All the latest podcast news for February 2025.

Including:

• Best Podcast Hosting of 2025: Top Platforms to Monetize and Grow Your Show
• Spotify Pushes Video, But Top Podcasts Stick to YouTube
• Podcasting Grows Again in 2024, YouTube Takes the Lead
• BBC Studios Expands iHeartMedia Partnership to Boost U.S. Podcast Revenue
• Podcast Boom Fuels Sirius XM’s Future Amid Industry Shift
• mowPod Launches Free Apple Podcasts Ranking Tracker for Creators
• Spotify Ends 2024 Profitably, Reports Strong Growth in Users and Revenue
• Youtube Parent Company Alphabet Reports Strong Quarter 4 Growth, AI and Cloud Drive Revenue Surge
• Joe Rogan, True Crime, and Conservative Talk Dominate 4th Quarter Podcast Rankings
• Podcast Hosting Trends: Buzzsprout Leads as New Episode Output Drops
• Music Publishers Crack Down on Spotify, Demand Podcast Takedowns
• Fox Bets Big on Podcasts with Red Seat Ventures Acquisition

For more information:

https://variety.com/2025/digital/news/music-publishers-begin-spotify-podcast-takedowns-1236289793/

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/fox-acquires-megyn-kelly-producer-red-seat-ventures-podcast-deal-1236131995/

https://abc.xyz/assets/a3/91/6d1950c148fa84c7d699abe05284/2024q4-alphabet-earnings-release.pdf?utm_source=podnews.net&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=podnews.net%3A2025-02-06

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2025-02-06/spotify-s-push-into-video-is-missing-some-of-the-biggest-podcasts

https://www.techradar.com/best/podcast-hosting?utm_source=podnews.net&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=podnews.net%3A2025-01-27

https://info.tritondigital.com/2024-u.s.-podcast-report?utm_source=podnews.net&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=podnews.net%3A2025-01-29

https://www.edisonresearch.com/the-top-50-u-s-podcasts-q4-2024/?utm_source=podnews.net&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=podnews.net%3A2025-02-06

https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20250130582373/en/BBC-Studios-Expands-Strategic-Partnership-With-iHeartMedia-to-Become-the-Exclusive-Third-party-Sales-Partner-for-BBC-Podcasts-in-the-U.S.

https://www.imdb.com/news/ni65108323/?ref_=nm_nwr_1