Apple is removing 260 podcasts a day

Apple is removing 260 podcasts a day

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  • A new “podfading” statistic: Apple Podcasts say they remove podcasts from their directory with technical problems, that violate rules or manipulate charts. So - how many have they removed from Apple Podcasts over the last 90 days? 23,460 according to data from podcast analytics and attribution company Chartable - that’s 260 a day.

  • Listening clubs - like a book club but for podcasts - are part of Radio Ambulante’s success. They have 19 branches across the world.

  • iHeartRadio’s Bob Pittman made a strong statement at the recent NAB RadioShow: “podcasting is radio’s birthright”. Fred Jacobs, the brains behind the Broadcasters meet Podcasters session at Podcast Movement, urges us to take a deep breath before reacting in a blog post.

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