The mini-musical podcast Bite-Sized Broadway is accepting second season submissions of new mini-musical works to be featured on the podcast beginning today (Feb. 6) through Sunday, March 5, 2023. Productions that are selected will premiere on the podcast this fall. Produced by IndieWorks Theatre Company, Bite-Sized Broadway presents 10 to 25-minute mini-musicals as fully-produced audio plays complete with orchestrations, sound design, and the voices of industry giants from Broadway, Hollywood and even YouTube. Read moreCurtain Goes Up On New Season Of Musical Series, Which Opens Window For Production Pitches.

Whether it’s the bakery or the produce department, there is a lot to be said about freshness. The same holds true for podcasts apparently, as an analysis of what some of the top-ranking shows have in common reveals. Rephonic crunched the data and it found that newer shows generally do better. There are also some genres that do better, with male-targeted content outperforming shows geared for women. Read moreWhat Makes A Hit Show? A Comparison Of The Chart Leaders Offers Some Clues.

When YouTube updated its advertising guidelines in November the company immediately found itself on the receiving end of criticism, especially from the gaming community. What sparked the pushback were changes to its content guidelines for what YouTube refers to as “inappropriate” language” that would put ad dollars at risk for any producer – including podcasters – that crossed the line. But YouTube is now making some more changes. Read moreYouTube Updates Profanity Rules And It Could Impact The Ad Revenue Podcasters Get There.

The content production house Free Turn Entertainment has hired Robbie Ashcroft as Managing Partner of the company. His mission is to grow Free Turn’s original audio slate, as well as other emerging platforms, while also forging new partnerships for the company's film and television slate. Ashcroft was most recently International Development Partner at Dentsu’s The Story Lab where he was involved in projects such as the hit series Hunting Ghislaine. Read moreFree Turn Hires The Story Lab’s Robbie Ashcroft To Help Build Its Audio Slate.

Adnan Syed, the convicted murderer whose conviction was cast into doubt on the first season of the Serial podcast, may not yet be out of legal jeopardy. The family of Hae Min Lee, the woman who a jury concluded was murdered by Syed in 1999, has asked the Appellate Court of Maryland to reinstate the conviction. During a hearing Thursday, the three-judge panel however expressed doubt about sending Syed back to prison.  Read moreAdnan Syed, Focus Of 'Serial' Season One, Faces New Court Fight.

SoundCloud and Pandora have renewed their ad sales agreement that was first formed in 2019. SXM Media, the combined sales group of SiriusXM and Pandora, will continue to serve as the exclusive advertising representative for SoundCloud into 2024. The extension allows brands and advertisers to continue purchasing SoundCloud’s U.S. advertising inventory through SXM Media.  Read moreSXM Media Continues As Ad Rep For SoundCloud Under Renewed Agreement.