Spotify, which introduced Comments on podcasts in July, is now rolling out new settings and controls to help creators better manage their comment sections.

Amazon Music has launched a new Topics feature for podcasts. This AI-powered feature displays topic tags relevant to a podcast episode beneath the episode description. When users click on a tag, it shows a list of episodes that discuss the same topic.

Spotify launched Comments for podcasts, allowing listeners to leave comments on episodes. Creators can like and respond to comments, enable or disable them, and approve which ones are displayed.

Acast has announced a new feature for its self-serve podcasting advertising platform called the Availability Calendar.

By the end of this year, YouTube will support RSS feeds for podcasts on YouTube Music.

Apple introduced new tools for podcasters.

SAG-AFTRA has released guidelines for podcast hosts and guests for the actors’ and writers’ strike.

Spotify has launched a new feature called Broadcast-to-Podcast (B2P), which enables broadcasting publishers to easily convert their existing content into podcasts

According to a new study by Acast, 95% of frequent podcast listeners in the U.S. take action after hearing a podcast ad.

Thousands of Acast podcasters will soon be able to take advantage of Spring's robust commerce creator solutions, which include creating, promoting, and selling physical and digital products such as merchandise and NFTs.

According to the Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB)’s sixth annual U.S. Podcast Advertising Revenue study, podcast ad revenue topped $1 billion for the first time in 2021 and is projected to reach $2 billion by the end of 2022 and more than $4 billion by 2024.

Spotify expanded Video Podcasts to more creators.