Episodes

Rob Greenlee and Todd Cochrane discuss where the podcasting space is headed after all the developments of the past few weeks. A lot of nothing or should independent podcasters start to get concerned? We are back in the studio this episode, but our next show will be live from Podfest at 12pm EST on Saturday most likely Audio only but we will have a lineup of guest. I expect it to be a fun show. Donate to the show and Support this podcast. The post Where are we headed? #237 first appeared on New...

Spotify spends 230 Million on Gimlet, Supposedly 50 Million on Anchor (WOW) and Chinese based Himalaya rolls in with another cool 100 million. What does this mean for the 95% of the podcast community? Did Spotify pay for a whole lot of nothing or did the number of dead shows not play into what they … Continue reading Money Money Money #236 → The post Money Money Money #236 first appeared on New Media Show.

Todd Cochrane and Rob Greenlee discuss Todd’s CES plan and what it takes to put on a show, along with reacting to the job announcement by Spotify. We also spend a long time discussing other leaders in the space predictions for 2019. Donate to the show and Support this podcast. The post Advertising in Spotify Podcasts? #233 first appeared on New Media Show.

Todd Cochrane and Rob Greenlee discuss our 2019 Podcast Predicitons. This is an Audio only show as Todd is on travel with his new Grandbaby in Tampa. Happy New Year everyone we will see you next week, Todd will be in Vegas for CES so Audio only next few weeks as well. Donate to the … Continue reading 2019 Podcast Predictions #232 → The post 2019 Podcast Predictions #232 first appeared on New Media Show.

Todd Cochrane and Rob Greenlee discuss the IAB Certification for Compliance of Podcast Metrics Guidelines and where this will lead the space in the coming year we also discuss the influx of professional production houses. We cover the group from China offering podcasters $10-40K to help them with their show production and the realities of that. Finally, we cover a news story talking about podcasters having to sign NDA’s to be part of a new distribution platform. Donate to the show and Support t...

Rob Greenlee, Todd Cochrane, and guest KC Wayland discuss Fictional Storytelling and how the podcasting space has evolved in the nine years KC has been involved in StoryTelling. This is a full mega packed session you are not going to want to skip a bit of this. Donate to the show and Support this podcast. The post Fictional Storytelling #230 first appeared on New Media Show.

Rob Greenlee and Todd Cochrane do a deep dive on what it means to be a complete solution podcast host. We also take a deep dive on Podcast Feed data that Daniel J. Lewis produced that give some shocking insights into the podcasting space. We also talk about what IAB Podcast Measurement certification is going to mean for the space. This is a full mega packed session you are not going to want to skip a bit of this. Donate to the show and Support this podcast. The “New Media Show” is simply 226 ...

Adam Curry Definitive Podcast History is tacked on to the end of the New Media Show today so when you get to the end of the show there are 18 more minutes of content. Adam tells the origin story of Podcasting it is important that we make sure that history is not re-written. Rob and I both started what we defined as our Podcast in the same period this all was getting kicked of with Rob’s show pre-dating podcasting and my first show launching in very early October 2004. Everyone has an opinion on...

Did you hear about the $100 CPM? Rob Greenlee and Todd Cochrane get you caught up on what is happening in the podcasting space? Including upcoming conferences, conference that have just occurred and some amazing commentary during some sessions. We also of course talk about the Pandora announcement. Donate to the show and Support this podcast. The “New Media Show” is simply 226 episodes of everything podcasting. You can earn a Ph.D. in Podcasting by listening to this entire series. Feel free to...

Todd Cochrane and Rob Greenlee discuss the forthcoming IAB Podcast Measurement Certifications and the potential impact on the space. In addition, Todd walks through some of the challenges and a few lessons learned. With a continued conversation about the forming of a Podcast Trade Association what it will take and the challenges of making sure everyone is represented. Donate to the show and Support this podcast. The “New Media Show” is simply 225 episodes of everything podcasting. You can earn...

Radio’s Attitude of the podcasting space has a lot to be desired currently. The recent announcement by iHeart Radio to do and Awards show was widely scorned upon by the podcast community largely due to the way they approached the announcement of it. That topic leads Rob Greenlee and Todd Cochrane to widely discuss the issues at hand and what is happening with the disconnect between Radio and the podcasting space to the point where it’s obvious radio does not care a bit about the culture of the s...

Todd Cochrane is on the Road and Rob Greenlee hosted the audio only New Media Show. We talk about the surprise acquisition of Triton by Scripps for 150 million and discuss the collective freak out and absolute confusion by some podcasters in the space. Plus a well-known entity actually run one of these scams boosting … Continue reading Surprise Acquisition #223 → The post Surprise Acquisition #223 first appeared on New Media Show.

