There were two new podcasts every minute in 2020

• First look: There were more than 885,000 new podcasts in 2020 - almost two new podcasts every minute. Spotify has grown the most in real terms, though the amount of plays through the iHeartRadio app has doubled over the last year, according to Chartable, who have just released a set of data covering the last twelve months.

  • Megaphone hosts more popular podcasts than anyone else, the data also shows - by some margin.

• Amazon Music has launched podcasts in Canada, eh. (Not in Amazon Music? Submit yours here, or through your host).

• A MediaRadar study ($) says that ad-spend on podcasts was up 11% year-on-year in Q4 2020. “The top five podcast producers in terms of ad revenue last year were NPR, iHeartRadio, Barstool Sports, Wondery and The Daily Wire, which collectively captured 33% of all podcast ad revenue”.

• iHeartRadio is still the #1 podcaster, according to Podtrac’s January data: the company leads NPR for both US unique monthly audience and global streams/downloads. Here’s what else you need to-know-tdy: The Daily remains the US’s most popular podcast. An incomplete ranker, it measures participating publishers only.

  
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• Acast has quietly released a new logo. See it below: they’re a gold supporter (or see our full list of podcast hosts).

• Top-five podcast app PodcastAddict is rolling out full support of the new RSS 'person’ tag. (We like their screenshot!)

• The Infinite Dial 2021, Edison Research’s data about media consumption, is now accepting registrations for their webinar. It’s the most-quoted data for podcast consumption in the US.

  
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• SiriusXM has published their annual report. Their Pandora business (which includes AdsWizz, Stitcher and Simplecast) saw a 1% drop in ad revenue in 2020, and a drop of 2% for subscriber revenue.

  
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• Radiodays Asia has published their programme for their virtual conference in March. There are a number of podcasting sessions, including a panel session from Australia and speakers from across South East Asia, as well as our Editor.

• Law&Crime Network, which runs a TV channel, is to launch a podcast network. True crime, naturally.

  
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• A new show, Words That Build, describes itself as having an 'innovative format’ - it’ll take voicemails from real estate professionals, and also says it “transmutes written articles from top publications to audio”.

• A book-reading podcast, The StoryLight Podcast, will be doing a live show on Discord this Saturday, February 6th.

• The Verge writes about Elon Musk’s use of Clubhouse; meanwhile Matt Deegan says that Clubhouse isn’t about audio. “At its worst, I’d say the content is basically the annoying self-promoters from LinkedIn given a microphone to talk to their echo-chamber,” he says, before saying it’s a good place for like-minded people to chat.

• Heb je nog een podcasttip? Answering the question often asked - “do you have any podcast recommendations” - Lieven Heeremans has been keeping an Excel sheet of all the podcasts he’s listened to since April 8. 835 so far, and recommends you some. Google Translate is your friend, tenzij je Adam Curry heet.

Tips and tricks

• Making Your Podcast Better With Dynamic Content (Evo Terra)

• Your Podcast Takes Flight With Twitter - Blubrry tells us how to show your podcast the big angry blue bird.

• Why a Podcast Without a Strategy is Likely to Fail (Steven Goldstein)

  
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• Avoiding Lawsuits As a Podcaster: Here’s What You Need to Know When Producing Your Show - a US-centric view of the legal things you need to consider, from Squadcast.

Podcast News - with CBC Podcasts

From CBC Podcasts: Pop Chat - every week, host Elamin Abdelmahmoud invites you into his group chat to help make sense of the cultural drama blowing up the internet.

Back for a new season, Gimlet/Spotify’s Resistance tells the story of Keith Davis Jr, in prison since 2015 for crimes he says he didn’t do: the show focuses on his enduring relationship with his partner.

Earshot Strategies in the UK has produced its first own-branded podcast, The Success and Ideas Podcast. The first episode interviews former BBC political correspondent Guto Harri.

The Office Deepdive is a new, behind-the-scenes podcast about The Office (US), presented by Brian Baumgartner. It’s new from iHeartRadio.

Positively Gam, an upcoming podcast from Adrienne Banfield-Norris and ART19, has announced its upcoming guests.

Switched on Pop has joined New York Magazine’s Vulture. It signed with Vox Media two years ago; the show will retain the hosts.

How to Grow a Pod is an accompaniment podcast to a new book, How to Start and Grow a Successful Podcast: it features many of the interviews in the book, from Ira Glass to George the Poet.
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WordPress, beloved of many podcasters, now has a fortnightly podcast. WP Briefing includes a guide to upcoming releases, a guest to talk about a topic important to the community, and 270 comments that Askimet caught for you.