Industry News 📰
Spotify Buys Megaphone To Bolster Advertising Play
Podcasting consolidation continues, as Spotify announces that it is buying Megaphone, one of the world’s leading podcast hosting and ad-tech companies.
Apple, Sony Both Held Talks About Buying Podcaster Wondery
Apple Inc. and Sony Music Entertainment have each held talks about potentially acquiring Wondery, the producer of “Dirty John” and “Dr. Death,” according to people familiar with the matter, setting the stage for the biggest deal yet in the booming podcasting market.
Podcast-Video Startup Riverside.fm Emerges From Stealth Mode
Riverside.fm, the tech startup created by Nadav Keyson and Gideon Keyson, which describes itself as a video podcasting platform, has emerged from stealth mode with $2.5 million in funding led by Silicon Valley investor Oren Zeey.
Spotify Seems to Be Considering a Podcast Subscription Service
Spotify appears to be toying with the idea of launching a subscription package for its podcast content where users would pay a monthly fee to listen to original shows or exclusive episodes.
Acast Partners With Patreon To Simplify Private Distribution Of Premium Podcasts
Podcast content, hosting, and monetization platform Acast is announcing a partnership with Patreon, the crowdfunding platform used by many podcasters to support their ongoing projects. In this arrangement, Patreon podcasters can manage both their public feeds and private patron-only episodes in one place (that place being Acast).
Father of Podcasting Integrates Bitcoin Lightning Into His App
Adam Curry, known as the Podfather, has embraced the Bitcoin Lightning Network to free podcasting from corporate control
Election Week News Brought Download Bounce To News Podcasts
News podcasts released bonus episodes as some weekly shows went daily while others offered live streams to keep up with the fast-changing election story. The result is downloads of News category shows jumped 13% last week, the most of any of the big genres measured by Podtrac.
Bitcast Teams With Podcast Notes On New App
Bitcast, the tool that allows podcast listeners to clip, collect and share on social media audio snippets from shows they are listening to, has struck an alliance with podcast recommendation service Podcast Notes. The two companies will jointly launch a new Podcast Notes listening app that will make clipping a key feature. The new jointly produced app will be iOS-only.
Communities We Love ❤️🧑🏿🤝🧑🏽
PODTIPS - Podcasting Tips and Support Group (FB Group)
PODTIPS is the podcast community where members can share tips, tricks and advice from all over the podcasting world.
RecoonFM (Discord)
Recoon is a private discord community for podcasters that are seeking real, honest, constructive feedback. Recoon offers members with monthly feedback live-streams, resources and tools to help them go from good to binge worthy good.
Podcasting Smarter (FB Group)
Podcasting Smarter is a friendly space for podcasters to share advice, ideas, and ways to podcast smarter! The group is managed by Podbean, the complete podcasting platform. Podcasting Smarter welcomes anybody who finds value in discussions, podcasting news, occasional Podbean announcements, and tools that can make life as a podcaster easier.
Gear 🎙️
PreSonus Revelator
Whether you’re looking for a USB microphone for streaming, vlogging, podcasting, or a simple recording solution for voice-overs or your home studio, the PreSonus Revelator microphone is designed to deliver polished, professional-sounding results with ease.
Check out this demo from Sweetwater
Audio-Technica ATR2100X USB Mic Test / Review
The legendary budget friendly ATR2100 mics were discontinued some time ago to make way for the ATR2100X. Chris Michael Harris from the Entrepreneur Hour Podcast puts this $100 mic to the test.
Portable Podcasting - Zoom PodTrak P4 & ZDM-1
If you're a travelling podcaster and looking for a portable solution for your content creation then Zoom might just have the solution for you. Content On Content reviews the recently launched, Zoom PodTrak P4 & ZDM-1 kit.
Budget USB Mic for Live-streaming, Podcasting and Video - YouTube
Claudio Zavala reviews the Maono USB portable USB mic kit. Is this budget USB Mic worth the investment?
