swisher is to interview guests live on stage for her On with Kara Swisher podcast; an AI interview series kicks-off with an interview in Washington DC with OpenAI’s Mira Murati.
• AIWeb3 Careers is new from AIWeb3 Careers Accelerator, looking at various aspects of AI and Web3, including emerging trends, technologies, career pathways, and opportunities. It's hosted by Ade Molajo.

Podcast promotion in the wild

• There’s no missing this promotion for The High Note, at the CMB’s conference Momentum 2024, on right now in Orlando, Florida. (Our Editor is speaking tomorrow at 1.30pm)

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• Westwood One posts 8 New Findings About The Podcast Audience From Cumulus Media’s 2024 Audioscape. The median age of a podcast listener is a youthful 34; lower than radio and also television. Pierre Bouvard, who worked on the analysis, says: “TV is what’s playing in God’s waiting room.” Ouch!
• Spotify is to stop its “Car Thing” from working at the end of the year. The device, which offered easy access to music and podcasts in the car, went on general sale for $90 in Feb 2022. Users are predictably not happy that the device will stop working less than three years after purchase; Spotify won’t offer any refunds or credits, and won’t open source the device either.
• Steve Pratt, one of Pacific Content’s original co-founders, is to launch a book later this year. Earn It: Unconventional Strategies for Brave Marketers is out on Oct 1.

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• Todd Cochrane’s New Media Productions is hunting for new studio space, after his lease was terminated by a new building owner. Geek News Central and The New Media Show have come from the studio in Coldwater MI, USA since July 2019. The studio space cost $25,000 to convert.
• Magellan AI released the company’s April podcast ad spend report. Analysis from RAIN’s Brad Hill suggests that ad spend from top advertisers has dropped by 6%.
• Not produced your entry for the Independent Podcast Awards yet? You’ve got an extra two weeks to enter, and the deadline now closes on June 14.

Moves and Hires

• Beth Horn, Spotify’s director of sales in the UK, has been media-leader.com/pinterest-poaches-spotifys-beth-horn-to-scale-uk-business/?utm_source=podnews.net&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=podnews.net%3A2024-05-29">poached by Pinterest to be its UK managing director. She’d only joined Spotify five months ago.

Tips and tricks

• Ausha suggests: Learn how to successfully pitch a branded podcast to your boss or clients with Ausha's guide; and find expert podcasting partners with Ausha’s Agencies Directory
• If you’re going to be a podcaster, you need to learn the art of the ad script, says Jordan Harbinger.
• Quality Over Quantity Is A Growth Strategy, says Steven Goldstein - suggesting we flush the mediocre content, and only keep the gems.

Podcast News

• With Airwave: The Past and The Curious’s Mick Sullivan says: “I feel like the Airwave team really "gets" my show, respects my audience, and is committed to success. As an indie creator with a strong history and following, this is crucial."
• The UK General Election is shaping up to be the “podcast election”; The Political Party with comedian Matt Forde is going daily from June 3; he aims to interview a candidate from all 650 election areas before polling day on July 4.

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• One of the largest branded podcast companies in North America, Pacific Content, a division of Canada’s Rogers, is to close. The company, which was founded in 2014, was bought by Rogers in 2019. “With economic challenges in this market over the past few years, we’ve decided to focus on our core audio business – creating meaningful content for Canadian audiences and advertisers,” said a spokesperson. We’re told that the impacted team members are all those who worked on and supported Pacific Content directly (a mix of content and administrative roles); most team members are based in Vancouver.
  • Co-founder Steve Pratt said: “Pacific Content has a phenomenal team of podcasting talent and a great client roster and I hope they all find new homes soon. I will always be exceptionally grateful to all the people who took a chance to come and work with us - it was the best team and the best culture I've ever been part of.”
• Canadaland’s Alan Black and Story Studio Network’s Erin Trafford have been confirmed for a session at next weekend’s Podcast Power-up Summit in Toronto. The event is Sunday afternoon in downtown Toronto; other speakers include Laura Mayer, Eric Nuzum and our Editor, James Cridland.
• Congratulations to Guang Jin Yeo for being recognised with a place in the Forbes Asia 30 under 30 in Media, Marketing and Advertising. He is the founder of Singapore-based 1UpMedia, and wrote a series of articles for Podnews looking at podcasting in Asia.

