product · May 16, 2026
beehiiv appoints Ainsley Rossitto as Head of Podcasts
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beehiiv named Ainsley Rossitto Head of Podcasts on May 12, 2026. Rossitto previously served as Vice President of Digital Strategy and Operations for podcasts at Paramount Global and held executive roles at NPR. The appointment supports beehiiv's native podcast hosting launch on April 2, 2026, which includes MP3, M4A, and WAV support, automatic normalization, transcripts, and distribution to Apple Podcasts and Spotify with no per-episode fees. beehiiv also introduced Podcast MCP on April 23, 2026, for AI queries on live download data and trends. Global podcast ad spend heads toward $5 billion in 2026 while US monthly listeners reached 58 percent.
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