Rob Greenlee and Todd Cochrane hit two big topics that are in the news this week The Spotify Podcast portal and Apple’s continued crackdown on keyword stuffing. Lots of topics covered. We will be off next week as Todd is on travel and will be airborne for next weeks show. Donate to the show and Support this podcast. The “New Media Show” is simply 222 episodes of everything podcasting. You can earn a Ph.D. in Podcasting by listening to this entire series. Feel free to work your way backward in ...

Todd Cochrane and Rob Greenlee talk about a myriad of topics to include some discussion on Spotify stats and some confusion from last weeks show. We also discuss additional crackdown by Apple Podcasts on initial submission of shows on episode title information. There is some concern here that Apple is having to great of editorial control. Donate to the show and Support this podcast The “New Media Show” is simply 221 episodes of everything podcasting. You can earn a Ph.D. in Podcasting by listen...

Todd Cochrane and Rob Greenlee explore a variety of topics to include is audience growth keeping up with podcast growth and do the recent announcement of changes of strategies at some leading podcasting companies really mean anything for the common podcaster. Todd also has a confession and a lesson learned podcasters on not missing the details. We also go over a new podcast survey that re-affirms some info we knew in the podcasting space. Donate to the show and Support this podcast The “New Med...

A number of high-level events happened this past week including big changes at Panopoly and the folks at iHeartRadio writing some big checks to pick up some podcasting properties. We also received confirmation that some networks are getting media pass-through at Spotify which gives us some hope that at some point all shows can be pass-through versus cached. That and a lot more. Donate to the show and Support this podcast The “New Media Show” is simply 219 episodes of everything podcasting. You ...

Todd Cochrane and Rob Greenlee talk about the editorial control Apple is now asserting on Podcast Titles and Author tags and how that impacts all of the Apps that use the Apple API to power their podcast directories. While we agree some of the Apple changes where needed. The way they are going about it is causing the hosting companies to explain the unclear titling guidelines that have been imposed. Plus all the Podcast insights you can handle. Donate to the show and Support this podcast The “N...

Todd Cochrane and Rob Greenlee discuss a topic that came up this week on RSS and has it outlived its usefulness. Plus a little humor on how you can run a business for free. Plus a myriad of topics that are affecting the podcasting world. Donate to the show and Support this podcast The “New Media Show” is simply 217 episodes of everything podcasting. You can earn a Ph.D. in Podcasting by listening to this entire series. Feel free to work your way backward in the content. Here is a review left b...

Rob Walch joins Todd Cochrane and Rob Greenlee as a guest on the New Media Show. Little late start to the show as Todd thinks he got himself banned from Facebook live by mistake time will tell. So the show was only on YouTube Live today with Todd trying to get the Podcast Awards slate online at the same time as doing the show. Not such smart timing. Topics covered today was everything from false advertising claims to some start truth about changes in the podcasting space. The “New Media Show” ...

This is simply a monster show weighing in at 2 hours and 15 minutes. We are joined by Ed Ryan Editor of Radioink and he gives us the low down on the broadcaster track. Todd Cochrane and Rob Greenlee cover the rest of the show, lessons learned, feedback to organizers and all the backroom chatter that took place. If you missed Podcast Movement or want a secondary perspective of the show this is the episode to tune in. The “New Media Show” is simple 215 episodes of everything podcasting. You can e...

Dan Franks from Podcast Movement joins Rob and Todd for a quick update on what is happening with Podcast Movement. 2300 Podcasters will descend on Philly in the coming days for a show that is slated to be nothing short of incredible. Get the insider pre-show information. Reach out to Rob @ rob@voxnest.com or Todd @ todd@blubrry.com Happy Podcasting! The post Dan Franks – Podcast Movement #214 first appeared on New Media Show.

We get into a debate on what you should and should not have on your website to attract new listeners to subscribe to your show and discuss some recent advice being given in the space. This is some fundamental 101 stuff here and if podcasters sit back and think about it they understand what the long play is in building an audience. Reach out to Rob @ rob@voxnest.com or Todd @ todd@blubrry.com Happy Podcasting! The post Listener Subscription Options #213 first appeared on New Media Show.

In an exclusive first public interview Todd Cochrane @geeknews and Rob Greenlee @robgreenlee interview Zack Reneau-Weden @zackrw Google’s Podcasting App Product Manager to talk about Google’s new entry into the podcasting space, and ask him a series of question ranging from technical, to the vision Google has, to what’s next. This is an interview that every podcaster should listen to, that will give you insights on how you can best utilize the 8000-pound gorilla known Google to promote and grow ...

Todd Cochrane of Blubrry and Rob Greenlee of Voxnest dig into the issue surrounding the podcast feed hijacking and mirroring of feeds that Castbox undertook to apparently swing Google search results to their site and the ramifications of this action. It’s time again for podcasters to protect the intellectual property of their highly valued RSS feed, and ensure that third parties do not hijack and or mirror them ever. We have not seen any company do this in a long time but with the recent Google...