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Blubrry acquires RSS feed validator

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  • Blubrry, owned by Todd Cochrane, acquires an RSS feed validator.

  • NPR reaches 99m (US) people monthly, according to new figures. “NPR’s monthly podcast audience continues to reach new heights with 15.5 million unique users and 82 million downloads.”

  • Jimmy Pardo, a US comedian, reckons his new podcast Playing Games With Jimmy Pardo is his dream job. “The whole process from development to completion took a mere 12 weeks, and Pardo is excited about the new podcast’s potential. 'Radio shows have had call-in contestants forever, but not in this format.'”


    Jul 27 2023: This broken link now points to the Internet Archive.
  • Earwolf’s Raised By TV launches Friday. Midroll calls it “highly anticipated”.

  • The Online Journalism Handbook releases a new edition, and notes the changes in the last six years. “Podcasting standards have improved while audio slideshows have fallen out of favour”

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  • Event: on now in Austin TX, USA: Media Tech Week

  • Google Play Music have buttons for your podcasts. Note, however, that outside the US, they just redirect to the front page of Google Play. One step forward, one step back.

  • Recommended: ReplyAll investigates Facebook using your phone’s microphone to spy on your conversations. And, how to stop them doing it, even though they’re not.


    Jul 27 2023: This broken link now points to the Internet Archive.

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