Contact Podnews See all articles in "How to" >>> News in depth The Half-Truth: What Fictional TV Series Don't Tell You About Making a Podcast Don't believe everything you see on television, says María Fitó Carreras. And, for the value of the craft, don't let others either. Spotify, Ad-Skipping, and the Silent Redistribution of Podcast Power Power is silently being consolidated by the platforms that control distribution, argues Losh Moodaley; but we can claim that power back. What is a podcast play? What is a podcast play? And do podcast platforms have a consistent definition? Spotify threatens industry with ad-skipping tool The tool encourages listeners to skip the ads, and even mentions of premium subscriptions Spotify's unskippable podcast ads, plus could they skip yours automatically? Spotify could be readying automatic skipping of podcast ads, according to its legal terms See all articles in "News in depth" >>> Reviews Review: Make Noise, a creator's guide to podcasting and great audio storytelling, by Eric Nuzum A podcasting book that doesn't focus on the technology. Music to my ears. Review: The Spotify Play, by Sven Carlsson and Jonas Leijonhufvud A review of 'The Spotify Play: How CEO and Founder Daniel Ek Beat Apple, Google, and Amazon in the Race for Audio Dominance', by Sven Carlsson and Jonas Leijonhufvud Review: Hindenburg PRO v2 - with transcription editing I test drive the new version of the audio editor I've used for the last five years Review: the iRig Stream Mic Pro A good sound, a strange connector, and a feature some might find useful Review: Nomono Sound Capsule We test this in-the-field recording kit. Is it for you? And if not - then who is it for? See all articles in "Reviews" >>> History The history of podcasting in the UK How did podcasting get going in the country? And is it really just about the BBC? Google Listen - Google's pioneering Android podcast app The first podcast app from Google was, perhaps, the most ambitious. We look at the history of Google Listen - and what v2 might have looked like. The history of the word 'Podcast' Who invented the word? And who was responsible for getting it used by the community? A full history, with audio, looking at the words used for on-demand audio via RSS. The Story of the First Podcast Feed When was the first podcast feed produced - and what is the history of the first podcast? The Last Yard - the blog post that started it all The original blog post from Adam Curry that gave birth to podcasting See all articles in "History" >>> Market Focus The Nigerian Podcasting Ecosystem: Africa's Largest English-Language Audio Market Takes Shape 223 million people live in Nigeria: and the podcast industry there could be massive. But 'could be' isn't 'is', says Tony Onwuchekwa. The Persian Podcasting Industry: An Analysis of the Iranian Audio Market Anahita Davoodi writes that podcasting has exploded into a massive cultural force in Iran over the last five years. Podcasting offers novel ways of media reporting in South Africa Johannesburg-based podcast production studio Volume got creative, using WhatsApp to shed light on how media startups in South Africa were reporting on the toughest parts of the Covid-19 pandemic. The podcast market in Latvia The country where YouTube rules; where podcasters work together, and around 20% listen every month The State of Podcasting in Latin America By 2027, there will be more podcast listeners in Latin America than any other region in the world. See all articles in "Market Focus" >>> Resources Is the Australian APRA mini-licence a way for podcasters to licence music? This Aussie music licence says it covers podcasting. So does that mean you can use music in your podcasts? Podcast recommendation newsletters Looking for some new podcasts to listen to? Here are some of our favourite recommendation newsletters. Github repositories for podcast app and website developers From badges to user agents, there are a lot of regularly updated community Github repos out there. Our podcast sample We mention our podcast sample quite a bit here. What is it? And why isn't it a perfect sample? Podcasting events in your calendar How to add our calendar to your phone's calendar (or your desktop, too) See all articles in "Resources" >>> Market Focus Vietnam: a podcasting deep-dive A deep dive into the Vietnamese podcasting market, its history, and what shows will work there Indonesia: a podcasting deep-dive A deep dive into the Indonesian podcasting market, and what shows will work there Korea: a podcasting deep-dive A deep dive into the Korean podcasting market, and what shows will work there Japan: a podcasting deep-dive A deep dive into the Japanese podcasting market, and what shows will work there Understanding podcasts in East and South East Asia A focus at East and South East Asia - what podcast listeners are consuming, and what content works in a part of the world with twice the population of the US and a fast-growing podcast market. See all articles in "Market Focus" >>> Resources Podcast host migrations - who's moving where Which podcast has moved where? Who is the podcast host most podcasters