Sponsored by Podscribe. Podscribe is heading to POSSIBLE 2026! We’re excited to sponsor one of the year’s biggest marketing events. In Miami? <a class="l" style="font-weight:bold;color:#BC1515" href="https://podnews.net/class-click/3424/2026-04-08">Let’s connect</a> and talk measurement, media strategy, and what’s next for the industry.<ul>
<li>If getting your podcast discovered is hard, then this new feature might help. <a href="https://newsroom.spotify.com/2026-04-07/prompted-playlist-for-podcasts-launch/?utm_source=podnews.net&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=podnews.net%3A2026-04-08">Spotify has launched Prompted Playlist for Podcasts</a>, a tool that lets you build podcast playlists just by asking for something - like "Create a podcast playlist with the biggest entertainment news". The tool is available for Premium users in English in selected countries. <a href="https://podnews.net/uploads/spotify-prompted-playlist-pn.mp4">We gave it a go, and we approve of its top choices.</a>
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<li>Spotify’s article says that “more than 34 million podcasts are discovered for the first time every week on Spotify” - so anything that helps get new shows found will benefit us.</li>
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<li>George Soros’s <a href="https://www.meidasplus.com/p/meidastouch-is-expandingtime-to-grow?utm_source=podnews.net&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=podnews.net%3A2026-04-08">Soros Fund Management is investing into MeidasTouch Network</a>, the owner of The MeidasTouch Podcast. Terms weren't given. The investment company became the <a href="https://www.billboard.com/business/radio/soros-fund-management-primary-shareholder-audacy-1235608279/?utm_source=podnews.net&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=podnews.net%3A2026-04-08">largest shareholder in Audacy</a> in February; and <a href="https://variety.com/2022/digital/news/crooked-media-lucinda-treat-ceo-george-soros-investment-1235388101/?utm_source=podnews.net&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=podnews.net%3A2026-04-08">invested in Crooked Media</a> in 2022.
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