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Amazon 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
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