Amazon Music adds video - and the secrets of a succesful indie podcast

Send James and Sam a message or voicemailAmazon Music joins the video podcast race with HLS and RSS alternate enclosure support. Yay!Plus, we speak with PodVision about their successful indie show; and the developer of the UpNext app.• Amazon Music video podcasts rollout in the US and what “open RSS” support really implies • Apple’s private API versus alternate enclosure and the moderation and ad tech trade-offs • Acast’s “first to monetise” claim plus how hosts are responding to Apple’s approach • Podvision’s 500,000-download season and the practical launch levers: concept clarity, packaging, artwork and timing • AI disclosure labels from film and TV and why podcast platforms still do not enforce clear standards • Inception Point AI moving to Spotify Megaphone and the lack of AI labelling in show metadata • Video podcast consumption realities across platforms and what the data says about concentration • Niche podcasts outperforming on relevance even when they lose on raw scale • UK industry recognition, car dashboards and the unanswered question of who speaks for podcasting • Up Next app: serverless design, on-device features, open source code and transcript challenges • Pod News adds video detection on Apple Podcasts plus a new podroll atlas for recommendations Support the showConnect With Us: Email: [email protected]: @[email protected] and @[email protected] us: www.buzzsprout.com/1538779/supportGet Podnews: podnews.net