International Podcast Association shares interim survey results

International Podcast Association shares interim survey results

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  • The International Podcast Association has released interim results from its podcaster’s survey, above. The organisation’s mission is to support and accelerate the success of every individual and organisation around the world that are participating in the podcast industry. The survey will help shape the organisation’s initial goals, and shows what podcasters want, and what they need assistance with. Disclosures

  • The number of podcasts in the Apple Podcasts directory has broken 750,000 today, report My Podcast Reviews. They note that Apple added 2,200 new podcasts in just one day this week. Related: there are 2.2m new books published every year, and the NYT report that, in the US alone, 487 original TV shows aired in 2017.

  • If you use Audacity and are thinking about updating your Mac to Catalina, don’t. There are serious problems with recording, say the makers, and they’re asking you to hold off. Also not working: Audio Hijack, a tool many audio podcasters use.

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