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Podcast One is to switch hosting to Amazon's Art19.
It had been using the relatively unknown Nox Solutions as a
podcast host.
The Podcast Index suggests Nox Solutions hosts around 1,250
shows,
just over 1,000 of which are with Podcast One and Launchpad One.
DocuSign is the latest company with a new Sonic logo.
In this case, it's described as a red thread that runs through
all of DocuSign's marketing
and, we hope, podcast advertising.
We've a few examples in the press release,
which you'll find linked from our show notes and our newsletter
at podnews.net.
And this is the Sonic logo itself.
Isn't that lovely?
SiriusXM shared the company's 2024 results.
What's working? Well, wouldn't you know it?
It's podcasts, says Chris Peterson.
In his analysis of the numbers, he adds that it's time for
independent publishers
to control their own monetization.
BBC Studios has signed with iHeartMedia to become the exclusive
third-party sales partner
for BBC podcasts in the US.
It joins ARN's iHeart, which has rights in Australia,
and NZME's iHeart, which has rights in New Zealand.
There's a pattern there.
If TikTok goes away, it'll have a surprising result.
A drop in podcast listening, suggests Edison Research.
More black listeners, 73% of them, remember the brands they hear
advertising on podcasts.
That's higher than the overall population at just 70%.
That's according to a new report from Nielsen called Connecting
with Black America.
And Ashley Carman's Soundbite newsletter covers seats for podcasters
in the White House.
She says,
I find it hard to believe that they'll want to do so with
regularity
just to hear soundbites that they can get elsewhere.
And there's more on SiriusXM as well in Soundbite.
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In People News,
Audacy is officially no longer going bankrupt,
closing its Chapter 11 bankruptcy process in court,
reports iHeart's Inside Radio.
CEO David Field welcomed the dawn of a new era
and has stepped down.
Kelly Turner is interim CEO,
while Audacy looks to fill the role permanently.
Radio INK reports, though,
that the new head of the FCC may wish to overrule Audacy's deal.
The company owns a number of podcast studios,
including Pineapple Street Studios.
And in podcast news,
the History of Egypt podcast uses archaeology,
ancient texts and up-to-date scholarship
to uncover the world of the Nile Valley and its people.
It's with Airwave and it's part of Airwave History Plus,
which you can subscribe to for more shows that are ad-free.
And we thank Airwave for their support this month.
The Metcalfe Money Moment has been launched by Produce Your
Podcast,
hosted by three seasoned financial professionals,
aiming to help you achieve your financial goals.
I think there's just so much that we can learn from one another.
The Podnews Weekly Review this week talks with Andrea Koskai,
the editor of Eurowaves, a European podcast newsletter.
What can we all learn from podcasting in Europe and how does it
differ?
Plus all the latest news.
The Untrended podcast is new from Publicis Pro,
a show which uncovers extraordinary stories about business and
culture,
but no growth hacks here.
It's all about raw, honest and sometimes ridiculous tales from
the world of marketing and business.
The first episode is all about what AI is doing to our brains.
Based on the first book in the Yadox Files series,
The Instant Mincer launches today,
a dystopian tale of the resilience of the human spirit
and the enduring power of love in the face of oppression.
What does it mean to be well and to cultivate well-being in
everyday life?
The Black Healing Remixed podcast returns to answer questions
like these.
This new season continues to redefine black wellness
with powerful unfiltered conversations
that blend ancestral wisdom with today's modern problems.
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