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Sponsored by Riverside. When you host your podcast on Riverside, you now get a website where listeners can watch, listen, subscribe, and get automatically notified about new episodes — with a URL you can share anywhere to keep them coming back for more. Free with every plan. Give it a try! Spotify has cut a number of jobs in its podcast division - “15 employees or about 3% of the team”, according to a report. Cuts are apparently in The Ringer and Spotify Studios, though Spotify wouldn't confirm. Those affected include The Ringer’s special projects lead Andrew Gruttadaro, and writer Miles Surrey. A show from The Ringer, New York New York with John Jastremski, is to be cancelled. Over the past few weeks, Podnews has heard sustained chatter from different parts of the industry about significant changes to come at Spotify’s podcasting tools, including potential closures of revenue programs and brands. Spotify flatly deny any upcoming changes, describing them to us as “very much not true”. CNN loves podcasts so much, it appears to be making some of its programs look like them. Jake Tapper’s show appeared to “come from his office”, complete with visible microphones and a cheap sofa; Anderson Cooper also appears to be using large, in-vision microphones. The Wall Street Journal cover “the veteran podcasters hanging up their headphones”; reasons given are the additional stress from video. > > > Read more of today’s podcast industry news stories on the Podnews website: and get our free daily newsletter.Classifieds - your job or ad hereBroadcast Radio Auto-Process — Well-produced ≠ broadcast processed. Audyllic uses Orban Optimod to add the radio processing layer your podcast is missing. That's what keeps people listening. Try free: audyllic.com🔊 Get More Podcast Listeners Today — Player FM’s self-serve ad portal helps podcasters grow faster. Drive more plays and subscribers with campaigns tailored to your goals and budget.One Strange Thing: True Paranormal Mysteries — Podcast uncovering documented paranormal reports from America’s news archives. Atmospheric storytelling that explores the eerie space where folklore meets fact and the truth is stranger than fiction.Gold supporters: Buzzsprout, Mowpod, The $100 MBA, The Podglomerate, Cloud10, Cohost, Podscribe, Libsyn, Magid, The Content Creator's Accountant, Audiohook, Simplecast, audioBoom, PAVE Studios, RedCircle, Jar Podcast Solutions, Awesound, Podpage websites, Acast, We Edit PodcastsSilver supporters: Audacia Audio, Gamut Podcast Network, Bumper, Goalhanger, Sounds Debatable, Magellan AI, Blubrry, Araeya Media, Tink Media, The Podcast Haven, Red Seat Ventures, Voxtopica, Compliance Podcast Network, Companion Arts, Podium , PodAnalyst, Truefans, Locked On Podcast Network, SoundStack, Ausha, Frequency, Jonekiri, ARN's iHeartPodcast Network Aust, The Roost, Castbox, POW PR, Huberman Lab, Health Podcast Network, Headliner, Rhapsody Voices, Diversion Podcasts, Rephonic, Sonic Influencer Marketing, CreatorX, Transistor, Lemonada Media, Jam Street Media, Double Elvis Productions, Content10x, Podcast Partnership, Cleanfeed, Revolver Podcasts, Lower Street, Adopter Media, School of Podcasting, Podigy, Signal Hill InsightsOur supporters pay for Podnews, so everyone can read it. Join them today.

