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Sponsored by Gamut Podcast Network. When did your network last call you? Big networks sell their top shows and forget the rest. At Gamut, every show gets a real sales plan. Visit our website or email [email protected] Step aside, Steven Bartlett: there's a new kid in town. Earlier this month, Bartlett's Diary of a CEO beat the Joe Rogan Experience as the most subscribed video podcast in the world. Joe Rogan has 21.1 million subscribers; Bartlett has 21.9 million; but Figuring Out with Raj Shamani is beating both of them, with 22.1 million. The show is made in India, and launched in 2021. Shamani recently signed with talent agency WME after attracting well-known guests like French President Emmanuel Macron, Scott Galloway and OpenAI's Sam Altman. Spotify's Megaphone has just rolled-out HLS video distribution for Apple Podcasts for its customers. Here are the support details. The company announced that it would be supporting Apple Podcasts back in May. Google's posted a new patent for turning your browsing history into a podcast for your commute. According to the website Patentlyze, it can time the podcast for the length of time you'll be in the car - and it can also moderate its language or remove naughty words. > > > 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 You bring the insight. Rise25 brings the audience. — We handle guest outreach, production, publishing, and promotion so your podcast becomes a steady source of client introductions and referral partnerships. Book a free call. Gold supporters: Buzzsprout, Mowpod, Beehiiv, Podbean, The $100 MBA, Cloud10, The Podglomerate, PodProtect - podcast identity pr, Magid, Sounds Profitable, Libsyn, RedCircle, PAVE Studios, Cohost, Simplecast, Audiohook, Scicomm Media, audioBoom, The Content Creator's Accountant, Podscribe, Jar Podcast Solutions, Awesound, We Edit Podcasts, Acast, Podpage websites Silver supporters: Audacia Audio, Gamut Podcast Network, Bumper, Sounds Debatable, True Native Media, Magellan AI, Nomono, Podium , SoundStack, Tink Media, Companion Arts, Jonekiri, Podium, Hypecast, Castbox, POW PR, Red Seat Ventures, Frequency, Ausha, Locked On Podcast Network, Compliance Podcast Network, PodAnalyst, Truefans, ARN's iHeartPodcast Network Aust, Podcast Movement, iono.fm, The Podcast Haven, Voxtopica, Blubrry, Health Podcast Library, Double Elvis Productions, Rephonic, CreatorX, Diversion Podcasts, Lemonada Media, Sonic Influencer Marketing, Jam Street Media, Headliner, Transistor, Rhapsody Voices, Podcast Partnership, Content10x, Cleanfeed, Revolver Podcasts, Adopter Media, School of Podcasting, Lower Street, Podigy, Signal Hill Insights Our supporters pay for Podnews, so everyone can read it. Join them today.

Sponsored by Gamut Podcast Network. When did your network last call you? Big networks sell their top shows and forget the rest. At Gamut, every show gets a real sales plan. Visit our website or email [email protected] iHeart is "exploring the sale of part - or potentially all - of its podcast business", says Bloomberg in a paid article. It cites apparent discussions with an investment bank. iHeart has "no plan to sell our podcasting business", says iHeart in response. Given it's a successful part of the company - reporting $174mn in revenue for the past quarter, up 24.6% year-on-year - some have expressed surprise that iHeart would want to sell. The CEO, Bob Pittman, said in this week's earnings call that iHeart plans to split out its podcast business from its Digital Audio Group, to report them as stand-alone segments to help investors understand its value. That isn't the sound of a man looking to sell; though one industry observer cryptically said to us: "but, where there's smoke..." iHeart's share price rallied slightly on the news - and perhaps that was the plan; our sister publication Podcast Business Journal reports that iHeart's shares have lost two-thirds of their value this week. Earlier this year, Bloomberg reported that iHeart was in merger talks with