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.

Google has announced that it will start to surface podcast episodes alongside web pages, news, images, and videos in Search when you search for a specific topic or interview and include the word "podcast.”

Spotify has launched a new podcast dedicated portal called Spotify for Podcasters that allows podcast creators that will give them access to valuable analytics such as episode performance, daily stats on listener demographics, location, engagement, and much more.

Continuing its mission of “democratizing creation for podcasters of all experience levels,” Anchor rolls out Smart Background Music to provide podcasters with "100 beautiful, podcast-ready background tracks" that can be used for free with no commercial restrictions.