Sponsored by SpotsNow. SpotsNow is the AI operating system for podcast advertising. Join the webinar to learn how podcast networks can use AI to maximize their sales output using Claude, agents and ChatGPT. Book the free webinar now Apple released more information on upcoming features, as part of the company's WWDC event. In the announcement, we learn that from "fall" this year - Mac users will get access to video podcasts in the Podcasts app; Apple Podcasts on tvOS also will support video playback and will have a full redesign; and there is a new "search within a show" feature to find an episode. Apple Podcasts video allows creators to include an optional 4K version of their show, which, while overkill on a phone, will look good on the big screen. Typically, these new features roll-out in mid-September, with public betas in July. Development betas are available now, though are confidential (so, we can't report on them). A Canadian podcast network has agreed to pay CAD $885,000 (US $634,000) in a negotiated settlement after an unfounded allegation in a podcast. The founder of Canadaland, Jesse Brown must make an apology on the website and the podcast. The show appeared to repeat a false claim from a 1996 magazine article as a statement of fact; and Canadaland did not seek comment before publishing. In 2024, a judge suggested Brown showed a "callous disregard of reputation and personal damage". CTV News reports that it is one of the larger sums paid in recent years. Podnews has learnt that Canadaland was fully insured for the settlement amount. Jesse Brown told Podnews: "The WE Charity Scandal was never about anything Theresa Kielburger did. It was about what Craig and Marc did, and what Justin Trudeau did. That’s why Marc and Craig apologized to their donors and why Justin Trudeau apologized to all Canadians. Theresa Kielburger had nothing to apologize for, and that’s why I apologized to her today." We asked podcast lawyer Gordon Firemark what we should learn from this case. He told us: "Cases like this illustrate the importance of independent fact checking and verification.  Good practice is to ensure that every potentially damaging  allegation can be corroborated from two, three  or more credible sources.  Relying on a single source exposes you to just this scenario, and potentially significant damages awards." Those who host their podcasts on Substack will be able to distribute video to Apple Podcasts "in a few weeks", according to a webinar with Substack Product Manager Zach Taylor (spotted by webinar-watcher Chris Stone). The platform also delivers video automatically to YouTube; it doesn't support Spotify video. > > > Read more of today’s podcast industry news stories on the Podnews website: and get our fre