SiriusXM. Goalhanger's thriller fiction podcast Bear Hunt is to get a second season, as the show hits 1 million downloads. Billed as a “British Bourne”, Bear Hunt follows a fictional British mission to assassinate the President of Russia, with a story spanning Westminster, Washington and deep behind enemy lines. "I left podcast production because of video. Now I have a video podcast" writes former employee of The Ringer, Bobby Wagner, looking back at his start in podcasting, and how the industry developed. He began working for The Ringer in 2018; he noted with excitement at the time that "I thought it was a borderline miracle that we occupied a corner of the internet that was interesting enough for there to be whole newsletters dedicated to it." Hey! 👋 > > > 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 Rise25 builds podcasts designed to generate deals — We design your show to turn guests and listeners into warm introductions and signed clients, backed by 30+ years of combined production and business-development experience. Book a free strategy call. Audiencelift = More YouTube Views + Watch Time — Audiencelift.com helps your videos reach more viewers and generate valuable watch time, not just empty clicks. Turn great content into measurable channel growth. Learn more. Gold supporters: Buzzsprout, Mowpod, Beehiiv, The $100 MBA, Podbean, The Podglomerate, Cloud10, Simplecast, The Content Creator's Accountant, audioBoom, Podscribe, Libsyn, Sounds Profitable, RedCircle, Magid, Audiohook, Cohost, PodProtect - podcast identity pr, PAVE Studios, Scicomm Media, Jar Podcast Solutions, Awesound, Acast, We Edit Podcasts, Podpage websites Silver supporters: Audacia Audio, Gamut Podcast Network, Bumper, Sounds Debatable, True Native Media, Nomono, Magellan AI, Blubrry, Castbox, ARN's iHeartPodcast Network Aust, Ausha, POW PR, Podcast Movement, Locked On Podcast Network, Tink Media, PodAnalyst, iono.fm, Hypecast, Frequency, Voxtopica, Jonekiri, Podium , Red Seat Ventures, The Podcast Haven, Truefans, Compliance Podcast Network, SoundStack, Companion Arts, Podium, Health Podcast Library, Lemonada Media, Double Elvis Productions, Jam Street Media, Transistor, Diversion Podcasts, Rhapsody Voices, Rephonic, CreatorX, Sonic Influencer Marketing, Headliner, Podcast Partnership, Content10x, Cleanfeed, School of Podcasting, Podigy, Lower Street, Adopter Media, Revolver Podcasts, Signal Hill Insights Our supporters pay for Podnews, so everyone can read it. Join them today. Image: Rick Kern/Getty Images for iHeartPodcasts

Sponsored by Gamut Podcast Network. When did your network last call you? Big networks sell their top shows and forget the rest. At Gamut, every show gets a real sales plan. Visit our website or email [email protected] Meta's Muse has only been available since September, but it appears that this new AI assistant is capable of researching content for podcasts, recording podcasts using artificial voices, and hosting podcasts on its own servers. We've found more than 20 shows which are already being hosted on Meta's platform - including one from a man who calls himself Charles Mayfield, who says he runs a podcast network and has even partnered with a university for internships. But is he real? We take a "deep dive" into how Muse hosts podcasts, and discover a rabbit-hole of pretence, dishonesty, "Alex and Jordan", and very strange wording. The UK podcast company Message Heard has gone into voluntary liquidation. Podnews has learnt that fourteen freelancers have not been paid for their work for some time; and staff have been made redundant. In the past four years alone, the company appears to have lost more than the equivalent of US $5.3mn. There's a new, free, place for voices today - as Podeo unveiled a complete platform overhaul at WebSummit. The company has stopped using the word "podcast", focusing instead on "infrastructure for the voice economy", and the new Podeo focuses on "the three things every voice actually does - create, reach and earn". It's free, with unlimited storage. > > > 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 Podcasting for Business Conference — Why your business needs a podcast. Transform your podcast into a powerful business asset with the top voices in podcasting, November 16-17, 2026. Check out the agenda and join us. It's at no charge! 