Paying for podcasts, while uncommon is now also available directly through Apple Podcasts. The latest Apple update released channels and subscriptions for podcasts this week and we're anxious to see how many podcasters and listeners choose to dip their foot into the deep end.
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News:

Anchor is making RSS optional

Apple Podcasts channels and subscriptions are LIVE

Luminary launches channel on Apple Podcasts

People’s Choice Podcast Awards (the original podcast awards) nominations open in 2 weeks

International Women’s Podcast Awards is looking for nominations

Call Her Daddy is going exclusive on Spotify, who paid $60 million

EU changes to copyright guidelines

Podcasting is open to ridicule

Best Practice:
Should you have separate social media accounts for your podcast? Pros and cons

Blubrry News:

Blubrry Developer Resources

Get more listeners with a podcast website! by Troy Price

No PowerPress update this week... BUT, it’s not too early to sign up for the next PowerPress webinar. Mike will take you through installing, setting up and using PowerPress. Plus, he will show you any new things added recently. Webinar on Tues. June 29th at 3:30pm EST. Sign up here.

Question(s) of the Week 
Question: Hi Blubrry! How are you going to be supporting the Apple Podcasts paid subscriptions? I don’t see anything about it on your site.
Answer: Subscriptions in Apple Podcasts are 100% on Apple. Your website and your podcast host (no matter who it is) has nothing to do with this. Think of it like YouTube (sort of). You don’t upload or do anything outside of YouTube to publish a video, it’s 100% on their platform. This is Apple’s version of this and its audio and/or video. The difference is people have to have a paid subscription to listen or watch your content on that system.
Short answer is no, we will not be doing anything for Apple Subscriptions (or Spotify or Patreon or any other closed system). It’s a different distribution method, technically, not a traditional podcast. All other podcasts work mostly like they used to. Apple pulls them in via RSS and people can listen and “FOLLOW” (instead of subscribe) just like before.
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