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Episode Manager

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Written by Jiana Barker
Updated over a week ago

Episode Manager is a way for you to manage and optimize monetization for your catalog at scale. Within the Episode Manager, you can take several actions across your catalog of episodes.

Using the Episode Manager

To find the Episode Manager:

  1. Go to megaphone.spotify.com and log into your account.

  2. Click Podcasts.

  3. Click the Episodes tab.
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Searching and filtering

Navigate to the search bar to quickly locate episodes by title. Results can be refined by publish status (draft, scheduled, live), publish date range, podcast, network, or format (audio/video).

Filters can be accessed by clicking on Filters which expands to a panel with filtering options. You can filter multiple ways:

  1. Filter episodes with missing files that have upcoming publish dates that require attention before going live by selecting “Needs Media” on Content Type and Publishing Status as Draft.

  2. Filter episodes by whether ad locations are set to ensure you can add ad locations to maximize monetization and determine if any episodes are eligible for Smart Ads where automated mid-rolls can be enabled.

    Taking bulk actions

    The Episode Manager view allows for bulk actions to be taken including the ability to:
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    1. Select across different podcasts and generate a comparative report.

    2. Select multiple episodes and apply Smart Ads in bulk.

    Episode details

    Within the Episode Manager, the Episode Details page for each episode now allows you to view several tabs for better episode management.
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    • Orders Tab

      • The orders tab allows for you to upload ad creative and review campaign targeting. It give publishers more flexibility and visibility into how campaigns target each episode for both published and draft episodes.
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        ​Draft Episode:


        ​Published/Scheduled Episode:


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        • New Enhanced Targeting Filters: The Orders sub-tab now includes the ability to filter orders by targeting type:
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          • Targeted by Episode: Shows only orders that directly target the specific episode — similar to the behavior of the previous “Targeted Orders” tab.

          • Targeted by Other (Podcast or Tag): Displays orders that target the podcast or tags associated with the episode.

          • Targeted by All: The default view, showing all orders that target the episode either directly or indirectly (via podcast or tag).
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Orders Sub-Tab Demo:

  • Analytics Tab

    • The Analytics tab gives you access to episode-level insights.

  • Ad Locations Tab

    • The Ad Locations Tab enables you to manage pre/mid/post-roll placements.

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