Podnews Weekly Review

Guest Interviews:

• Eric Nuzum - Magnificent Noise
• Alex Newall - Rusty Quill Ltd

Show Notes:

1. Spotify

• Spotify is the top podcast network in the US based on reach, according to new data from Edison Research. 
  
  
• Spotify now has separate home feeds for Music and Podcasts & Shows! 
  
  
• Audiobooks are coming to Spotify “reasonably soon”, according to CFO Paul Vogel.

2. Alby

• Alby has launched an analytics website for Value 4 Value, the podcast funding method from the Podcast Index. The website, called SATurn, gives a full view of payments made on the Value 4 Value system and interfaces with your Alby wallet. It's free to use, and includes a live feed much like Helipad. 
  
  
• Now everyone with an Alby #Lightning Address can get their very own 'My Alby Page'. 
  • Sam Page: https://getalby.com/p/sam
  • James Page: https://getalby.com/p/james
• Alby also brought #bitcoin to Linktree in their latest release. 

3. Other

• Balcao claims it is a new decentralised podcast platform
  
  
• Podcast Index’s websites are no longer going to store any user’s email address. Emails will be stored hashed in future, according to Dave Jones
  
  
• iOS16 -

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