Industry News 📰
Amazon Closes 2020’s Podcast Expansion With Deal To Buy Wondery
A three-month sale process has come to an end for Wondery, which has agreed to sell itself to Amazon. The tech giant has spent the past year building and launching its podcast business and the Wondery acquisition marks its largest investment in the medium to date. Terms of the deal – which has not yet closed – were not immediately released but earlier reports suggested Wondery could fetch a price tag of roughly $300 million.
SPLiCE Studios Selects Triton Digital’s Omny Studio Podcast Platform
Triton Digital, the global technology and services leader to the digital audio and podcast industry, and SPLiCE Studios, creator of English & Asian language audio content for broadcast, film, corporate and online media, announced that SPLiCE Studios has selected Triton’s Omny Studio platform to power the creation and distribution of their growing podcast strategy.
LiveXLive Surpasses One Million Paid Subscribers
LiveXLive Media has surpassed one million paid subscribers on its global livestreaming and on-demand platform. Due to the pandemic, LiveXLive has experienced record growth across nearly all of its digital traffic metrics including premium pay-per-view virtual concerts, expert curated radio stations, video on-demand, podcasting/vodcasting, as well as VIP fan experiences.
Guy Kawasaki Wins Best Show 2020 At Golden Crane Podcast Awards
The Golden Crane Podcast Awards from the Asian American Podcasters Association made history as the FIRST podcast awards show to be livestreamed as a podcast on Tuesday, and Guy Kawasaki's Remarkable People wins Best New Show 2020
Spotify’s Podcasting Problem: Loophole Allows Remixes & Unreleased Songs To Hide In Plain Sight
Spotify has joined the ranks of streaming services like SoundCloud and YouTube as a hub for bootlegs of popular songs.
Gear 🎙️
Fifine K690 - Best Budget USB Podcasting Mic?
Roger Seng reviews the Fifine K690 which packs a punch if you're on a budget. Does it perform? With four different polar patterns it sure packs in a lot of performance. But does it make the punch that's necessary to knock audio quality out of the ballpark? Let's find out.
Recording Your Podcast with a Scarlett
Podcaster and podcast editor Bryan Entzminger hosts part one of Focusrite's three-part series which aims to educate podcasters on how to get started recording, editing, and publishing high-quality podcast audio. In this episode, you’ll get all of the information needed to get started recording a podcast with a Scarlett audio interface using Hindenburg Journalist Pro.
Bingeworthy 📺📚
14 Podcast Predictions for 2021 from Industry Leaders
What will the new year bring in for podcasting? Check out this article from Pacific Content as 14 industry leaders share their predictions for 2021.
China’s Podcasters Wary Of Censors As Popularity Grows
A great article from the South China Morning Post on podcast's popularity and censorship concerns.
Pods We Love ❤️🎧
Final Take
Welcome to Final Take! A conversation podcast about movies and everything that comes with them. From new releases to truly terrible movies, we talk about everything and then some.
Zesty Life Hacks
Zesty Life Hack Master, Hardy sits down with Tom to discuss his ideas for making life just that little bit juicer. A SFW podcast done for fun.
Yet Another MCU Podcast
Pat Whalen is a lifelong comic book geek. Mike Field is a filmmaker and storyteller. So naturally, a bulk of their conversations surround the world of the Marvel movies.
Each episode they'’ll tackle one film and discuss the differences between the comic book and what’s on-screen. They’ll explore the growth of the Marvel Cinematic Universe from its inception to present day and beyond.
Baggage Claim
These are travel stories no one tells. These are the awkward language barriers and the dozen-hour bus rides. Join Will Conway as he stumbles off an airplane into the world of Instafamous twenty-somethings at hostel bars, almost poops in the middle of a street and accidentally illegally immigrates to Paraguay.
20TIMinutes
Join host and mental health advocate, Tim McCarthy on his weekly 20-minute podcast, 20TIMinutes! He will be sharing his own personal stories and struggles as he tackles the topic of mental health with humor, insight, & positivity.
Apps & Tools 🧰
Audiogram - Turn Audio Into Engaging Social Video
Educate, entertain, and attract new listeners with Audiogram. Convert your audio into engaging social video with Audiogram.
Get on Cast – Grow Your Business By Getting On Podcasts
Get on Cast contains a list of 1500 podcasts that can be filtered by more than 15 categories, number of episodes and by name. Promoting business through podcasts is a different way of marketing, so this list will hopefully help some businesses grow more.
Podr - Podcast SEO & Reviews Analysis For Apple Podcasts
Podr helps you drive organic search downloads, analyze user reviews, and research competitors to be ahead of the game.
Podcast Chatterbox - Find Your Next Podcast Guest!
Browse through a list of people who'd love to be on your podcast. See what they've accomplished and prepare a compelling interview.
PodcastKit - Podcast Hosting & Growth Platform
PodcastKit gives you all of the tools and resources you need to launch, grow, and measure your original audio content.
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Nuggets 🤓
How To Start A Gaming Podcast
Thegamer.com covers the podcasting basics for gamers who are looking to start a gaming podcast.
The One List of Podcasting Tools You Need In 2021
New year, new you! Thinking of starting a podcast ? Perhaps you already have one but you want to take it to the next level. Check out this helpful cheat sheet from the folks at Listen Notes, a list of tools that will set your podcast apart from the rest.
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