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Just another reason every TV/Movie production company should be making their own companion podcasts (from PodNews): Eyes on Gilead ▸, a companion podcast to TV show Handmaid’s Tale, had a live season finale in Sydney NSW, Australia. “We booked out the 500-seat venue within 3 days, and had several hundred fans of the podcast and fellow Handmaid’s Tale obsessives attend for a season recap. There were amazing audience questions, and a few people dressed up in character.” Of note, listener...

Most exciting news from Podcast Movement? Perhaps this from All Access:A new organization has been formed to advocate for podcasting and podcasters on a global basis. The INTERNATIONAL PODCAST ASSOCIATION (IPA) plans to offer "community support, training, resources, best practices, local events calendars, discounts, news, and industry representation," according to a press release from the organization. The founding members of the group, hailing from around the world, include "BEN FRANKLIN'S...

Most exciting news from Podcast Movement? Perhaps this from All Access:A new organization has been formed to advocate for podcasting and podcasters on a global basis. The INTERNATIONAL PODCAST ASSOCIATION (IPA) plans to offer "community support, training, resources, best practices, local events calendars, discounts, news, and industry representation," according to a press release from the organization. The founding members of the group, hailing from around the world, include "BEN FRANKLIN'S...

The most powerful people in podcasting...not quite my list:Sarah Van Mosel, CRO of Stitcher (missing)Jarl Mohn, NPR CEO (missing)The hosting companies are in the “honorable mentions”http://www.insideradio.com/top_podcasters/?utm_source=podnews.net&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=podnews.net:2019-08-09 Entercom the latest big broadcaster to get real serious about podcasting - summary from Podnews:Entercom, a large US radio broadcaster that owns 235 stations, has bought podcast studio...

The most powerful people in podcasting...not quite my list:Sarah Van Mosel, CRO of Stitcher (missing)Jarl Mohn, NPR CEO (missing)The hosting companies are in the “honorable mentions”http://www.insideradio.com/top_podcasters/?utm_source=podnews.net&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=podnews.net:2019-08-09 Entercom the latest big broadcaster to get real serious about podcasting - summary from Podnews:Entercom, a large US radio broadcaster that owns 235 stations, has bought podcast studio...

Apple Podcasts Categories are BACK! Libsyn’s got a new look: https://libsyn.com Joe Rogan is the “biggest name” in podcasting: https://www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/188428/coleman-insights-study-shows-joe-rogan-topping-pod Podsights has the right idea...but will the execution stick the landing??? They have presented their code on how they compute downloads and made it open source for everyone. It’s a little different than IAB 2.0 but it costs companies $45k to be certified...and...

Apple Podcasts Categories are BACK! Libsyn’s got a new look: https://libsyn.com Joe Rogan is the “biggest name” in podcasting: https://www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/188428/coleman-insights-study-shows-joe-rogan-topping-pod Podsights has the right idea...but will the execution stick the landing??? They have presented their code on how they compute downloads and made it open source for everyone. It’s a little different than IAB 2.0 but it costs companies $45k to be certified...and...

The Apple Podcasts category watch is on. From Podnews: It’s now day seven without any categories in Apple Podcasts apps while the company reworks them. Numerous hosting companies are scrambling to change their categories for your RSS feed. Most of them have already done so...the big ones anyways. Overcast Recommendations Engine: https://marco.org/2019/07/21/overcast-summer-update From Podnews: RAJAR, the UK audio measurement company, has published the latest edition of their MIDAS study...

The Apple Podcasts category watch is on. From Podnews: It’s now day seven without any categories in Apple Podcasts apps while the company reworks them. Numerous hosting companies are scrambling to change their categories for your RSS feed. Most of them have already done so...the big ones anyways. Overcast Recommendations Engine: https://marco.org/2019/07/21/overcast-summer-update From Podnews: RAJAR, the UK audio measurement company, has published the latest edition of their MIDAS study...

The Bloomberg Apple article & original content:From Nick Quah: assuming the Bloomberg report holds true, Apple is now another major buyer, and that’s good news for a certain kind of audio producer, creator, and entrepreneur.https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-07-16/apple-plans-to-bankroll-original-podcasts-to-fend-off-rivals Apple category changes and Blubrry explains what this really means inside Apple:These new categories and subcategories will now have their own top 200 shows...

The Bloomberg Apple article & original content:From Nick Quah: assuming the Bloomberg report holds true, Apple is now another major buyer, and that’s good news for a certain kind of audio producer, creator, and entrepreneur.https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-07-16/apple-plans-to-bankroll-original-podcasts-to-fend-off-rivals Apple category changes and Blubrry explains what this really means inside Apple:These new categories and subcategories will now have their own top 200 shows...

Interesting data on podcast length...but there is a major flaw: Because we are looking at data from the podcasts’ RSS feeds and not from our own Megaphone platform like in our previous posts, we do not have the download numbers for these podcasts. But we can use the number of Apple Podcasts ratings (ratings in the iPhone Podcast app and from iTunes) as a proxy for download numbers to show which podcasts are more successful than others. The idea is that the more times a particular podcast...

