Podnews Weekly Review - Podcast ad revenue is increasing

<p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/1538779/fan_mail/new">Send James and Sam a message or voicemail</a></p><p>James is back from Europe; and we chat about why podcast ad spend is rising. Plus...</p><p>• Libsyn RSS namespace for ad slot availability and why it feels odd in public feeds <br/>• Goalhanger’s newsletter strategy as a membership product and audience data hub <br/>• smart TV growth for podcast consumption and why smart speakers still fail discovery <br/>• Canadian in car listening data plus listener resistance to AI hosts <br/>• AI agents clipping shows, MCP servers, and how micropayments could change access <br/>• blocking scrapers with WAF rules and the limits of user agent based controls <br/>• Spotify audiobooks expansion and the attention competition inside major apps <br/>• human written certification for books and the wider provenance problem <br/>• bot driven streaming fraud as a warning for future podcast monetisation <br/>• app and hosting updates including transcripts, video tools, and evolving person tags </p><p><br/>Become a monthly subscriber! weekly.podnews.net<br/><br/><br/></p><p><a rel="payment" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/1538779/support">Support the show</a></p><p><b>Connect With Us: </b></p><ul><li>Email: <a href='mailto:weekly@podnews.net'>weekly@podnews.net</a></li><li>Fediverse: <a href='https://podcastindex.social/@james@bne.social'>@james@bne.social</a> and <a href='https://podcastindex.social/@samsethi'>@samsethi@podcastindex.social</a></li><li>Support us: <a href='https://www.buzzsprout.com/1538779/support'>www.buzzsprout.com/1538779/support</a></li><li>Get Podnews: <a href='https://podnews.net'>podnews.net</a></li></ul>