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How are podcasts doing on Netflix? Independent measurement company Samba TV posted data on Netflix Podcasts, including a podcast ranker. The company says that 13% of Netflix households (that’s 10mn households) watched at least 1 cumulative minute of a Netflix podcast in Q1/26.
Exclusive: The Podcast Show London has announced Global and iHeartPodcasts as headline partners for the event next month. This year, Global’s presence will place a particular focus on Global Studios.
Exclusive: We reported on the upcoming Podcast Movement NYC in February; but today, in an interview in the Podnews Weekly Review with Bryan Barletta, we discover the pricing for tickets, and more detail about the week-long flagship event.
For podcasts, YouTube has pulled far ahead of Spotify, with Apple Podcasts in fourth place behind Amazon Music, according to new global data from MIDiA. 62% of monthly active podcast users are using YouTube, compared to 47% for Spotify and around 25% for Apple Podcasts. The only surveyed countries that Spotify appears to lead in are Australia (but only very slightly), and in Spotify’s home country of Sweden, where it has a significant lead. The data also suggests that 36% of global consumers have no interest in podcasts at all.
Exclusive: Good news from Libsyn: a technical problem with some 301 redirects has now been fixed. "We’ve validated the changes both internally and with multiple customers, and are confident the issues that kept it from working as-desired are now resolved,” a spokesperson told us. The company is the latest to announce integration with Apple Podcasts HLS video.
Double Elvis’s Disgraceland and Hollywoodland are moving to Exactly Right Media and iHeartPodcasts. It marks a return to iHeart for Disgraceland, after an exclusive period with Amazon Music, and time with Audacy.
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In the Podnews Weekly Review this week, a chat with Bryan Barletta about the upcoming Podcast Movement and Sounds Profitable event in New York City. Plus, Sam and James discuss the latest Patreon revenue figures.

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If you’ve ever thought history was boring, The Persistence is here to prove you wrong. You’ll hear the overlooked stories of rebels, visionaries, and communities who shaped the world, told with sharp insight, unexpected twists, and just enough wit to make you wonder why none of this made it into your textbooks.

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Have you ever walked into a room and instantly felt like you’d done something wrong? But you had absolutely no idea what? Nobody’s talking. But there’s sighing, cupboards getting slammed like they owe someone money, and the emotional atmosphere feels like a thunderstorm about to kick off. The Mechanics of Toxic Relationships helps you navigate what happened in your relationship - and how to recognise these patterns before they repeat.

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Law is local, but cryptocurrency is borderless. The Crypto Case Law Review is a podcast for legal professionals about cryptocurrency litigation. Each episode, learn about a new legal case that involved cryptocurrency evidence - the arguments presented, and the issues considered by the court.
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