In Podnews today: All the winners, plus female-friendly podcasts get fewer listeners, and Spotify paints German cities red (and other colours) Visit https://podnews.net/update/bpa-2022-female for all the links, and to get our newsletter.
Podcast listening on the up, says Edison Research
In Podnews today: Begone, slightly disappointing numbers from earlier! And there’s a new #1 US podcast. Visit https://podnews.net/update/edison-research-q222-on-the-up for all the links, and to get our newsletter.
Heather McGhee hosts new Higher Ground podcast on Spotify
In Podnews today: Hamish and Andy get their whole archive on Apple Podcasts, and the IAB are #ConcernedPodcasters Visit https://podnews.net/update/new-higher-ground-show for all the links, and to get our newsletter. Image: Andreas Burgess
Spotify adds filter tabs for podcasts and music
In Podnews today: Additional filters allow better discoverability. Plus, Clubhouse is changing if you care Visit https://podnews.net/update/spotify-filters for all the links, and to get our newsletter.
A smörgåsbord of good news in Acast’s Q2/22
In Podnews today: Tasty results in Acast’s financials. Audacy buys Moonbeam. Pocket Casts launches a new feature Visit https://podnews.net/update/acast-crispbread for all the links, and to get our newsletter. Image: Wasa Crispbread
Cleanfeed wins an Emmy Award
In Podnews today: Award is for their TV work, fuelled by podcasting. And, programmatic ads: are they bad for podcasting? Visit https://podnews.net/update/cleanfeed-wins-an-emmy for all the links, and to get our newsletter.
The podcasts that charge guests $50,000
In Podnews today: Loadsamoney. Plus, one of the world’s biggest podcasts comes to Kuala Lumpur Visit https://podnews.net/update/podcasts-charging-guests-stacks for all the links, and to get our newsletter. Image: Karsten Winegeart
Big US broadcasters release financials
In Podnews today: iHeart and Cumulus both post increased podcast figures. And the company pretending it’s got data that it doesn’t have Visit https://podnews.net/update/financials-q222 for all the links, and to get our newsletter. Image: Markus Winkler
A top 100 hit in Apple Podcasts with just 10 listens
In Podnews today: Does being in the Apple Podcast charts make a difference anyway? And, what Dan Misener is doing next Visit https://podnews.net/update/apple-charts-10 for all the links, and to get our newsletter. Image: Mike Flamenco
Podtrac to measure sales networks
In Podnews today: Apple Podcasts updates its Social Post Generator tool Visit https://podnews.net/update/podtrac-snr for all the links, and to get our newsletter.