are moving to? We have all the data, continuously updated. Podcast app user-agents We wondered what user agents were being used by which apps. Here is details of the resources that exist to help with that. Additional RSS namespaces RSS namespaces extending podcasting A list of all podcast hosts Looking for a podcast host? Here are all of the podcast hosts we see in our podcast pages. Podcast availability indicator Wondering how complete the Spotify, Stitcher, Luminary and Google Podcasts catalogue is? We run the figures on some recent podcasts. (This page is constantly updated). See all articles in "Resources" >>> About Podnews Submissions and Disclosures How to submit stories to Podnews; and our relevant editorial disclosures Sponsored articles on Podnews All the information about link insertions, dofollow links and article placements on this website Advertising and supporting Podnews Want to support us - or get your company's name out there? Here are the options at Podnews. The PodnewsBot All about our bot Our Editorial Policy on Gated Content Why we don't link to gated content, and how we can help you further See all articles in "About Podnews" >>> See all articles in "News in depth" >>> Reviews Review: Make Noise, a creator's guide to podcasting and great audio storytelling, by Eric Nuzum A podcasting book that doesn't focus on the technology. Music to my ears. Review: The Spotify Play, by Sven Carlsson and Jonas Leijonhufvud A review of 'The Spotify Play: How CEO and Founder Daniel Ek Beat Apple, Google, and Amazon in the Race for Audio Dominance', by Sven Carlsson and Jonas Leijonhufvud Review: Hindenburg PRO v2 - with transcription editing I test drive the new version of the audio editor I've used for the last five years Review: the iRig Stream Mic Pro A good sound, a strange connector, and a feature some might find useful Review: Nomono Sound Capsule We test this in-the-field recording kit. Is it for you? And if not - then who is it for? See all articles in "Reviews" >>> History The history of podcasting in the UK How did podcasting get going in the country? And is it really just about the BBC? Google Listen - Google's pioneering Android podcast app The first podcast app from Google was, perhaps, the most ambitious. We look at the history of Google Listen - and what v2 might have looked like. The history of the word 'Podcast' Who invented the word? And who was responsible for getting it used by the community? A full history, with audio, looking at the words used for on-demand audio via RSS. The Story of the First Podcast Feed When was the first podcast feed produced - and what is the history of the first podcast? The Last Yard - the blog post that started it all The original blog post from Adam Curry that gave birth to podcasting See all articles in "History" >>> Market Focus The Nigerian Podcasting Ecosystem: Africa's Largest English-Language Audio Market Takes Shape 223 million people live in Nigeria: and the podcast industry there could be massive. But 'could be' isn't 'is', says Tony Onwuchekwa. The Persian Podcasting Industry: An Analysis of the Iranian Audio Market Anahita Davoodi writes that podcasting has exploded into a massive cultural force in Iran over the last five years. Podcasting offers novel ways of media reporting in South Africa Johannesburg-based podcast production studio Volume got creative, using WhatsApp to shed light on how media startups in South Africa were reporting on the toughest parts of the Covid-19 pandemic. The podcast market in Latvia The country where YouTube rules; where podcasters work together, and around 20% listen every month The State of Podcasting in Latin America By 2027, there will be more podcast listeners in Latin America than any other region in the world. See all articles in "Market Focus" >>> Resources Is the Australian APRA mini-licence a way for podcasters to licence music? This Aussie music licence says it covers podcasting. So does that mean you can use music in your podcasts? Podcast recommendation newsletters Looking for some new podcasts to listen to? Here are some of our favourite recommendation newsletters. Github repositories for podcast app and website developers From badges to user agents, there are a lot of regularly updated community Github repos out there. Our podcast sample We mention our podcast sample quite a bit here. What is it? And why isn't it a perfect sample? Podcasting events in your calendar How to add our calendar to your phone's calendar (or your desktop, too) See all articles in "Resources" >>> Market Focus Vietnam: a podcasting deep-dive A deep dive into the Vietnamese podcasting market, its history, and what shows will work there Indonesia: a podcasting deep-dive A deep dive into the Indonesian podcasting market, and what shows will work there Korea: a podcasting deep-dive A deep dive into the Korean podcasting market, and what shows will work there Japan: a podcasting deep-dive A deep dive into the Japanese podcasting market, and what shows will work there Understanding podcasts in East and South East Asia A focus at East and South East Asia - what podcast listeners are consuming, and