WTF No More: Marc Marren Ends His Iconic Podcast After 16 Years and 1.1 Billion Downloads.

• https://www.chortle.co.uk/news/2025/06/02/58204/wtf%3F_marc_maron_ends_his_podcast_afetr_16_years?utm_source=podnews.net&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=podnews.net%3A2025-06-02

iHeartMedia Turns Up the Volume: True Crime Tonight Podcast Gets National Radio Launch.

• https://www.iheartmedia.com/press/iheartmedia-partners-kt-studios-debut-new-true-crime-format-across-broadcast-radio-stations?utm_source=podnews.net&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=podnews.net%3A2025-06-02

“You Stole My Voice”: Voice Actor Says AI Clone Hijacked for ScotRail Announcements.

• https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cn4q7984nq1o?utm_source=podnews.net&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=podnews.net%3A2025-06-02

Spotify Supercharges Podcast Discovery with Personalized Feeds and Episode Links.

• https://newsroom.spotify.com/2025-05-28/its-even-easier-to-discover-your-next-favorite-podcast-on-spotify/?utm_source=podnews.net&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=podnews.net%3A2025-05-30

YouTube Launches Weekly U.S. Podcast Charts to Spotlight Top Shows.

• https://blog.youtube/news-and-events/youtube-charts-top-us-podcasts/?utm_source=podnews.net&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=podnews.net%3A2025-05-16

Spotify’s New “Plays” Metric Aims to Boost Discovery—But Sparks Creator Concerns

• https://creators.spotify.com/resources/news/plays-on-spotify?utm_source=podnews.net&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=podnews.net%3A2025-05-16

2025 Report Reveals Key Growth Strategies for Video Podcasts: YouTube Dominates, Personality Wins.

• https://www.sweetfishmedia.com/original-research?utm_source=podnews.net&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=podnews.net%3A2025-05-16

Golden Globes to Honor Podcasts with New Category in 2026.

• https://www.thewrap.com/golden-globes-2026-adds-best-podcast-category/?utm_source=podnews.net&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=podnews.net%3A2025-05-12

How Small is Too Small?

• https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/pop-culture-news/spotify-plays-feature-smaller-podcasters-worried-rcna205651?utm_source=podnews.net&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=podnews.net%3A2025-05-12

All the latest Podcast News for April 2025, including:

Spotify Delivers Solid Quarter 1. Pays Out 100 Million dollars to Podcasters Amid Subscriber Surge

• https://www.linkedin.com/posts/originalchrispeterson_alright-alright-alright-q1-earnings-season-activity-7323030023307681793-yP4B/?utm_source=podnews.net&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=podnews.net%3A2025-04-30

YouTube Turns 20, Celebrates with New Features, Easter Eggs, and a Look Ahead

• https://blog.youtube/news-and-events/happy-birthday-youtube-20/?utm_source=podnews.net&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=podnews.net%3A2025-04-24

Digital Ad Revenue Hits Record 259 Billion Dollars in 2024, Fueled by AI, Video, and the Creator Economy

• https://www.iab.com/news/digital-ad-revenue-2024/?utm_source=podnews.net&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=podnews.net%3A2025-04-21

Hybrid is Here: 77 percent of Podcast Listeners Now Switch Between Audio and Video, Study Finds

• https://barrettmedia.com/2025/04/04/77-of-podcast-consumers-alternate-between-audio-and-video-usage-new-coleman-insights-and-amplifi-media-dat-shows/

All the latest podcast news for March 2025.

Including:

Video Killed the Audio Star — YouTube Now Reigns Over Podcasting

• https://www.sweetfishmedia.com/blog/the-2025-state-of-video-podcasts

Not All Plays Are Equal: Inside the Podcast Metrics War Between YouTube, Spotify, and Apple

• https://wearebumper.com/blog/one-big-number-how-to-combine-audio-video-podcast-data-across-apple-spotify-and-youtube?utm_source=podnews.net&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=podnews.net%3A2025-03-24

Podcasting Hits Peak Popularity as U.S. Audience Tops 210 Million

• https://www.edisonresearch.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/The-Infinite-Dial-2025-Presentation.pdf?utm_source=podnews.net&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=podnews.net%3A2025-03-21

Google Gemini Turns Your Docs Into Talk Shows—AI Hosts Now Read and React

• https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/google-gemini-turns-your-docs-into-podcasts-with-ai-hosts/?utm_source=podnews.net&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=podnews.net%3A2025-03-19

OpenAI’s New Audio Models Talk the Talk—But Can You Trust What They Say?

