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Wednesday, February 26th, 2020 4:35 PM
Policy update: Audio only podcasts can now be listed on IMDb!
Hey all! We're happy to announce that as of today we'll begin accepting submissions of audio only podcasts (as you know, video ones are already eligible) to expand our data catalog. These are a hugely popular medium and something IMDb users have been asking to include for some time. For the timebeing these can be submitted using the existing contribution interface - to do so: Head on over to the new title submission form Choose the type per the choices below: If it's episodic then select the type "Made for TV" and sub-type "TV-Series" If it's a one-off with no episodes then select the type "Made for Video" Include the keyword "category-podcast" on the main parent series page (if there are episodes, you don't need to add the keyword to each one) If the podcast is audio only then please also add the keyword "audio-only" A link to somewhere the podcast can be watched or listened to should be submitted in the Miscellaneous Link section, with the description "WebsiteName - Full audio", or "WebsiteName - Full video", as appropriate. We're aware that the “TV series” and “Video” labels aren’t a great fit and that podcasts won't be clearly labeled as “Podcast” (other than the keyword which is buried in the Plot Keywords section). However, accepting these types of title now enables us to learn a few important things before deciding whether or how to change our data structure in the future. There's also an unknown number of video podcasts on IMDb already as the absence of a proper label has made it difficult to spot when a podcast has been approved. This change will let us start building up a catalog of podcasts now, while also tidying up our existing catalog! You can find the title formatting for Podcasts on our help site here: https://help.imdb.com/article/contribution/titles/title-formatting/G56U5ERK7YY47CQB Let me know if you have any questions. Thanks, Joel
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