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"The Podcast Consumer: An Infinite Dial® Report" shows podcasts have become mainstream and have more listeners than ever who are spending more time than ever listening. The findings are part of an extensive report released at the Podcast Movement Evolutions Conference.

On Wednesday at Spotify's Stream On event in Los Angeles the company made a slew of announcements including the launch of a "re-envisioned" Spotify for Podcasters that includes integrating Megaphone into Spotify for Podcasters. No additional details were made available about the integration as of yet.

The iHeartPodcast Network unveiled plans for a podcast-industry-first Influencer Summit. The summit will take place at the iHeartMedia executive offices in New York City on Wednesday, April 26 and feature Charlamagne the God, Holly Frey, and Malcolm Gladwell.

American Public Media announced Thursday that The New Yorker and its parent company Condé Nast have picked up In the Dark. The Peabody Award-winner ran for two seasons and a limited-run special report, before being cancelled last May.

In the Thrive Bundle, Blubrry Podcasting has released new features for Advanced Hosting customers to access for a small additional monthly fee.

The ParaPod Festival is the first of its kind to not only celebrate all things paranormal in one place but to honor the influencers and content creators who work in the paranormal genre. The two-day event is taking place March 31 through April 1 in Santa Clarita, California.

Courtney Pine Global and Jazzwise magazine have put together a joint media partnership. The partnership links the eclectic jazz music podcast with the UK's biggest selling jazz magazine.

Tindle Media Group is the latest UK company to acquire a financial stake in podcast discovery platform Podcast Radio amidst plans for international expansion. The announcement was made Wednesday during Podcast Movement Evolutions in Vegas.

iHeartMedia has launched Outspoken, a new podcast network to amplify, "elevate and reflect the diversity, richness and humanity of the voices throughout the LGBTQ+ community."

PodBean is offering free hosting and access to unlimited podcast channels, bandwidth and storage. It's all part of an invitation only program for those meeting certain criteria within the PodBean community.