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• The Infinite Dial 2024 (for the US) will be unveiled at Evolutions by Podcast Movement in Los Angeles on Mar 28. The gold-standard study from Edison Research is America’s longest-running survey of digital media consumer behaviour. This year, it’s with support from Audacy, Cumulus Media, and SiriusXM Media.
• Spotify for Podcasters is removing its own audio editing tools, in favour of a partnership with Riverside. Spotify users will get Riverside’s free plan, which offers up to two hours free to get going, after which podcasters will need to pay.
  • Spotify is removing Music + Talk, which allowed you to present a music show (launched as “Shows with Music”); interactive audience tool Voice Messages, remote recording tool Record with Friends, and Background Music and Sounds. The company tells us it’s a shift away from legacy creation tooling, and towards tools for better audience growth and engagement.
• Apple Podcasts is now correctly ingesting supplied WebVTT transcript files from compatible podcast:transcript RSS feeds. The transcripts appear in Apple Podcasts Connect - here’s ours vs theirs. Selecting our transcripts to be used in Apple Podcasts Connect gives an attribution in the Apple Podcasts app (which will publicly launch in a few months). We’ve updated our FAQ.
  • Additionally, downloadable WebVTT files from Apple Podcasts Connect now validate correctly.

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• A public radio podcast has secured a major legal victory for police accountability. KQED’s On Our Watch has successful