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  • Pod The North takes a deep dive into The Signal Awards, which are run by the same company as The Webbys. There were 600 winners in more than 100 categories. The story says that the judging process is opaque, and that the 177 judges were not compensated for their time.

    • “We really didn’t think anyone outside of the United States really would probably be winners,” the former Managing Director for The Signal Awards, Deondric Royster, is quoted as saying. Ouch.
  • From one type of award to another - Podcast growth agency Bumper has analysed 28.5mn Apple Podcasts star ratings (in the US store) to learn how they work. Crime Junkie has the most US ratings, at 344,000; but only 28% of shows have any star ratings at all. (Star ratings have no effect on the recommendation algorithms.)

  • Fanlist, formerly PodInbox, is now supporting premium podcast feeds. You host your show’s premium episodes with them. The service takes a 7% cut from your income.

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Podcast data for Jan 23

#1 in Apple Podcasts
US flag New Heights with Jason and Travis Kelce (Wave Sports + Entertainment)
IE flag Runaway Joe (RTÉ Documentary on One)

#1 in Spotify
US flag The Joe Rogan Experience (Joe Rogan)
IE flag Mark Mehigan’s Weekly Roast (GoLoud)

Over the last week, 194,909 podcasts published at least one new episode (up 1.8%). source

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