
Podstock brings the numbers together
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When trying to take stock of your podcast network’s numbers, it can be irritating logging into multiple platforms across the internet to put all your consumption data together. A new service called Podstock has launched, to give one view of that data, for shows and networks. CEO and co-founder Michael Paretzky, who led podcast analytics and strategy at Audacy, writes that he hopes the podcast industry can become more efficient with the tool.
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Podcasthon started last weekend, with more than 1,700 shows signed up to do a special episode for a charity or cause. There’s a big list on their website, and it runs until Friday. It’s the third year for Podcasthon, and its biggest ever.
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How many downloads does a popular branded podcast, which earns more than $100,000 in ad revenue, get? Writing on LinkedIn, Sam Parr, the founder of Hampton, has shared download numbers and details of Moneywise, a personal finance podcast for high net worth people.
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Two out of five people in France listen to podcasts, according to new data from the ACPM and CSA, reproduced by Ausha. 28% are weekly listeners. The podcast market in France is split into what the country calls “native” podcasts and “radio replays” - this data measures both. 53% of shows listened-to are under 15 minutes long .
- Like this? You’ll love the Edison Research Infinite Dial 2025, which is being revealed this Thursday in a free webinar. Podnews Editor James Cridland is co-hosting the numbers, alongside Edison Research Vice President Megan Lazovick. Go register here.
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There’s a new awards ceremony especially for audio drama indie shows - the Audio Drama Indie Awards, or AuDIAs. It’s a fan-run award show designed to help highlight hidden gems in audio drama - the new, the undiscovered, and the underpraised. Submissions will be curated by volunteer judges, and winners will be chosen by popular vote among selected finalists. You can nominate your show (and see the qualifications) on the AuDIAs website.
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Headliner’s “forever free” account is undergoing a small change - you’ll get one unwatermarked video per month, but additional videos will now have a Headliner logo. It still offers unlimited videos, and unlimited monthly transcriptions.
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Donald Trump signed an order to close Voice of America, the international broadcaster of the United States. VOA, which reaches hundreds of millions of listeners each week around the world, also produces a number of podcasts in different languages.
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Further reading: EarBuds looks at five podcast episodes on health and wellness … John Wordock sees there being benefit from Donald Trump on podcasts beyond just news … Wil Williams writes How (and Why) to Keep Up with Industry News, recommending, among others, us!
The Tech Stuff - with RSS.com
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Phase 8 of the new “Podcasting 2.0” podcast namespace now contains proposals for three new features:
- An expansion of the
podcast:location
tag. This allows a location of the subject of the podcast (“this is a show about the Eiffel Tower”), but now also allows a location of the creator (“I’m recording this show in Chicago, IL”). The proposal includes a simple JavaScript generator, for ease of use and integration into any podcast host. - A new
podcast:follow
tag, to make it easier for podcasters to give “follow” links on a variety of platforms. Those links are in a separate JSON file to ensure the RSS feed doesn’t get materially larger. - An expansion to the
podcast:images
tag, to allow links to banners, YouTube-sized thumbnails, and other images.
- An expansion of the
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AntennaPod, the open source podcast app for Android, released v3.7.0. Among the changes, you can now select individual shows you want to auto-download.
Moves and hires
- Del Fordham is now Associate Director of Originals for Audible in the Asia Pacific. He joins from Nine Entertainment and News Corp.
Tips and tricks - with Pod Predictor by Coleman Insights
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Can you fix audio after you’ve recorded it? Rachel Corbett gives ways to avoid that happening in the first place, as well as potential tools to help.
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Think it’s a good idea to appear on a podcast from an unfamiliar random location? Don’t be like Lee Anderson.
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