Just because you have the tools in front of you doesn’t mean you need to use them – a TV example reminded me of this. I start by explaining. Related Family Guy Clip:
Court TV is back- makes sense they’d do a true crime companion podcast – this one focuses on the Menendez brothers – out on Tuesdays (Via Podcast Business Journal): https://podcastbusinessjournal.com/court-tv-joins-the-podcasting-ranks/
Zoom offering encryption to ALL users, not just paid ones. Still, don’t use them for your podcast. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2020/06/victory-zoom-will-offer-end-end-encryption-all-its-users?utm_source=podnews.net&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=podnews.net:2020-06-25
A deeper explanation on what Zoom does to podcast audio in this past Tuesday’s episode with Tom Kelly: https://link.chtbl.com/jagtomkelly
EW Scripps is trying to sell Stitcher (via Podnews): https://www.theinformation.com/articles/scripps-exploring-sale-of-podcast-service-stitcher?shared=0c91d9a9f6b26eb1&utm_source=podnews.net&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=podnews.net%3A2020-06-25
Update on the Podcast Academy: Rob Greenlee says letters of recommendations will no longer be required, just references: https://www.thepodcastacademy.com/general/register_member_type.asp
Voxnest has a 2020 midyear report, “The State of The Podcast Universe.” It’s a free download: https://blog.voxnest.com/2020-mid-year-podcast-industry-report/
One of the takeaways, per James Cridland of Podnews, is Spotify making more headway against Apple. He breaks it down here: https://podnews.net/article/spotify-bigger-than-apple?utm_source=podnews.net&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=podnews.net:2020-07-02
Speaking of Spotify, they are working on making podcast clips/quotes shareable.
Congrats to ESPN’s senior director of digital audio and friend of the pod, Pete Gianseni – despite there being no sports, ESPN’s podcasts are booming – over 44 million plays in June. They’re up 11% month over month – credit to Pete and his team. Here’s a link to our conversation from a few months ago: https://link.chtbl.com/JAGPeteG
And finally, our friends at Podcast Movement are launching Podcast Movement University. They do a great job with the in-person conference every year, so I’m excited to learn more about this latest endeavor: https://podcastmovement.com/events/podcast-movement-university-launches-join-us-for-shift-on-july-14/?utm_source=podnews.net&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=podnews.net:2020-07-02
JAG in Detroit Website with contact info: https://jagindetroit.com/