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.

YouTube has rolled out the ability for creators to upload podcasts using an RSS feed.

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.

TikTok has started sending in-app messages to podcast creators with instructions on how to upload their podcasts to TikTok via an RSS feed.

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

YouTube has added a dedicated Podcasts tab to Channel Pages.

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.

YouTube now offers Audio Ads globally through Google Ads and Display & Video 360. Using Audio Ads, advertisers can "reach people on audio surfaces and in listening-first states" like podcasts and music.