Apple buys Pop Up Archive to bolster podcast search
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Apple buy audiosear.ch, the podcast search engine, and owner Pop Up Archive. This is announced in HotPod 143. The audiosear.ch website is now closed.
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A small amount of excitement earlier, as podcasters were unable to log into Apple Podcast Connect for a time. Were we to get those podcast stats promised in June? No; it was just a piece of maintenance, it appears.
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We’re hearing that ABC Audio Studios have a shortlist of podcasts for their one million dollar podcast fund, and have contacted some podcasters with the news.
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Libsyn has added an “add to Spotify” button in their dashboard. It’s next to a similar button for Google Play Music and iHeartRadio.
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The IAB in the UK announces acast and Triton Digital have also joined as members.
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Founder of comedy podcast network shares his secrets to online riches - a News Corp story focuses on Melbourne’s “Sanspants Radio comedy network”, which is now monetising with acast: they claim to have three members of staff and “another ten casuals”; they also crowdfunded and did a “sold-out tour of the UK”.
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Brittany Hoffman shares What I’ve Learned From Starting a Podcast, including consistency, distribution, and how to be a good interviewer.
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Marvel launches a scripted podcast, The Long Night. It’ll be available exclusively on Stitcher Premium until September.
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A profile of Audm, a paid service that narrates popular magazine and newspaper articles. They have ten announcers.
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Larry King is back - as a podcast host. He’s being paid in shares of Hear Me Out, an app that allows you to share up to 42 seconds of audio.
Companies mentioned above:
Apple
Google
IAB
iHeartRadio
Libsyn
Stitcher
Triton Digital
