For those getting Programmatic advertising and with a large back catalog, Januarys revenue likely was a big drop vs Decembers revenue.  Even for those with small back catalogues there was still going to be a drop.  There is a seasonality to Programmatic ads - where Q4 is the best quarter and Q1 the worst quarter.  With December being the best Month and January being the worst month. In short you have Ad buyers over buying ads to use up yearly budgets for December.  And then ad buys for January are also lighter as Ad buyers take the last two weeks of the month off for the holidays and budgets are also being re-evaluated in Q1.

But this year beyond the seasonality of ad buying we also had the issue of the iOS 17 update reducing monthly downloads 30% or more for shows with large back catalogs.  We went over this in depth on The Feed on multiple Eps.  Below are the players queued up for you exactly where we started talking about this (a nice Libsyn feature).  

One thing to point out is that the drop in downloads for shows is something seen by ALL podcast hosts and as we mention multiple times this change does NOT affect new Episode downloads.  Take a listen to the clips below - and let me know what questions you still have - rob at Libsyn dot com

I get asked often about Video podcasts and if someone should do a video podcast to go with their audio podcast or in place of it.  Some think Video is the next big thing in Podcasting.  Actually Audio was the next big thing in Podcasting.  Back when podcasting started many of the most popular podcasts were Video (Tikibar TV, Ask a Ninja, Show Biz Newsy News, Rocketboom..) But Youtube won Video - and Podcasting has become mostly an Audio medium.  Look in the Apple top 200 episodes chart and you will not find any Video episodes.  That said - there are still good reasons to do video podcasts (thinking it will be popular is not one of those reasons) and Apple Podcasts (and iTunes before it) have always supported video (and PDF's) for episodes.  But most aggregator apps in Podcasting do not support video fully or at all.  

Here is a list of those Podcast Aggregator apps that fully support video,  plus those that play the audio but not the video and those that do not support video podcasts at all.  The list will continue to be updated - so check back often for the latest version.

(Note to qualify the app most pull from an RSS 2.0 feed - in other words - NO Youtube is NOT listed nor is any other Video service that does not pull from RSS 2.0 feeds)

Current update - March 4th 2024

Actually Plays Video (15):

Apple Podcasts

Podcast Addict (Android)

Podcast Republic (Thanks Steve Stewart for confirmation)

PocketCasts

Podbean App

Audials Radio

DoggCatcher

Downcast

HiCast

iCatcher

Podcruncher

Podest

Podurama

Primecast

RSS Radio

Plays Audio from the Video - but not actual Video (22):

Overcast 

Castbox

The Podcast App

iHeartRadio

Player.FM

Audecibel

Baucast

Breaker

Bullhorn

Castro

earliAudio

Luminary

OwlTail

Podcast 9

Podcast +1

PodLP

Podster

Radio Public

Tapcast

TuneIn

Waves

No Support for Video Podcasts (12):

Spotify (does not support from RSS feeds)

Google Podcasts

Pandora

Deezer

AntennaPod

Castaway

GetPodcast

Himalaya 

Podhereo

Radio.com

Radio.net

sodes

If you know of any other Podcast aggregator apps I missed - please email me - Rob at podcast411 dot com

411 iTem 0233 - Aaron Mahnke - Host of the Lore Podcast - Part 1

Give us a call - 206-666-4357

Send us an email - [email protected]

Links Mentioned in this Episode:

Lore Podcast Website

Lore - iTunes Link

Let’s Make Mistakes

99% Invisible 

Hello from the Magic Tavern

Still Untitled with Adam Savage

The Allusionist

Chadlawson.com

Wikipedia link Gale Anne Hurd

HollyWood Reporter Article on Lore

Criminal 

Welcome to the NightVale

Snap Judgement

Boston Book Festival

Ep 78 of the Feed

My Speaking Events

411 iTem 0232 - Jennifer Briney host of the Congressional Dish Podcast

Give us a call - 206-666-4357

Send us an email - [email protected]

