Podcast Movement
Podnews supporterPodcast Movement (PM) is an annual conference for the podcast industry. It is one of the largest gatherings of participants in podcasting, with over 3,000 attendees in 2019. Described as "for podcasters, by podcasters", it focuses on collaboration and networking among attendees, in addition to education and encouragement. Wikipedia
Website: podcastmovement.com
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- Aug 27: Almost half of YouTube podcast users listen to podcasts on YouTube more than they watch them there. That’s one of the surprising pieces of data from The Podcast Landscape, new research by Sounds Profitable (here’s a link to sign up to the webinar). And - while video is comparatively new in Spotify, almost a third of people there say that they watch podcasts on the platform more than listen. “If you are doing a video podcast specifically for YouTube, it better work as an audio podcast,” says Tom Webster: who might have got one of our stickers at Podcast Movement, defining a podcast as “something for your ears when your eyes are busy”.
- Aug 25:
A neat thing on the RSS
.com booth at Podcast Movement that we didn’t take a picture of: a live watch of new RSS .com hosted podcasts, via PodPing. We hope Alberto publishes that code somewhere! - Aug 22: Podcasters in the Wild - we’ve video and some of your photographs from Podcast Movement in Dallas this week.
- Aug 21: Bryan Barletta posts more information about the Podcast Movement and Sounds Profitable merger. Details include the enhancements to Podcast Movement events, including: “James Cridland of Podnews will be Podcast Movement’s first Editorial Director, bringing his immense event experience and highlighting his dedication to supporting creators and the independent nature of podcasting. He will oversee the Creator track at events, with an emphasis on growth, education, and diversity of voices.”
- Aug 20: Podcast listeners are listening longer, according to new data shared at Podcast Movement yesterday. Weekly listeners consume 6.3 hours of podcasts a week on average, according to the latest data from The Podcast Landscape - 5% higher than the previous year. The full data will be released in a free webinar on Thursday Sep 4 at 2pm Eastern.
Data credits: Podnews newsletter, Wikipedia