what content works in a part of the world with twice the population of the US and a fast-growing podcast market. See all articles in "Market Focus" >>> Resources Podcast host migrations - who's moving where Which podcast has moved where? Who is the podcast host most podcasters are moving to? We have all the data, continuously updated. Podcast app user-agents We wondered what user agents were being used by which apps. Here is details of the resources that exist to help with that. Additional RSS namespaces RSS namespaces extending podcasting A list of all podcast hosts Looking for a podcast host? Here are all of the podcast hosts we see in our podcast pages. Podcast availability indicator Wondering how complete the Spotify, Stitcher, Luminary and Google Podcasts catalogue is? We run the figures on some recent podcasts. (This page is constantly updated). See all articles in "Resources" >>> About Podnews Submissions and Disclosures How to submit stories to Podnews; and our relevant editorial disclosures Sponsored articles on Podnews All the information about link insertions, dofollow links and article placements on this website Advertising and supporting Podnews Want to support us - or get your company's name out there? Here are the options at Podnews. The PodnewsBot All about our bot Our Editorial Policy on Gated Content Why we don't link to gated content, and how we can help you further See all articles in "About Podnews" >>> See all articles in "Reviews" >>> History The history of podcasting in the UK How did podcasting get going in the country? And is it really just about the BBC? Google Listen - Google's pioneering Android podcast app The first podcast app from Google was, perhaps, the most ambitious. We look at the history of Google Listen - and what v2 might have looked like. The history of the word 'Podcast' Who invented the word? And who was responsible for getting it used by the community? A full history, with audio, looking at the words used for on-demand audio via RSS. The Story of the First Podcast Feed When was the first podcast feed produced - and what is the history of the first podcast? The Last Yard - the blog post that started it all The original blog post from Adam Curry that gave birth to podcasting See all articles in "History" >>> Market Focus The Nigerian Podcasting Ecosystem: Africa's Largest English-Language Audio Market Takes Shape 223 million people live in Nigeria: and the podcast industry there could be massive. But 'could be' isn't 'is', says Tony Onwuchekwa. The Persian Podcasting Industry: An Analysis of the Iranian Audio Market Anahita Davoodi writes that podcasting has exploded into a massive cultural force in Iran over the last five years. Podcasting offers novel ways of media reporting in South Africa Johannesburg-based podcast production studio Volume got creative, using WhatsApp to shed light on how media startups in South Africa were reporting on the toughest parts of the Covid-19 pandemic. The podcast market in Latvia The country where YouTube rules; where podcasters work together, and around 20% listen every month The State of Podcasting in Latin America By 2027, there will be more podcast listeners in Latin America than any other region in the world. See all articles in "Market Focus" >>> Resources Is the Australian APRA mini-licence a way for podcasters to licence music? This Aussie music licence says it covers podcasting. So does that mean you can use music in your podcasts? Podcast recommendation newsletters Looking for some new podcasts to listen to? Here are some of our favourite recommendation newsletters. Github repositories for podcast app and website developers From badges to user agents, there are a lot of regularly updated community Github repos out there. Our podcast sample We mention our podcast sample quite a bit here. What is it? And why isn't it a perfect sample? Podcasting events in your calendar How to add our calendar to your phone's calendar (or your desktop, too) See all articles in "Resources" >>> Market Focus Vietnam: a podcasting deep-dive A deep dive into the Vietnamese podcasting market, its history, and what shows will work there Indonesia: a podcasting deep-dive A deep dive into the Indonesian podcasting market, and what shows will work there Korea: a podcasting deep-dive A deep dive into the Korean podcasting market, and what shows will work there Japan: a podcasting deep-dive A deep dive into the Japanese podcasting market, and what shows will work there Understanding podcasts in East and South East Asia A focus at East and South East Asia - what podcast listeners are consuming, and what content works in a part of the world with twice the population of the US and a fast-growing podcast market. See all articles in "Market Focus" >>> Resources Podcast host migrations - who's moving where Which podcast has moved where? Who is the podcast host most podcasters are moving to? We have all the data, continuously updated. Podcast app user-agents We wondered what user agents were being used by which apps. Here is details of the resources that exist to help with that. Additional RSS namespaces RSS namespaces