Apple Podcasts now available on the web

• Apple Podcasts is now available on the web, with a brand new web interface. The pages are responsive, and work on desktop and on Android phones. All these new pages are already indexed within a Google search, including specific episode pages, the first time that podcast episode pages have surfaced in search.

  • Google Podcasts are also working on a web interface, but have yet to properly launch the product, and these pages don’t appear in ordinary search results. Both Apple and Google products lack a front page, or a method of subscribing.

• AllAccess reports on podcasting’s presence at the NAB Show in Las Vegas NV, US. It covers many of the sessions, including one our Editor spoke at.

• Edison Research release The Podcast Consumer 2019 today. You can watch the webinar today at 2pm ET.

• Good news for CBC podcast fans who use Overcast: everything is working again.

• The Athletic, a subscription sports website, has added podcasting to their offer. “We’ve introduced a premier audio experience as part of our subscription featuring more than 20 exclusive podcast shows (with more to come) hosted by The Athletic’s world-class talent”, says an email sent to subscribers. Podcasts are available on their website and app.

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• New research from the Futuri Media, University of Florida, and NAB 2019 National Podcast Listener Study, which studies podcast listeners, contains much data and statistics about US podcast listeners. Catching our eye:

  • 16% of podcast listeners don’t subscribe to any podcasts
  • 33% of listeners use Spotify to listen; 32% use Apple Podcasts; and surprisingly 70% claim to use YouTube.
  • Possibly related to the above, streaming a podcast is more popular than downloading
  • Two thirds of listeners say they prefer host-read advertising than pre-produced spots.

• Audiocraft Podcast Festival have announced new speakers to their event in Sydney NSW, Australia (May 31 - Jun 2 - tickets here): speakers from Spotify, RNZ and Everything Is Alive's Ian Chillag.

• The third annual PopCon Podcast Awards will take place at PopCon in Indianapolis IN. The awards are open to anyone who has a podcast with 5 episodes or more, and there is no cost to submit. The event also has a “live podcast stage”, open to anyone, as well as a podcast marathon. It’s on between June 7-9.

  
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• A new iOS podcast app has been launched - Podcasts myTuner is a free and fully-featured app, including support for CarPlay and Apple TV. Particularly, it allows filtering of podcasts by country, language or category. It’s from a team based in Portugal.

  • Meanwhile, Synth, a shortform audio platform, has released a number of enhancements including automated podcast imports.
  
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• Jessica Sherman is returning to AdLarge Media as Vice President of Affiliate Sales and Content.

Podcasts

A Little Bit Me With Ted Alexandro, from the stand-up comedian, has Tig Notaro on this week’s episode. They talked about Star Trek, and the time Tig couldn’t get Chrissie Hynde off the phone.

Wondery’s One Plus One is back for a new season: this time, focusing on Mexican artists Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera. The podcast explores history’s most notable partnerships.