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• Fan of widgets? Pocket Casts on Android has three new widgets for your homescreen in v7.64; just updated.
• Further Reading: Norma-Jean Belenkey from Podbean writes her takeaways from The Podcast Show ... Castopod’s Benjamin Bellamy wrote a piece about podcasting to create, distribute and interact (and there’s video of a talk on that page, too)

Tips and tricks

• Ausha suggests: Boost your podcast's discoverability with tips on choosing the best keywords.
• Ausha suggests: Learn how to secure the #1 spot on Apple Podcasts with Ausha’s in-depth study.
• Podcast Discovery went to The Podcast Show, sniffing out details on the best way to market a podcast.

Podcast News

• With Airwave: The Past and The Curious’s Mick Sullivan says: “I feel like the Airwave team really "gets" my show, respects my audience, and is committed to success. As an indie creator with a strong history and following, this is crucial."
• Today sees the launch of Another Bloody Podcast - on World Menstrual Hygiene day. The podcast is aimed at raising awareness and driving conversations around period poverty, and is hosted by Rochelle Courtenay, the founder of Australian charity Share the Dignity, which is focused on ending period poverty and ensuring everyone has access to menstrual products.
• Wrongful Conviction is back for a new season, with a new host, Lauren Bright Pacheco. The show features intimate conversations with men and women who have spent years in prison for crimes they maintain they did not commit. Some have been fully exonerated and reunited with family and friends while others continue to languish, with some even facing execution on death row. It's from Lava For Good.
• Minnie Questions with Minnie Driver returns for a new season - a podcast where the actor asks the same seven questions to each of her guests. The first episode features Garrett McNamara, who holds the world record for largest wave ever surfed, and Nicole McNamara, his wife and spotter. It's from iHeartMedia.

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• Podcast Day Asia has been announced as taking place on Sep 3 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Programmed by Podnews, the day includes a keynote from NPR’s Emily Kwong, as well as experts from across the region. Tickets are just $99.
• The first annual Women in Podcasting Awards has been announced. You’ve until 1 August to enter; there are only fifty nominations per category.
• In the UK, a General Election has been called for July 4. Goalhanger’s The Rest Is Politics podcast will be broadcast on Channel 4 television during the campaign, and the hosts will be part of the TV coverage that night alongside Emily Maitlis from The News Agents.

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• Blogging platform Micro.blog has launched “audio narration”. “There’s no substitute for the human voice”, says developer Manton Reece: the new feature adds a “listen” button where you can hear the author narrate the blog post to you. They will also appear in the blog’s “podcast” RSS feed (the system already acts as a podcast host).
• In San Francisco, KQED is to eliminate 34 positions, and close the Rightnowish podcast.
• Further reading: The Economist covers Footballer, broadcaster, podcast mogul: the career of Gary Lineker, owner of Goalhanger Podcasts ... Adam Bowie writes about his experience at The Podcast Show (as did our Editor)

The Tech Stuff

• Podcast hosting company RSS.com is officially LIT. The company has launched live podcasting, which is supported in a number of Podcasting 2.0 apps. If you’re following a show, you can get alerts as to when that show is recording an episode live, and listen in the app.
• Buzzsprout has launched an audio backup feature, allowing you to download all your audio (and artwork) as a big ZIP file for safekeeping.

Tips and tricks

• Ausha suggests: Discover strategies to dominate podcast search rankings in Ausha’s feature article
• Ausha suggests: Explore in-depth analysis on how to rank #1 on Apple Podcasts through Ausha's detailed study

Podcast News

• With Airwave: Who Did What Now’s Katie Charlwood says: “I have to say that joining Airwave has been an absolute delight. My listenership more than doubled in less than six months.”
• If you've ever wondered why TV shows do things the way they do, or how book authors make their money, or how the movie business works, The Rest Is Entertainment is an excellent listen. It's kept us company on some long airline flights recently!
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