Interesting data on podcast length...but there is a major flaw: Because we are looking at data from the podcasts’ RSS feeds and not from our own Megaphone platform like in our previous posts, we do not have the download numbers for these podcasts. But we can use the number of Apple Podcasts ratings (ratings in the iPhone Podcast app and from iTunes) as a proxy for download numbers to show which podcasts are more successful than others. The idea is that the more times a particular podcast...

Podcast News Daniel J. Lewis’ research into hosting speed and bot counting. A lot to unpack here:https://theaudacitytopodcast.com/who-offers-the-fastest-podcast-hosting-tap335/?fbclid=IwAR0sl4VBeKtPL-ILd3s7b2KpLbgfFL1cZ1VUcbDo9dbjGaBse1Xje6PAgWM Wooshka announces free dynamic ad insertion and free transcriptions on their Forever Free plan, but there are limitations: ...

Podcast News Daniel J. Lewis’ research into hosting speed and bot counting. A lot to unpack here:https://theaudacitytopodcast.com/who-offers-the-fastest-podcast-hosting-tap335/?fbclid=IwAR0sl4VBeKtPL-ILd3s7b2KpLbgfFL1cZ1VUcbDo9dbjGaBse1Xje6PAgWM Wooshka announces free dynamic ad insertion and free transcriptions on their Forever Free plan, but there are limitations: ...

Podcast News Marco Arment & Overcast doing the Lord’s work: https://twitter.com/overcastfm/status/1143333749817524224 Some Libsyn follow up from the hall of famer himself, Dave Jackson: Gents, Libsyn has had dynamic ads since 2006ish. (Libsynpro.com )We are  working on updating our interface, in the ad marketplace wasn’t officially announced, James Cridland found out about that by digging through the financial stuff, hence why it seems to be taking so long. - Dave Jackson More Libsyn...

Podcast News Marco Arment & Overcast doing the Lord’s work: https://twitter.com/overcastfm/status/1143333749817524224 Some Libsyn follow up from the hall of famer himself, Dave Jackson: Gents, Libsyn has had dynamic ads since 2006ish. (Libsynpro.com )We are  working on updating our interface, in the ad marketplace wasn’t officially announced, James Cridland found out about that by digging through the financial stuff, hence why it seems to be taking so long. - Dave Jackson More Libsyn...

Podcast News Triton Digital (a trusted ad service by big broadcasters) acquires Omny (podcast host with some of the biggest broadcasters). Um, the split between Big Podcasting and I’ll call it Independent Podcasting is widening at an alarming rate: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20190612005078/en/Triton-Digital-Announces-Acquisition-Podcast-Powerhouse-Omny And to that degree, what does this story mean for Independent’s. This is the continuation of a story that was first published...

Podcast News Triton Digital (a trusted ad service by big broadcasters) acquires Omny (podcast host with some of the biggest broadcasters). Um, the split between Big Podcasting and I’ll call it Independent Podcasting is widening at an alarming rate: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20190612005078/en/Triton-Digital-Announces-Acquisition-Podcast-Powerhouse-Omny And to that degree, what does this story mean for Independent’s. This is the continuation of a story that was first published...

Podcast News New Apple Categories: https://podnews.net/article/apple-changed-podcast-categories-2019 A few words about MP3 conversion: https://twitter.com/evoterra/status/1137733848140148739?s=21 From RAIN News: Dan Misener of Pacific Content highlights the colors used in podcast artwork https://rainnews.com/the-podcast-artwork-rainbow-an-overview-of-popular-podcast-color-schemes/ I’m sharing this story because it’s from one of radio’s most trusted consultants. If they start consulting their...

Podcast News New Apple Categories: https://podnews.net/article/apple-changed-podcast-categories-2019 A few words about MP3 conversion: https://twitter.com/evoterra/status/1137733848140148739?s=21 From RAIN News: Dan Misener of Pacific Content highlights the colors used in podcast artwork https://rainnews.com/the-podcast-artwork-rainbow-an-overview-of-popular-podcast-color-schemes/ I’m sharing this story because it’s from one of radio’s most trusted consultants. If they start consulting...

Apple Podcasts is coming to Mac! Joel breaks down two big pieces of news from Apple's WWDC (Worldwide Developer Conference) and the two big pieces of misinformation that have come out of it. Also from Apple’s WWDC - in the next version of iOS on the iPhone and iPod Touch, Apple Podcasts will be on the front screen, “right next to one of the most used apps in the world — the App Store”, notes Vox Media’s Zach Kahn in a tweet. He says this will help first-time listeners discover...

Apple Podcasts is coming to Mac! Joel breaks down two big pieces of news from Apple's WWDC (Worldwide Developer Conference) and the two big pieces of misinformation that have come out of it. Also from Apple’s WWDC - in the next version of iOS on the iPhone and iPod Touch, Apple Podcasts will be on the front screen, “right next to one of the most used apps in the world — the App Store”, notes Vox Media’s Zach Kahn in a tweet. He says this will help first-time listeners discover...

It’s the biggest TV show in history and it’s finally over. Whether you watched every episode and listened to recaps or never even had HBO during this run, there are lessons to take away from this cultural phenomenon even for the most indie of podcasters. Jay and Joel talk about some of the chief takeaways in this “very special episode” and keep the spoilers to a minimum. Seriously, if you’ve seen memes about GoT’s final season, you likely won’t spoil anything new in this discussion. What are...