🚨 Final Chance to Book November Podcast Campaigns — Only 5 days left to lock in self-serve campaigns running 11/16-11/30 on Player FM! Boost downloads, grow your audience, and get your show discovered. Don’t wait! Gold supporters: Buzzsprout, Mowpod, Beehiiv, The $100 MBA, Podbean, Cloud10, The Podglomerate, Audiohook, Scicomm Media, Podscribe, Sounds Profitable, Cohost, Simplecast, Libsyn, The Content Creator's Accountant, Magid, audioBoom, RedCircle, PAVE Studios, PodProtect - podcast identity pr, Jar Podcast Solutions, Awesound, Acast, Podpage websites, We Edit Podcasts Silver supporters: Audacia Audio, Gamut Podcast Network, Bumper, Sounds Debatable, True Native Media, Nomono, Magellan AI, PodAnalyst, Castbox, ARN's iHeartPodcast Network Aust, Podcast Movement, Jonekiri, SoundStack, Tink Media, The Podcast Haven, Locked On Podcast Network, POW PR, Hypecast, Voxtopica, Companion Arts, iono.fm, Podium , Podium, Frequency, Red Seat Ventures, Ausha, Blubrry, Truefans, Compliance Podcast Network, Health Podcast Library, Lemonada Media, Transistor, Jam Street Media, Sonic Influencer Marketing, Double Elvis Productions, Diversion Podcasts, Rhapsody Voices, Rephonic, Headliner, CreatorX, Podcast Partnership, Content10x, Cleanfeed, Lower Street, Podigy, Revolver Podcasts, School of Podcasting, Adopter Media, Signal Hill Insights Our supporters pay for Podnews, so everyone can read it. Join them today. Image: Carson Arias

Sponsored by Gamut Podcast Network. When did your network last call you? Big networks sell their top shows and forget the rest. At Gamut, every show gets a real sales plan. Visit our website or email [email protected] A few weeks ago, Podnews investigated growing concern about the number of copies of shows. We'd heard from many creators who expressed frustration at the practice - duplicates that confused listeners, reduced total downloads and ad revenue, and even interfered with chart positions. Today, we're delighted to share that following our reporting, Spreaker has made a commitment to put in place a number of changes to fight these unauthorized copies of shows. Additionally, working with the industry, Podnews has drafted a Code of Practice for podcast migrations. Spreaker, RSS.com, Transistor and RedCircle have all made commitments to follow the code. We'd be keen for more hosting companies to follow their lead: and to see a proper home for this work. Podcast ad spend is up: +18% year-on-year, according to Magellan AI's Q3 2026 Podcast Advertising Quarterly Benchmark Report. It's behind a registration wall. However - podcast adload continues to increase: Magellan AI suggests it is up to 8.86% in Q3, versus 8.75% in Q2, and 8.34% a year ago. In a year, that's around 20 seconds more advertising (+6%) in a typical hour-long show. How did our pilot with Liquid Studios go, to visualise our podcast? You might wonder how much extra work it was - or, whether it had an effect on our traffic. We've published the results. > > > 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 Growth & Monetization tips every Thursday! — Subscribe to the FREE Podcasting Business School newsletter and get fresh tips every Thursday for podcast growth, monetization, and online business strategies. Join over 4,000+ Pod Pals on this list. Podcasting for Business Conference — Why your business needs a podcast. Transform your podcast into a powerful business asset with the top voices in podcasting, November 16-17, 2026. Check out the agenda and join us. It's at no charge! Grow Your YouTube Audience — Audiencelift.com helps your YT channel with more views, watch time and subscribers. Turn great podcast content into measurable audience growth today. See Our Pricing! Gold supporters: Buzzsprout, Mowpod, Beehiiv, Podbean, The $100 