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iHeartRadio Launches Highlights Tab for Short-Form Video Clips
iHeartRadio launched Highlights, a tab in its app featuring short-form video clips from shows, stations, and podcasts across its network.
Why Netflix Wants Your Favorite Video Podcasts (And Why Creators Should Care)
Netflix is reportedly in talks with iHeartRadio to license shows exclusively, including The Breakfast Club, Las Culturistas, The Jay Shetty Podcast, and Stuff You Should Know, which could remove full episodes from YouTube. The company is also pursuing a similar deal with SiriusXM, home to the popular Call Her Daddy by Alex Cooper, and is reaching out to agents at WME, UTA, and CAA to sign more video podcasters.
Spotify Is Adding New Podcast Features Including a Following Feed & a Way for Creators to Link to Other Content Across Spotify
Spotify is rolling out new features for podcasts on mobile. Here’s what’s new:
Spotify Adds Public Play Counts for Audio & Video Podcasts
Spotify introduces a new podcast metric called Plays, showing how many times an episode has been listened to or watched.
Amazon Music Launches AI-Powered Topics to Enhance Podcast Discovery
Amazon Music has launched a new Topics feature for podcasts. This AI-powered feature displays topic tags relevant to a podcast episode beneath the episode description. When users click on a tag, it shows a list of episodes that discuss the same topic.
Acast Launches Real-Time Podcast Advertising Planning with Availability Calendar Tool
Acast has announced a new feature for its self-serve podcasting advertising platform called the Availability Calendar.
YouTube to Offer Podcast RSS Feed Support by Year's End
By the end of this year, YouTube will support RSS feeds for podcasts on YouTube Music.
TikTok Begins Letting Creators Link Videos to Podcast Episodes
TikTok has started sending in-app messages to podcast creators with instructions on how to upload their podcasts to TikTok via an RSS feed.
Spotify Is Testing A New Interactive Polls Feature For Podcasts
Spotify recently started testing a new Polls feature that enables podcast hosts and their listeners to engage with each other by asking and answering a question in-app.
Spotify Rolls Out Updates To Its Podcast Show Page To Continue Improve Podcast Discovery
Spotify has rolled out new updates to its Podcast Show page including a redesign of the Podcast Show page, new show categories, and featured show trailers.
Pandora Launches A New Self-Service Online Hub For Podcasts In 'Pandora For Podcasts'
Pandora recently announced the launch of Pandora For Podcasts, a new self-service online hub for podcasts that lets creators to submit their shows for consideration to be included in Pandora’s rich catalog of podcasts.