Spotify's Enhanced Creator
Tools from Podcast Movement in
Denver, Colorado, the latest
from
podnews.net with the Dr. John
Deloni show.
At Podcast Movement, Spotify's
director of podcast product,
Austin Lamont, announced
a number of enhancements and
features for podcasters
including show page
customization,
creator controls for podcast
previews and a rollout of
automated ads to more countries
.
There's a full description of
the enhancements on Spotify's
website. Spotify's megaphone
also launched a new Spotify
audience network performance
dashboard.
At Podcast Movement, it was
announced that podcast radio is
to launch on FM and AM stations
in North America from September
, including two top 20 markets.
If you're listening to
podcast radio in the UK, you'll
regularly hear this show.
Apple Podcast has quietly
stopped adding hidden web page
code to tag Podcast with Topics
,
which it started to do in late
2022. Dan Meisner from Bumper
spotted the change a few days
ago. The summer of sport is
leading to significantly
more sports podcast downloads,
according to UK podcast
producer SportsSocial. The Tour
de France cycle race and the As
hes cricket led to a 49%
increase in downloads. In the
US, Nielsen also reported
records streaming TV figures.
Before you all write in, yes,
we know it's winter in
Australia. We live there.
Triton Digital released the
July 2023 Canadian podcast rank
er. Average weekly downloads
were
down 2.2%. Audio app Jammit
launched its web platform in
Beta. It describes itself as a
social web app for emerging and
established audio storytellers,
podcasters and voice creators.
And 48% of podcast listeners
have purchased a
podcast advertised product,
according to a new Power of
Podcast report from Voices,
a voiceover marketplace. And
the Pod News Puppies are at
podcast movement. Lunchtime is
playtime. You can find the Pod
News Puppies in front of our
booth between 11 and 1 today.
We've partnered with Max Fund,
an animal adoption centre in
Denver, and they are very cute.
In People News, Chris Corcoran
has been hired as GM and Chief
Content Officer of Auditie,
the Audio Division of Asylum
Entertainment Group. He was
Chief Content Officer of Cad
ence 13.
And in podcast news, in the
media-run table this week,
Oxford Roads Jennifer Lane and
guests, including me, look at
the week's podcasting news. We
can't live without food,
but we don't talk about it
nearly enough. What does our
food say about us and about the
way we live?
If this food could talk, is new
today from APT Podcast Studios.
Mediterranean lifestyle
expert Claudia Hannah takes a
look into the world's pantry
and comes back with incredible
stories.
And which is the only London
Underground station without any
of the letters in the word mack
erel?
Part quiz show, part offbeat
trivia and all awesome, good
job brain is nuts about trivia
and pub
quizzes. Join the show for more
mental nutrition. Even enjoy it
when catching the tube at St
John's
Wood. This podcast is sponsored
by The Dr. John Deloni Show. A
more peaceful life is possible.
For practical advice on dealing
with loneliness, anxiety,
depression, relationships and
more,
find The Dr. John Deloni Show
wherever you get your podcasts.
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