Fun Kids launches a new story podcast for children
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UK digital radio station Fun Kids launches Story Quest, story podcasts for kids aged 7+. They’re starting with Bryony Brownwell’s Mystery Project. On iTunes etc.
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Hindenburg, who make a digital audio editor, have announced their annual special offers for World Radio Day 2018, which is tomorrow. No $2 editor this time around, but lots of savings.
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A new product from Rogue Amoeba, of particular interest to podcasters: Farrago, a sound board.
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Steve Wilson, who looks after marketing at Apple Podcasts, notes “friends don’t let friends host their podcasts on SoundCloud” in a tweet, and recommends SimpleCast instead. He wants podcasters to use a podcast host that’s designed to be a podcast host.
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A new podcast app for iOS, Procast is now available. Features include 'cuts’, to share portions of podcasts with friends; and swipable podcasts in an inbox. It’s free and has no ads.
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iHeartRadio announces that their Australian app now includes “Australia’s largest podcast library”, with 1.4m episodes from 12,000 global podcasters.
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Thank you to ListenNotes for their support. Their podcast search engine contains a library of 26m episodes from 442,586 global podcasts.
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US radio content provider Westwood One, who provide Olympics coverage to radio stations in the States, are also broadcasting live via the Amazon Alexa. Their skill appears to be geo-locked to the US.
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The Australian ABC launches Little Tiny, about the little tiny things that have shaped history.
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Podcasting is the new soft diplomacy - a piece in The Ringer about the influence of US podcasting in Australia.
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A developer calls for a new podto:// protocol.
Companies mentioned above:
Amazon
Apple
Apple Podcasts
Fun Kids
iHeartRadio
The Ringer
