New Year, new privacy laws

Happy New Year!

• New privacy laws come into effect in California today, dubbed the CCPA. Chartable have published a guide to how they affect podcasters. (They’re also sponsoring Podnews this month, too: thanks!)

  
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• Libsyn have published their review of 2019. They claim 5.1bn downloads in the first nine months of the year, and highlight the welcome hiring of Rob Greenlee, who joined Libsyn earlier in 2019 as VP of Content and Partnerships.

• A British radio professional has listened to iHeartRadio’s Podcast Channel, and shared his thoughts, describing it as “poorly executed” and “without any sense of love, careful crafting or curation.”

• Google’s John Mueller, their Webmaster Trends Analyst, answered a question about how to get search engine optimisation right for a podcast website. Users of Reddit also added their own thoughts.

  
  Aug 20 2023: This broken link now points to the Internet Archive.

• What’s your New Year’s Resolution? The Podcast Host posts some resolutions for podcasters.

• WeEditPodcasts have published their look back at big podcast developments in the last decade. No mention of Podnews’s launch in May 2017, though… ;)

Podcast News - with Spreaker Prime

Spreaker Prime: Hollywood Hoops is a show that discusses all things basketball, from the Lakers and the Clippers in the NBA to UCLA and USC in the NCAA. Hosts Eric Pincus and Josh Martin take an in-depth look at basketball around the city of Los Angeles. They’re using Spreaker Prime to make hosting and advertising easier.

Australian comedians Wil Anderson and Charlie Clausen’s TOFOP has a bonus episode raising money for the Red Cross, helping those affected by the Australian Bushfires. Go here to donate.

Down released its first episode today. It’s a 24-part science-fiction podcast, about an expedition into a newly-discovered Antarctic trench, dubbed The Bottomless Pit. (Definitely Human / Acast)

The 12:37 is a science-fiction podcast, returning in early 2020. “After she accidentally ends up on a time-travelling train, scientist Nora must find a way to return home.” (Pinecast)

Ghostpuncher Corps is a tabletop roleplaying podcast in which Dungeon Mistress Lilith takes three adventurers through the comic world of Ghostpuncher. It also comes with a horror comedy webcomic. (Libsyn)