New speakers announced for Podcast Movement

• Podcast Movement 2022 has made some speaker announcements, including Dallas Taylor from Twenty Thousand Hertz, Robert Riggs from True Crime Reporter, and Fireside Chat’s Mark Cuban and Falon Fatemi, returning to speak about “The Power of Web3 and Metaverse: The Future of Podcasting, Media, and Entertainment”. We’ll be at the event too.

• Video podcasts? Sure, Apple Podcasts supports those, via open RSS. Apple has added an article with details about what the platform supports.

  • Transistor has also posted about video podcasts, outlining the three different formats they can take.

• Spotify has announced a third-party brand safety solution for podcast advertisers, working with Integral Ad Science. Global media agency UM Worldwide will be first to test the solution.

• Welcome to Night Vale is celebrating its tenth anniversary; the creators Jeffrey Cranor and Joseph Fink are collaborating on a new series, Unlicensed, which is being made as an Audible exclusive later this year.

• RSS.com has added automatic distribution of shows to Boomplay, which is an African streaming service with over 50 million monthly active users.

• Amazon is to turn QCODE’s Last Known Position into a TV series. Gina Rodriguez, who starred in the podcast, is to star in the adaptation and be Executive Producer.

• One of the UK’s oldest independent podcasts, RHLSTP - Richard Herring’s Leicester Square Theatre Podcast is to go to the Edinburgh Fringe. The interview show has been made since 2011 and gets more than 900,000 downloads a month.

• ESPN is to premiere a number of new podcasts from Omaha Productions, the media company launched by Peyton Manning. Six new shows have been announced.

• Triton Digital’s New Zealand Podcast Ranker for May was released. May had a total of 8.1m downloads - a 21% increase month-on-month. The ranker lists participating publishers only, and doesn’t list RNZ, the country’s biggest podcaster.

• One of the two rankers in France, ACPM has published the most listened-to podcasts for May. Transfert from Slate (not that Slate) is #1, with 818,000 downloads in France (1m globally). Binge Audio is the #1 publisher. Overall downloads grew 19% year-on-year. Participating publishers only; Médiamétrie measures radio’s podcasts.

• Amy Woods, Content 10x founder, will be preaching the power of podcasting for businesses and brands at Digital Marketing World Forum (London, 23-24 June). Amy is speaking on day one and Content 10x are sponsoring/exhibiting on both days. There will be behind-the-scenes coverage on Amy’s LinkedIn.

• Alexandra Cooper from Spotify exclusive Call Her Daddy has bought two nice new houses for $10.7m. We’re told that in total she’ll have six bedrooms and 6.5 baths: how does half a bath even work? How does the water stay in? It’s a mystery.

Moves and hires - with The Creators, from Sounds Profitable

• Alice Brougham has been hired as Senior Audio Strategist for NZME. She was with MediaWorks.
• Kat Blackburn has been made Senior Commercial Engagement Manager at NZME. She, too, was with MediaWorks, most recently as CX & Loyalty Manager.
• Erica Farmer is now VP, Strategic Marketing for Gemini XIII. She joins from Westwood One. The company has also hired Jaclyn Mifka as Director of Ad Operations and Planning.

Tips and tricks - with RedCircle

• Neil Hedley from KNOPP Studios thinks that he’s been banned from the Podcasting Cool Kids Club; making the point that you don’t need amazingly expensive equipment to get podcasting.

• Need a press kit for your podcast? Mark Steadman highlights how to make one in Notion, a free software tool.

• Here’s how to send the best press release in the world, according to our editor.

Podcast News - with Post Script Media

From Post Script Media: Hot Buttons is a show about the future of fashion and culture on a changing planet. Each week, Christina Binkley, Rachel Kibbe, and Shilla Kim-Parker unwind the breaking news, industry moves, cultural trends, and tech breakthroughs that are shaping sustainable fashion. The fashion industry is one of the world’s biggest polluters. Can we change it?

Return Ticket is currently the #1 show in Australia’s Places and Travel category - hosted by Jonathan Green, it’s the perfect way to see the world without leaving your armchair. The first episode headed to London; the current episode looks at Bangkok’s love affair with malls.

The reality of aging isn’t what you think, according to the Crow’s Feet Podcast which has just launched. It’s an accompaniment to Crow’s Feet on Medium, a lively and informative collection of essays on aging; the podcast features discussions with the writers and contributors.

Justaposition is new today from Audacy’s Cadence13 and UTA, featuring Hyram Yarbro, a TikTok and YouTube star. Hyram will explore issues including mental health, navigating the complex world of social media, vulnerability, how to make a positive social impact, and skin care. The show will also be available on YouTube.

Smoke Screen: Puppy Kingpin is new today from Neon Hum - unveiling a multi-million dollar puppy laundering scheme. The podcast unravels a complex scheme to circumvent laws designed to stop animal cruelty. It’s available to binge in full in The Binge.

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