by Gavin Gaddis

Podcast Movement Announces Tickets on Sale and Open Call for Speakers for September 2026 New York Conference

General Admission tickets for Podcast Movement 2026 in New York City are now on sale for $199 and include access to all programming tracks, networking events, and live podcast recordings. There are no ticket tiers or premium upgrades. The open call for speakers runs through June 30, and half of this year’s sessions will be selected by popular vote. A community selection committee will choose the remaining half using a published rubric that prioritizes diversity of voice, perspective, and background alongside content quality.

Want to connect with creators at Cannes? Here’s a list of who’s going—and how to get in touch

Tubefilter gives an overview of the upcoming 73rd Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, which is now in its third year of a sizable creator presence. Working with Comscore, the Whalar Group, and Gospel Stats, Tubefilter curated “The Creators List” as a guide to the creators in attendance this year. For the podcasting side of the industry, Sounds Profitable is a sponsor of the Little Black Book Beach at this year’s Cannes. Sounds Profitable partners will receive up to three tickets for all-week access to the beach. Be sure to fill out this Google Form so we can register you and your team for the beach! We also have a custom graphic tool for anyone who wants a polished way to announce they’re headed to France very soon.

Apple tunes podcasts in new OS release by Brad Hill

Rain News covers Apple’s announcement of OS 27 and the podcast-related changes it brings. With OS 27, video podcast playback gets an upgrade for both Mac and Apple TV. Mac users will get the ability to watch podcasts as picture-in-picture for multitasking. Apple TV users are getting a full redesign of the Podcasts app, new sidebar navigation, and a “smart downloads” system that automatically manages local device storage. The public beta test for OS 27 is scheduled for July 2026. 

Substack Video Podcast Distribution is Coming

Podcast Crew founder Chris Stone notes an announcement by Substack Product Manager Zach Taylor in a recent webinar. Taylor says the company is actively working on adding the ability for Substack to distribute video to Apple Podcasts via HLS. Subscriber-only episodes on Apple Podcasts will require paid subscribers to access an RSS feed separate from the main feed. 

The Most Overlooked Revenue Stream in Audio by Tim Bronsil

In a similar vein to Tom Webster’s most recent article, Bronsil argues that the audio industry has more potential when it embraces the idea that audiences want the content, not the label. Radio, podcasting, streaming, YouTube, it’s all motivated by personalities and content that consumers trust. The package it’s presented in is largely secondary. Bronsil connects that idea to Hubbard Radio’s recent rebrand to “Hubbard - Media That Connects.”