Co-listening: podcasting could be bigger than we think

• Nearly 80% of connected TV-watching is done with someone else. Podcast consumption could be undercounted because of a higher-than expected amount of listening with others, suggests a new report from Cumulus Media and Signal Hill Insights.

• Which large podcast hosting company has an all-hands meeting this morning at 11am? We hear rumours that the company has found a buyer. Watch this space…

• iHeart Podcast writers are threatening to strike: the company has failed to come to agreement with the union after two years.

• Average CPM at Libsyn Ads dropped 7.4% year-on-year in May, according to new data released from the company. The average, $21.63, is down 1.2% from April.

• Spotify is increasing the price for Spotify Premium in the US.

• EarBuds this week looks at podcast episodes about Queer Histories Through Time - impactful stories covering many places and years for Pride 2024.

People News

• Yooree Losordo has joined Hub & Spoke’s board of directors.

Tips and tricks - with Memberful

• Are your host-read ads legal? In the US they have the FTC, in the UK they have the CAP, and they both require the same thing: clear disclosure. Here’s Podcast Discovery’s advice on how to follow the CAP rules.

• Got a podcast for us to promote? Here’s how we can help promote your podcast - or that of your client.

Podcast News

In the UK, Electoral Dysfunction from Sky News is to publish twice a week, with a series of special guests while host (and MP) Jess Phillips is campaigning. There will also be a special episode on July 5, on the day when the UK should know the results of the general election.

Politics At Jack And Sam’s is now daily, as Sam Coates from Sky News and Jack Blanchard from Politico give the insider gossip on the day ahead. It’s released every day at 7.30am.

It’s All Euro 2024 To Me is new from Vibrant Sound Media for this year’s EURO 2024 tournament. If you’re a fan of things like referees that look like Bonnie Tyler, tiny cars delivering footballs to the players and Scotland fans serenading German business folk over lunch, this is the football podcast you need.

Good on Paper launches today from The Atlantic - a weekly interview podcast. Each episode examines an idea or development that challenges the conventional wisdom in policy or politics — ideas that are “good on paper” but don’t always pan or prove out. The show is hosted by Atlantic staff writer Jerusalem Demsas.

Hello and Welcome is a new podcast from The Nation Network, focused on the Raptors, the Toronto-based basketball team. The show will offer daily coverage of the NBA next season, including pre- and post-game analysis of all 82 Raptors games. It’s hosted by Will Lou and Alex Wong, who used to host a show on Sportsnet.

Elephant seals! Penguins! And… complex geopolitics? South Pole is a new podcast from Pine Forest Media that takes an immersive journey into the heart of Antarctica, blending breathtaking landscapes with scientific exploration.

Off Duty: An NCIS Rewatch is new from Spotify, which aims to reunite the fan-favorite actors from the NCISverse as they rewatch, reminisce, and reveal more from the popular TV series. The show is “a new weekly video podcast”, also available in audio form wherever you get your podcasts.