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The Rest is History crowned “Show of the Year”

Sponsored by Magellan AI. Competitive spend data helped Locked On zero in on active buyers and sharpen their pitch timing. See their playbook [https://podnews.net/class-click/3179/2025-12-05] * Apple Podcasts named The Rest is History [https://podnews.net/podcast/i4p3j] the 2025 Show of the Year [https://podnews.net/press-release/apple-podcasts-the-rest-is-history] - the first time the accolade has gone to a show that isn’t from the United States. Apple Podcasts has interviewed the hosts [https://podcasters.apple.com/community?focus=show-of-year-2025&utm_source=podnews.net&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=podnews.net%3A2025-12-05], Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook. * Exclusive: PRX and AudioUK have announced a 2026 Podcast Creator Summit in London, UK [https://podnews.net/press-release/prx-audiouk-podcast-creator-summit], inviting podcasters of all experience levels to share and gain insights spanning the art and business of making podcasts and audio. The free summit is organised in partnership with Apple Podcasts, and will be held at Battersea Power Station in February. The press release [https://podnews.net/press-release/prx-audiouk-podcast-creator-summit] contains details of tickets: you can sign up now. * Amazon Music released its 2025 Delivered [https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/entertainment/amazon-music-delivered-streaming-insights?utm_source=podnews.net&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=podnews.net%3A2025-12-05] recap earlier in the week. The company released data of the top podcasts for 2025, in a number of countries - we’ve a list of some of those countries here [https://podnews.net/article/amazon-2025-delivered-podcasts]. In Japan, three of the top five were from TBS Radio. > > > Read more of today’s podcast industry news stories on the Podnews website [https://podnews.net/update/rest-is-history-show-of-2025]: and get our free daily newsletter. 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Spotify Wrapped for Creators 2025

Sponsored by Magellan AI. Locked On used real market signals to time pitches and improve win rates. Discover their strategy [https://podnews.net/class-click/3177/2025-12-04] * Spotify Wrapped was released, including Spotify Wrapped for Creators [https://creators.spotify.com/wrapped-for-creators?utm_source=podnews.net&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=podnews.net%3A2025-12-04], which gives podcasters a year’s data for your own show. We learn 76 fans have the Podnews Daily [https://open.spotify.com/show/5s9hHFr8VJARyg0QkghSF1?si=d62073ce650b4dea&utm_source=podnews.net&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=podnews.net%3A2025-12-04] as their #1 show (and Taylor Swift is your favourite artist). For shows hosted elsewhere, the data is only for consumption on Spotify. * Nina Yiamsamantha, Spotify’s Head of Creator Marketing, Podcasts, told Podnews: “Wrapped for Creators this year is bigger than ever and dedicated to creators and their fans. It’s a look at which episodes sparked the most engagement, where new fans discovered your show, what kept them coming back, and more. We hope you enjoy exploring the experience as much as we enjoyed building it!” * Spotify Wrapped included the Spotify top podcasts for 2025 in various countries [https://podnews.net/article/spotify-top-podcasts-2025]. Notably, in the UK, Steven Bartlett has overtaken Joe Rogan for the first time; and Goalhanger’s “Rest Is” has four shows in the top ten. * Within the consumer Spotify Wrapped [https://newsroom.spotify.com/2025-12-03/2025-wrapped-user-experience/?utm_source=podnews.net&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=podnews.net%3A2025-12-04], “Your Top Podcasts” appears if you’ve consumed podcasts during the year, says a post about methodology [https://newsroom.spotify.com/2025-12-03/how-your-wrapped-is-made/?utm_source=podnews.net&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=podnews.net%3A2025-12-04]. Podcasts in this list are ranked by total minutes listened. 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YouTube publishes top charts for 2025

Sponsored by Magellan AI. Pod-to-pod attribution showed The Podglomerate exactly where their promo efforts paid off. Explore their impact [https://podnews.net/class-click/3174/2025-12-03] * YouTube released its annual end of year trending lists. [https://podnews.net/press-release/youtube-trending-2025] The Global Culture & Trends Report 2025 contains top ten lists of creators, topics and songs across a number countries and regions; and - for the US only - a list of top podcasts, calculated by total watch time. The Joe Rogan Experience [https://podnews.net/podcast/i7htv] is #1; Kill Tony [https://podnews.net/podcast/ikrl] is at #2; and Good Mythical Morning - a video-only show - is at #3. 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Acast enhances YouTube offerings

Sponsored by Magellan AI. The Podglomerate used Magellan AI to reveal that half of new listeners returned, proving real campaign impact. See how they did it [https://podnews.net/class-click/3170/2025-12-02] * First look: Acast has announced a dramatically enhanced YouTube program in the UK [https://podnews.net/press-release/acast-youtube-little-dot], allowing advertisers to access some of the largest YouTube podcasts. As part of the deal, Acast also signed an inventory partnership with Little Dot Studios, which has eleven billion monthly views on the platform. Little Dot Studios will work with Acast on its new YouTube offering, allowing Acast UK creators to unlock significant new revenue streams, and to grow their video podcasts. * First look: Details of The Podcast Show 2026, in London, have been announced. [https://podnews.net/press-release/the-podcast-show-london-26-launch] The show will include additional stages and more networking opportunities, including what the event calls “the ultimate networking party”. Day passes are now on sale. Jason Carter, the Festival Director, tells Podnews: “Next May promises to be our biggest yet. We are delighted to hear from so many in the industry that the event has now become one of the most important shows on the global podcasting calendar.” * Reflecting the high number of international visitors, the event will also include an international stage, curated by Podimo. * Podnews readers get a discount on all passes [https://podnews.net/extras/the-podcast-show-26?email=[Email]]. * Edison Research released the top 25 podcasts in the UK for Q3/25. [https://podnews.net/press-release/top-25-podcasts-uk-q325] Wondery’s RedHanded makes it to the top 25 for the first time. Goalhanger have four shows in the list; the BBC have five. 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Episode 2,000 for “Start Here”

Sponsored by Magellan AI. Looking for a new challenge in 2026? Partner with the largest agencies, brands, and publishers on our Measurement Success team. Join Magellan AI [https://podnews.net/class-click/3168/2025-12-01] * Congratulations to Start Here [https://podnews.net/podcast/i6kw], the daily news podcast from ABC News, which published its 2,000th episode this morning [https://podnews.net/press-release/start-here-2000]. The podcast was launched in March 2018, and is hosted by Brad Mielke, who’ll be a guest on the Podnews Weekly Review [https://podnews.net/podcast/i5hv2] this week. * YouTube’s algorithm appears to have changed in September [https://www.linkedin.com/posts/mariojooss_the-youtube-algorithm-changed-recently-activity-7400931718540636161-w4zw/?utm_source=podnews.net&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=podnews.net%3A2025-12-01]: it now heavily favours recency, according to Mario Joos on LinkedIn - who shares a way you can isolate the data for yourself. 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