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Who invented the word 'podcast’? Who made the term popular? Who used the word 'podcast’ first in… a podcast? Our history of the word 'podcast’ contains audio, quotes, and a full timeline.
“'Ere! He says he’s not dead!” - after announcing it was to close after allegations of deceptive conduct, Ozy Media CEO Carlos Watson has told NBC that it isn’t going to close after all. The company produces a number of podcasts.
Jamit calls itself a new social audio platform that’s the BET of podcasts, inspired by the Apple Podcasts chart being “dominated by shows featuring white hosts”. It launches into public beta today in Lagos, Nigeria.

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Astrophysicist finds the Happiest Man Alive — Hello, Amanda here. I'm an astrophysicist. A man called me claiming to be the happiest man alive. He says he can make you happy too. I'm trying to prove him wrong, scientifically. Episode 1 out now.

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Music streaming platform Deezer has acquired a stake in Driift, a live-streaming company.
Jonathan Charak has been appointed as Libsyn’s new Chief Financial Officer. He replaces Richard Heyse, who resigned in May.
UK media expert Matt Deegan takes a look at the Apple Podcast Subscriptions chart that we published last week. He suggests it “demonstrates that the subscription functionality is just not being used that much at the moment - by content creators or consumers”: and one reason why, he suggests, is that subscriptions are proprietary to each platform.

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Why your podcast needs a trademark, a piece by an IP lawyer, notes the existence of common law protection.
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Podcast News

How I Work ▸ has joined ARN’s iHeartPodcast Network Australia. Hosted by Dr Amantha Imber, it explores the working days of some of the world’s most successful innovators. The show was with Acast.

Paranormal and true crime podcast And That’s Why We Drink ▸ is going on the road for a fifteen-date run of North America. Here are the dates - and here is where to buy tickets from Friday.

A Little Bit Culty ▸ has been signed by Acast, and returns for a second season later this month. Hosted by former members of a cult, it was with Buzzsprout.

Everything you think you know about Jack the Ripper, a notorious killer in London in 1888, is wrong, according to Bad Women: The Ripper Retold ▸. New from Pushkin, this podcast reframes the victims, and the killer himself. Hosted by historian Hallie Rubenhold, it launches today.

Belle Makes Twelve ▸ is Meet Cute’s newest rom-com series, with music from Ellie Goulding’s album Brightest Blue. You’ll meet Belle, the overworked, eldest daughter in a family of twelve… who’s trying to take care of her family while also taking care of herself. Will she be able to make time for her beau, or will they call it quits? Meet Cute claims to be the first company to narratively integrate songs and musical artists into a scripted romcom podcast.

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