Spotify adding new podcasts; more tweaks to Google's podcast app
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Spotify is adding new shows to their system again, and working through a large backlog, including 2,500 shows from Libsyn alone. They suspended new submissions in early May while they retooled their podcast service.
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Google’s podcast app continues to be tweaked, including a “for you” tab and a nice new logo of a colourful diamond.
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The on-audio revolution gathers pace according to a UK journalism website, quoting a Reuters online survey and focusing on podcasting. There’s an interesting set of data around “which podcasts are most popular”.
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“You’re not a podcaster: you’re an audio influencer” - Jessica Kupferman reminds us that advertisers are less interested in raw download numbers and more interested in you.
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An profile of Podcast Addict, a podcast app. Libsyn claim it has 1.5% of all downloads, making it the fourth most popular podcast app.
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Gimlet’s Alex Blumberg and Matt Lieber are profiled in Recode, and on the Recode Media podcast.
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Bauer Media UK’s magazines are “getting into podcasting”, according to Digiday. (Bauer is the third-largest radio broadcaster in the country).
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Why your podcast needs show notes according to WeEditPodcasts. (Got data on actually how many people use them? Let us know.)
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A podcaster on Reddit hits 1,000 downloads a day, and shares his lessons learnt, including branding, consistency and Spotify.
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At 2am on Sunday morning, the Editor of Podnews appeared on The New Media Show with Todd Cochrane and Rob Greenlee. Podnews isn’t an opinion zone; this podcast is, however.
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Listicle corner: 10 of the best UK political podcasts (The Guardian)
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