WEBVTT 00:00:00.380 --> 00:00:04.470 From our free daily newsletter, the latest from podnews.net with 00:00:04.470 --> 00:00:05.280 Beamly. 00:00:05.280 --> 00:00:11.270 Video and podcasting can work really well together when they 00:00:11.270 --> 00:00:13.460 promote each other, 00:00:13.460 --> 00:00:17.160 says new research from Sounds Profitable and Owl & Co. 00:00:17.160 --> 00:00:21.680 16% of podcast listeners have purchased a streaming subscription 00:00:21.680 --> 00:00:24.360 after hearing about a show they want to watch, 00:00:24.360 --> 00:00:29.480 and 44% of listeners to a podcast about a TV show or movie 00:00:29.480 --> 00:00:32.660 talk to their friends about the TV show afterwards. 00:00:32.660 --> 00:00:36.760 The Daily reaches twice as many listeners as Joe Rogan, 00:00:36.760 --> 00:00:40.780 according to PodScribe's rankings for the month of October 2025. 00:00:40.780 --> 00:00:45.110 The Daily Crime Junkie and the Joe Rogan Experience held their 00:00:45.110 --> 00:00:46.720 positions in the top three. 00:00:46.720 --> 00:00:50.180 The Charlie Kirk Show, which jumped to number nine last month, 00:00:50.180 --> 00:00:54.800 has dipped to number 25 after its monthly audience more than halved. 00:00:54.800 --> 00:00:56.800 It's now down to two million. 00:00:57.600 --> 00:01:01.020 PodTrack rankings for October are also released year-on-year. 00:01:01.020 --> 00:01:05.820 Every participating publisher's global RSS numbers are down by 00:01:05.820 --> 00:01:06.880 around 8%. 00:01:06.880 --> 00:01:12.460 Rode has announced the Rodecaster Video S, a smaller video mixer. 00:01:12.460 --> 00:01:16.740 It includes automatic video switching based on who's speaking, 00:01:16.740 --> 00:01:18.440 and it's $499. 00:01:19.740 --> 00:01:24.960 Now let's go back to July 2013, and here's Elsie Escobar. 00:01:24.960 --> 00:01:29.150 Hey there. Thank you for listening to The Feed, the official Libsyn 00:01:29.150 --> 00:01:29.940 podcast. 00:01:29.940 --> 00:01:33.340 One of the longest-running podcasts about podcasting from a 00:01:33.340 --> 00:01:34.540 podcast company. 00:01:34.540 --> 00:01:37.700 That's The Feed, the official Libsyn podcast. 00:01:38.460 --> 00:01:39.420 And it's to close. 00:01:39.420 --> 00:01:44.730 The first episode covered Windows Phone 8 podcast apps and 00:01:44.730 --> 00:01:46.480 Stitcher stats. 00:01:46.480 --> 00:01:50.990 A Libsyn spokesperson gave us a statement, which, well, here's 00:01:50.990 --> 00:01:52.700 Rob Walsh reading it. 00:01:52.700 --> 00:01:57.880 As Libsyn looks ahead to 2026, we're excited to introduce new 00:01:57.880 --> 00:02:01.620 ways to support and celebrate our creator and advertiser 00:02:01.620 --> 00:02:01.740 community. 00:02:01.740 --> 00:02:12.950 Yes, that was Rob Walsh reading the news on his own Podcast 411 00:02:12.950 --> 00:02:17.520 podcast, which is back. 00:02:17.520 --> 00:02:20.860 That's been going since December 2004. 00:02:20.860 --> 00:02:25.010 On a personal note, The Feed's listener meetup in Philadelphia 00:02:25.010 --> 00:02:29.540 in 2018 was the first podcast meetup I ever went to. 00:02:29.660 --> 00:02:33.560 Rob and Elsie were gracious and welcoming to their listeners, 00:02:33.560 --> 00:02:34.820 including to me. 00:02:34.820 --> 00:02:36.160 And I'll miss it. 00:02:36.160 --> 00:02:40.960 In the Dominican Republic, the first annual Podcast RD Awards 00:02:40.960 --> 00:02:43.540 2025 have been announced, 00:02:43.540 --> 00:02:46.560 with 19 podcasts competing for an award. 00:02:46.560 --> 00:02:47.420 We've a full list. 00:02:47.420 --> 00:02:50.840 The event will be live online on November the 11th. 00:02:50.840 --> 00:02:54.730 The All-Ireland Podcast Awards announced the shortlist for this 00:02:54.730 --> 00:02:55.800 year's awards. 00:02:55.800 --> 00:02:56.880 We've linked to that too. 00:02:56.880 --> 00:02:58.500 The winners are revealed next week. 00:02:58.960 --> 00:03:03.120 Meet Cute, a scripted podcast company specialising in rom-coms, 00:03:03.120 --> 00:03:05.140 has been acquired by Fox Entertainment. 00:03:05.140 --> 00:03:06.640 No terms were given. 00:03:06.640 --> 00:03:10.200 We've taken a careful look at the new Apple Podcasts Connect 00:03:10.200 --> 00:03:11.340 terms of service. 00:03:11.340 --> 00:03:14.260 There's no material changes, but we've published them in full. 00:03:14.260 --> 00:03:16.710 So that firstly, you can see them without an Apple ID, and 00:03:16.710 --> 00:03:19.940 secondly, use some light reading in case of insomnia. 00:03:20.620 --> 00:03:23.630 Netflix is apparently talking to SiriusXM about taking some of 00:03:23.630 --> 00:03:24.800 its video podcasts. 00:03:24.800 --> 00:03:28.140 As with other deals, it would remove the shows from YouTube. 00:03:28.140 --> 00:03:32.220 And Edison Research has looked at the podcast appearances made 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