Spotify changes the rules from
Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia, the
latest from podnews.net with
advertised cast.
Spotify has changed the
eligibility for the company's
ambassador ads that can be used
to earn money from podcasts
from October 1.
Creators must have a thousand
unique Spotify listeners within
the past 60 days to qualify.
The old limit was just 100.
And we will limit the types of
content eligible for this
program, the company has said.
The company is also to
introduce a new revenue share
model for creators using
automated ads.
We've no more detail as yet on
that.
They're being expanded outside
the US.
Remote recording tool Zencaster
has launched an iOS app for
paid customers.
The company has also launched
ZenAI, an AI-driven clips
creator for social platforms
for $299
a month.
Another former cast media
creator has spoken out against
the company, Hawk vs. Wolfs
Jason
Ellis.
Posted this on Instagram.
I found out recently that cast
had decided to not pay us the
money that they owe us from
working.
Last night podnews spoke with
cast media's Colin Thompson,
who told us that he has no
confirmed future role at Live
One, who are requiring many
cast media shows.
And his aim with the deal was
to help creators as much as
possible, given the
circumstances.
Spotify for podcasters reversed
a three month decline in August
.
The platform was responsible
for 20.5% of all new episodes
published last month.
That's up from 20.1% the month
before.
Also the share of downloads
from Apple podcasts for shows
hosted by Buzzsprout has
increased
nicely and PodTrack is showing
a highest share for the company
ever in terms of episodes
measured
by the company.
Spotify has announced a new
masterclass about building a
loyal fan base.
It's on Wednesday at 12 o'clock
Eastern and it's expected to
focus on Spotify's interact
ivity
tools and PodShorty, a tool to
turn any YouTube video into an
AI summarized podcast which
we mentioned last month has
closed and refunded its users.
In People News, Lotton Skepsted
t has been hired as head of
commercial for PodX.
She had been director of books
and podcasts at Sesame, a
digital monetization company
founded by the founders of Ac
ast.
And Sue McNamara, the chief
revenue officer of Podcast One
and Eli Dvorkin, Podcast One's
chief content officer, have
both secured multiple year
contracts with the company.
The company debuts later this
week on Nasdaq.
Tifers and Tech Stuff and the
podcast index has released the
podcasting 2.0 Music Top
100.
A list of songs played in
podcasts and their earnings,
the top track by Corey Keller
earned
$171 during the measured period
.
And Taddy's podcast API has
enhanced its search functions,
allowing searching by phrase
and
date.
The most frequent search
queries were for names, the
company says.
And in podcast news, Strike
Force Five became the number
one podcast on both Spotify and
Apple podcasts in the US.
After its launch last week, a
new episode was published on
Sunday.
Eat Sleep Work Repeat is back
with a new presenter lineup
this week.
Bruce Daisley is joined by
Ellen C. Scott and Matthew Cook
.
The show is one of the longest
running and most listened to
business podcasts in the
UK.
Digital Folklore, a blend of
audio-fiction style narrative
and real-world expert
interviews,
returns for a new season today.
Fixable has also returned for a
new season from the Tad Audio
Collective.
The podcast addresses the most
pressing workplace issues today
, including how often a remote
workforce should come into the
office.
And Your Answer Matters is a
brand new podcast from Listener
, working with the Australian
Electoral Commission.
It's a podcast to help people
understand the upcoming
referendum in Australia, voting
's
compulsory, and you'll be asked
if the constitution should be
altered to recognise the first
peoples
of Australia.
We hope you'll vote yes.
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