extending podcasting A list of all podcast hosts Looking for a podcast host? Here are all of the podcast hosts we see in our podcast pages. Podcast availability indicator Wondering how complete the Spotify, Stitcher, Luminary and Google Podcasts catalogue is? We run the figures on some recent podcasts. (This page is constantly updated). See all articles in "Resources" >>> About Podnews Submissions and Disclosures How to submit stories to Podnews; and our relevant editorial disclosures Sponsored articles on Podnews All the information about link insertions, dofollow links and article placements on this website Advertising and supporting Podnews Want to support us - or get your company's name out there? Here are the options at Podnews. The PodnewsBot All about our bot Our Editorial Policy on Gated Content Why we don't link to gated content, and how we can help you further See all articles in "About Podnews" >>> See all articles in "History" >>> Market Focus The Nigerian Podcasting Ecosystem: Africa's Largest English-Language Audio Market Takes Shape 223 million people live in Nigeria: and the podcast industry there could be massive. But 'could be' isn't 'is', says Tony Onwuchekwa. The Persian Podcasting Industry: An Analysis of the Iranian Audio Market Anahita Davoodi writes that podcasting has exploded into a massive cultural force in Iran over the last five years. Podcasting offers novel ways of media reporting in South Africa Johannesburg-based podcast production studio Volume got creative, using WhatsApp to shed light on how media startups in South Africa were reporting on the toughest parts of the Covid-19 pandemic. The podcast market in Latvia The country where YouTube rules; where podcasters work together, and around 20% listen every month The State of Podcasting in Latin America By 2027, there will be more podcast listeners in Latin America than any other region in the world. See all articles in "Market Focus" >>> Resources Is the Australian APRA mini-licence a way for podcasters to licence music? This Aussie music licence says it covers podcasting. So does that mean you can use music in your podcasts? Podcast recommendation newsletters Looking for some new podcasts to listen to? Here are some of our favourite recommendation newsletters. Github repositories for podcast app and website developers From badges to user agents, there are a lot of regularly updated community Github repos out there. Our podcast sample We mention our podcast sample quite a bit here. What is it? And why isn't it a perfect sample? Podcasting events in your calendar How to add our calendar to your phone's calendar (or your desktop, too) See all articles in "Resources" >>> Market Focus Vietnam: a podcasting deep-dive A deep dive into the Vietnamese podcasting market, its history, and what shows will work there Indonesia: a podcasting deep-dive A deep dive into the Indonesian podcasting market, and what shows will work there Korea: a podcasting deep-dive A deep dive into the Korean podcasting market, and what shows will work there Japan: a podcasting deep-dive A deep dive into the Japanese podcasting market, and what shows will work there Understanding podcasts in East and South East Asia A focus at East and South East Asia - what podcast listeners are consuming, and what content works in a part of the world with twice the population of the US and a fast-growing podcast market. See all articles in "Market Focus" >>> Resources Podcast host migrations - who's moving where Which podcast has moved where? Who is the podcast host most podcasters are moving to? We have all the data, continuously updated. Podcast app user-agents We wondered what user agents were being used by which apps. Here is details of the resources that exist to help with that. Additional RSS namespaces RSS namespaces extending podcasting A list of all podcast hosts Looking for a podcast host? Here are all of the podcast hosts we see in our podcast pages. Podcast availability indicator Wondering how complete the Spotify, Stitcher, Luminary and Google Podcasts catalogue is? We run the figures on some recent podcasts. (This page is constantly updated). See all articles in "Resources" >>> About Podnews Submissions and Disclosures How to submit stories to Podnews; and our relevant editorial disclosures Sponsored articles on Podnews All the information about link insertions, dofollow links and article placements on this website Advertising and supporting Podnews Want to support us - or get your company's name out there? Here are the options at Podnews. The PodnewsBot All about our bot Our Editorial Policy on Gated Content Why we don't link to gated content, and how we can help you further See all articles in "About Podnews" >>> See all articles in "Market Focus" >>> Resources Is the Australian APRA mini-licence a way for podcasters to licence music? This Aussie music licence says it covers podcasting. So does that mean you can use music in your podcasts? Podcast recommendation newsletters Looking for some new podcasts to listen to? Here are some of our favourite recommendation newsletters. Github repositories for podcast app and