40% of new podcasts are hosted by women

• 40.2% of new shows on Libsyn in Q2 2019 were hosted by women, according to Rob Walch, speaking on The Feed.

• Meanwhile, a podcasting retreat for female changemakers is being planned in mid November in Tucson AZ, USA.

• Podchaser is enabling its new 'social feed’ today, sending out access keys to those that signed up for early access. The Feed is a brand new social timeline that leverages Podchaser’s unique database to feature real time guest appearances, recent reviews, new releases, and much, much more. Want in? Use the code “podnews” here - the first 25 Podnews readers get instant access.

  
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• YouTube is “a podcast network”, says The Verge. The article highlights some podcasters who post full shows, and clipped highlights, onto the video sharing platform.

• Spotify users can now share their favourite podcasts and music to Snapchat. Meanwhile, Spotify’s Chief Content Officer, Dawn Ostroff, is interviewed about her podcast plans in the LA Times.

• Triton Digital has partnered with Frequency, a “creative management platform”, to help produce, manage and deliver ad creative. “Frequency also leverages data to build personalized audio ads, control ad distribution, and deliver ads based on performance,” adds the press release.

• William Corbin has been named Vice President of Revenue and Brand Partnerships for Los Angeles-based Sound That BRANDS, a branded podcast company.

• The co-producer and presenter of Teacher’s Pet, Hedley Thomas, will be a keynote speaker at Radio Alive 2019, a national conference for Australian radio. It’s to be held in Brisbane QLD, Australia on Friday 18 October.

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