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• The IAB has released v2.2 of the Podcast Measurement Guidelines. It’s the first new set of guidelines in over three years. To help understand what’s changed, we’ve prepared a summary of changes between v2.1-and-v2.2.pdf">v2.1 and v2.2, and between the v2.2-pc-and-final.pdf">public consultation vs final. One change is the removal of Spotify as a contributing company: Spotify left the IAB earlier this year.
  • One significant addition is on page 7: “To claim compliance with these guidelines, an organization must go through the IAB Tech Lab certification process and get listed on the IAB Tech Lab website.” This is, perhaps, to clarify podcasts hosts claiming they’re compliant.
  • To help, our podcast hosts page now lists the version of IAB Podcast Measurement Guidelines that each podcast host is certified to, and the date of that certification.
• Apple Podcasts has added a curated Wellness category to its app - you’ll see it in the search page. Featuring a curated collection of health, fitness and wellness shows, it’s part of Mental Health Awareness Month. The category curates episodes, shows and creators; subtopics reflect the evolving definition of what it means to be well today including: Mood, Sleep, Relationships, Meditation, Movement and Gratitude.
• media-leader.com/10-years-of-dax-a-game-changer-in-audio-advertising/?utm_source=podnews.net&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=podnews.net%3A2024-05-03">Global’s DAX is celebrating its tenth anniversary.

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• 69% of consumers say advertising in “disconcerting” news has no negative effect on how they perceive a brand, according to IAB CEO David Cohen.
• Dovetail, PRX’s podcast publishing and monetization platform, has unveiled a set of new features and functionality.
• Podscribe has announced an integration with Rocker Box, a multi-touch attribution company. It allows advertisers to integrate podcast performance with social media, email marketing, and other channels.
• Alongside Podnews’s overview slides with podcast data for your presentations, you might want to use Advertising-The-Safest-Bet-Final-Deck.pdf?e=1&utm_source=podnews.net&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=podnews.net%3A2024-05-03">this slide deck from Sounds Profitable too: data that makes the point that podcast advertising is, in a risky landscape, the safest bet.
• OP3’s John Spurlock is interviewed by Castopod. The tool gives public, comparable data about podcasts - here’s data from some of the shows using it, and here is data for our daily podcast. It’s free; Podnews is a monthly financial supporter (and you, big podcast company, should be too).
• In Australia, 3.com.au/30-04-2024/measurment?utm_source=podnews.net&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=podnews.net%3A2024-05-03">marketing website Mi3 criticises the state of podcast measurement, saying that “there needs to be consensus on industry standards”.

Tips and tricks

• Ausha suggests: Explore 5 innovative ways to use transcription to enhance your podcast's accessibility and SEO
• Ausha suggests: Learn about the leading podcast transcription services of 2024 with Ausha’s comprehensive review
• Who is your podcast for? Lower Street suggest that you define your podcast’s ideal listener.
• Did you see a big drop in downloads over the past six months? You’re not alone - Apple Podcasts made a change that impacted everyone

Podcast News

• With Airwave Media: Calm Cove is perfect for adults and babies who struggle to sleep. Relax and be calm while listening to sleep sounds to help you drift off, including white noise, nature sounds, streams & oceans and meditation sounds.
• Happily Never After: Dan and Nancy was announced from Wondery yesterday. A new true crime show - featuring real-life bad romance stories of love gone awry and the unbelievable aftermath - it goes live in Wondery+ on Monday and open RSS in June.
• In the Podnews Weekly Review this week, Kevin Finn talks about "fanmail", a new way for listeners to get in touch with Buzzsprout podcasters. Plus, Captivate's Mark Asquith talks about the YouTube integration the company has worked on this week.
• On the week of World Press Freedom Day, Sound Judgment looks at the case of New Hampshire Public Radio reporter Lauren Chooljian, and the pressure placed on her after she dug into allegations of sexual misconduct. Telling stories of retaliation by the people she was investigating, it's a sobering thought on what might happen to journalists wanting to tell the truth.

