What is the most popular podcast microphone? The latest from podnews.net
with Riverside, your podcast and video studio. Who uses what equipment to make
their podcasts? The Podcast Host has run their 2024 Podcaster Gear survey and
the most popular microphone is a Blue Yeti. But those who've been podcasting
more than five years gravitate to a Shure MV7, an SM7B or an SM58. We're
currently using a Lewitt Audio Ray, since you're asking (you weren't). Spooler has
been awarded two patents, one for an automatic media content layering system
which mixes different pieces of audio together as one layered track and one
for a content versioning system which would ensure that an updated piece of
content is available to listeners. The company launched in 2022. In the over 750
comments you gave in the Podnews report card earlier this year, Spotify saw a
repeated request for a new feature and we're told they'll be launching it
today at 9am Eastern. More details tomorrow. YouTube is now the most used
platform for podcast consumption, says a report from Cumulus Media and Signal
Hill Insights. Player FM has launched a self-serve advertising portal for
creators. Pricing starts at $250 for 35,000 impressions. Barometer and AudioHook
have launched an enhanced brand suitability tool. It should result in
less inventory being discarded. The winners of the 2024 Ear Worthy
Independent Podcast Awards were announced. Our list includes links and
hosts. You'll find it linked from our show notes and our newsletter at podnews.net.
There's a new Spanish-language newsletter for podcasting. Tropical
Podcasting is its name and it comes from Puerto Rico.
Meanwhile, Beyond The Podcast is a newsletter that sends you an interview
with an industry-leading business person who integrates podcasting into their
success story. Matthew Passy has shared an image of a podcast beacon, an NFC
tappable device to share your podcast with a new listener. It'll be showcased
at Podcast Movement in August. Audioboom has renewed partnerships with five of
its podcast creators responsible for over 70 million downloads in the last
year. And what's up with StreamYard? The company removed the pricing page at the
top of their website on July the 3rd. The pricing page now just redirects to the
front page. The company was acquired on April the 9th by the owners of Evernote
and Meetup. And thank you to Deepcast who became our latest supporter today.
Deepcast lets you dig deep into your favorite podcasts with an intelligent
search and a deep summary of every episode. Our supporters help PodNews
focus on bringing you the latest news from the industry and you can become a
supporter on Patreon at podnews.net/patreon. In people news Dave Zohrob, the
co-founder of Chartable, has left Spotify which acquired the product in February
2022. And our link yesterday to Dave Jackson's nasty injuries was incorrect.
We've linked to the correct one today. And in Podcast News the communications
techniques podcast Think Fast Think Smart publishes its 150th episode today
Wartime Stories is a new podcast from Ballen Studios. The strange, dark and
mysterious meets the battlefield and beyond. Reckon True Stories is new today
a celebration of new and classic nonfiction. Natural Selection Scott vs
Wild Bill is a new true crime podcast today from Treefort Media, Village Roadshow
Entertainment Group and handled by Glassbox Media. It's narrated by former
FBI criminal profiler Candice DeLong and tells the story of a man framed for a
murder he didn't commit - by a serial killer. Designed to keep children off
screens this summer holiday Today with tonies is a new launch today and
international affairs podcast One Decision has a new host. Joining Sir
Richard Dearlove, the former head of MI6, is former Secretary of Defense and
Director of the Central Intelligence Agency Leon Panetta. The first show's
available today. Links for all of those in our show notes and our newsletter at
podnews.net and also in our New Podcast Trailers podcast which you can find
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