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Monday, June 8
Koolio.ai, a podcast production platform, has unveiled a significant upgrade. The tool aims to combine recording, editing, sound design and publishing; it now allows collaboration and automated audio cleaning and mastering tools.
It’s Black Music Month, and The Almanac of Rap podcast is celebrating with a “podcast mixtape”, highlighting a handpicked collection of independent podcasts covering music, culture, history and wellness. The list is available on Castbox.
In Indonesia, Podcast Day Asia is to return this year as Podcast Creators Day. It’s part of Radiodays Asia (you can just register for Podcast Creators Day if you prefer). Our Editor, James Cridland, will be speaking at the event in Jakarta; Podnews is a sponsor.
How are lawyers and legal professionals using podcasts in Canada? A new study from One Stone Creative examines these shows; suggesting that podcasting is effective for law firms.
What did you miss at The Podcast Show, London? The Podglomerate writes a recap and analysis about what they saw - and what it means. So did Rachel Corbett from NOVA Podcasts in her monthly newsletter.
✅There's More: HERE
Friday, June 5
Podcast producer Goalhanger has become the fastest-growing company in the UK, according to The Sunday Times 100 ranking. Employing eighty people, the company made £37.9 million (US $50.8 million) in sales in 2025, a 321% average annual growth in the last three years. The company makes the popular “The Rest Is…” series.
- Confirmation that The Rest Is Football will be available globally on Netflix for the World Cup. Most podcasts on Netflix are just US-only.
The Alliance for Measurement in Podcasting (AMP) has announced its “cross-platform alternative to the podcast download”. The group has defined a “play” for podcasts, as part of four exposure definitions. We’re promised more information in mid July. The definition differs from the widely-supported IAB Podcast Measurement Guidelines, and from definitions from Apple Podcasts and YouTube, who are not part of the group.
PAVE Studios is to work with A+E to turn six of its unscripted TV shows into podcasts. Shows include history shows History’s Greatest Mysteries, and Modern Marvels; and crime show The First 48. They will roll out later this year.
Podscribe released its May 2026 Industry Rankings. iHeartMedia increased its audio reach by 31% month-on-month. Shopify remained the #1 podcast advertiser.
The UK Wine Show is celebrating twenty years of podcasting this month. The independent show has published more than 850 episodes.
A podcaster, Adam Solove, didn’t like any of the existing audio editors, so he has built his own. While it’s not available for us to use, some of the ideas may be useful to think about.
✅There's More: HERE
Thursday, June 4
You’ve heard the show - now buy the shoe. New Heights is working with OluKai to bring “a football-inspired design lens to a premium leather silhouette with all-star appeal” (or, what the Australians call a decent pair of thongs). We’re told that the $160 shoes, called the Mea Ola Nu‘u, continue the company’s tradition, merging premium materials with personality-driven design. And, of course you can buy them on Amazon.
In Q1/26, 14% of Americans say they have used Netflix to consume a podcast; and 4% said they use Tubi. The data, from Edison Research Podcast Metrics US, will only increase - Tubi announced a slew of new content this week including shows from SiriusXM and Audiochuck, while Netflix’s The Rest is Football is being heavily promoted ahead of the World Cup.
- The Edison Research Podcast Consumer 2026 was released in a webinar. The data shows that a majority of podcast consumers think that AI is a threat to the credibility, creativity and quality of podcasts; and 75% disapprove of a voice hosted by AI. Using data from Sports Poll by SSRS, we also discover that US podcast consumers are more interested in the World Cup (55%) than the population as a whole (47%).
Got a great pitch for a sports podcast episode or series? CBC Podcasts is now accepting pitches for a new narrative sports feed - specifically, looking for narrative-driven storytelling, and particularly things around the Olympic Games.
US mobile operator TextNow has announced that they have added the iHeartRadio app to its “Free Flex” experience. TextNow gives you a free mobile plan with select apps zero-rated, including music and radio from the iHeartRadio app: however, podcasts in the app are not available zero-rated.
Elis James & John Robins spoke at SXSW London, highlighting how they have built a fiercely loyal community with their podcast - and pointing out the pitfalls that come when adding video.
✅There's More: HERE
Popular Apple-focused website Six Colors is asking its readers to help fund a podcast about Apple’s history. It hit its stretch goal of $60,000 in less than 24 hours; at the time of writing, it’s just hit $100,000. (The website also has a yearly report card - huh, there’s an idea.)
