Netflix wants to license IHeartMedia podcasts currently on YouTube
Netflix is in talks to license video podcasts distributed by iHeartMedia as it looks to compete head-on with YouTube, according to people familiar with the conversations.
IHeart distributes popular programs like The Breakfast...
Guide to starting your own podcast
South Africans looking to start their own podcast can do so for just over R3,000.
Recording a podcast can be as easy as using a mobile app, but this will result in a low-quality recording.
Amazon shutting down Amp app
Amazon.com Inc. is shutting down Amp, the live-audio app that allowed users to act like radio DJs by playing music and talking alongside the songs.
The product launched in March 2022 following a frenzy around live-audio services during the pandemic.
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Spotify gives four South African podcasts slice of R1.8 million
Spotify has announced the Africa Podcast Fund, which will see four South African podcasts get a cut of $100,000 (R1.85 million) in funding.
The South African podcasts that will receive funding are After School is After School with...
YouTube hunting for podcast executive
YouTube is looking to hire an executive to oversee its podcasting business, a new position for the video giant and a sign that its parent, Alphabet Inc.’s Google, is starting to take the category seriously.
YouTube is already one of the top destinations...
OK, so I have a friend at Church who wants me to grab some MP3 Lectures/Sermons from iTunes for her.
Her internet is really sucky and slow and I have uncapped.
This is what she asked me to grab for her...
http://itunes.apple.com/podcast/brook-hills-audio/id319699838
So if I download...
A friend of mine was recently appointed as compliance editor for BBC Radio 4. She asked me about podcasts, and specifically professional ones that would be of interest to the radio industry.
The trick, of course, is to choose from the thousands that are available, and narrowing it down.
This...