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ABC News launches '20/20 True Crime+' subscription on Apple Podcasts with new Luigi Mangione and McStay series • PodcastOne acquires exclusive sales/distribution rights to Billy Corgan's 'The Magnificent Others'; stock jumps ~10% • IAB Tech Lab releases Podcast Technical Measurement Guidelines v2.3 for public comment
Howard Stern Show Co-Host Exits After 16 Years Amid SiriusXM Layoffs • PodcastOne Acquires 'The Magnificent Others' With Billy Corgan; Stock Jumps • Podcast Rivals Convene to Fix the Industry's $1B Metrics Problem
Forbes' Highest-Paid Podcasters of 2026: Joe Rogan tops list at est. $82M • SiriusXM launches 'Sports Pass' Sept. 1, anchored by new Audacy stations • Don Lemon signs three-year exclusive hosting & ad deal with Libsyn
Steven Bartlett's 'Diary of a CEO' loses inner circle — 4 senior staffers exit in 5 months as it chases America • New-podcast launches hit 2026 low: just 9,493 debuted in July, per Listen Notes • After audio cuts, The Washington Post takes a new podcast path via an Acast alliance
The EU Artificial Intelligence Act becomes law • The highest-paid podcasters • Want to grow your podcast? Get one of these
EXCLUSIVE: Spotify threatens podcasting with ad-skipping tool • How Canadians listen to audio • Checking ads aren’t disguised as something else
Storm clouds at Cumulus Podcast Network • 13% now consume podcasts most on the TV • Acast and Buzzsprout both enhance video offerings
Storm clouds at Cumulus Podcast Network • Korea Box Office: The Odyssey Bests Spider-Man: Brand New Day • John Oliver Takes Shots at Own Company’s DC Superhero Movies on ‘Last Week Tonight’
The EU Artificial Intelligence Act becomes law • Locked out: YouTube changes qualification for ad revenue • Now anyone can earn from Apple Podcasts video
Acast acquires Backyard Ventures • Ritchie Blackmore Performs With Deep Purple for First Time Since Acrimonious Split in Early 90s, After Warning Fans: I Have Not Played Rock Music in 25 Years • Andreas Dresen, Doris Dörrie Films to World Premiere at Zurich Film Festival
EXCLUSIVE: Spotify threatens podcasting with ad-skipping tool • Troye Sivan Brings Nicole Kidman to the Club for Shes the Best Music Video • Oscar Predictions: Supporting Actress — Is This the Year of Penélope Cruz?
Podcast causes diplomatic incident • 13% now consume podcasts most on the TV • Frozen 3 First Details: Anna and Kristoff Get Married, Olaf Gets a Girlfriend and a New Villain Emerges
Podcast Movement NYC reveals first set of speakers • China Box Office: Once Upon a Time in the Middle East Dominates With $70 Million Weekend as Christopher Nolans The Odyssey Debuts Second • Hollywood Failed Hayden Panettiere
Spotify: unskippable ads for them, skipped ads for us? • Vin Diesel Says Fast Forever Starts Shooting in December • Rosie O’Donnell Shines in ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live’ Hosting Debut, Attacks ‘Mango Mussolini’ Trump and Gives Moving Hayden Panettiere Tribute
YouTube changes how “views” are calculated • John Irvin, Director of Hamburger Hill, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, Dies at 86 • Walmart Touts Free Peacock Access for Walmart+ Members on Heels of Streamers Latest Price Hike
Locked out: YouTube changes qualification for ad revenue • Now anyone can earn from Apple Podcasts video • Hayden Panettiere’s Death: DEA Joins Investigation
Acast acquires Backyard Ventures • Prime Video Unveils Landmark $2 Billion-Plus Investment in Latin American Entertainment • Ariana Grande Blasts Trump Administration for Using We Cant Be Friends in Social Post: Your Truth Is False
Olivia Rodrigo Releases Handmaids Tale-Inspired Song, Serena Joy, in a Tiny Run of CDs, With Digital Drop to Follow • Austrian Director Sandra Wollner’s ‘Everytime’ Wins Best Film at Sarajevo Film Festival • Paramount and State A.G. to Meet Monday to Discuss Settlement of Antitrust Case
Podcast causes diplomatic incident • Dale Morris, Titan of Nashville Management Who Forged Superstar Careers for Kenny Chesney and Alabama, Dies at 89 • One Battle After Another and Marty Supreme Take Top Honors at Location Managers Guild International Awards
Good news - the power is with us in podcasting • Erik Poppe Talks Haugesund Opener ‘Beloved,’ Written by Nobel Prize Winner Jon Fosse: ‘People Long for Something Honest and Truthful’ • John Oliver Embarrasses Trump Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy Over ‘Godawful’ YouTube Reality Show and ‘Real World’ Past
Turned off: YouTube suddenly pulls podcast • Who’s flying this thing: publishers, or ad-tech? • Nandamuri Balakrishna, Sunny Deol, Nayanthara Lead Zee Studios Multilingual 2026-27 Slate (EXCLUSIVE)
July’s top podcast ad spender • YouTube changes how “views” are calculated • Spotify: unskippable ads for them, skipped ads for us?
Fan Bingbing, Kim Jeewoon, Hong Kyung-pyo Curate Busans Carte Blanche as Festivals Story Market Adds Thai Remake, Hong Kong Titles • Kareena Kapoor Khan, Prithviraj Sukumarans Daayra to Launch Junglee Pictures-Pen Studios Slate Partnership (EXCLUSIVE) • Big Little Lies Sequel Book Teases Storyline for HBO Series Season 3: Whats Going on With Madeline, Celeste and Jane in Big Little Truths
Keynotes announced for Podcast Movement NYC • Naomi Osaka Debuts a Luxury Accessories Brand at Uncharted’s Fame to Fortune Summit in the Hamptons • Kartik Aaryans Captain India Sets September London Shoot (EXCLUSIVE)
