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• Patreon, which said recently that podcasters earn over $350mn a year on the platform, is saying that Apple will take 30% of all creator payments made on its iOS app by November. Apple is already taking 30% of all creator payments for Apple Podcasts paid subscriptions - and these payments, like Patreon’s, are not subject to Apple’s Small Business Program, which lowers the commission to 15%.
• The Triton Digital Australian Podcast Ranker was released for July. Podnews analysis reveals an increase of more than 10% new episodes in this period. Monthly downloads were up 7.7%; listeners up 2.4%. The average number of top 200 shows per listener has also slowly increased from April, from 2.61 to 2.72. The list measures participating publishers only, over a calendar month. (There were 15% more weekdays in August vs July, making monthly comparisons not the best).
  • ARN’s iHeart is #1 publisher (for listeners); the ABC is #1 publisher (for downloads); SCA’s LiSTNR is #1 sales representative.
• Love audio research? You’ll love the 2024 International Radio & Audio and Television & Video Conferences which take place in early November in Venice, Italy. This year, it’ll have a podcast session, too. Tickets are now available.

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