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- Liquid Studios - headed up by CEO Jeanine Wright - has released a new website revealing its strategy, and launched a new content-transformation pilot with Podnews. As a pilot, the Podnews daily newsletter will be visualised and produced for video by Liquid Studios, to our own specification - no AI images, the voice is our Editor's own, and the video is reviewed by a human before publishing. Wright said: "A daily news bulletin is one of the tightest turnarounds in podcasting, which makes Podnews a real test, not a demo." You'll see it in on our YouTube channel, as well as LinkedIn and in selected podcast apps.
- Audioboom released a positive Q3/26 trading update. The company posted a record Q3, with 17% revenue growth, and posting a profit of US $5.6mn. The company says it will use its cash balance of $6.7mn, and available capital, to "lead the inevitable consolidation within the podcast industry".
- Apple launched a set of new smart-home products, including the $299 Apple Homeview, a device with speakers and a screen. That device has Apple Podcasts pre-installed on it, but doesn't contain an app store - so no full access to Spotify, Overcast or other podcast apps. It will support the CarPlay standard, however, so playback from your iPhone is possible. (It won't be available in the EU). Stephen Robles has more.
- Apple is also kicking off a new advertising campaign promoting the use of Safari, including video ads and a website. We're looking forward to the promotion of the Apple Podcasts app in this way.
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