This is sponsored by Understood, from CBC. From CBC, Understood goes deep on the current events, people, and cultural moments shaping society. Seasons span four episodes, hosted by journalists with an existing expertise on the story. Now accepting pitches.Visit https://podnews.net/update/look-back-2024-harklist for all the links, and to get our newsletter.Happy holidays - for many, it’s a last day in the office before two quiet weeks. For many more still, it’s podcasting as usual over the break, so we will be publishing as normal across the holiday period. We’ve got you! A special “Hark List” has been published: a look at the state of podcasting in 2024, with clips from a number of different shows. It’s hosted by our Editor, James Cridland, with clips from Buzzcast, Vergecast, our own Podnews Weekly Review, and plenty more. You can listen to it here, or, better, download the Hark app to listen and explore more new shows to listen to). The Podnews Weekly Review this week interviews, among others, Jessica Cordova-Kramer, the CEO of Lemonada Media. She talks about how the company has maintained high ad rates, and how they’re doing video, too. Here’s the full 30-minute interview on Podnews Extra. The Texas Creator Awards have been announced. Nominations are open until the end of January.

Every week, the Podnews Weekly Review is the last word in podcasting news - with a look back at the most important news in podcasting, and interviews with the people that matter.Hear from James Cridland, the Editor of Podnews; Sam Sethi, the CEO of Truefans; and interviews with the people that matter.The Podnews Weekly Review. With Buzzsprout - podcast hosting made easy.Find us wherever you get this podcast.

This is sponsored by Understood, from CBC. From CBC, Understood goes deep on the current events, people, and cultural moments shaping society. Seasons span four episodes, hosted by journalists with an existing expertise on the story. Now accepting pitches.Visit https://podnews.net/update/podcast-market-size for all the links, and to get our newsletter. How big is the global podcast market? Justin Jackson’s research website has increased its estimates. It suggests that 2024 saw around $3-3.4bn in global ad-sales; that the hosting business is worth around $100-150mn, and that podcast events and conferences are worth $15-20mn. The estimates don’t include YouTube. Sources are given: and it’s open for others to contribute. The IAB estimated US podcast ad revenue at $1.95bn for 2023. Google has launched a new tool made to “transform your content into AI-generated audio discussions”. And, in much the same way as the company has five different messaging apps, this one is called Google Illuminate AI, which seems to be much the same as another product from the company, Google NotebookLM. Some people suggest it’s a little better; we’ve noticed the voices sound a little different. Meanwhile, in Google NotebookLM, you can now talk to the AI podcast

This is sponsored by Understood, from CBC. From CBC, Understood goes deep on the current events, people, and cultural moments shaping society. Seasons span four episodes, hosted by journalists with an existing expertise on the story. Now accepting pitches.Visit https://podnews.net/update/tunein-tuning-out for all the links, and to get our newsletter. TuneIn appears to have tuned away from podcasts. After three sets of layoffs, which have not been reported until today, the company hasn’t let creators add new podcasts for the last ten months. It is also not communicating with content creators. Podscribe has launched a new, real-time podcast ranker. It monitors YouTube as well as podcasts, and offers demographic data, “rising” shows (so you can spot shows that are going viral), and works using both Podscribe’s existing prefixes and campaign pixels. It’s available to Podscribe clients; the company will also release monthly emails with ranker data. On Air Fest has published more speakers for its Brooklyn event in mid-February. Speakers include Taylor Lorenz, Dan Taberski, and Ashley Carman. Classifieds - your job or ad hereBoost Your Podcast Downloads 🚀 — Only 20% of podcasters hit 1,000+ downloads per episode. Ready to join them? Grab this FREE 3-Day Organic Podcast Growth Mini Course and start climbing toward the top 20%!AI Podcast Growth - Get 12% Off Now! — AudienceLift.com: Your AI-Powered Podcast Growth Partner Trusted by industry leaders to grow audiences and build subscriber databases. Start your first campaign today with code Podnews12 for 12% off!

This is sponsored by Understood, from CBC. From CBC, Understood goes deep on the current events, people, and cultural moments shaping society. Seasons span four episodes, hosted by journalists with an existing expertise on the story. Now accepting pitches.Visit https://podnews.net/update/goalhanger-ads for all the links, and to get our newsletter. The UK’s Goalhanger has launched its first multichannel ad campaign, in partnership with Spotify. The video ads, which will be shown across social media, show Spotify users switching between individual podcasts (though the “p” word isn’t used) - is it the best ad for a podcast company yet? You can watch it here. Lower Street has announced speakers for its Brand Podcast Virtual Summit 2025 - including brand new research from Signal Hill Insights, the Branded Podcast Benchmark Report. Other speakers include experts from the New York Times, Morgan Stanley, and Jay Acunzo. The event is free. Yesterday, we reported on Licensync, an Italian company charging for linking to podcasts. While ASSIPOD, the Italian Podcasting Association is listed as a partner on Licensync’s website, ASSIPOD have told us that they are not a partner; that their logo is used on the website without authorisation; and they have already requested its removal. We’ve asked Licensync for comment; and added ASSIPOD’s statement to the article. Classifieds - your job or ad hereLet's be Podcast Besties! 👯 — Podcast Bestie is a newsletter, podcast, and best friend to podcasters trying to grow and monetize their shows. Join the squad now.

This is sponsored by Understood, from CBC. From CBC, Understood goes deep on the current events, people, and cultural moments shaping society. Seasons span four episodes, hosted by journalists with an existing expertise on the story. Now accepting pitches.Visit https://podnews.net/update/licensync-payment-demands for all the links, and to get our newsletter. Exclusive: A company in Italy is sending invoices for more than $7,300 to multiple podcast directories and apps for listing six Italian podcasts. In a special report today, Podnews examines what Licensync is doing - and suggests that this is another reason why podcasting could benefit from a trade association to help protect our industry. A BBC World Service investigation has suggested that one of the world’s biggest podcasts, Diary of a CEO with Steven Bartlett, has been accused of spreading fringe theories and harmful health information - including that cancer can be treated by following a keto diet, rather than proven treatments; and that gluten intake causes autism. The company that makes the show, Flight Studio, suggests it’s merely “freedom of expression”. Podcasthon is less than a hundred days away, in March next year. Doug Downs shares a little more about what the charity event is about, and how your podcast can take part. Classifieds - your job or ad hereGetting less than 1,000 downloads per e

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