website developers From badges to user agents, there are a lot of regularly updated community Github repos out there. Our podcast sample We mention our podcast sample quite a bit here. What is it? And why isn't it a perfect sample? Podcasting events in your calendar How to add our calendar to your phone's calendar (or your desktop, too) See all articles in "Resources" >>> Market Focus Vietnam: a podcasting deep-dive A deep dive into the Vietnamese podcasting market, its history, and what shows will work there Indonesia: a podcasting deep-dive A deep dive into the Indonesian podcasting market, and what shows will work there Korea: a podcasting deep-dive A deep dive into the Korean podcasting market, and what shows will work there Japan: a podcasting deep-dive A deep dive into the Japanese podcasting market, and what shows will work there Understanding podcasts in East and South East Asia A focus at East and South East Asia - what podcast listeners are consuming, and what content works in a part of the world with twice the population of the US and a fast-growing podcast market. See all articles in "Market Focus" >>> Resources Podcast host migrations - who's moving where Which podcast has moved where? Who is the podcast host most podcasters are moving to? We have all the data, continuously updated. Podcast app user-agents We wondered what user agents were being used by which apps. Here is details of the resources that exist to help with that. Additional RSS namespaces RSS namespaces extending podcasting A list of all podcast hosts Looking for a podcast host? Here are all of the podcast hosts we see in our podcast pages. Podcast availability indicator Wondering how complete the Spotify, Stitcher, Luminary and Google Podcasts catalogue is? We run the figures on some recent podcasts. (This page is constantly updated). See all articles in "Resources" >>> About Podnews Submissions and Disclosures How to submit stories to Podnews; and our relevant editorial disclosures Sponsored articles on Podnews All the information about link insertions, dofollow links and article placements on this website Advertising and supporting Podnews Want to support us - or get your company's name out there? 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See all articles in "Market Focus" >>> Resources Podcast host migrations - who's moving where Which podcast has moved where? Who is the podcast host most podcasters are moving to? We have all the data, continuously updated. Podcast app user-agents We wondered what user agents were being used by which apps. Here is details of the resources that exist to help with that. Additional RSS namespaces RSS namespaces extending podcasting A list of all podcast hosts Looking for a podcast host? Here are all of the podcast hosts we see in our podcast pages. Podcast availability indicator Wondering how complete the Spotify, Stitcher, Luminary and Google Podcasts catalogue is? We run the figures on some recent podcasts. (This page is constantly updated). 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See all articles in "Market Focus" >>> Resources Podcast host migrations - who's moving where Which podcast has moved where? Who is the podcast host most podcasters are moving to? We have all the data, continuously updated. Podcast app user-agents We wondered what user agents were being used by which apps. Here is details of the resources that exist to help with that. Additional RSS namespaces RSS namespaces extending podcasting A list of all podcast hosts Looking for a podcast host? Here are all of the podcast hosts we see in our podcast pages. Podcast availability indicator Wondering how complete the Spotify, Stitcher, Luminary and Google Podcasts catalogue is? We run the figures on some recent podcasts. (This page is constantly updated). See all articles in "Resources" >>> About Podnews Submissions and Disclosures How to submit stories to Podnews; and our relevant editorial disclosures Sponsored articles on Podnews All the information about link insertions, dofollow links and article placements on this website Advertising and supporting Podnews Want to support us - or get your company's name out there? Here are the options at Podnews. The PodnewsBot All about our bot Our Editorial Policy on Gated Content Why we don't link to gated content, and how we can help you further See all articles in "About Podnews" >>> See all articles in "Resources" >>> About Podnews Submissions and Disclosures How to submit stories to Podnews; and our relevant editorial disclosures Sponsored articles on Podnews All the information about link insertions, dofollow links and article placements on this website Advertising and supporting Podnews Want to support us - or get your company's name out there? Here are the options at Podnews. The PodnewsBot All about our bot Our Editorial Policy on Gated Content Why we don't link to gated content, and how we can help you further See all articles in "About Podnews" >>> See all articles in "About Podnews" >>> Readers and supporters Gold supporters Silver supporters Get a global view on podcasting and on-demand with our daily news briefing