What criteria do top podcast networks use when evaluating a show's download stats before offering a distribution contract?
Download run
Fan-out diagram
The searches the AI actually ran for this prompt.
SEED QUERY
What criteria do top podcast networks use when evaluating a show's download stats before offering a distribution contract?
3 real searches · 1 real-search pass
podcast network submission requirements downloads per episode audience consistency advertising distribution deal criteria 2025 2026Google ↗
OBSERVEDReason
IAB Podcast Measurement Technical Guidelines downloads 30 days audience measurement podcast networksGoogle ↗
OBSERVEDReason
podcast networks acquire shows download thresholds 10000 downloads per episode advertising audience engagement criteriaGoogle ↗
OBSERVEDReason
Badge and edge weight = share of passes that produced the query. Hover a query for its intent and routing format.
Query classes
Google's semantic query class for every sub-query: what kind of answer each search is after, simulated vs real.
ChatGPT real searches (3)
Classes come from the query-classifier (a local Laya model). 3 of 3 calls are low-confidence (under 50%) — hover a query in the table to see its confidence.
Searches and sources
ChatGPT3 real searches · gpt-6
podcast network submission requirements downloads per episode audience consistency advertising distribution deal criteria 2025 2026 Google ↗
IAB Podcast Measurement Technical Guidelines downloads 30 days audience measurement podcast networks Google ↗
podcast networks acquire shows download thresholds 10000 downloads per episode advertising audience engagement criteria Google ↗
- Podcast-Technical-Measurement/PTM-Guidelines_v2.3.md at main · IABTechLab/Podcast-Technical-Measurement · github.com
- Podcast Measurement Technical Guidelines · iabtechlab.com
- Podcast Technical Measurement Guidelines v2.3 · iabtechlab.com
- Podcast Networks: Which to Join in 2026 · castos.com
Queries
3 queries · click a column to sort
| Query / type | Search | Intent | Query class | Routing format | Cluster | Freq ↓ | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
podcast network submission requirements downloads per episode audience consistency advertising distribution deal criteria 2025 2026 OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Reason | — | — | 1x of 1 | |
IAB Podcast Measurement Technical Guidelines downloads 30 days audience measurement podcast networks OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Reason | — | — | 1x of 1 | |
podcast networks acquire shows download thresholds 10000 downloads per episode advertising audience engagement criteria OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Reason | — | — | 1x of 1 |