Acast releases its Q2/26 financial report. The company recorded +28% sales growth – notably, +34% in North America and +25% in Europe (growth in Europe was only +9% this time last year). The company made a profit of US$3.3 million. Total consumption grew +2%; Total average revenue per listen or view increased +26%.
The AMP task force paper is released later today with a definition of “podcast” as well as consumption metrics. Podnews will cover these on Friday, as well as responses: If you’re publishing something in response (or want to publish something), editor@podnews.net
SpotsNow launches Curated Bundles – a new way for advertisers to purchase premium podcast inventory in ready-made sets for specific audiences. It’s free for advertisers and for networks to list their shows.
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John C. Dvorak has passed away. A technology writer and journalist, he was a TV and radio host with CNet and NPR before appearing on podcasts such as CrankyGeeks, Tech5, This Week in Tech, and No Agenda. He was 80 years old. They still don’t get any spam.
Richard Herring, longtime host RHLTSPhas revealed that he has been diagnosed with a rare form of blood cancer. The cancer is incurable but treatable, “and it won’t kill me”, he says; He will perform at the Edinburgh Fringe.
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Tips & Tricks – Podcast with Movement NYC
“We need to stay weird,” says Blythe Terrell, executive editor of Spotify’s Science Vs., speaking at the podcast Movement Evolution earlier this year. She says being unexpected can dramatically increase your impact.
It is good to learn from books. Here’s a list of books we recommend, from people like Eric Nuzum, Dave Jackson, and Tom Webster.
Podcast News – With the Airwaves
With Airwave: big picture science Looks at modern science research through smart and fun storytelling. Seth Shostak and Molly Bentley host the show, which this week talks to Arctic Ocean scientists about the continent’s warming temperatures, and what it means for the rest of us.
https://op3.dev/e/podnews.net/tr/im6r3.mp3teaching through emotionsHosted by psychodynamic therapist Betsy Burris, has released a special episode focused on the Wahombe Project, a school library project in the rural village of Bekitro, Madagascar. Along with the episode, TTE is launching a fundraising campaign to support the library and its students.
https://op3.dev/e/podnews.net/tr/ira2g.mp3everything they don’t tell you Builders is a no-BS podcast for entrepreneurs, leaders, and creators looking to grow their businesses, their teams, and themselves. The show says it provides values-driven conversations that connect strategic business strategy with the person you have to become to actually execute it.
Is your podcast losing listeners before you even press play? This week, Courtney Elmer is joined by buzzcast To reveal the five podcast gatekeepers that shape a listener’s first impression and which small changes can make a big difference for your own show.
https://op3.dev/e/podnews.net/tr/iv2b8.mp3Why Am I Still Single? This is a weekly deep dive on the real stories, messy emotions and absurd moments of being brilliantly single in Nigeria. Each episode, Czech Edgar uncovers a relationship drama, heartbreaking plot twist, or friendship catastrophe with the same comedic impasse you’d expect from a late-night Lagos group chat. Honest, funny and strangely relatable.
https://op3.dev/e/podnews.net/tr/iz0bo.mp3back from the brink The new season of Mutual of Omaha’s Wild Kingdom podcast highlights the stories of endangered and threatened species saved through conservation efforts. Hosted by wildlife ecologist Dr. Rae Wynn-Grant and veteran conservationist Peter Gross, each episode shines an in-depth look at a single species and the scientists, field biologists and unexpected heroes who brought it back – with guests including Jeff Corwin, Philippe Cousteau Jr. and Coyote Peterson.
