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Video or audio podcasts. Well, according to Gen Z, video is skibidi
and audio is slay.
Yes, people aged 13 to 28 overwhelmingly prefer audio podcasts,
according to a news survey from podcast hosting company Transistor.
76% primarily listen to audio podcasts, with 18% consuming a mix
of audio and video, and just 6% primarily watching video
podcasts, according to the global survey.
Transistor also finds that Spotify is the most used podcast app
for Gen Z.
56% say they prefer it, with YouTube at 21% and Apple Podcasts
at 10%.
And that mirrors findings in separate studies from Morning
Consult and music apps in Edison Research's Infinite Dial last
year.
Speaking of which, the Infinite Dial 2025 will be revealed on
March the 20th in a free webinar, hosted by Edison Research's
Megan Lazovic and Podnews's editor James Cridland.
(That's me!)
Apple announced podcast transcriptions within Apple Podcasts
just over a year ago, and the company says it's now completed
creating transcripts for all previously published episodes
across the 13 supported languages.
That means that more than 100 million episodes in Apple Podcasts
have transcripts now available.
The company also allows creators to supply their own transcripts
if preferred.
Leave the laptop at home.
Zoom has released the PodTrack P2, a portable recorder for USB
microphones.
The product includes background noise reduction and contains a
built-in dynamic compressor.
The $99 unit can record up to four simultaneous tracks to an SD
card.
Five years after Spotify bought his podcast network The Ringer,
founder Bill Simmons is to stay with Spotify.
The company has announced he will remain at Spotify as head of
talk strategy, a company spokesperson tells Podnews.
Remaining at Spotify, he is.
But that's a new job title, though.
He was previously head of podcast monetization and innovation,
but appeared to be ignoring the innovation of video on Spotify,
preferring instead to promote YouTube.
He'll report into head of podcast business, Roman Wasenmüller.
And he's quoted as saying, I think all of us are motivated to do
something pretty special in the talk and video space.
And we're also told that the majority of shows from The Ringer
feature video episodes.
The Ringer produces over 100 hours of content weekly, we're told,
and video is quickly becoming integral to the network.
Do you think somebody's noticed?
And UK production company Lock It In has partnered with Adelicious
for growth strategies and commercialization.
And in podcast news, if you're voting for the Ambies today, then
consider voting for Abandoned, all American ruins podcast for
the best DIY podcast.
It's from Airwave.
We thank them for their support today.
And they tell us that Abandoned guides listeners through
immersive audio fantasies, recreating host Blake Files
experiences, exploring abandoned spaces across the United States
and around the world.
And along the way, the show asks critical questions about
American history and culture, community, economics, the
environment and mental health, while encouraging folks to
activate their imaginations as a tool for healing.
And if you're looking for an antidote to all the broadcasts out
there, well, Normal Curves is flipping the script on how we talk
about scientific research.
Professors Regina Nutso and Kristin Sinani discuss papers like a
journal club does, except with more fun, less jargon, and some
irreverent PG-13 content sprinkled in.
In the first full episode, they tackle the infamous sweaty t-shirt
study.
Do pheromones really drive attraction?
Is sexy sweat a myth, or is the truth kind of a buzzkill?
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