Fewer podcast episodes published in June

• The total number of new podcast episodes published in June was 4.7% fewer than in May on a normalised basis, says Livewire. Spotify for Creators saw a small decrease, but still retained its leading market share of 26.6% of new episodes. Spreaker (at 15%) and Buzzsprout (at 8.7%) saw increases in share, as did Podbean and Libsyn. Amazon Cloudfront still serves the majority of podcast episodes (now 60.79% of them).

• Buzzsprout’s monthly stats report for June suggests a small narrowing of Apple Podcasts’s lead in terms of total downloads. The podcast host saw a -4.5% drop in total downloads (June has -3.3% fewer days than May).

  • Transistor showed Apple Podcasts retake its lead, however.

• The Podcast Standards Project has added Anytime Player as a certified app, and podcast hosting providers Iono, Podhome, Podtoo and Alitu as certified hosting providers. The full list and certification criteria is on Github, and on the project website; the group aims to advocate for new features that improve the open podcasting ecosystem for both listeners and creators.

• As a late filing, PodcastOne released its financial report for its fiscal year, ending March 2025. The company saw revenue growth of 20% year-on-year. It, however, saw a decrease of 44% of podcast downloads - which it blamed on “the departure of non-revenue generating partner networks” and the “continued impacts of Apple’s iOS 17”. On revenue of $52mn, it made a reduced loss this year of $6.4mn.

  • The iOS 17 thing? In Feb 2024, 66% of all active iPhones were running iOS 17. By January 2025, 87% were running iOS 17 or 18. That’s 21% more users running the software.

• Audio equipment manufacturer KRK have launched a set of studio monitors, the KRK Kreate Series. They’re designed to given an accurate sound of how your podcast sounds as you mix it, and support balanced, unbalanced, and even Bluetooth audio input.

• How do people respond to podcasts of faith? Living on the Edge with Chip Ingram is taking part in a pilot program with the Godcaster platform to better understand their digital audience and link ministry response to specific content moments.

Moves and hires

• Bauer Media Audio, which operates radio stations and podcasts in nine markets across Europe, has appointed Paul Eldon as the company’s Director of Measurement.

• The co-founder of Pineapple Street Studios, Jenna Weiss-Berman, is one of the new appointees for trustees at New York Public Radio, the owners of WNYC. Weiss-Berman is currently Head of Podcasts at Paper Kite Productions, the film and television production company founded by Amy Poehler.

  • We’ve corrected the name of the CEO of NYPR, LaFontaine Oliver, in our story yesterday; sorry.

Tips and tricks - with Podcast Movement

• The Podcasting 2.0 website covers how to add transcripts to podcasts, including recommended file formats and tools. We’re reminded that Apple Podcasts uses transcripts in its search; and therefore it’s helpful to ensure correct spelling and details.

Podcast News

In a special edition of Women of Impact, Lisa Bilyeu sits down with legendary FBI profiler Dr. Ann Burgess and top defense attorney Karen Conti to break down the verdict of the Diddy case - three not guilty, two guilty - and what the jury completely missed. They ask: was justice really served?

Listeners in Canada will already have enjoyed We Regret To Inform You: The Rejection Podcast from The Apostrophe Podcast Company - but if you’ve not yet heard this podcast during its six year run, you’ll be happy to know that it’s been picked for CBC Radio One. Hear it on Wednesday at 11.30am, and again on Sunday at 7pm. The show features actors, artists and celebrities talking about their rejection - Alanis Morissette being dropped by her record label, or Lisa Kudrow being fired from Frasier - and what happened next.

From NPR, Throughline has added a new series of shows exploring the relationship between the US and Iran. The series co-host Ramtin Arablouei’s parents lived through Iran’s 1979 revolution.

Hop on the bus and travel across the Peak District in England with Great Days Out on the bus from Buxton. Maria Passingham documents her Great Days Out with immersive sounds from the region’s towns, villages, and attractions, and conversations with people she meets along the way: Andrew, on an 8 hour pilgrimage to his mother’s grave; Andi, the charismatic cavern tour guide; and Suzanne, a business owner who’s still in disbelief that she gets to live where other people come on holiday.

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