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Dec 11: Exclusive: Gretchen Rubin Media has partnered with Lemonada Media for podcast distribution. The company is headed by the bestselling author; shows which will join the network include Happier with Gretchen Rubin and Happier in Hollywood, hosted by Liz Craft and Sarah Fain.
Dec 9: The inductees for the 2025 Podcast Hall of Fame have been announced. Those recognised include Sounds Profitable’s Tom Webster, She Podcasts’ Jessica Kupferman and Libsyn co-founder Dave Mansueto. The ceremony is on Jan 17 in Orlando FL. So far, all 51 inductees have been from the US.
Dec 6: Podcast company Acast has purchased New York-based creative podcast studio Wonder Media Network for a total value of $7.8mn. The six-year-old WMN makes its own original podcasts, and branded podcasts and digital content for a number of large companies. WMN’s team will combine with Acast’s existing creatives to form a new division called Acast Creative Studios.
Dec 5: It includes 2024 Wrapped for Creators, which takes a look at your podcast and how it’s performed. For the Podnews Weekly Review, ours is here.
Dec 4: Dan Taberski’s Hysterical, from Wondery and Audacy's Pineapple Street Studios, has been named the Apple Podcasts 2024 Show of the Year. There’s a special interview with Dan on Apple’s website, talking about how he makes the show, which is about cases of mass hysteria throughout history and what they say about society. It’s also available ad-free in Wondery+.

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