Why did Marco Arment take away the little inexperienced “help this podcast” buttons from Overcast? Within the Accidental Tech Podcast in a chapter referred to as “options we’d add however for Apple”, he shares the the explanation why: a) only a few individuals used it; b) as a result of he was nervous Apple would reject the app from the app retailer. He means that he’s dropped different concepts for serving to podcasters earn income as a result of he was involved that Apple wouldn’t approve them. “The true hurt that’s carried out is in all these concepts on the market that folks discuss themselves out of even making an attempt,” he provides.
What can entrepreneurs do to enhance podcast promoting? That’s the topic of new data from Veritonic, released today. 27% imagine that advertisements needs to be extra seamlessly built-in into exhibits.
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Deloitte’s podcast The Green Room was handed over final month to a bunch of highschool college students from Gray Coat Hospital College in London, above, who pitched, deliberate and produced their very own episode – which was even hosted by one among them. The present (which was out Nov 5) targeted on function fashions: how they affect us, change as we get older, and their significance general, and contains an interview with Eilish McColgan, Staff GB Olympian and lengthy distance runner.
In Dave Winer’s Scripting News podcast, he complains in regards to the identify ‘Podcasting 2.0’. “They need to change the identify. They need to give you a extra humble identify. … In case you have been questioning why I cannot help that identify or work with them till they alter it, I simply received’t.”
Comedy present Chosen Family is the primary podcast beneficial in Tink Media’s Audio Delicacies… a “scrumptious collection of podcast treats from 2024”. The record accommodates seven totally different sections, together with comedy, investigative, and “out of the field”.
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Kathy Burke’s Where There’s A Will, There’s A Wake held a sell-out dwell present on the Prince Edward Theatre in London on Sunday night time (capability 1,700), with particular visitor Tom Davis. The Sony Music Leisure present had a shock for everybody, although: long-time listener and fan, Richard, flew over from Northern Eire together with his boyfriend of 35 years, Brendan… and a plan he’d hatched with Kathy earlier than the present. Following a Q&A, the night ended with one remaining query for Brendan from Kathy: “In spite of everything this f** time, will you marry him?” (Pics: Abbi Draper)
During the last week, 199,156 podcasts revealed at the least one new episode (up 3.0%). source
