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• SiriusXM is to launch SiriusXM Podcasts+, a premium podcast subscription, by way of the SiriusXM app but in addition inside Apple Podcasts. This link will let you purchase via Apple from Monday. It makes use of Apple’s related subscriptions product, which launched final October.

  • “Transcripts of the podcasts, providing full-text show for every episode making them simpler to navigate and accessible for the Deaf and listening to impaired, will likely be out there in Apple Podcasts” the press launch says, probably aimed toward a decision for the authorized motion taken towards SiriusXM by the National Association for the Deaf.

• In Bloomberg, Ashley Carman details issues at podcast producer Crooked Media, which has seen excessive employees turnover over the previous eighteen months, a co-founder courting an worker, and more and more acrimonious all-hands conferences. The corporate is accused of unfair labor practices by the WGAE.

• A brand new built-in distant recording instrument will likely be added to Descript subsequent month, in line with the CEO, Andrew Mason. The corporate purchased Squadcast a yr in the past this month. He was talking to the Podnews Weekly Review – there’s a full-length interview within the Podnews Extra feed.

• Podcasters earned more than $350mn from fans on Patreon last year, in line with the corporate. There are greater than 40,000 podcasters incomes an revenue on Patreon. Us, too.

• One of many greatest exhibits within the UK is making it to Podcast Movement in a couple of weeks. The host of The Diary Of A CEO, Steven Bartlett, will likely be speaking about how podcasts and audiences are evolving, and the way creators can stand out and develop their exhibits. You should use code PODNEWS to save lots of – and, we’ll see you there: our Editor has simply been introduced as a speaker.

• You can now vote for the Women in Podcasting awards. You may have till October 1st to solid your vote for the winners.

• A podcast manufacturing firm has been purchased by its shopper. Fascinate Productions has been acquired by ZOE, a science and nutrition company; the corporate makes the ZOE Science & Vitamin podcast.

• Yahoo is to get access to Disney and Spotify podcast inventory. In a partnership introduced this week, Yahoo DSP may have programmatic entry to Disney ABC and ESPN podcast stock. Additionally, Spotify will make its podcast stock out there through Yahoo for Programmatic Assured campaigns.

• American Airways has launched over 240 hours of content material from Audible Originals – “hit audiobooks, must-listen podcasts, and premium audio dramas” – on its inflight leisure system. It’s related to a two-month free trial for AA prospects.

• 9.9% of new episodes were published on Spreaker in July – that’s a brand new report determine for the #2 podcast host. They’ve a protracted strategy to catch Spotify for Podcasters, although, which stays at #1 with 25.1%. There’s no change within the high ten rankings.

• The variety of exhibits being tracked by attribution firms like Chartable and Podsights have elevated by greater than 21% year-on-year. More than one-in-five shows have trackers on them, with Podtrac and Chartable being the largest firms.

• Two of CBS’s greatest exhibits, NCIS and 48 Hours, are to combine for a new original crossover podcast collection later this yr, with Paramount Audio. It will likely be hosted by award-winning CBS Information correspondent and host of CBS’ “The Speak,” Natalie Morales.

• Buzzsprout’s overall statistics for July proceed to point out consumption on Spotify barely main Apple Podcasts. (It needs to be famous that Apple Podcasts has automated downloads by default, whereas Spotify doesn’t).

• Triton Digital has launched a new ranker, for LATAM Sales Networks. Prisa Radio is #1. The corporate has additionally revealed its debut LATAM Insights Report.

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