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- May 1: Apple announced its Q2/26 fiscal financial results. Services revenue, which includes revenue from premium Apple Podcasts subscriptions, reached an all-time high of $31 billion, up +16.3%. The word "podcast" wasn't mentioned in the conference call; though it is available as a podcast - Apple Quarterly Earnings Call. (Weirdly, that podcast isn't on Spotify...)
- Apr 30: I'll tell you what I want, what I really, really want - I want three new video-capable podcast studios. Acast has upgraded its studios in Stockholm and Oslo, and Acast's new video podcast studio in Woolloomoolloo in Sydney has officially had it's first guest: none other than Sporty Spice herself, Mel C, in a new episode of The Mitch Churi Chat Show out today.
- Apr 29: The POSSIBLE conference is taking place in Miami. Here's a glimpse in video form. Among the speakers were Black Effect's Charlamagne the God, being interviewed by iHeart CEO Bob Pittman for a live recording of Math & Magic. The two started the conversation with rapid-fire personal questions, with Charlamagne revealing Jay-Z is his favorite artist of all time, before moving into a wide-ranging discussion on how influence is built in a media landscape shaped by constant content, platform fragmentation, and AI-generated everything. The audience also heard from Liz Plank, the host of Boy Problems, about Gen Z masculinity.
- Apr 28: The Black Effect Podcast Festival took place over the weekend in Atlanta GA, USA. The event featured live podcast recordings, panel discussions spanning the business of podcasting, a pitch your podcast booth, the Black Marketplace and more. The day contained a number of similar themes, says a piece in the Saporta Report - be yourself, stay consistent, create with purpose, and explore the growing ways that artificial intelligence can support that work.
- Apr 27: How can you get your podcast promoted by Spotify? Today, Podnews speaks with Lizzy Hale, Spotify's Head of Podcast Editorial. The company has dozens of people based all over the world, watching for shows to highlight, and guiding Spotify's recommendation systems to reflect cultural moments. In an interview, Lizzy tells us how they aim to "give more creators a real shot at being discovered".
Data credits: Podnews newsletter