‘A million’ podcasts won’t be playable in Chrome

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• Over one million podcasts will stop being playable in Chrome browsers later this year, calculates Dan Misener. If you’re not using HTTPS to serve your audio (perhaps you’re using a Wordpress plugin) then you’re at risk, he says. (You’re probably okay - but our podcast pages have a check just in case. Search for yours here).

• The winners of the Publisher Podcast Awards were announced last night in London. The winner of the Publisher Podcast Of The Year was Crazy/Genius from The Atlantic. The special award was given to Christopher Phin, Head of Podcasts, at DC Thomson.

• The ARIAS, the Audio and Radio Industry Awards, were also announced in London. Best independent podcast went to Radiotopia’s Passenger List. The Bellingcat Podcast won two awards - bronze for Best Factual Series and silver for best independent podcast. Other podcasts were also rewarded in various categories.

• A third of Australians (6.6m) listen to audiobooks, according to new research from audiobook company Audible. Of those already listening to audiobooks, the research claims that 90% agree it allows them to multitask or to be more efficient, says the company, which charges AUD $16.45 - (USD10.99) for monthly membership. Aussies most often wish they had read Game of Thrones, the research goes on to say, which luckily is included in an Audible membership rather than paying $31.50 for the first book. etc.

Podcast News

It’s kind of a big deal: The Ron Burgundy Podcast is back for a third season. The press release bravely uses the word “shenanigans”; and also promotes a live taping of the show in San Diego on Mar 17. (iHeartRadio)

Inside NWI is a new business podcast from UK-based business development and marketing agency NWI, exploring how a business development agency works. (Soundcloud)

Broken: Jeffrey Epstein returns for a second season, including a new host, investigative and political journalist Tara Palmeri. (Three Uncanny Four Productions, Hyperobject Industries, Miami Herald, Megaphone)

Fitish is a new podcast from the Kidd Kraddick Morning Show co-host, J-Si Chavez, and contributor, Jenna Owens. (YEA Networks / Megaphone)

Correction

• Adam Mosseri is not the founder of Instagram, as we erroneously said yesterday. He is the current CEO and a long-time executive at Facebook. He took over Instagram after its co-founders Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger left in 2018. (Thank you, Timi Siytangco from Singapore for letting us know).