• https://simonwillison.net/2025/Mar/20/new-openai-audio-models/?utm_source=podnews.net&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=podnews.net%3A2025-03-21#atom-everything

AudioShake Cracks the Code on Overlapping Voices With New Multi-Speaker AI

• https://www.audioshake.ai/press-releases/audioshake-launches-breakthrough-ai-model-to-separate-overlapping-voices-in-audio

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

• Podcasting’s Brightest Stars Shine: 2025 Hall of Fame Inductees Announced!
• Digital Ad Dollars Slow to a Jog: IAB Projects 7.3 % Growth for 2025
• Amaze Media Labs Unveils Audiencelift 2.0 - The Next Evolution in Podcast Growth
• AI Podcast Hosts: Enhancing or Eroding the Soul of Broadcasting?
• PodSEO Revolutionizes Podcast Growth with Tailored SEO Platform
• Spotify Unveils Partner Program to Boost Podcast Creator Earnings.
• Australian True Crime podcast helps solve a 27-year old murder case

...and more!

For more info:

https://martech.org/iab-expects-digital-advertising-growth-to-slow-considerably-this-year/utm_source=podnews.net&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=podnews.net%3A2025-01-17

https://www.forbes.com/sites/bernardmarr/2025/01/16/will-ai-podcast-hosts-destroy-the-very-soul-of-broadcasting/?utm_source=podnews.net&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=podnews.net%3A2025-01-16

https://greatpods.co/blog/top-and-best-24-podcasts-of-2024-from-great-pods?utm_source=podnews.net&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=podnews.net%3A2025-01-16

https://www.vulture.com/article/will-video-kill-the-audio-star-in-2025.html?utm_source=podnews.net&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=podnews.net%3A2025-01-01

https://newsroom.spotify.com/2025-01-02/the-spotify-partner-program-is-here-offering-new-ways-for-creators-to-monetize-in-the-us-uk-canada-and-australia/?utm_source=podnews.net&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=podnews.net%3A2025-01-03

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-03/meaghan-rose-mooloolaba-murder-arrest/104781474?utm_source=podnews.net&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=podnews.net%3A2025-01-07

All the latest podcast news for early to mid December 2024.

Including:

• Chartable Shuts Down
• Ausha Charts: A Free Game-Changer for Tracking Podcast Rankings
• Riverside Secures $30M to Expand All-in-One Podcast and Video Platform
• Wonder Media Network purchased by Acast, Launches Acast Creative Studios
• ...and more!

For more info:

https://techcrunch.com/2024/12/09/riverside-raises-30-million-series-c-to-expand-its-podcast-and-video-recording-platform/?utm_source=podnews.net&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=podnews.net%3A2024-12-10

https://wondermedianetwork.com/acast-acquires-wonder-media-network/

https://podcastingtoday.co.uk/acast-uk-opens-new-london-hub-with-state-of-the-art-studios/

All the latest Podcast News for the week of November 11th 2024 including:

• Spotify Unveils Creator Tools Amid Record Profits
• Top Podcasts in the U.S. for Q3 2024: New Entries and Rising Stars
• Podcasts Drive Engagement and Purchases, New Report Reveals
• Podcast Growth in 2024: High Barriers, Big Opportunities
• RODE Unveils Wireless Micro: Tiny Mic, Big Sound for Creators
• Podcast Hall of Fame Announces Eight New Board Members, Emphasizes Global Growth

For more info:

https://newsroom.spotify.com/now-playing/?utm_source=podnews.net&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=podnews.net%3A2024-11-14

https://www.edisonresearch.com/the-top-50-podcasts-in-the-u-s-for-q3-2024/

https://analytics-iq.com/wp-content/uploads/AnalyticsIQ-Research-Report-Podcast-Listening-Behaviors.pdf?utm_source=podnews.net&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=podnews.net%3A2024-11-14

https://podcastmarketingacademy.com/podcast-marketing-trends-2024/?utm_source=podnews.net&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=podnews.net%3A2024-11-14

https://podcasthall.com/https://rode.com/en/microphones/wireless/wireless-micro?variant_sku=WIMICROC

The latest Podcast news for the week of October 28th.

Including:

• YouTube Shorts now expanded to 3 minutes
• The new king of Ad Spending in Podcasts
• New CEO announced at Libsyn

…and moreFor more information:

https://blog.youtube/news-and-events/tall-updates-coming-to-shorts/?utm_source=podnews.net&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=podnews.net%3A2024-10-25

https://investor.libsyn.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/10.15.24-Libsyn-CEO-announcement_F.pdf

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/10/23/election-podcasts-trump-harris-poll/75705573007/

https://newsroom.spotify.com/company-info/?utm_source=podnews.net&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=podnews.net%3A2024-10-22