Today's essential news in the business of podcasting: Podnews published their annual report card for podcast hosts, IAB Australia notes the growth of affliate and partnership marketing, subscriptions and live events are now in the top five revenue generators for publishers, why podcasts are playing a bigger role in brands' creator strategies, and Spotify debuts their own ad exchange and AI ad generator. Find links to every article mentioned here on Sounds Profitable.
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