iVoox releases Spanish podcast data

• The number of podcasts in Spanish grew 6.8 times last year, according to iVoox. 55% of Spanish podcast listeners are listening more now than before the pandemic, says a new study. We’ve linked to it in full from the press release; above is data showing the growth of other languages.

• Spanish listeners will also have another big show to enjoy: Canción Exploder will be a Spanish-language version of Song Exploder. It’s to launch in early 2022 on Radiotopia from PRX, produced by Adonde Media.

• Podcast publisher Auddy thinks there’s more to podcasting than just America. Andrew Craissati, CEO and co-founder of Auddy is a guest on Podland today, and says “Our focus is the world excluding the US. We think that the rest of the world is an incredibly exciting market. We’re a very internationally-minded company. The British seem to excel as being an exporter of the creative industries.” It’s hosted by Sam Sethi and Podnews’s Editor, James Cridland.

• The Chinese podcast platform Ximalaya has cancelled plans for a US stock exchange listing, and now plans to file for an IPO in Hong Kong after apparent pressure from the Chinese government. It has a market share of 75% of all audio consumption on mobile platforms in the country.

• SXM Media is unveiling new programmatic capabilities for podcast advertising at the IAB Podcast Upfronts, producing a single access point for all SXM Media’s inventory.

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• Alternative music network idobi has signed an exclusive agreement with AdsWizz for global monetisation of its audio inventory. It’s an expanded agreement between the two companies.

• Transistor has given any customer access to their private podcast feature. The company is beta-testing dynamic pre-rolls, and says it has 16,227 podcasts using their service. (Listen Notes suggests 11,529 are in Apple Podcasts).

• How accessible is your podcast? The Talking in Common podcast is also signed in Auslan on its website: Auslan is the sign language of the Australian Deaf Community.

  
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Podcast News - with Podcast Movement

CNN’s The Handoff returns for a second season today: starting with a discussion between Don Lemon and Chris Cuomo about managing anxiety, depression, and physical pain over the last few years. This show was an exclusive on Apple Podcasts Paid Subscription for season one; it’s freely available everywhere this season, though you appear to be able to purchase an ad-free version in some territories.

Podcast․co’s Meet The Podcasters is back for a new season, this time in video, too. The podcast explores the craft of podcasting with hosts of successful shows.

From Audio Always, the British MP Jess Phillips has launched a podcast. Yours Sincerely asks guests to celebrate three people that mean the world to them.

The Line-Up is a new podcast from British music broadcaster Shaun Keaveny, discussing favourite festival memories with special guests. It’s produced by Cup and Nuzzle.

Unpleasant Dreams is new from Jim Harold Media: a weekly 10-15 minute research podcast focusing on strange cases of the supernatural and true crime. After two weeks from launch, it’s already achieved 131 ratings; it’s hosted by Cassandra Harold.

9/11: Two Decades Later from iHeartRadio looks into actions taken by the US government following the attacks.

9/11 Stories carries stories from first responders, celebrities, and everyday people whose lives were forever altered.

iHeartRadio’s Missing on 9/11 chronicles the mysterious disappearance of Dr. Sneha Anne Philip, who disappeared that day.

None of the above podcasts are paid-for inclusions, incidentally (we always mark paid ads); and apologies to the nine podcasts also launching today that we don’t have space for.

Our podcast today features another Minute of Pod Zen; and to note that our Patreon corporate supporter rates will increase on Monday (for new supporters only) to reflect our growth.