Lemonada to make pop culture podcast with the BBC

• At The Podcast Show, The BBC announced a partnership with Lemonada Media to create a new pop culture podcast. The Corporation is also to sponsor the Fellowship programme at Multitrack, an audio DEI organisation.

• Libsyn Studio, the company’s online recording tool, has suddenly closed. An email to customers said it was a “difficult decision”. No alternative tool was offered; we’d recommend Podcastle, and other alternatives include Alitu, Riverside and Descript.

  • Libsyn acquired Auxbus in Feb 2021; rebranded it as Libsyn Studio in Feb 2022 as part of a new free podcast host; closed the free podcast host in Nov 2022; and integrated Libsyn Studio into its platform in Dec 2022.
  • The closure comes after Spotify for Podcasters closes similar tools this month.

• Acast is to offer its creators cheaper premium recording equipment. The Nomono Sound Capsule will be available for a 20% discount, in a partnership announced today at The Podcast Show.

• The winners of the Quill Podcast Awards were announced. The awards recognise top creators and podcast companies; PRX’s The Nightingale of Iran won podcast of the year.

• Podscribe released its Q1/24 Podscribe Performance Benchmarks, showing how podcast advertising has been performing. Wednesday appears to be the best day for podcast ad effectiveness.

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