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• For the first time, Spotify is now the most popular podcast platform by downloads, according to Buzzsprout’s global download statistics. Spotify slipped in front of Apple Podcasts for the first time, across Buzzsprout’s 124,000 active shows in April.
  • But isn’t Spotify #1 anyway? Yes, but for listeners, not for downloads: until now, at least. It’s a notable achievement for Spotify, since Apple Podcasts also auto-downloads by default; Spotify doesn’t. (However, unlike Apple TV and Apple Music, Apple Podcasts is not available on Android.)
• We have a date: Google Podcasts is to close, globally, on June 23 (according to an email sent to a UK user). July 29 is the end date for users to export subscriptions.
  • The closure leaves the Android platform without a natural default podcast app (we recommend either Antennapod or Pocket Casts). Apple Podcasts isn’t available on Android.
• Apple Podcasts Connect will be down for scheduled maintenance on May 11, from 6.00am PT for up to two hours.
  • We know what we’d be hoping Apple is doing in that downtime (see above), but the realistic answer is probably nothing more interesting than a man with a beard doing a database migration.

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• Libsyn Ads reports a slight drop in average podcast CPM to $21.75 last month, down 0.9% monthly, 4.5% yearly. The company is speaking at the IAB Podcast Upfronts next week.
• The Kast Media bankruptcy hearing will now be heard on May 28.
• Spreaker is now the #2 podcast hosting company by new episode releases, according to Livewire. (Since Spreaker now supports podping, Livewire can more reliably see all new episodes released on the platform). Spotify for Podcasters is still the most popular; the rest of the top five are Buzzsprout, Omny Studio and Podbean.
• Podtrac is now measuring more than 10% of all new episodes, according to data from Livewire. Spreaker has a Podtrac tracking code on almost a third of shows.
• Matt Medeiros writes “YouTube is not the saviour you’re looking for”, cautioning against YouTube “swallowing up another piece of the open web”.

Moves and Hires

• Jon Cohen is starting a new position as Senior Director of Talent at PAVE Studios, Max Cutler’s new company. Cohen had worked with Cutler at Parcast.

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
• Below, a story about a podcast getting onto British Airways inflight entertainment. How do these work? And how do you get your show there?
• content.com/the-next-part-of-the-equation-in-podcast-advertising/?utm_source=podnews.net&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=podnews.net%3A2024-05-02">Pacific Content look at targeting for podcast advertising and how it all works.

Podcast News

• With Airwave Media: CONFLICTED An ex-Al Qaeda jihadi turned MI6 spy and a former monk turned filmmaker, have been embedded at the heart of conflicts in the Middle East. Together Aimen Dean and Thomas Small unpack the realities of war, fundamentalism and their global implications through first-hand experience.
• Dumb Gay Podcast with Julie Goldman & Brandy Howard has been signed by PodcastOne. The show has more than 350 episodes, and launched in 2016.
• Should podcasters care about the IAB? Recorded before the news about Spotify's membership, the IAB's Matt Shapo joins Podcast Perspectives to explain who the IAB is and what the IAB does, and why we all ought to care about what they do.
• The Spiritual Mixtape lets you unwind with breathworks and meditations. And, where better to unwind and find calm than on a British Airways flight? Yesterday, the show was added to the inflight entertainment system there, so you can remain as chilled as that glass of white wine from the trolley. The show is from This Is Distorted.
• Wild Card with Rachel Martin is brand new from NPR today, which "features surprising and intimate conversations with guests you thought you knew." Rachel invites notable guests to play a card game that lets them open up about the memories, insights, and beliefs that have shaped their lives.

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• When listening to ad-supported audio, Americans are spending more than three times longer with the radio than with podcasts, according to “The Record”, new data from Nielsen and Edison Research. However, for younger listeners (18-34), time spent with podcasts and radio are nearly equal, at 37% vs 45%.
• Podcast ad spending climbed 29% year-on-year in Q1/24, according to a new report from Magellan AI. The free report also covers details of which categories are growing, how genres compare in ad load, and the most common place for ads in episodes.
• In London, podcast production house Viral Tribe has acquired Soho Radio and its podcast business, SRP Studios. Terms weren’t given; SRP Studios are used by a number of large clients including the BBC, Stephen Fry and Gillian Anderson.