Sponsored by Riverside. When you host your podcast on Riverside, you now get a website where listeners can watch, listen, subscribe, and get automatically notified about new episodes — with a URL you can share anywhere to keep them coming back for more. Free with every plan. Give it a try! If you think there’s too much competition in podcasting, you might want to think again. The total number of new podcasts feeds in 2025 was 207,907, says Listen Notes. But the total number of new books in 2025? Just in the US, there were more than 4 million, notes Tom Webster on LinkedIn. The BBC is to get a new Director General (the name the corporation gives for its CEO). Matt Brittin is tipped to get the job; he was the head of Google for Europe, the Middle East and Africa for more than ten years. Semafor tells us that Vox Media tried to sell its podcast slate last year. It’s no longer for sale, says the piece. > > > Read more of today’s podcast industry news stories on the Podnews website: and get our free daily newsletter.Classifieds - your job or ad here🎯Are you getting new clients from your podcast?💰 — Subscribe to the FREE Podcasting Business School newsletter and get fresh tips every Thursday for podcast growth & listener to client conversion strategies. Join over 4,000+ Pod Pals on this list. AudienceLift.com - YouTube Growth + Subs 🌟 — 🌟 AudienceLift.com – YouTube Growth + Subs Get real subscribers, more views, and lasting channel growth. Your shortcut to YouTube success. Book Now!Gold supporters: Buzzsprout, Mowpod, The $100 MBA, The Podglomerate, Cloud10, Cohost, Simplecast, PAVE Studios, RedCircle, Libsyn, audioBoom, Audiohook, The Content Creator's Accountant, Podscribe, Magid, Jar Podcast Solutions, Awesound, Acast, We Edit Podcasts, Podpage websitesSilver supporters: Audacia Audio, Gamut Podcast Network, Bumper, Goalhanger, Sounds Debatable, Magellan AI, Companion Arts, Blubrry, Podium , Araeya Media, Castbox, Compliance Podcast Network, Ausha, POW PR, The Podcast Haven, Voxtopica, Frequency, Truefans, SoundStack, PodAnalyst, ARN's iHeartPodcast Network Aust, Jonekiri, Huberman Lab, Locked On Podcast Network, Tink Media, The Roost, Red Seat Ventures, Health Podcast Network, Double Elvis Productions, Lemonada Media, Diversion Podcasts, Jam Street Media, Rhapsody Voices, Rephonic, CreatorX, Transistor, Headliner, Sonic Influencer Marketing, Podcast Partnership, Content10x, Cleanfeed, Podigy, Lower Street, Revolver Podcasts, Adopter Media, School of Podcasting, Signal Hill InsightsOur supporters pay for Podnews, so everyone can read it. Join them today.Image: Ugur Akdemir

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Sponsored by Riverside. Meet Co-Creator. The AI editing assistant from Riverside that turns your raw recordings into polished episodes and social-ready clips just by chatting. Give it prompts like "remove all the filler words" and it handles the rest, built right into Riverside, so you never leave your workflow. Give it a try! Transcripts are coming to Overcast, and will be free for everyone, says developer Marco Arment. We first reported on this feature in July. The service doesn’t yet use creator-produced transcripts, relying on AI; and the current beta says (see it here) that each transcript “probably contains errors”. However, Marco tells Podnews that today’s build already downloads any VTT specified in the feed using the Podcasting 2.0 tag - "I just haven’t finished the parsing and display of them yet”, he says. (It’ll transcribe everything - even private feeds). When is the new video experience in Apple Podcasts going to launch? It’s with iOS 26.4, which has just posted its release candidate. That might mean it’s released to the public “as soon as next Wednesday (Mar 25) or as late as the following Monday (Mar 30)”, says seasoned Apple watcher John Spurlock. The upgrade message does not appear to promote video in Apple Podcasts to iPhone users; but opening Apple Podcasts gives a new splash screen highlighting the new feature. Podcast app and hosting company Truefans has launched a video hosting service. The service charges by total bandwidth used, and works with a number of third-party podcast apps, including Apple Podcasts. Podcasters will gain access to a new ‘watch time’ metric. > > > Read more of today’s podcast industry news stories on the Podnews website: and get our free daily newsletter.Classifieds - your job or ad hereAudylllic Automated Watch Folder — Audyllic’s automated Watch Folder delivers broadcast-grade Orban Optimod processing for compliant video and audio output — effortlessly. audyllic.comAudiencelift Fuels Podcast Audience Growth — Audiencelift raises awareness, drives downloads, and builds a database of subscribers who opt in for push notifications about your show. Get started today! Gold supporters: Buzzsprout, Mowpod, The $100 MBA, The Podglomerate, Cloud10, Podscribe, RedCircle, Simplecast, Magid, audioBoom, PAVE Studios, The Content Creator's Accountant, Audiohook, Libsyn, Cohost, Jar Podcast Solutions, Awesound, We Edit Podcasts, Acast, Podpage websitesSilver supporters: Audacia Audio, Gamut Podcast Network, Bumper, Goalhanger, Sounds Debatable, Magellan AI, Companion Arts, Huberman Lab, POW PR, The Roost, Voxtopica, SoundStack, Blubrry, Araeya Media, The Podcast Haven, ARN's iHeartPodcast Network Aust, Truefans, PodAnalyst, Podium , Compliance Podcast Network, Ausha, Jonekiri, Tink Media, Red Seat Ventures, Frequency, Locked On Podcast Network, Castbox, Health Podcast Network, Transistor, Lemonada Media, Diversion Podcasts, CreatorX, Sonic Influencer Marketing, Rephonic, Rhapsody Voices, Double Elvis Productions, Jam Street Media, Headliner, Content10x, Podcast Partnership, Cleanfeed, Revolver Podcasts, Podigy, Lower Street, Adopter Media, School of Podcasting, Signal Hill InsightsOur supporters pay for Podnews, so everyone can read it. Join them today.

