Podnews Weekly Review

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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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Apple Podcasts video tech details; plus Supercast acquired - we speak to its CEO

We break down Apple’s video podcast rollout, why HLS matters for reliability, and what ad skipping really looks like. Then Supercast’s CEO shares how subscriptions scale, followed by a compelling case for narrative audio over flat studio video....

February 27, 2026 • Season 4 • Episode 9 • 2:10:09

Apple Podcasts Video - HLS, ads, and podcaster control

Apple turns on HLS video in Apple Podcasts and rewrites the business rules while keeping files with hosts. We unpack the listener experience, creator workflows, dynamic ads, costs, open standards, and what Spotify and YouTube might do next, wit...

February 20, 2026 • Season 4 • Episode 8 • 2:34:40

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...

February 13, 2026 • Season 4 • Episode 7 • 1:14:24

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...

February 06, 2026 • Season 4 • Episode 6 • 1:31:30

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...

January 30, 2026 • Season 4 • Episode 5 • 1:33:38

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