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DirectoriesPodnews
General starting costFree
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The verdictJames Cridland's free weekday trade paper. The briefing hosts, networks, and vendors actually scan.
Free tierAvailable. Check the plan limits below.
Best forA host, editor, network person, or vendor who needs a global weekday scan of what changed in podcasting.
Not the best fitA listener hunting a new show to follow, or a host who only wanted a submit-and-rank show finder.
The gotchaThey will not sell you a guaranteed mention, but when the day is full they put supporter stories first.
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  • Free newsletter and site$0. Weekday email, website, and daily audio briefing. About page opened 2026-08-26: 33,363 active subscribers.
  • Personal supporter (Patreon)From US$4/mo on patreon.com/podnews/membership. Official advertising page: pledge as little as US$4 a month. No extra editorial control.
  • Silver supporterFrom $150/mo (official advertising page: as little as $150 a month, though most people pay more). Logo every day. Higher pledges sit higher. Patreon or invoice via sales@podnews.net.
  • Gold supporter$300/mo on the live Patreon membership page opened 2026-08-26. Larger logo. Official advertising page groups Silver and Gold together and does not reprint the Gold dollar there.
  • Classified adsFrom US$29 a day on pod.events/classifieds (opened 2026-08-26). Demand-led: price rises as a day fills. Book up to two months ahead. Runs in the newsletter, on that day's page, in show notes, and in the feed.
  • Editorial focus / network sponsorshipFrom $500 (submit-a-podcast page). Your copy for a launch, or a month of Podcast News section sponsorship for a network. Title sponsorship is monthly via sales@podnews.net with no public dollar on the advertising page.
Pricing notesDollars from podnews.net/article/advertising, patreon.com/podnews/membership, pod.events/classifieds, and podnews.net/article/submit-a-podcast-to-us, all opened 2026-08-26. Newsletter is free. Title sponsorship has no public rate card. Classifieds start at US$29 and climb with demand; we did not invent a sold-out day price. Gold $300 is on Patreon, not restated on the advertising article. Editorial focus starting at $500 is the official floor for paid launch coverage. Podnews LLC is a 50% partnership between Amazingly Brilliant Pty Ltd and Event Movement LLC (submissions-and-disclosures, opened 2026-08-26). Event Movement has no pre-publish editorial look.
CategoryDirectories
Tool typeIndustry news and resources
Also listed inNo secondary categories
Price checked2026-08-26
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