Links Mentioned in the Interview:

Congressional Dish - Website

Congressional Dish - iTunes link

Congressional Dish iOS App

Congressional Dish Android App

Podcast Movement

WTF with Marc Maron - iTunes link

The Majority Report with Sam Seeder - iTunes link

Audacity to Podcast - iTunes link

NetRoots Nation

iRig Mic Lav 2 Pack

iRig Mic HD

BossJock App 

My Speaking Events

411 iTem 0231 - Lou Mongello from the WDW Radio Podcast

Give us a call - 206-666-4357

Send us an email - [email protected]

Links Mentioned in the Interview:

WDW Radio - Blog Link

WDW Radio - iTunes Link

Podcast Movement

Podcaster Hall of Fame

Blogging While Brown

411 iTem 0230 - Ben Greenfield from the Ben Greenfield Fitness and the Get-Fit Guy Podcasts

Give us a call - 206-666-4357

Send us an email - [email protected]

Links Mentioned in the Interview:

Ben Greenfield Fitness Podcast

Ben Greenfield Fitness App - iOS

Endurance Planet Podcast

GetFit Guy Podcast

Phedippidations Podcast

Ben’s Book - Beyond Training: Mastering Endurance, Health & Life

My upcoming Speaking Engagements

Interview with Igor Ramos design of the RECAP Call Recorder

Links Mentioned in this Episode:

RECAP 2 - Kickstarter Project

Recapmycalls.com

LeanHardwareStartup.com

BossJock App

Pat Flynn - Smart Passive Income podcast

Apple Promises to Bring Back Missing Features to iWork for Mac

Jeffrey Powers - Google+

The Thanksgiving Feed 2013 

appear.in – one click video conversations

Soundation

Feature evolution and support for the Skype Desktop API

Discovery Problem: Why It's So Hard to Find New Podcasts

Global mobile statistics 2013

New Media Expo - LV

Interview with Mike Duncan from the Revolutions and The History of Rome Podcasts

Links Mentioned in this Episode:

Revolutions Podcast

History of Rome Podcast 

The Poscast

Collaborative Halloween Episode! - Official Libsyn Blog

Find My iPhone, Podcasts, Movie Trailers apps all updated

R.I.P. Enhanced Podcasts in GarageBand and Updates to Podcasts App

Where is podcast functionality in Garageband

Matt Johnson - Google+

Skype says my application will stop working with Skype in December 2013

Victoria Hansen - Google+

podcast411.com/mixer.pdf

How to reduce the file size of a PNG file

Podcasting Petition for Inter Partes Review | Electronic Frontier Foundation

RODE smartLav  - YouTube

Interview with Ken Ray from the Mac OS Ken and Mission Log Podcasts

Links Mentioned in this Episode:

Mac OS Ken Podcast

Mission Log Podcast

The MacCast 

How to Start a Fancast from Kevin

Nokia's Podcast Directory is dead

LA Podfest

TheFeed Podcast 

Today in iOS Podcast 

Interview with Rich Eisen from the Rich Eisen Podcast and the NFL

Links Mentioned in this Episode:

Rich Eisen Podcast

NFL Fantasy Live Podcast

NFL Around the League

Let's Talk Metal Detecting and Treasure Hunting Podcast

K7.net

LA Podcast Festival

Rob Walch How to Market and Monetize Your Podcast

Unlock Your iPhone’s Broadcast Quality Microphone with bossjock studio 1.5.2

Despite Being Oh-So 2005, Podcasting Is Drawing Listeners and Advertisers Alike

Interview with Heather from the CraftLit Podcast

Links Mentions in this Episode:

CraftLit Podcast

My Set up - podcast411.com/mixer.pdf

Apple - One Billion iTunes podcast subscriptions

NMX 2014 - Las Vegas - Jan 2014

Podcast411 App for Windows 8

Amateur Traveler Podcast