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  • Apple Podcasts algorithm drops country-specific curation: Users now get an algorithmic view, described by some as an echo-chamber
  • Are podcasts at the front of the store?: Can people even find podcasts at all?
  • YouTube reveals new features: They include A/B testing for video files
  • Agencies agree to only buy on “engaged views”: Agreement between competitors for consistency in the industry
  • Apple & Google making money from ad-blocking podcast apps: Why care about ethics when there's shareholder value to be created?
  • Was Inception Point AI just a PR stunt?: In an interview released today, the CEO suggests some of it may have been
  • Acast: “the format argument is over”: 63% of listeners are format shifting, the survey says
  • Patreon removes “per-creation” memberships: goes monthly only: It's a legacy plan: but it's finally going away
  • Reach of podcasts stays steady: The Podcast Landscape 2026: More new listeners are finding podcasts though
  • Online audio ad revenue to soar to $16.6bn this year: New data from WARC Media paints a rosy picture
  • Podcast Movement NYC puts all sessions online: 82 different sessions are available to watch right now
  • Apple Podcasts highlights “Creators We Love” for Australia: A diverse list of creators is good local promotion
  • A warning about podcast ad load?: The majority of listeners say there are too many, says research
  • Brand suitability for Amazon Ads DVA+: The new system now has what advertisers require
  • Why help the big gatekeepers?: Tom Webster has questions about Netflix
  • Podcast network Fable and Folly is to close: Shows will be found a new home
  • Maple Media buys the indie Castro app: It's the fourth podcast app acquisition by the company
  • A podcast app just for audio fiction: Bard promises better organisation and playback
  • Podcast hosts are your friends: but better: It's new research showing that we trust podcast hosts more than those around us
  • Liquid Studios reveals strategy; visualises Podnews: We're in video now - just the way we want it