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The UK's Daily Mail is expanding its podcasts into the United States. Head of podcasts for
owner DMG Jamie East tells the PodNews Weekly Review today that podcasts like The Trial
of Diddy are showing that expansion into the US will work well.
Jamie East: "We've got the facilities to do it, we've got the people, we've got the willing and
the desire. So it's a pretty straightforward leap."
James Cridland: And he says there are wider opportunities too.
Jamie East: "All of a sudden you can have a 24 hour operation. There will always be an editor available to
cut something if you've got someone based in Melbourne or Sydney and New York and London.
There's not an hour where you can't have a team working away. So the efficiencies are
brilliant."
James Cridland: You can listen to the full interview in the PodNews Weekly Review this week. You can find
that wherever you found this podcast.
Max Cutler from PAVE Studios writes that creators are the new Hollywoods with podcasts officially
going mainstream, YouTube dominating streaming and engaged communities now directly connected
to creators.
Audio processing company AIcoustics has launched a new AI model called Lark which claims that
users can elevate their audio to professional-grade quality using advanced reconstructive technology
to repair even the most distorted recordings, restore lost frequencies and add depth and
clarity. You'll find a number of test files in our show notes and our newsletter at podnews.net
today for you to have a listen to that and to Adobe Enhance.
Sirius XM released its Q3 24 financial results. Podcast advertising revenue was up 6% QoQ and
revenue for Pandora was down 2% QoQ though. Roads Audio is a new app bringing you closer
to your friends through deep podcast-like conversations, particularly built for asynchronous
chats. Those of us with long memories might remember AudioBoo which did much the same
thing.
Kids and family podcast producer Pinna has presented a pristine and playful purple pictorial
pattern - or if you like it better that way, a fancy new logo and redesign - Transistor
now lets you build podcast networks and network websites, letting you organise multiple podcasts
into a network and feature all of your shows in one place.
Independent podcast network Ossa Collective has joined forces with Coltur Media to launch
the Coltur Podcast Network which aims to elevate creators who prioritise artistic vision, influence
and authentic connections with their audiences.
And most podcasters are amazed at the amount of attention that this new phenomenon has
created. That's a piece from an article 20 years ago this week in the New York Times.
Its first article about podcasting, written by Cyrus Farivar, he quotes Adam Curry saying
that he estimates among the 300 podcasters worldwide, thousands of people are either
listening to or producing broadcasts.
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In people news, Zoe Schiffer has joined Wired as director of business and industry and is
the co-host of Wired's new flagship podcast Uncanny Valley. She joins from The Verge and
Platformer and officially starts in Wired's West Coast offices in January.
And in podcast news, episode 600 of CNN's The Axe Files with David Axelrod flips the
script with Anderson Cooper interviewing Axelrod to talk about the origin of the podcast, memorable
moments, what David has learnt and what David will be watching for on election night.
Pantheon Media's The Metallica Report is now available in Hi-Res 24-bit resolution
exclusively on the QoBuzz platform, a high-quality music streaming service with high-resolution
tracks and editorial content, including the full discography of Metallica.
And Stu Redwine, head of creative at Oxford Road and host of the award-winning podcast
ad Infinitum, is venturing into fiction podcasting with Gypsy Vampire Slayers from Kansas.
In 1990, four teenagers in Faith, Kansas are forced to choose between devotion and doubt
as they confront an ancient evil determined to destroy their town. It's co-created with
audio producer Zach Hahn.
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