FX signs the NYT's Daily for a Weekly TV show; Google Podcasts adds features

Listen · June 25 2018 · 1 minutes to read

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The New York Times has done a deal with TV networks FX and Hulu to bring a weekly version of The Daily to television. It’ll be called, unsurprisingly, The Weekly.
Google Podcasts will shortly get a “trim silences” feature and Chromecast support, reports 9to5google. The “trim silences” feature is already live in the public beta; here’s how to be a beta tester. (And, here’s our Google Podcasts FAQ).
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Dave Jackson highlights the importance of a good episode title.
Jeremy Morris wants to ensure we preserve podcasts - he says 75% of pre-1975 radio recordings have been destroyed - and highlights PodcastRE, an archive site.

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