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We start with a quote today.
No clear audience gain, unvetted, untested and unproven
proprietary metrics.
That's from a piece about video on Spotify from Sounds Profitable's
Brian Barletta,
who goes on to urge the podcast industry not to take part in
Spotify video and streaming audio as it stands
because of long-term negative revenue and reputational impact
for those involved.
Well, pointing us to a recent blog post from Megaphone, for whom
Barletta briefly worked,
Spotify said many claims were untrue and sent podnews a long set
of specific corrections when we asked for comment.
The company tells us that they're keen to help.
Well, we last spoke with Maya Prohovnik in October and we'd be
keen to speak with Spotify again
to get any specific questions answered.
If you'd like to do that, updates at podnews.net will find us.
Ashley Carman covers Spotify music takedowns for podcasters in
her Soundbite newsletter this week.
Now, it's long been the case that Spotify has removed any use of
commercial music in podcasts,
regardless of any license that podcasters have acquired.
Ashley reports, though, a recent change in Spotify's tools.
Podnews understands that creators now get eight days to provide
more information.
Episodes can now remain on the platform if the content is
correctly licensed.
And there is now an appeals process.
Oh, and by the way, podnews readers get 25% off Soundbite for
the first year.
If you follow the link, you'll find in our show notes and our
newsletter at podnews.net.
A new service called Podcast Prepper claims to reduce podcast
preparation effort by 95%.
The tool delivers AI-driven questions to ask your next guest.
Great for podcast hosts who don't really care about the guests
they have on.
The tool is just $4 while in beta.
Podgagement has completed an import of six years of chart
rankings to make it the most detailed charts and rankings
provider for podcasting.
The fully international chart data includes nearly 34,000 charts
from Apple Podcasts and Spotify.
One of the UK's biggest names in radio, Greg James, has been
named as creative director of the Crossed Wires podcast festival.
Greg is also a podcaster and presents the BBC Radio 1 breakfast
show.
We're linked to a fancy recap video from Evolutions in Chicago
today.
The good news is I'm not in it, but there are plenty of podnews
supporters in the video.
Video or audio? Podcasts are not one thing or the other,
suggests Amplify Media's Stephen Goldstein.
And speakers have been announced for an event in the UK run by
Audio UK.
The Power of Podcasting is an invite-only event on April the 23rd
for agencies and brands.
In People News, Chris O'Keefe has been named as media manager,
podcast and content for the global transit technology company
Modaxo.
O'Keefe has produced a number of branded podcasts for a wide
variety of companies.
And in podcast news, if you're missing the old This American
Life from the days before it got into international affairs and
politics,
then take a ride from coast to coast without leaving your couch
with All Across America,
a sonic road trip across the United States from iconic to the
hidden corners of the country.
It's an independent podcast, as epic and entertaining as the
country it covers.
I Formed a Band reflects the untold stories of famous musicians
from before they made it big.
It's hosted by Eddie Argos and Joe Sparrow.
And the latest episode focuses on Dunstan Bruce, who's singer
from Chumbawamba,
about the band's anarchic roots, the band's political activism,
and the unexpected journey to their global hit, Tub Thumping.
Hopefully we'll hear why he got knocked down and then got up
again,
and why you're never going to keep him down.
Insiders, the TV podcast, is new today from two of the biggest
names in UK television,
Jimmy Mulville and Peter Fincham.
The show promises personal stories, insider anecdotes,
and expert analysis on the trends, triumphs, and controversies
that have shaped television over the decades and today.
And award-winning podcast Ex-Wives Undercover
has returned for a sixth season of love-gone-wrong stories
that will leave you speechless.
This season dives even deeper into the dark side of modern
romance,
the lies, the betrayal, and the strength it takes to rise above
it all.
And this podcast is sponsored by Magellan AI.
If you missed their presentation at Evolutions by Podcast
Movement last week,
good news, there's a link for you to find it in our show notes
and our newsletter at podnews.net.
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