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Fountain has announced the launch of Fountain for Podcasters, a
new podcast hosting service.
Fountain for Podcasters distributes video via RSS to supported
apps, including the podcast app Fountain itself,
and also supports streaming payments and paid subscriptions, all
using open standards to do so, including RSS, Lightning and Noster.
The company is running a webinar with a full walkthrough on
October the 30th.
One of the US's biggest podcasts and video creators, Mr. Ballen,
has signed with SiriusXM for distribution and monetization.
The deal includes Mr. Ballen's YouTube channel.
Stephen Bartlett's company, Stephen.com, has closed a major
eight-figure investment at a $425 million valuation.
The host of Diary of a CEO and owner of Flight Story, Flightcast
and Flight Fund, says he has an ambition to build the Disney of
the creator economy.
The press release tells us that it's believed to be Europe's
biggest ever creative holding company fundraising round.
HBO Max is to stream four episodes of the In Proximity podcast,
which focuses on a deep dive into the creative process of making
movies, television, music and podcasts.
The episodes focus on the hit horror film Sinners, which itself
is available to stream on HBO Max.
Casted, a branded podcast platform which launched in 2020, is up
for sale.
Amanino Advisory LLC, who now hold the assets, say that despite
building a strong product and customer base,
casted, was unable to secure sufficient funding to continue
operations.
At its peak, recurring revenue reached $2.5 million, supported
by a total customer base of 70.
Currently, 22 customers remain active.
So far, it's raised $15 million.
There's a new podcast studio in Minneapolis.
Amp Studios is one of the only facilities of its kind offered
within a financial services back office environment.
It's operated by Advisernet Financial.
And the podcast movie Age of Audio has announced a set of screenings
in November.
You'll be able to see it at Resonate in Richmond on the 7th of
November and twice on the 22nd of November.
Once in Fayetteville, Arkansas, and many times in Dallas in
Texas.
There's more details on the website.
And now here's a disclosure for you.
I was an advisor for Fountain until earlier this year.
Also an advisor for podcast hosting company RSS.com.
I didn't advise Fountain on its hosting products, which launches
this week.
And there's disclosures and ownership information always kept up
to date on the Pod News website.
And I would appreciate your feedback on all of that sort of
thing as well.
And in podcast news from RNZ, NARC launches today looking at the
murder of prison inmate Darcy Tehira in 1985 with fellow inmate
Ross Appelgren being convicted of the crime.
But was the evidence dodgy?
After all, it was supplied by NARCs.
Ambition 2.0, which launches today, isn't your typical hustle
culture podcast.
It's for high achievers who secretly wonder, is it worth it?
Exploring the tension between striving and thriving, ambition
and burnout, it also ignites the question of how to define girl
boss in 2025 and beyond.
And if you want to read more but don't know where to start, new
visualized book podcast, The Stack, is here to cut through the
noise with recommendations and chat.
Jake, a writer and podcast producer, and Ella, who works in
publishing, are here to recommend a curated stack of six
brilliant books on a new theme every fortnight.
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