Some of SiriusXM’s biggest podcasts are to be streamed on Tubi, including Conan O’Brien Needs a Friend, Rotten Mango and What Now? with Trevor Noah. These shows also stream on YouTube, and that won’t go away. Advertising sales for video podcasts on Tubi will be shared between Tubi and SiriusXM Media.
Podcast website company Podpage wants to help your podcast get found - so it’s launched an AI-powered SEO assistant, to help you tune your podcast’s titles and descriptions for better results in search engines. It can even be set to run automatically.
The Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity later this month will feature, among others, three trade organisations for audio - the UK’s Radiocentre and Australia’s Commercial Radio & Audio have an invite-only session with Professor Mark Ritson, while Sounds Profitable are also hosting a discussion.
The BBC World Service has announced the winners of its International Audio Drama Competition for 2026. All seems well with the genre - there were more than 800 entries from 87 countries around the world.
Podcasts from iHeartRadio have been added to LG Radio+ on LG Smart TVs, as well as iHeart’s radio stations. LG Radio+ will also be available on LG xboom speakers.
Wednesday, June 3
Popular Apple-focused website Six Colors is asking its readers to help fund a podcast about Apple’s history. It hit its stretch goal of $60,000 in less than 24 hours; at the time of writing, it’s just hit $100,000. (The website also has a yearly report card - huh, there’s an idea.)
Some of SiriusXM’s biggest podcasts are to be streamed on Tubi, including Conan O’Brien Needs a Friend, Rotten Mango and What Now? with Trevor Noah. These shows also stream on YouTube, and that won’t go away. Advertising sales for video podcasts on Tubi will be shared between Tubi and SiriusXM Media.
Podcast website company Podpage wants to help your podcast get found - so it’s launched an AI-powered SEO assistant, to help you tune your podcast’s titles and descriptions for better results in search engines. It can even be set to run automatically.
The Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity later this month will feature, among others, three trade organisations for audio - the UK’s Radiocentre and Australia’s Commercial Radio & Audio have an invite-only session with Professor Mark Ritson, while Sounds Profitable are also hosting a discussion.
The BBC World Service has announced the winners of its International Audio Drama Competition for 2026. All seems well with the genre - there were more than 800 entries from 87 countries around the world.
Podcasts from iHeartRadio have been added to LG Radio+ on LG Smart TVs, as well as iHeart’s radio stations. LG Radio+ will also be available on LG xboom speakers.
✅There's More: HERE
Podcasting is cooked. So said Transistor’s Justin Jackson, and the Podcast Marketing Academy’s Jeremy Enns, in a talk at The Podcast Show in London (which they filmed themselves). Video is taking over podcasting, AI slop will drown out the good stuff, and audio-only podcasts are a thing of the past. They take a look at the data and provide simple tactics for thriving in podcasting - which, yes, is still absolutely possible, they say.
Continuity announcements have been part of broadcast media for ages - “in half an hour, The Waltons. Now, though - here’s Lucille Ball.” Audio Always thinks they have a place in podcasting, with continuity announcements to introduce new shows to listeners. The company has written up how well they’ve worked.
The Podcast Haven has produced an analysis tool to help you find topics to grow your show. The AI service, which requires registration, sends a seven-point plan, including SEO and guest ideas. Here’s ours - suggesting we should cover government regulation, accessibility and inclusivity.
The news and politics show Breaking Points has returned to Supercast. The show had originally joined Supercast in September 2021, when we reported it added 10,000 subscribers in just two days. There’s no indication of why they left the platform. Supercast is now part of Red Seat Ventures.
Podcast and content host Beamly has launched a new podcast analytics dashboard, and support for the alternate enclosure (to add video to supported apps).
Tuesday, June 2
Continuity announcements have been part of broadcast media for ages - “in half an hour, The Waltons. Now, though - here’s Lucille Ball.” Audio Always thinks they have a place in podcasting, with continuity announcements to introduce new shows to listeners. The company has written up how well they’ve worked.
The Podcast Haven has produced an analysis tool to help you find topics to grow your show. The AI service, which requires registration, sends a seven-point plan, including SEO and guest ideas. Here’s ours - suggesting we should cover government regulation, accessibility and inclusivity.
The news and politics show Breaking Points has returned to Supercast. The show had originally joined Supercast in September 2021, when we reported it added 10,000 subscribers in just two days. There’s no indication of why they left the platform. Supercast is now part of Red Seat Ventures.
Podcast and content host Beamly has launched a new podcast analytics dashboard, and support for the alternate enclosure (to add video to supported apps).
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