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The big companies are buying more podcast assets. Todd and Mike talk about Captivate and Whooshkaa getting acquired. Today is a no-edit show. Everyone have a Happy Holiday!
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News
- Captivate acquired by Global, part of DAX. Congrats!
- Spotify has acquired Whooshkaa
- Brian Williams, former NBC/MSNBC anchor now has a podcast, We Interrupt This Broadcast, which made it to #1 on Apple Podcasts!
- Ten Percent Happier is starting its own podcast studio
- Spotify adds star ratings, you cannot rate unless you have listened
Best Practice: 3 steps to double-check your episode after you publish
- Press play. By that we mean ensure it’s playing correctly. Click play on the player and make sure you hear it start playing.
- Check your RSS feed. Go to castfeedvalidator.com and run a validation check.
- Relax in the knowledge that your show will go out as normal!
Blubrry News
- The team will be out the following days for the holidays: December 24th and December 31st.
- Get your predictions in for our New Years Eve Eve show. Email mike@blubrry.com (Audio would be great but text is ok as well).
- Blog Post: The Value of Spending Marketing on Your Show by David Day
Blubrry Pro Tip – Pro team out for the rest of the year.
Question(s) of the Week
Question: I have a really long interview that I recorded, it’s over 2 hours. Should I break it up into two episodes or should I just put it out full-length?
Answer: In most cases, play the whole thing in one episode. Maybe think of editing it down to less than 2 hours. Make sure it’s not boring! But, do not break things up into 2 parts if you can help it.
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