James Cridland: A major new podcast company. The latest from Podnews.net, with Podcastle: create, edit,
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Steven Bartlett: A year ago, we realized we had inadvertently created a podcast growth platform that could
redefine the industry and give new talent their own platform for their voice to be heard
around the world.
So today, I'm excited to announce the launch of our industry-first podcast growth platform,
Flight Studio.
James Cridland: Steven Bartlett has launched Flight Studio, a podcast, media, and technology company.
Flight Studio will be led and co-founded by Georgie Holt, Acast's former regional managing
director for the Americas, and former U.S. head of sales and brand partnerships, Cristiana
Brenton.
The company launches with a number of new video podcasts, which will be translated into
multiple languages, and will also represent Bartlett's Diary of a CEO.
Flight Studio will have global production studios based in London, Manchester, New York,
Boston, and Los Angeles.
Diary of a CEO is the number two show in the UK.
Bartlett is also one of the investors in the UK version of Shark Tank, Dragon's Den.
Podcasters are now earning more than $100 million in annual revenue on Substack, the company
says, a figure that says more than doubled in the past year. Of the 250 highest revenue
publications on Substack, more than half publish audio and video.
The Independent Podcast Awards are open for entry, even until May 31st to enter.
The ceremony will be held in October in London.
There are four new categories and entry fees have been frozen from last year.
The Podcast Show in London has published the full schedule for the event, which takes place
next month.
Find the schedule under the By Day tab at thepodcastshowlondon.com.
I will be doing an opening keynote as well as a live Pod News Weekly review with Sam
Sethi.
Podcasting's Conan O'Brien is taking part in a free live-streamed event tomorrow evening at the
Paley Center for Media.
Richard Herring has shared how he works with advertisers for the RHLSTP podcast.
Podfest is running a Podfest masterclass, AI and creator tools summit, a virtual event
from April 20th to April 25th.
Tickets start at $49, but our event section contains a code to get in for free because,
you know, you're listening to this.
Another big podcast is making its way onto TV. Bone Valley will become a multi-season
scripted TV series.
The show, which will also be a book later this year, is producing a second season.
Pocket Casts appears to be looking at supporting Websub,
according to John Spurlock. we've written about Websub, which is used to indicate to
podcast directors that an RSS feed has just been updated (and its Podcasting 2.0 cousin,
Podping).
And Studio71 has signed an ad sales agreement with Juicy Scoop with Heather MacDonald.
The show was with Sony Music Entertainment.
Podcast: Hey, it's me, Blippi, and this is my best friend, Mika.
Hi, I'm Mika, and this is our brand new podcast, Blippi and Mika's Road Trip.
Blippi and Mika's road trip will follow best friends Blippi and Mika as they hop into their
Blippi mobile and take a road trip to an awesome adventure driven by their curiosity.
James Cridland: It's the first ever podcast series featuring the beloved children's character and it's
new today from iHeartPodcasts and Moonbug Entertainment.
Curiously Kaitlyn is new today from Holy Post Media, a show aimed at making theology
accessible, meaningful, and fun for listeners of all ages.
Every listener's career is defined by the moments where they stood at a crossroads with
a critical decision to make.
The leadership crossroads launches today, talking to leaders who made those choices
with guests including Dan Rosen, the president of Warner Music Australasia.
The Outer Limits of Inner Truth, a meta-physical podcast has celebrated its 10th year anniversary.
And face off, the US vs China is new this week from Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist
Jane Perlez, former New York Times Beijing bureau chief and current fellow at the Harvard
Kennedy School's Belfast Center.
It's executive produced by Mia Lobel, ex-of Pushkin Industries and is from Airwave Media.
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