podcasts

• Podcasters are making hundreds of millions of dollars on Patreon
• YouTube debuts new features to make its Music hub the “ultimate destination” for podcasts

  YouTube Creator Liaison Rene Ritchie and Chief Product Officer Johanna Voolich delivered updates about podcasts on YouTube Music.

  
• Spotify’s Substack integration brings in more free and paywalled podcasts

  Substack is the latest company using Spotify Open Access to integrate free and paywalled podcast content into Spotify.

  
• Night acquires The Roost, the podcast network formerly affiliated with Rooster Teeth

  The Roost, the podcast network formerly affiliated with Rooster Teeth, has been acquired by Night, the talent firm that reps MrBeast.

  
• YouTube announces a “Podcasts For You” shelf — and a workshop to go with it
• Slate, NPR podcasts win big at fourth annual Ambie Awards
• Spotify now has more than 100,000 video podcasts. How’s that working out for creators?
• On the Podcast: A guiding light for creators
• MoistCr1tikal, Wendigoon, and Jackson Clarke’s new podcast hits #1 in true crime
• On the Podcast: TikTok Shop’s $500 million bet
• On the Podcast: A24 goes Insta premium
• On the Podcast: Warren James gets MishMashed