Policy update: Audio only podcasts can now be listed on IMDb!

Joel, I'm assuming that the same applies for long-running television shows and YouTube videos.

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The podcast community already has a definition of "podcast" and I'd suggest IMDB embrace that. A podcast is an on-demand audio or video program that has a public RSS feed. It's that simple. What's not simple is the convoluted, confusing, incredibly outdated submission process. I hate to be negative, but it's a real mess and clearly designed for other media. I know other podcasters (professionals) who really struggled with it. I got maybe halfway through and became so agitated with the interface that I bailed out. I wasn't stumped and I wasn't unable to continue, but it was so bad that I couldn't bring myself to endure the pain of poor design. And certainly not for my two other podcasts after that! Please, pay for a re-write of that whole interface.

You have it right on the money on both accounts. Col and the IMDb staff have made numerous changes and updates to the database over the years now including a fully-functioning original content streaming service BUT they REFUSE to update the antiquated submission process and actual information offering which is the original and utmost purpose of the database (being a DATABASE) to begin with. Audio offerings were never meant to be a part of the database and now that they are, they won't even give them a proper title designation so the users of the database can actually tell them apart from all the other titles and title types already listed which already make the site a cesspool of meandering information much of the time as it is. Web series never received a title designation either with thousands of them listed on the database as TV series or made-for-video when they are an entirely different part of the industry. It's honestly MADDENING.

Devlin Wilder, just wondering — what aspects of submission process you consider antiquated and why? As for web-series: it's been said quite a lot: why even try imposing the difference between web-series and TV series if difference is becoming more and more vague? A more logical step that might occur is transition to just series, dropping both web- and TV-.

I'll answer that from my standpoint. It starts with this...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" Say what??? I'm supposed to call my podcasts "Made for TV"??? Then add another TV sub-type? Sorry, I don't play with people who insult my intelligence. Do it properly or don't do it at all. Beyond that, the user interface looks like it was written in what, 2005? And IMDB wants generally tech-savvy podcasters to embrace this? I don't think it's going to work out so well. It didn't for me. I walked away. I know others who did the same. And one (just one) who put up with the nonsense and submitted his podcast. But he's a lawyer and you know lawyers, they love the challenge of weird and convoluted processes. The rest of us aren't so driven.

@Joel @Rachel But I tried to remove a 1938 radio show because if I understand correctly, it does NOT (yet) belong here: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14763882/ And your colleague said: Our aim is to be the most complete and reliable source of movie information on the web. Therefore, in order to keep offering our users an accurate and trustworthy service, it is our policy not to alter or delete any kind of correct/factual information or credit from our records. In line with this policy, we cannot delete this title because it exists and was available to the public in some form. I can't see the logic here. Are all radio shows allowed now? Making exceptions does NOT make a database any more reliable, rather the opposite I should say.

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http://witterpedia.net/wiki/index.php/Podcast Is a good source (recommended in the podcast) which details when it started. The team are collating other feedback. Oh, and hello to Jason Issacs.

While the site says the podcast was first released on 20 May, and this is confirmed in the opening of the podcast from that date, their source also includes episodes going back to 11 March. I used a similar source and added the 11 March episode.

Hi Peter, Producer Simon here. Rachel emailed us this morning to let us know that podcasts can now be added to IMDb. Were very excited about this. We're going to try and track down the very first time Mark K contributed reviews to Simon's 5 Live show back in 2001 and go for this as the start date.

Hello Simon! And thanks. LTL, etc.

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I very much hope IMDb wants us to add the beginning of the radio broadcast. (1) Most radio broadcasts don't change when they become podcasts. The podcast is simply the radio show available in a new medium. (2) The exact date a radio broadcast became a podcast is often unknown and unknowable. (3) Old episodes of a radio broadcast are often retroactively added to a podcast.

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Exactly. I punched out of the process to add my three podcasts because of this ridiculous situation. And it didn't help my perception of the professionalism of IMDB.

Can't agree more. @Joel Is there an ETA on when can we add podcast as podcast itself rather than Made for TV and TV Series? Labelling a podcast as Made for TV and TV Series is quite misleading and confusing for IMDb users. Please fix it ASAP.