podcasts

• As Spotify revamps its podcast creator program, it’s highlighting successful shows with a video edge
• If long-form YouTube videos are your bedtime ritual, a new “sleep timer” is made for you

  YouTube Premium users can try out a "sleep timer" feature that pauses video after a set amount of time. The feature caters to long-form videos

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