June 16, 2022

Interview with Ken Miller from Fathom; Spotify buys an AI voice service, Google Podcasts slips up in Pride Month, Sam looks different to what Adam Curry thinks

59 minutes

Special Guest

Ken Miller - CTO Fathom
New podcast app Fathom, designed for better podcast discovery, has been launched on iOS and in-browser. It promises you can “ask any question and hear answers from your favourite podcasters and their guests.”
https://fathom.fm/podcast/podland-news

Show Notes

Breaking: Apple Podcasts has published details of how search in its app works. The post includes clarification that ratings and reviews aren’t factored into search results; and that the search function searches the show name, channel name, and episode title.
In July last year, Podnews published data showing what metadata different podcast apps use: noting that Apple Podcasts does not search podcast (or episode) descriptions.
During Pride Month, Google Podcasts is blocking and hiding some podcast episodes apparently because they use the word 'lesbian’.
Transistor’s Justin Jackson has reported Acast to Canadian law enforcement after the company targeted Transistor customers.
Acast recently targeted customers from Podbean, Captivate, Blubrry and others, using competitor’s logos, and sending multiple follow-up messages to each podcaster.
International Women’s Podcast Festival in London is on Sat Jun 18.
The British Podcast Awards, Ceremony- Kennington Park, London - Saturday 23rd July - Tickets on Sale: Monday 20th June.

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By James Cridland and Sam Sethi

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2020 ratings

June 16, 2022

59 minutes

Special Guest

Ken Miller - CTO Fathom
New podcast app Fathom, designed for better podcast discovery, has been launched on iOS and in-browser. It promises you can “ask any question and hear answers from your favourite podcasters and their guests.”
https://fathom.fm/podcast/podland-news

Show Notes

Breaking: Apple Podcasts has published details of how search in its app works. The post includes clarification that ratings and reviews aren’t factored into search results; and that the search function searches the show name, channel name, and episode title.
In July last year, Podnews published data showing what metadata different podcast apps use: noting that Apple Podcasts does not search podcast (or episode) descriptions.
During Pride Month, Google Podcasts is blocking and hiding some podcast episodes apparently because they use the word 'lesbian’.
Transistor’s Justin Jackson has reported Acast to Canadian law enforcement after the company targeted Transistor customers.
Acast recently targeted customers from Podbean, Captivate, Blubrry and others, using competitor’s logos, and sending multiple follow-up messages to each podcaster.
International Women’s Podcast Festival in London is on Sat Jun 18.
The British Podcast Awards, Ceremony- Kennington Park, London - Saturday 23rd July - Tickets on Sale: Monday 20th June.