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• SiriusXM released its Q1/24 financial earnings. The numbers are down for satellite radio and for Pandora; but Chris Peterson looks at the numbers from a podcast point of view, and discovers a bright lining: podcast revenue was up 22% year-on-year, and programmatic podcast revenue has almost doubled.
• Only 12% of people in India are listening to podcasts, says new research from UNPAC Research and Ideabrew Studios. The study highlights the growth opportunity in the country: 78% of existing podcast consumers only discovered podcasts less than a year ago.
• In Dec 2021, the National Association for the Deaf took SiriusXM to court for failing to provide transcripts. Lawyers on each side have argued ever since; and it shows no sign of being settled any time soon: ea88-4527-830e-039eddd3a4c0.pdf">the ruling is now expected after May 2025, according to court papers filed yesterday.
  • Meanwhile, transcripts are available for all shows from Apple Podcasts, for 2.5mn episodes in open RSS, and live captions are also available on most devices.
• Beacon promises “trending podcast topics in your inbox”. The tool crawls podcast feeds and transcribes shows.
• The NZ Podcasting Summit is less than two weeks away - the event, in Auckland, is on Sat May 11, with speakers from across New Zealand. It’s not too late for tickets; and while it’s scheduled to end at 5.45pm, we know that the discussion continues into the night at a local pub.
• Captivate has launched a set of integrations with YouTube onto podcast websites and for supporting podcast players.

Tips and tricks

• Ausha suggests: How to Find the Best Podcast Keywords for Your Show
• Ausha suggests: Apple Podcasts' Study
• Avoiding these mistakes can make your podcast grow faster - Podwritten suggests batch-recording and considering solo episodes.
• What YouTube metrics should we focus on for success? - Ausha suggests watch time, among others

Podcast News

• From Airwave Media: Face-Off: The U.S. vs China is an eight-episode podcast about how China and the United States, once friends, are now foes. What's at stake? Who wins from the rising tensions? And what is the plan of both sides?
• Reflector is a new project from Andy Mills and Matt Boll - the producers behind The Daily, Rabbit Hole, Caliphate and The Witch Trials of J.K. Rowling - who are making this documentary-style podcast that explores the strange experiences of being human. It's a Substack paid subscription podcast, and marks the first time that Andy and Matt will own every aspect of their work (from podcast IP to subscriber data, and their own RSS feed).
• Dig Where You Stand is a new show from The Berliner Magazine and Kollo Media, asking why thousands of human remains from colonial contexts are still kept in museums. Why do so many European capitals have this in common? When will they be returned to communities in Africa, Oceania, and the Americas?
• A new season of investigative podcast Cover Up is out today. Called The Conspiracy Tapes, it's a story about a conspiracy theory from the 1970s spread by tape recordings. A story of misinformation and dark secrets, the show is available to binge on The Binge, the premium subscription channel, or weekly from today.
• A new season of Possible launches today, with entrepreneur, investor, and co-founder of LinkedIn Reid Hoffman. The show's now always-on, with guests including Italian chef and restaurateur Massimo Bottura and renowned podcaster and journalist Kara Swisher, and Reid's chief of staff Aria Finger will also be asking Reid the questions too. Today's episode is with the CTO of Microsoft, Kevin Scott.

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• SiriusXM’s President & Chief Content Officer Scott Greenstein will be in conversation with James Corden at The Podcast Show. It’s the latest announcement from the show, which is in London on May 22-23. More than 15,000 delegates are expected from around the world. Tickets are here - use PODNEWS10 to save on selected passes. Our Editor is also speaking at the event.
• Making a branded podcast? How about... using that branded podcast as on-hold audio? How Audio Turns Waiting Time into Brand-Building Opportunities, is a new study released today by Veritonic. 40% of consumers would quite like to hear about interesting new podcasts while they’re on hold...
• The Podcast Power-Up Summit has been announced in Toronto ON, Canada. There’s an early-bird price of CA$75 if you’re quick.

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• Auddia, which is working on a podcast app that skips the ads, has done some financial manoeuvring to avoid being taken off the NASDAQ. It’s lost two-thirds of its stock price in the last six months. Earlier this month it gained a patent for ad-skipping live radio.
• Danielle Desir Corbett’s monthly Grants for Creators newsletter contains 78 grants, worth around $1mn. She previews five of them on LinkedIn.
• Black American media outlet The Grio has laid off a number of staffers including members of the podcasting team.
• Magellan AI covered the top podcast advertisers for March 2024.
• Canadian podcasters prefer the Canadian way to monetise: collaborative host-read ads with brands they trust. Kattie Laur looks at the Canadian podcast sponsorship economy, in the Pod The North newsletter.
• Last weekend, the Black Effect Podcast Festival took place in Atlanta GA, USA.
• Plans from the BBC to take ads on podcasts in the UK will “drain advertising away from journalism”, says former BBC News head James Harding. The Editor of Tortoise was speaking to UK politicians. In the same committee, Spiked, a libertarian web magazine, revealed that a brand-safety tool has recently flagged the publication, causing a significant dip in revenue.

