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Podnews Weekly Review

English - May 05, 2023 05:00 - 1 hour - 46.1 MB
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Previous Episode: Spotify reach 500m MAU's. Podcasts appear in YouTube Music, Ofcom says the number of Brits listening to podcasts has flatlined.

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Special Guests:

Chris Quamme Rhoden on Acast's work in the Podcast Standards Project.Nick Hilton talks about host reads.

News:

Spotify for Podcasters posted its second-highest share of new episodes, growing 13% since January. Spotify for Podcasters is rolling out the company’s monetisation programs, Automated Ads and Ambassador Ads, to more countries.Podcast ad spending grew by 32% last year in the UK, according to the IAB.Let’s change the standard for host-read advertising, says Nick Hilton in a blog post. He argues we’re undervaluing the medium: echoing Dan Granger’s thoughts in the Podcast Business Journal last Friday.The Podcast Academy has announced the association’s 2023-2024 Officers. The winners of The Publisher Podcast Awards were announced. The Podcast of the Year went to Hot Money from the Financial Times.

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