Podnews Weekly Review

James Cridland and Sam Sethi

The last word in podcasting news.Every Friday, James Cridland and Sam Sethi review the week's top stories from Podnews; and interview some of the biggest names making the news from across the podcast industry.Winner, "Best Podcasting Podcast", 2025 Ear Worthy AwardsSupport the show at https://weekly.podnews.net - or hit the boost button! Sponsored by Buzzsprout: start podcasting - keep podcasting!

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Podnews Weekly Review

Episodes (278)

Friday YouTube’s Real Numbers, Spotify’s Strategy, And Nigeria’s Podcast Boom
Fri Feb 6th Mercury Podcast Network: plus, too many ads, and what YouTube is doing about AI slop
Jan 30th Wondercraft's AI video generation; plus, behind Truefans funding

Podnews Weekly Review

Feb 13, 2026
1¼ hours
102 MB

(These show notes are using Buzzsprout's CoHost tool. Buzzsprout are our sponsor and very good at podcast hosting and all that.) We dig into YouTube’s rare revenue reveal, Spotify’s mixed ad picture, and why premium is rising fast. Tony Doe joins live from Lagos to unpack Nigeria’s podcast boom and what creators can learn. • Captivate hires Rob Walsh and Elsie Escobar for monetisation and creator community • YouTube discloses $60bn revenue and 1.7tn hours watched with strong subscription mix • Spotify hits 750m MAUs and 290m subs while podcast ad sales dip • Superc...

Podnews Weekly Review

YouTube’s Real Numbers, Spotify’s Strategy, And Nigeria’s Podcast Boom

James Cridland and Sam Sethi

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