Moves and hires

• Danni Wright has been appointed as Head of Strategy for Mamamia.

Tips and tricks

• Anna Sale shares interview techniques in the Working podcast from Slate.
• We Edit Podcasts post tips for “finding your creative energy groove”.

Podcast News

• In & Around Podcasting this week features the story we broke last week about Spotify leaving the IAB, and what that means for the industry. Mark Asquith and Danny Brown chat with Podnews's Editor, James Cridland.
• The Interview is new from The New York Times. It's in the former First Person feed, calling itself "a ‘Full-Course Dinner’ With the World’s Most Interesting People". The first two episodes are out now; interviews will be published as a podcast for those who want to listen, and also as a text Q&A for those who prefer to read.
• New from Audacy's Pineapple Street Studios and Wondery, The Competition is now available everywhere. The series focuses on the contestants of the Distinguished Young Women (DYW) program, a quasi-pageant/ academic competition that’s one of the most lucrative scholarship programs for teen girls in America, and follows seven participants as they experience the highs and lows of competing for two weeks, away from home and under the most high-stress circumstances. Wil Williams reviews it in their newsletter.
• The Net Zero Path For Business is new today from AGL, an energy supplier, and The Peers Project. The show aims to unpack some of the ways you can begin to transition to renewable energy and lower your carbon footprint.
• Appalachian Mysteria has returned for its final season. Known for its captivating investigative journalism on the enigmatic and often harrowing crimes of the Appalachian region, this season draws from listener recommendations for its subject matter, presenting curated content by the audience.

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• Three US presidents are united on an episode of SmartLess available today. Will Arnett, Jason Bateman and Sean Hayes were joined by Presidents Biden, Obama and Clinton in New York City. The episode was available early on Amazon Music and Wondery+. The show switches to SiriusXM later this year.
• In the UK, the True Crime Awards took place. The BBC’s Vishal took two awards for Best Podcast Community and Impact for Change. We’ve a list of all the winners.
• RedCircle has seen a 38% growth in downloads since announcing OpenRAP, a scalable technology for host-read ads.

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• A BBC presenter has had her likeness cloned for an ad for insect repellant. The advertiser appears to have been the target of a scam.
• video-youtube-audio.html?utm_source=podnews.net&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=podnews.net%3A2024-04-29">With YouTube Booming, Podcast Creators Get Camera-Ready (The New York Times)
• Buzzsprout has made improvements to its Buzzsprout Ads product, allowing advertisers to approve individual podcasts.

The Tech Stuff

• PocketCasts has added support for Websub and Podping, so new episodes should appear almost instantly as soon as you publish them (from a websub or podping-compatible podcast host).
• “Got bored and decided to see if I could make a podcast player in an evening”. Ryan Morrison produced PodPlaza, and posts his code, in a LinkedIn post. It’s PHP and JavaScript.
• Is Apple’s Messages app the latest new podcast player? Not really - but it does play podcasts. Send someone on Messages a link to a Podnews news page (like this) it renders with the image, headline, and a little audio button - which, when pressed, plays the linked audio. on-iphone.png">It looks quite neat. It uses the og:audio meta tag, part of the Open Graph protocol, which is supported in the Messages app on iPhone and MacOS.
  • Captivate has rolled out support for it. Podpage also now supports it for any podcast episode page, like this one.
  • This will appear as AppleCoreMedia in your podcast host’s logs.

Tips and tricks

• Swifties? Beliebers? What is the name for your listeners? Marz Marcello suggests you should name your fanbase. What do you think, Podnewsers?
• How long should a podcast be? We’ve got science to answer for us - as well as an opinion, too.

Podcast News

• Global's The Sports Agents is now sponsored by Tesco Mobile, the company has announced. The sponsorship lasts six months. The show, which launched in February, already has over a million downloads.
• Gloriously Unready back for a third season today from Charlotte Foster Podcasts - aiming to bridge the gap between public perception and the private struggles and victories of transgender people. The show was shortlisted in the Independent Podcast Awards last year.
• Candy Is Dandy: The Candy Review Podcast is approaching its two-year anniversary - the show that has covered candies from Snickers to Toblerone and peach rings, it's a show that gives a candy's history and a review. They're aiming to test more international candy. Let's hope they can manage a Kinder Surprise without suffocating from the "too dangerous for America" toy inside.

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