Podnews Weekly Review Podcast
1) Apple Podcasts Video - HLS, ads, and podcaster control
Apple turns on HLS video in Apple Podcasts and rewrites the business rules while keeping files with hosts. We unpack the listener experience, creator workflows, dynamic ads, costs, open standards, and...Show More
2) YouTube’s Real Numbers, Spotify’s Strategy, And Nigeria’s Podcast Boom
(These show notes are using Buzzsprout's CoHost tool. Buzzsprout are our sponsor and very good at podcast hosting and all that.) We dig into YouTube’s rare revenue reveal, Spotify’s mixed ad picture, ...Show More
3) Mercury Podcast Network: plus, too many ads, and what YouTube is doing about AI slop
Sam and James talk with Liam Heffernan of Mercury; and cover all the latest news of the week. • Sony’s AI character podcasts and voice licensing risks • Video discovery leading to audio loyalty and w...Show More
4) Wondercraft's AI video generation; plus, behind Truefans funding
We dig into Goalhanger’s funding, Wondercraft’s AI video workflows, music on open RSS with sats, TrueFans’ metrics-first hosting, and the growing gap between downloads and watch time. • Goalhanger’s ...Show More
5) Are subscriptions outpacing ads? And an exclusive
Sam has big news. Plus... (this description uses Buzzsprout's AI tool): We unpack the money and mechanics behind paid memberships, how platforms are reshaping podcast reach, and why quality and openn...Show More
6) iHeartRadio's open RSS bet on video, and Spotify's changes
Normally it's a nice quiet start to the year, but not this year! Sam and James look at the news we've already had so far this year. So much news, no tech stuff this week - that returns next week, alon...Show More
7) Podcast Predictions For 2026 - AI slop, video and more
We share five predictions each for 2026, from defining what a podcast is to why time spent listening will replace reach as the industry’s favorite metric. We weigh video’s upside against its risks for...Show More
8) Our review of 2025 - our predictions, highlights and lowlights
James and Sam look back on our predictions for what 2025 would be like - and whether we got them right. Plus, our lowlights and highlights of the year. Send James & Sam a message C-Suite PerspectivesE...Show More
9) 2025's highlights, 2026 predictions from Spotify, Apple, Amazon and more
What happens when Apple, Spotify, YouTube, Amazon, Acast, Adobe, Pocket Casts, Triton, Bumper, Transistor, creators, and analysts all compare notes on where podcasting just landed—and where it’s heade...Show More
2025's highlights, 2026 predictions from Spotify, Apple, Amazon and more
1:53:35 | Dec 19th, 2025
10) Better podcast analytics with PodAnalyst, plus TikTok doesn't launch a podcast
We track the biggest forces shaping podcasting next year: Goalhanger’s network effect, a pivot to listener-based analytics, and the tension between open RSS and closed “podcast” branding from big plat...Show More
Better podcast analytics with PodAnalyst, plus TikTok doesn't launch a podcast
1:18:51 | Dec 13th, 2025