Sponsored by Riverside. Meet Co-Creator. The AI editing assistant from Riverside that turns your raw recordings into polished episodes and social-ready clips just by chatting. Give it prompts like "generate a thumbnail for this episode" and it handles the rest, built right into Riverside, so you never leave your workflow. Give it a try! The winners of the iHeart Podcast Awards 2026 were announced. Podcast of the year went to Acast’s Giggly Squad. The show was hosted by Ego Nwodim, and three Icon Awards were also given out, to Jay Shetty, Terry Gross and Hrishikesh Hirway. A new US tax change could be good news for podcasters, says Ralph V Estep Jr, but it could also be confusing. Today, with the Podcast Professionals Association, he writes for Podnews: No Tax on Tips: What Podcasters Must Know Now - detailing the new tax rule that might mean meaningful money, as long as you do it right. In Australia, the Australian Podcast Ranker was released for February. There have been two enhancements to Demos+, allowing media buyers to see top indexing podcasts by audience composition, and an enhanced category ranker. The full ranker shows Mamamia Out Loud as retaining the #1 slot. Three smart-speaker bulletins are also in the top 10 - ABC News Top Stories, Sky News Australia Update, and The Update from NOVA. > > > Read more of today’s podcast industry news stories on the Podnews website: and get our free daily newsletter.Classifieds - your job or ad here🎧 ➡️ 💰Podcast Content To Clients Workshop — If you want to use your podcast to attract new clients and grow your online business this Podcasting Business School workshop is for you! Join us for this 4-day virtual workshop April 21st-24th.Audiencelift - Boost Your Podcast Reach on YouTube — 🎙️ Boost your podcast reach on YouTube! Get discovered by millions, expand your audience, and grow faster with video. Start reaching new listeners today!Gold supporters: Buzzsprout, Mowpod, The $100 MBA, Cloud10, The Podglomerate, Libsyn, PAVE Studios, The Content Creator's Accountant, Simplecast, Podscribe, audioBoom, Cohost, Magid, RedCircle, Audiohook, Jar Podcast Solutions, Awesound, We Edit Podcasts, Acast, Podpage websitesSilver supporters: Audacia Audio, Gamut Podcast Network, Bumper, Goalhanger, Sounds Debatable, Magellan AI, Araeya Media, Frequency, SoundStack, POW PR, Jonekiri, Locked On Podcast Network, ARN's iHeartPodcast Network Aust, Tink Media, Red Seat Ventures, Huberman Lab, Truefans, The Roost, Podium , Companion Arts, The Podcast Haven, PodAnalyst, Blubrry, Castbox, Ausha, Compliance Podcast Network, Voxtopica, Health Podcast Network, Rephonic, Headliner, Double Elvis Productions, Sonic Influencer Marketing, Transistor, Diversion Podcasts, Lemonada Media, CreatorX, Jam Street Media, Rhapsody Voices, Content10x, Podcast Partnership, Cleanfeed, School of Podcasting, Lower Street, Adopter Media, Revolver Podcasts, Podigy, Signal Hill InsightsOur supporters pay for Podnews, so everyone can read it. Join them today.Image: Ismael Quintanilla III for iHeartMedia