Podnews Weekly Review
The last word in podcasting news.
Every Friday, James Cridland and Sam Sethi review the week's top stories from Podnews; and interview some of the biggest names making the news from across the podcast industry.
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Podnews Weekly Review
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YouTube’s Real Numbers, Spotify’s Strategy, And Nigeria’s Podcast Boom
(This audio contains a fix for part of Tony's audio)(These show notes are using Buzzsprout's CoHost tool. Buzzsprout are our sponsor and very good at podcast hosting and all that.)We dig into YouTube’s rare revenue reveal, Spotif...
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Mercury Podcast Network: plus, too many ads, and what YouTube is doing about AI slop
Sam and James talk with Liam Heffernan of Mercury; and cover all the latest news of the week.• Sony’s AI character podcasts and voice licensing risks• Video discovery leading to audio loyalty and why it matters• IAB’s AI scrapin...
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Wondercraft's AI video generation; plus, behind Truefans funding
We dig into Goalhanger’s funding, Wondercraft’s AI video workflows, music on open RSS with sats, TrueFans’ metrics-first hosting, and the growing gap between downloads and watch time.• Goalhanger’s community growth strategy with TCG inv...
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Season 4
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Episode 5
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Are subscriptions outpacing ads? And an exclusive
Sam has big news. Plus... (this description uses Buzzsprout's AI tool):We unpack the money and mechanics behind paid memberships, how platforms are reshaping podcast reach, and why quality and openness still matter. From Podfest honours...
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Episode 4
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iHeartRadio's open RSS bet on video, and Spotify's changes
Normally it's a nice quiet start to the year, but not this year! Sam and James look at the news we've already had so far this year. So much news, no tech stuff this week - that returns next week, along with your hosts being properly dressed.
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