Google Podcasts unveils episode search, driven by automated transcripts

Google Podcasts unveils episode search, driven by automated transcripts

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  • At the RAIN Podcast Business Summit, Google’s Zack Reneau-Wedeen announces that Google Podcasts will have search results for episodes by the end of the week. Episode results are supported in all languages, and for many languages works by analysing automatically generated transcripts. This feature was first spotted within the app’s code in July last year.

  • Podtrac have restored total global download numbers to their industry rankings. They reveal that iHeartRadio is #1 global podcaster with 162,159,000 downloads in January, beating NPR’s 157m downloads. NPR remain #1 when judged on US unique users.


    Aug 11 2023: This broken link now points to the Internet Archive.
    • iHeart was sitting at 135m in November, and 123m in December. Ron Burgundy launched in February.
  • Nick Quah analyses the recent Luminary launch announcement - there’s much that he considers a wild gamble. Meanwhile, The Verge covers Spotify’s strategy.

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