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James Cridland: From Earwolf to Lemonada, the latest
James Cridland: from podnews.net with Magellan AI.
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James Cridland: Two shows have been signed by Lemonada Media
James Cridland: that were with Earwolf: Podcrushed, and this one,
James Cridland: Threedom
James Cridland: One of the co-hosts of Threedom, Scott Aukman,
James Cridland: launched Earwolf in 2010.
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James Cridland: Other Earwolf shows have left the network in the past year
James Cridland: to Sony, AdvertiseCast, and Lemonada.
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James Cridland: Canadaland announced its slate for 2024.
James Cridland: The independent, supporter-driven Canadian podcast
James Cridland: company will add four new original shows,
James Cridland: along with new seasons and ongoing shows.
James Cridland: Auddia, the company that announced an ad skipping podcast
James Cridland: app last year, has announced a reverse stock split.
James Cridland: The company's share price has dropped 87% year on year.
James Cridland: The reverse split will combine 25 shares into one,
James Cridland: thus magically increasing the share price to above the $1
James Cridland: required to remain listed on NASDAQ.
James Cridland: It's currently $0.16, and it fell almost 20% on the news.
James Cridland: Not long now, to fill out the podnews report card,
James Cridland: it's a way for us all to feedback to the big podcast
James Cridland: platforms about how they're doing.
James Cridland: It shouldn't take you more than a few minutes,
James Cridland: and we'd really appreciate it.
James Cridland: Results will be shared at Evolutions by Podcast
James Cridland: Movement in March.
James Cridland: The 2024 International Women's Podcast Awards
James Cridland: are open for entry.
James Cridland: The podcast Broker has announced the sale of a number
James Cridland: of successful podcasts.
James Cridland: "Apple totally screwed small podcasts,
James Cridland: and it was the right thing to do".
James Cridland: That's according to Hank from SciShow Tangents.
James Cridland: It's partially, but not entirely,
James Cridland: referencing the iOS 17 changes.
James Cridland: The creators of Straight to the Comments,
James Cridland: a women-led podcast dissecting online comments
James Cridland: and discussing pop culture, which launched in March 2023,
James Cridland: have written to the UK's Daily Mail,
James Cridland: asking them to stop using the same name for their recently
James Cridland: launched Straight to the Comments podcast.
James Cridland: They're also trademarking the name.
James Cridland: Podcast host PodHome has launched achievements and rewards
James Cridland: for podcasts hosted on the platform,
James Cridland: including money off your next month's bill,
James Cridland: and ARN's iHeart Podcast Network Australia
James Cridland: celebrated four years of growth.
James Cridland: In People News, James Butcher has been appointed
James Cridland: as Chief Commercial Officer for NZME.
James Cridland: He was the head of digital audio.
James Cridland: NZME, which uses the iHeart brand in New Zealand,
James Cridland: has been number one in the New Zealand podcast
James Cridland: ranker for 30 consecutive months.
James Cridland: Time for some tech stuff, and however you look at your
James Cridland: podcast stats, this is probably cooler.
James Cridland: Spencer Walker-Fooks has built a little e-ink display.
James Cridland: You'll see it in our newsletter at podnews.net
James Cridland: to show off his latest podcast downloads
James Cridland: and his investments, too.
James Cridland: It uses the OP3 API.
James Cridland: PodHome has written a guide on how to do live podcasting,
James Cridland: which is supported by a growing set of podcast apps.
James Cridland: The company has its own streaming server.
James Cridland: And setting up a Motorola Android phone over the weekend,
James Cridland: I noticed that it came pre-installed with YouTube music.
James Cridland: But also, to my surprise, it insisted on installing
James Cridland: the soon-to-close Google Podcasts as well.
James Cridland: Well, in case you're not up to speed,
James Cridland: let's explain.
James Cridland: YouTube Music replaced Google Play Music,
James Cridland: which had podcasts in it in some countries,
James Cridland: but didn't in others.
James Cridland: Google took podcasts out of its music app
James Cridland: and put podcasts into Google Podcasts.
James Cridland: Well, now, Google are closing Google Podcasts
James Cridland: in some countries next month,
James Cridland: so that Google can put podcasts into its music app
James Cridland: called YouTube Music, which, despite the name,
James Cridland: will now be the company's podcast app,
James Cridland: not Google Podcasts, which is closing.
James Cridland: It all makes perfect sense to us.
James Cridland: And in podcast news, Half-Arsed history
James Cridland: has joined Acast, boasting 6 million listens.
James Cridland: WME brokered the deal.
James Cridland: It comes after Spotify included the show
James Cridland: in its 2023 RADAR program.
James Cridland: The show takes listeners on a journey
James Cridland: through the ages, blending humor, insight,
James Cridland: and unforgettable tales from the past.
James Cridland: On Theme is about Black storytelling all year long,
James Cridland: but this month, the podcast upends notions
James Cridland: about black figures and narratives we thought we knew well.
James Cridland: The show talks to Rosa Parks niece
James Cridland: about her aunt's life beyond activism
James Cridland: and discusses Martin Luther King Jr.'s
James Cridland: contentious advice column in Ebony magazine.
James Cridland: A Muslim and a Jew go there is new in the UK,
James Cridland: hosted by politicians Sayeeda Warsi
James Cridland: and comedian David Baddiel.
James Cridland: They will take on whatever controversy
James Cridland: hits the headlines each week.
James Cridland: It's new from Instinct Productions
James Cridland: and Dead River launches today.
James Cridland: A powerful story of Brazil's worst environmental tragedy
James Cridland: that claimed 19 lives, hundreds of livelihoods,
James Cridland: and destroyed the lifeblood of local
James Cridland: and indigenous communities.
James Cridland: It also focuses on the ongoing fight for justice
James Cridland: in the UK's largest class action lawsuit ever.
James Cridland: Trailers for selected shows are in our podcast
James Cridland: called New Podcast Trailers,
James Cridland: and we're sponsored by Magellan AI.
James Cridland: Monitor advertising activity and measure results
James Cridland: in Canada with Magellan AI.
James Cridland: You can learn more with a link in our show notes today.
James Cridland: And that's the latest from our newsletter
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James Cridland: We're at podnews.net.
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