On the shelf: Podcasting
Podnews drafts a code to curb copycat podcasts
After its reporting, Spreaker promised changes against unauthorized show copies, and four hosts back a new migration code of practice. […]
Podcasts take 33% of audio time for US listeners aged 18-34
Nielsen's Q3 2026 audio report puts podcasts at 21% of ad-supported listening overall, while among 18-34s podcasts take 33% of all audio time against 42% for radio. […]
Apple Podcasts grows in Japan nine times faster than average
Apple says Japanese listener growth is far ahead of the global rate as it launches Creators We Love there, and a Shure spatial microphone has appeared in an FCC filing. […]
Podcasters get new tools as a French study tracks platform switching
Podcasters get a free ad-planning agent, a remote recording beta and a YouTube-to-Spotify tool, while a French study finds 58% of listeners switch platforms. […]
Diary of a CEO tops Joe Rogan in YouTube podcast subscribers
Steven Bartlett's show now has the most subscribers among podcasts in YouTube's Top 100 chart, by a margin of 0.1 million over Joe Rogan, according to its producer. […]
Karen Read and Alan Jackson to host new Crime House series
PAVE Studios will launch Read Between the Lines in early 2027 as a weekly true crime show in video and audio. Karen Read and attorney Alan Jackson host. […]
Independent sleep podcast takes Gold and Listener's Choice
Michelle Hotaling's Michelle's Sanctuary won two Signal Awards in the Sleep Podcast category. She writes, narrates and produces every episode herself. […]
BBC Sounds logs 423 million listening hours in a quarter
Between July and September, BBC Sounds audience grew 70% year on year. Newscast was its most popular podcast. […]
Clubby Sports takes ad sales for All Over Bar The Cricket
Australian network Clubby Sports will represent the cricket podcast in sales and has a summer slate of sports shows, including a new series with Sam Harper. […]
Podnews finds 1,778 podcasts copied onto Spreaker
A Podnews investigation says Spreaker's free RSS importer lets anyone copy a show, and monetise the copy, without the owner's consent. Spreaker points to its community rules. […]