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• iHeartMedia announced its fourth quarter 2025 financial report. Podcasting was the strongest performer, with revenue up +24% to $174 million and 15.4% of company revenue.

• Edison Research has announced the top 25 UK podcasts for Q4 2025. The new entry at number 16 comes from a program broadcast in the village of Ambridge, Borsetshire, celebrating its 75th anniversary.

• Magellan AI integrated DMA data from Nielsen into attribution reports. This will allow advertisers to measure the performance of their podcasts across all 210 Nielsen DMAs using the same geographic criteria applied to TV and radio.

• Podcast Show London has announced the first 50 speakers for its May event. Speakers include Persephonica’s Dino Sofos, Goalhanger founder Gary Lineker, ABC Australia head of audio Jessica Radburn, Amplifi Media’s Steven Goldstein and Sounds Proifitable’s Tom Webster. Podnews readers can save their chosen path

• According to Podcast Index, only 55% of podcasts are in English, with the top five languages ​​being Spanish (14%), Portuguese (5.7%), French (2.5%), and German (2.5%). Podpage currently supports websites in languages ​​other than English, including all top 5 languages.

• Podcast revenues are on the rise in Australia. However, data released today by IAB Australia shows that podcasting still faces challenges in terms of measurement and evidence of effectiveness.

• The (many) nominations for the NYC Podcast Awards have been announced. The award ceremony will be held on March 13th. Meanwhile, Spotify has been announced as a sponsor of the Scottish Podcast Awards. Admission is currently free for all creators. Apply by March 9th.

• NiemanLab reports from On Air Fest. The Podglomerate has written a series of takeaways as well.

• iOS 26.4 developer beta 3 was released today. v26.4 offers video shows within Apple Podcasts. (The company launched a new $599 iPhone 17e yesterday.)

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