# Podnews Weekly Review - Podcast Movement NYC; and ten years of Podmasters

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Published: 2026-07-17T06:00:00+00:00
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Send James and Sam a message or voicemail This week, James and Sam talk with Bryan Barletta of Podcast Movement, and Martin Bojtos of Podmasters. Plus, we look at the week's podcasting news, including: • Podcast Movement’s New York Audio Week plan, five-day structure and $199 creator ticket strategy • Public session voting balanced by a selection committee to avoid a popularity contest • Sounds Profitable’s role as connective tissue, partner perks, events access and comms support • Measurement tension around downloads, 30-second plays, consumption and unified analytics • HLS video implications for distribution, ad delivery and platform power • Creator portals and diversified monetisation through subscriptions, merch and live events • Podmasters at 10 years, diversification as risk control and lessons from near-failure • Spotify video revenue upside versus Apple video cost concerns • Research claims about AI narrators and why methodology matters • One-off premium episode purchases and the friction problem • Kids audio discovery and why curation still lags in major apps • BBC podcast scale outside the UK and podcasts showing up on iPlayer Support the show Connect With Us: Email: weekly@podnews.net Fediverse: @james@bne.social and @samsethi@podcastindex.social Support us: www.buzzsprout.com/1538779/support Get Podnews: podnews.net

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