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- 4 days ago1h 39m
Amazon Music adds video - and the secrets of a succesful indie podcast
Send James and Sam a message or voicemail Amazon Music joins the video podcast race with HLS and RSS alternate enclosure support. Yay! Plus, we speak with PodVision about their successful indie show; and the developer of the UpNext app. • Amazon Music video podcasts rollout in the US and what “open RSS” support really implies • Apple’s private API versus alternate enclosure and the moderation and ad tech trade-offs • Acast’s “first to monetise” claim plus how hosts are respondin...
- 1 weeks ago1h 57m
Three podcast hosts launch Apple Podcasts video; plus, The Podcast Show and Fountain's music via RSS
Send James and Sam a message or voicemail Apple Podcasts video moves from theory to real-world distribution, and we pressure-test what HLS streaming changes for pricing, analytics, approvals, and the open RSS ecosystem. We also weigh platform convenience against creator freedom, from Spotify’s video lock-in warnings to a vision for open music distribution and premium RSS. • Buzzsprout’s Apple Podcasts video rollout and why HLS matters for typical podcasters. We interview Alban Brooke.&...
- 2 weeks ago1h 34m
Fixing podcasting’s AI slop and spam problem: Alberto Betella from RSS.com
Send James and Sam a message or voicemail Are we sinking under a sea of AI slop? How do we fix it? Sam talks with Alberto Betella to find out. • iHeartMedia and SiriusXM merger chatter and what it could mean for shareholders • Directory spam stats including AI slopcasts and SEO bait shows • Where responsibility sits across podcast hosts, Apple Podcasts, Spotify and the Podcast Index • Alberto Batella on a taxonomy for AI podcasts and why health misinformation raises the sta...
- 3 weeks ago1h 30m
How to get your podcast promoted in Spotify. Plus - Neil from Headliner
Send James and Sam a message or voicemail Spotify’s editorial lead explains how promotion works when there is no submission form and why retention plus clarity beat cleverness. We also debate video’s role in discovery, dig into new metrics and business moves across YouTube, Netflix, and Acast, and share listener questions, boosts, and platform updates. Support the show Connect With Us: Email: weekly@podnews.netFediverse: @james@bne.social and @samsethi@podcastindex.socialSupport us: w...
- Apr 17, 20261h 29m
New podcasts from AI now outnumber new podcasts from humans
Send James and Sam a message or voicemail AI is now publishing podcasts at a pace that can outstrip humans, and we feel the knock-on effects in discovery, trust, and monetisation. We trace how copycats and AI slop farms exploit platform incentives, then map the few practical levers creators and companies can pull right now. • more AI-generated podcast launches than human launches on some days, and what that signals for the podcast industry • a copycat studio mimicking titles and artwork to s...
- Apr 10, 20261h 36m
Patreon pays more to podcasts; Bryan Barletta on Podcast Movement NYC
Send James and Sam a message or voicemail We track the money moving into paid podcast subscriptions as Patreon reports record creator earnings, then follow the ripple effects across platforms, hosting, and video. Along the way we get the inside story on Podcast Movement New York City, plus the new tools and trends reshaping discovery, analytics, and audience feedback. • Patreon’s $629M podcaster earnings and what it signals • Subscription revenue as a hedge against ad downturns • Patreon dis...
- Apr 3, 20261h 33m
Free transcripts! Plus, Beehiiv gets podcast hosting, and Brkthru's measurement of podcast ads
Send James and Sam a message or voicemail Please visit podnews.net/reportcard and fill out the questionnaire! We get into the real fight over podcast transcripts: where they should live, how they should be formatted, and why “one transcript everywhere” beats a pile of app-only versions. Then we zoom out to the bigger platform shift: all-in-one creator stacks, new monetisation options, Spotify’s latest ad experiments, and what advertisers actually want when they ask for ROI. • Buzzsprout roll...
- Mar 27, 20261h 32m
Apple Podcasts new video, and AI in podcasting from Snipd and Podhome
Send James and Sam a message or voicemail Why does James sound so different in the intro? Because he's standing in Hong Kong airport waiting to get onto an aeroplane, that's why. This week: Spotify quietly trims its podcast team while Apple pushes HLS video into Apple Podcasts, forcing hosts and creators to rethink what “open” distribution means. We also dig into transcripts as a baseline accessibility feature and test-drive the next wave of AI tools that curate listening and automate publis...
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The last word in podcasting news.Every Friday, James Cridland and Sam Sethi review the week's top stories from Podnews; and interview some of the biggest names making the news from across the podcast industry.Winner, "Best Podcasting Podcast", 2025 Ear Worthy AwardsSupport the show at https://weekly.podnews.net - or hit the boost button! Sponsored by Buzzsprout: start podcasting - keep podcasting!
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