Netflix hires first Head of Podcasts
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Netflix has hired its first Head of Podcasts, N’Jeri Eaton. She had been Head of Content, Apple Podcasts for a year; and prior to that spent four years at NPR.
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Does Google occasionally think it knows the address of your podcast RSS feed better than you do? You can now tell Google your preferred RSS feed.
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Kajabi, a service to help sell online courses or memberships, has added a podcast hosting service. The tool allows public or private podcasts: you can charge for them here, too.
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Encuestapod has published its Spanish-language podcast research. The data, from 3,063 participants, showed an increase of people listening on computers and smart-speakers, perhaps a result of the pandemic’s at-home instructions.
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Lemonada Media has launched BEING Studios, an “audio reality” podcast unit. Reality television expert Kasey Barrett (The Real World, Kardashians, Born This Way) has been named Executive Producer.
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Welder, a remote recording tool much like Riverside or Squadcast, has launched a free podcast transcript tool.
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The Paris Podcast Festival will take place in October, but their podcast competition is now open for entries until July 21. There are a number of categories for people who live in France, and one category if you’re outside France but still make a show in French. Bonne chance!
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The NATPE ContentCast, a free event about the Business of Podcasting Content, has revealed its full schedule. Our Editor is moderating a panel at 2.50pm ET.
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