<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Special Guests: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Chris Quamme Rhoden on Acast&amp;apos;s work in the Podcast Standards Project.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Nick Hilton talks about host reads.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;News: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href='https://livewire.io/podcast-hosts-by-episode-share/?utm_source=podnews.net&amp;amp;utm_medium=web&amp;amp;utm_campaign=podnews.net:2023-05-02'&gt;Spotify for Podcasters posted its second-highest share of new episodes&lt;/a&gt;, growing 13% since January. &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href='https://podcasters.spotify.com/?utm_source=podnews.net&amp;amp;utm_medium=web&amp;amp;utm_campaign=podnews.net:2023-05-03'&gt;Spotify for Podcasters&lt;/a&gt; is rolling out the company’s monetisation programs, &lt;a href='https://help.spotifyforpodcasters.com/hc/en-us/articles/12587122782619-Automated-Ads?utm_source=podnews.net&amp;amp;utm_medium=web&amp;amp;utm_campaign=podnews.net:2023-05-03'&gt;Automated Ads&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href='https://help.spotifyforpodcasters.com/hc/en-us/articles/12579089225499-Ambassador-Ads?utm_source=podnews.net&amp;amp;utm_medium=web&amp;amp;utm_campaign=podnews.net:2023-05-03'&gt;Ambassador Ads&lt;/a&gt;, to more countries.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.iabuk.com/news-article/digital-ad-spend-resilient-face-challenging-2022-market-grows-11-ps261bn?utm_source=podnews.net&amp;amp;utm_medium=web&amp;amp;utm_campaign=podnews.net:2023-04-28'&gt;Podcast ad spending grew by 32% last year in the UK&lt;/a&gt;, according to the IAB.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href='https://nickfthilton.medium.com/lets-change-the-standards-for-host-read-podcast-advertising-5f8d631bea9?utm_source=podnews.net&amp;amp;utm_medium=web&amp;amp;utm_campaign=podnews.net:2023-05-01'&gt;Let’s change the standard for host-read advertising&lt;/a&gt;, says Nick Hilton in a blog post. He argues we’re undervaluing the medium: echoing &lt;a href='https://podcastbusinessjournal.com/interviews/dan-granger/?utm_source=podnews.net&amp;amp;utm_medium=web&amp;amp;utm_campaign=podnews.net:2023-05-01'&gt;Dan Granger’s thoughts in the Podcast Business Journal&lt;/a&gt; last Friday.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.thepodcastacademy.com/leadership?utm_source=podnews.net&amp;amp;utm_medium=web&amp;amp;utm_campaign=podnews.net:2023-05-01'&gt;The Podcast Academy has announced the association’s 2023-2024 Officers&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href='https://publisherpodcastawards.com/winners2023/?utm_source=podnews.net&amp;amp;utm_medium=web&amp;amp;utm_campaign=podnews.net:2023-04-27'&gt;The winners of The Publisher Podcast Awards&lt;/a&gt; were announced. The Podcast of the Year went to &lt;a href='https://podnews.net/podcast/ia0sh'&gt;Hot Money&lt;/a&gt; from the Financial Times.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;a rel="payment" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/1538779/support"&gt;Support the show&lt;/a&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Connect With Us: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt;Email: &lt;a href='mailto:weekly@podnews.net'&gt;weekly@podnews.net&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Twitter: &lt;a href='https://twitter.com/jamescridland'&gt;@jamescridland&lt;/a&gt; / &lt;a href='https://twitter.com/Podnews'&gt;@podnews&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href='https://twitter.com/samsethi'&gt;@samsethi&lt;/a&gt; / &lt;a href='https://twitter.com/JoinPodFans'&gt;@joinpodfans&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Lightning/NOSTR: &lt;a href='https://emojipedia.org/high-voltage/'&gt;⚡&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href='https://getalby.com/p/james'&gt;james@crid.land&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href='https://emojipedia.org/high-voltage/'&gt;⚡&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href='https://getalby.com/p/sam'&gt;sam@getalby.com&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Mastodon: &lt;a href='https://podcastindex.social/@james@bne.social'&gt;@james@bne.social&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href='https://podcastindex.social/@samsethi'&gt;@samsethi@podcastindex.social&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Support us: &lt;a href='https://www.buzzsprout.com/1538779/support'&gt;www.buzzsprout.com/1538779/support&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Get Podnews: &lt;a href='https://podnews.net'&gt;podnews.net&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt;</description>

Podnews Weekly Review

James Cridland and Sam Sethi

Good news! Plus, Chris Quamme Rhoden from Acast, and Nick Hilton on host reads

MAY 5, 202367 MIN
Podnews Weekly Review

Good news! Plus, Chris Quamme Rhoden from Acast, and Nick Hilton on host reads

MAY 5, 202367 MIN

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Special Guests: 

  • Chris Quamme Rhoden on Acast's work in the Podcast Standards Project.
  • Nick Hilton talks about host reads.

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