Bingeworthy 📺📚
📺 Pod Save America Reacts To Joe Biden's Win
After President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris delivered their victory speeches, President Donald Trump still refuses to concede. Jon Favreau, Jon Lovett and Tommy Vietor take a moment to revel in the win, before diving into Trump's legal onslaught to overturn the election, including Rudy Giuliani's epic press conference at the Four Seasons.
🎧 Beyond Race Podcast
Beyond Race Podcast presents a weekly conversation that is frank, provocative yet friendly about sensitive topics around race, social issues and politics.
📺 Installing A Professional Podcasting Studio
Podcast.co founder James Mulvany shows you what it takes to install a professional podcast studio from scratch and the equipment they use to achieve consistently professional sounding podcast recordings.
Spotlight 🔦
DBPodcasts
DBPodcasts is a full service podcast production company with a portfolio of high-end podcasts to it’s name. DBP stands for Dust Brothers Podcasts, taken from the Dust Brothers nickname of founders Jordan Winter & Miles Davis.
Since it’s launch, the company has produced notable podcasts such as the Luminary exclusive "I Am Rapaport: Stereo Podcast" by actor & comedian Michael Rapaport, "Behind The Baller" with musician, actor & jeweler Ben Baller, "Blurred Laws & Life" hosted by copyright infringement lawyer Richard Busch, "The Best of The Best: Maverick's Guide To Success" hosted by 21 year old savant Maverick Levy, "Schoolyard Sports" hosted by 12 year old savant Lane Frank, "Level Up Your Basketball Podcast" hosted by former overseas pro basketball players Jesse Winter & Evan Conti + many more.
For more information on DBPs services, reach out to Operations Manager Nick Weaver at weaver@dbpodcasts.com
Apps & Tools 🧰
🌐 Podcastpage.io - The Podcast Website Builder
Podcastpage.io gives you everything you need to easily build your podcast website. Sync your podcast episodes, design the site’s layout, create pages, and establish your podcast’s online presence.
💲 ReMasterMedia - AppSumo Lifetime Deal
ReMasterMedia is a web application tool/service where you can upload your audio/video media content to optimize your audio for any platform for pennies rather than hundreds of dollars in a professional studio.
You can access the service via the web on your pc or mobile device browser. There’s nothing to install and the web browser version on your phone is very mobile friendly!
If you're looking for an alternative to Auphonic then don't miss out on this Lifetime Deal starting at $49
📱 Stereo – An Audio Only Social Network
Host your own live talk radio show on your phone or listen in to other people's convos. Customize a unique avatar then Stereo automatically pairs you with conversation partners in seconds and starts live broadcasting your convo.
🌐 Tell.fm — Real People. Real Stories.
Tell.fm is audio + Reddit + TikTok. Our goal is to make a platform for listening to and recording short audio life stories and experiences.
📱 Repod - The Podcast App That Focuses On Sharing Individual Podcast Episodes
Repod is a podcast discovery app. Think Apple Podcasts meets Twitter, where you can connect, share, and discuss podcast episodes with other people. The goal of the app is to help listeners discover a diverse range of shows that aren’t the same popular shows that most other apps promote. And, we’re trying to do it in a more personable way with peer-reviewed episode recommendations.
📱 Shift - Workout With Podcasts & Music
Shift is a fitness app that lets you listen to podcasts while you're resting, and music while working out. It's really an amazing experience that makes working out way more entertaining. You'll control everything via your headphones.
Nuggets 🤓
What Podcasters Need To Know About Copyright Law
This article from Laura May of Legalreader.com touches on a key issues regarding podcast copyright.
40 Ways To Grow Your Podcast Audience By Nick Weaver
Are you trying to find other ways to grow your podcast audience? Nick Weaver from The Podcast Pulse & DBPodcast has compiled a list of 40 ways you can grow your podcast audience.
You can download the PDF version HERE or reach out to Nick HERE for all things podcasting
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