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Acast raises $35 million in Series C funding

The money will apparently fund expansion into new content and territories, a push towards more non-advertising revenue streams, and an improved offering for smart speakers.

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Google wants to do for podcasts on Android what Apple did for podcasts on iOS

What a podcast needs to do to put on a good live show (and why so many are trying)

Hot Pod: What does an audio producer actually do, anyway?

Hot Pod: Should Apple become a more useful middleman for the podcast industry — and if so, how?

Hot Pod: Is podcasting about food the new dancing about architecture?

Hot Pod: Is there an opening for budding U.K. podcast businesses to challenge the BBC?

A new player aims to bring the podcast advertising analytics some want (and others fear)

Is the BBC’s power to blame for the U.K. podcasting scene’s underdevelopment?

Is the Stitcher deal a step toward a closed podcast ecosystem?

We now have new, free rankings to show how podcasts stack up against each other

How big are Audible’s ambitions in changing short-form audio? Really, really big

Can podcasts move beyond talking heads to produce digital-first audio news?

A few important new players are going to change what people think of as a “podcast”

What should an on-demand news podcast look like?

Podcasts about podcasts, a new player in sports audio, and a crowded election-podcast space

Spotify is finally ready to bring podcasting to a new audience

Mailchimp tries a new ad strategy, behind a paywall

Is “Why doesn’t audio go viral?” the wrong question to ask?

The Netflix-YouTube-Twitter-Starbucks of podcasting