Wondercraft launches AI Video Studio

• Wondercraft has launched a new AI Video Studio that allows you to create videos with animations and images, especially from podcasts. This tool allows you to choose the type of outcome you want (business video, social promotion, etc.) and give your podcast audio (or prompts for the audio you want). You can also set an avatar for the host.

• How do most podcast agencies demonstrate to their clients that their work is successful? According to a new report, State of Podcast Agency 2026, by CoHost and Quill, we’re talking about downloads. The data also shows that most podcast agencies are small, with 76% operating with fewer than 10 employees and 92% using AI as part of their workflow.

• The Castro Podcast app now has listening statistics. “You can see how much you’ve listened to in a given day, week, month, or year, and you can drill down to see the exact episode you were listening to at the exact time, which is really cool,” said Dustin Black of Castro.

• Podscribe adds watchlists and sends email alerts when meaningful changes occur, such as a competing brand starting advertising on a new show or a new advertiser appearing on a competing show.

• YouTube’s share of all TV viewing in the US fell slightly last month to 12.7%. According to the latest data from Nielsen, Netflix jumped into third place with 9%. Measurements are expressed in total minutes consumed.

• Life Uncut, one of Australia’s biggest podcasts, has switched from ARN’s iHeart to competitor SCA’s LiSTNR. In October, the show hit 400,000 listeners on iHeart…and PodcastOne signed Wicked Awesome from hosts Shana Moakler and Claudia Jordan.

• The Scottish Podcast Awards have announced their award categories. There is an international podcast category (“designed to recognize the international listening habits of Scottish podcast audiences”).

• Microsoft posted about “AI Podcast Studio.” This is a project that demonstrates “Seamless Integration of AI Podcast Studio.” Microsoft agent framework, Local Small Language Model (SLM)and vibe voice (“Specially designed for podcast-style conversational audio”) Complete technology to automate your podcast pipeline. ” The code is here. The company has not posted any audio.

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Current status: America New article from today’s Times of London. The event was hosted by Katie Boles, Washington editor of The Times and The Sunday Times. and Jerry Baker, editor-in-chief of the Wall Street Journal. The Murdoch-owned podcast promises “no fake news, no flag-waving, no Trump Derangement Syndrome.”