The best audio fiction from North London, the latest from
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Evo Terra's newsletter highlighting completed audio
fiction, the end, has posted its look back at 2023. Only 5% of
submitted audio fiction shows didn't have an RSS feed. Evo
also recommends some of the best. The latest listen notes
statistics show a five-year low for new podcasts in 2023, at
just 213,000. The data actually measures new podcast RSS feeds,
and many new shows this year launched in RSS feeds from older
shows. But while the number of new podcasts was down year on
year, the number of new episodes increased by 5.5%. Which podcast
apps collect the most personal user data? A new report from
Surfshark tells us the unsurprising answer. Spotify,
which says the company, shares data like your email address,
phone number, product interaction, and advertising
data with third parties. Video podcasts aren't replacing audio
-only ones, just adding a new option. Signal Hill Insights
looks back at its research in 2023 to spot potential game
changers for the industry.
VoiceOver Marketplace Voices has published a report into the US
industry. The data doesn't mention podcasts by name, but
does say that around half of voice actors work with a voice
coach, and that 57% of voiceovers plan to upgrade their
home studios this year. Ashley Carmen reports that the founder
of the UK podcast company Novel, Sean Glyn, has settled a lawsuit
from investor VGC Partners. And thank you to Lex Freedman, with
an E for becoming Pod News' latest personal supporter. Lex
runs a business consulting firm, publishes Your Daily Lex as a
podcast, and makes a game called Conlections. Personal supporters
help us lower our reliance on advertising, and are a great way
to support us, so if you want to be like Lex, our Patreon is at
podnews.net slash Patreon. And in podcast news, Tanner
Campbell's practical stoicism has joined Evergreen podcasts.
The show was with Glassbox Media, play on podcast Three
Imagines' Shakespeare's Timeless Tales, featuring original
musical compositions and the voices of gifted artists they've
just posted, Romeo and Juliet. Shows from the women's
meditation network, like Meditation for Women, have
signed with Odyssey for sales and distribution. The network
was founded by Katie Krimitzos, and Lindsay and Jethro have
always shared a love of stories of people doing ridiculously
dumb things. They found it wildly amusing as young boys,
and they still do today. The shallow end lets you join them
for true stories that are tragically hilarious. Trailers
for Selected Shows are in our new podcast Trailers podcast.
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