Earlier this week, the BBC pulled its podcasts from Google’s Podcast app and Assistant platform after determining that it wasn’t getting enough out of the relationship, specifically noting that Google wasn’t providing it with enough audience data and search links to its own sites and services. Today, we get some more context and development on that decision. […]
View More BBC wants to add 3rd parties to its Sounds app to balance Apple and Spotify dominance in podcasts and musicCategory: Podcasts
Original Content podcast: ‘Triple Frontier’ sends famous faces on a grim hike over the Andes
Even by the standards of the often, ah, “wide-ranging” conversations on the Original Content podcast, this latest episode covers a lot of ground. The initial focus is “Triple Frontier,” a film directed by J.C. Chandor and starring Ben Affleck, Oscar Isaac, Pedro Pascal, Charlie Hunnam and Garrett Hedlund as friends who served in the special […]
View More Original Content podcast: ‘Triple Frontier’ sends famous faces on a grim hike over the AndesOriginal Content podcast: ‘Shrill’ stays positive, despite bad boyfriends and terrible bosses
Many of the themes and stories found in Hulu’s “Shrill” will be familiar to fans of writer Lindy West — after all, it’s based on her book “Shrill: Notes From a Loud Woman,” and she’s a writer on the series. But “Shrill” has mined the autobiographical material in West’s book to tell a fictionalized story […]
View More Original Content podcast: ‘Shrill’ stays positive, despite bad boyfriends and terrible bossesMedia fragmentation is annoying consumers
Deloitte’s Technology, Media and Telecommunications division published its 13th-annual Digital Media Trends survey, focused on identifying changes in the ways US consumers engage with various types of media. Led by an independent research firm, the survey had roughly 2,000 consumer respondents across demographics – with the report categorizing respondents based on age (Gen-Z: ages 14-21, […]
View More Media fragmentation is annoying consumersY Combinator bets on the booming podcast industry
Brew helps creators get paid to podcast with a subscription-based app complete with original shows.
View More Y Combinator bets on the booming podcast industryOriginal Content podcast: We’re happy to visit ‘Murder Mountain’
Among true crime shows, “Murder Mountain” clearly has the best title. It’s memorable, mysterious and alliterative — it was a real struggle not to just say “Murderrrrrrr Mountainnnnnnn” throughout this whole episode of the Original Content podcast, where we review the show. “Murder Mountain” (the local nickname for the town of Alderpoint) tells the story […]
View More Original Content podcast: We’re happy to visit ‘Murder Mountain’How I podcast: Bullseye’s Jesse Thorn
The beauty of podcasting is that anyone can do it. It’s a rare medium that’s nearly as easy to make as it is to consume. And as such, no two people do it exactly the same way. There are a wealth of hardware and software solutions open to potential podcasters, so setups run the gamut […]
View More How I podcast: Bullseye’s Jesse ThornPodcasts, smart speakers soar as social media stalls, based on new survey
The 2019 edition of a popular annual survey shows usage of social media by Americans is stalling while ownership of smart speakers and tablets has soared over the last year, as has consumer engagement with podcasts. The results are promising for Amazon and Spotify in particular. Earlier today, Edison Research and Triton Digital presented their […]
View More Podcasts, smart speakers soar as social media stalls, based on new surveyOriginal Content podcast: We dance with the emo heroes of Netflix’s ‘Umbrella Academy’
Netflix’s “Umbrella Academy” opens in 1989, with 43 women across the world giving unexpected, simultaneous birth. Fast forward 30 years, and seven of those (mostly) super-powered children were adopted by a wealthy benefactor, formed a crimefighting team called The Umbrella Academy, experienced tragedy and went their separate ways. On the latest episode of the Original […]
View More Original Content podcast: We dance with the emo heroes of Netflix’s ‘Umbrella Academy’I’m giving up podcasts to save my brain and soul from overload
In an era when there’s so much information — so much content — that we can never, ever be bored, I’ve come to a breaking point: I’m giving up podcasts.
My brain is melted from an onslaught of news and takes. I’ve come to realize that I’m overwhelmed and the only way to catch my breath is to cut something out. So I’ve cracked open my podcast app for the last time for the foreseeable future.
That’s not to say I’m giving up on listening to things on my commutes or my many, many walks with an overactive dog. There’s more music available at my fingertips than I could ever hope to listen to, and I’m also taking up audiobooks as a way to help pass these cold, windy strolls through the Ohio winter. Read more…
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View More I’m giving up podcasts to save my brain and soul from overloadApple walks back statement after freaking out podcasters
Podcasters can now breathe easy.
Apple is walking back an emailed statement to podcasters on Wednesday that seemed to suggest shows would be rejected or removed from Apple Podcasts if the episode numbers were included in episode titles.
The Cupertino, CA-based company rushed to send a clarification email on Thursday making clear that shows were not going to be removed if they historically included episode numbers in their titles.
The confusion began earlier this week when Apple sent out an email with a list of best practices for podcast metadata — information connected to each show detailing titles, authors, and episode descriptions. The company recommended avoiding using placeholder text such as “[Title goes here]” and spamming keywords for blatant SEO purposes in podcast descriptions. Read more…
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View More Apple walks back statement after freaking out podcastersHow I podcast: Effectively Wild’s Ben Lindbergh
Last month, Spotify announced that it had paid $340 million for Gimlet and Anchor in a push to make its mark on podcasting. But while it’s encouraging to see media giants throw weight and money behind the medium, the beauty of the format has always been its accessibility. It’s the rare form of entertainment that’s […]
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