MBA, Cloud10, The Podglomerate, Sounds Profitable, PodProtect - podcast identity pr, Podscribe, PAVE Studios, RedCircle, Simplecast, Cohost, Libsyn, Audiohook, Scicomm Media, audioBoom, The Content Creator's Accountant, Magid, Jar Podcast Solutions, Awesound, Acast, Podpage websites, We Edit Podcasts Silver supporters: Audacia Audio, Gamut Podcast Network, Bumper, Sounds Debatable, True Native Media, Magellan AI, Nomono, ARN's iHeartPodcast Network Aust, Red Seat Ventures, Voxtopica, Tink Media, The Podcast Haven, Podium , Jonekiri, Locked On Podcast Network, Podium, Companion Arts, PodAnalyst, Blubrry, Compliance Podcast Network, Ausha, Podcast Movement, POW PR, SoundStack, Castbox, Hypecast, Truefans, iono.fm, Frequency, Health Podcast Library, CreatorX, Jam Street Media, Rephonic, Transistor, Diversion Podcasts, Double Elvis Productions, Headliner, Lemonada Media, Sonic Influencer Marketing, Rhapsody Voices, Content10x, Podcast Partnership, Cleanfeed, Podigy, Revolver Podcasts, Adopter Media, School of Podcasting, Lower Street, Signal Hill Insights Our supporters pay for Podnews, so everyone can read it. Join them today. Image: Nathalie Jolie

Sponsored by Gamut Podcast Network. When did your network last call you? Big networks sell their top shows and forget the rest. At Gamut, every show gets a real sales plan. Visit our website or email [email protected] Nielsen released The Record: Q3 2026 US audio listening trends. Podcasts achieve 21% of ad-supported audio time among US audiences, says the data - significantly larger than ad-supported music services. Radio is almost three times larger, however, at 61%. The story's different for younger audiences, though: for 18-34s, podcasts account for 33% of all audio time, and radio is only slightly larger at 42%. Edison Research's data shows that total podcast consumption time in the US has increased 386% in ten years. Podtrac released its October 2026 rankings. On the run-up to the recent mid-term elections, DailyWire increased its audience most in the US; the FOX Audio Network increasing most on the global multi-channel ranker. The ParaPod Podcast Awards announced its winners for 2026. The awards received more than 900 submissions. Podcast of the Year went to Acid for Squares, the alternative psycho-spiritual talk show. > > > 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 💰The Podcasting Business School Newsletter📈 — Podcasting Business School is a free weekly newsletter for podcasters who want more downloads & income. Every Thursday morning, get one practical strategy that you can actually use that week. Podcasting for Business Conference — Why your business needs a podcast. Transform your podcast into a powerful business asset with the top voices in podcasting, November 16-17, 2026. Check out the agenda and join us. It's at no charge! Gold supporters: Buzzsprout, Mowpod, Beehiiv, The $100 MBA, Podbean, The Podglomerate, Cloud10, Cohost, Sounds Profitable, The Content Creator's Accountant, Scicomm Media, audioBoom, Magid, Podscribe, Libsyn, RedCircle, PAVE Studios, Simplecast, PodProtect - podcast identity pr, Audiohook, Jar Podcast Solutions, Awesound, We Edit Podcasts, Podpage websites, Acast Silver supporters: Audacia Audio, Gamut Podcast Network, Bumper, Sounds Debatable, True Native Media, Nomono, Magellan AI, Castbox, Podium, Ausha, SoundStack, Locked On Podcast Network, Compliance Podcast Network, Podcast Movement, Truefans, POW PR, iono.fm, Frequency, ARN's iHeartPodcast Network Aust, Voxtopica, The Podcast Haven, Blubrry, Hypecast, Companion Arts, Red Seat Ventures, Podium , Tink Media, PodAnalyst, Jonekiri, Health Podcast Library, CreatorX, Rhapsody Voices, Rephonic, Double Elvis Productions, Sonic Influencer Marketing, Jam Street Media, Lemonada Media, Transistor, Diversion Podcasts, Headliner, Podcast Partnership, Content10x, Cleanfeed, Revolver Podcasts, Adopter Media, Lower Street, School of Podcasting, Podigy, Signal Hill Insights Our supporters pay for Podnews, so everyone can read it. Join them today. Image: Radiocentre