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Broadcaster Louis Theroux has signed an exclusive deal with Spotify. The show is the latest high-profile defection from the BBC: his podcast Grounded was the most popular podcast on BBC Sounds in Q2/20.
Michelle Obama is also doing an exclusive: but an Audible Original, and exclusive to that platform. The...
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Spotify released the company's Q4/22 financial update. In an earnings call, Daniel Ek admitted "In hindsight, I probably got a little carried away." We carry a longer quote from Ek about podcasting below.
Podcast ad revenue wasn't split out, but was up "in the mid 30% range Y/Y". Podcasting also...
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Exclusive: Podnews today starts a series of articles about podcasting in East and South East Asia. Japan, Korea, Indonesia, Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam have a total population of 734m, making it more than twice the size of the US; and we can expect podcast listening to grow much faster in many of these countries than in the US. Written by Guang Jin YEO for Podnews, we're delighted to help podcasters everywhere understand the opportunities in these countries.
First look: Are US marketers cutting...
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Edison Research is to release two new podcast listener studies this quarter. Hit Play, Boomer: Podcasting’s 55+ Opportunity and The Gen Z Podcast Listening Report will focus on podcast habits, motivations and behaviours of these two groups, and will be the most detailed data about these listeners to be published.
More podcasters are being hired by media companies, says The State of Podcasting 2022, published by Muck Rack. More podcasters are using paid subscriptions, and 34% of podcasts are being monetised.
Google Podcasts is re-appearing on...
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Spotify has reportedly made changes to its podcast leadership team. On the content side, Sahar Elhabashi is now Head of Podcast Business and will report to Alex Norström; Maya Prohovnik, pictured above, is now Head of Podcast Product and will report to Gustav Söderström.
Pushkin Industries is said to have laid off "a handful of employees" this week.
Covered by Podnews on Jan 18, Libsyn has officially announced Libsyn Connect, a browser-based remote recording tool, and a number of other creator off...
In Podnews today: Podcasting is in a much better place than that number suggests - because it isn't measuring thatVisit https://podnews.net/update/no-dramatic-drop for all the links, and to get our newsletter.Image: Ángel López
In Podnews today: Blubrry, Libsyn, Triton Digital's Omny Studio and RSS.com are the first to offer the serviceVisit https://podnews.net/update/apple-rolls-out-delegated-delivery for all the links, and to get our newsletter.Image: Jaz King
In Podnews today: Vice Media to make video for Spotify in Indonesia, and Betterhelp still the number one podcast advertiserVisit https://podnews.net/update/pme-las-vegas-23-speakers for all the links, and to get our newsletter.Image: James Cridland
In Podnews today: It's to combat Apple and Spotify. And, Megaphone falls over again, AudioUp raises money, and PodcastStudio Pro stops asking for itVisit https://podnews.net/update/flemish-podcast-platform for all the links, and to get our newsletter.
In Podnews today: Just 17 are from iHeartRadio. And there's a new #1 show in the US, says Triton Digital, but there isn't, says Edison ResearchVisit https://podnews.net/update/ihpa-23-noms for all the links, and to get our newsletter.
In Podnews today: The 325 top shows across the world and what it tells us. Plus, Podnews to publish podcast content scoresVisit https://podnews.net/update/apple-top-shows-2022 for all the links, and to get our newsletter.Image: Choong Deng Xiang
In Podnews today: The UX has been clarified, so we can be clearer to our listners. And: data on podcasting over the holidaysVisit https://podnews.net/update/the-follow-button for all the links, and to get our newsletter.Image: Apple
In Podnews today: Allegations of creator-unfriendly contracts, worker exploitation, and mismanagement surface; as do questions of disclosureVisit https://podnews.net/update/audio-drama-company-drama for all the links, and to get our newsletter.Image: Avery Evans
In Podnews today: Ads on all the sights of London, as Spotify tells employees they can't go to conferences any moreVisit https://podnews.net/update/amazon-all-over-london for all the links, and to get our newsletter.Image: Amazon UK/EU
In Podnews today: Ausha gets IAB certification, Podchaser gets alerts, and Podbean gets Rob GreenleeVisit https://podnews.net/update/trojan-horse-loveheart for all the links, and to get our newsletter.Image: Markus Spiske/Tayla Kohler, Unsplash
@adamc1999
22,222 sats
1 Feb
Spotify's CEO: “I got carried away”
Jarl was also the guy who hired me at MTV, when he was Lee Masters
@srtn
250 sats
1 Feb
Podcasting in East and South East Asia explored
Podnews gives daily tips on how to place a podcast effectively and how to help cut through the headlines. Podnews has the interests of industry workers at heart. That is noticed. Podnews is expansive in its look at the industry and a vital voice. You labour and intelligence is appreciated. Ken Volante - Host of Something Rather Than Nothing
@srtn
250 sats
1 Feb
Podcasting in East and South East Asia explored
Podnews is a vital service. I am based in Oregon and create an art & philospohy podcast with 173+ episodes.
@danb
100 sats
25 Jan
Dramatic drop in new podcasts? It’s better than it looks
Thanks for the shoutout for Making Creativity Pay! I still think having to use MoonPay is a bit of a blocker for some but it’s great that you can at least get going with Sats in Fountain without needing to deposit
@srtn
500 sats
24 Jan
Spotify to bin around 600 jobs
Thanks for the daily vital update!
@adamc1999
22,122 sats
23 Jan
The NZ Podcasting Summit to return for 2023
thanks for the split!
@thetonewrecker
1,212 sats
20 Jan
Research gives insight into how people listen to podcasts
appreciate these quick updates!
@criptocenas
121 sats
1 Jan
Belgian government to make their own podcast platform
Happy news year!
@niall
19 Dec
cool
@niall
19 Dec
nice
@adamc1999
10,000 sats
12 Dec
Amazon Music covers London with podcasts
Is the opera downloader a "bug"? Seems more like a user feature to me :-)
@adamc1999
10,000 sats
7 Dec
SXM Media is #1 for podcasts
odd metric. extrapolating sweden and multiying it by population does indeed getnyounti the mytjical $1B market LOL
@adamc1999
10,000 sats
6 Dec
The effect of Samsung’s automatic downloads
Norm's last name is pronnounced "Patt-is" not in tje french way.
@realcoachandy
100 sats
5 Dec
Spotify wraps up some stats
First
@realcoachandy
100 sats
1 Nov
Buzzsprout tackles podcast spam email
Keep up the great work
@realcoachandy
100 sats
29 Oct
Podcasts benefit from growth in spoken word audio
@adamc1999
10,000 sats
17 Oct
TikTok prepares to launch podcast app
Silly TikTok. Don't scrape! Download our weekly dump instead!
@realcoachandy
100 sats
12 Oct
French podcast platform Ausha launches in US
First
@realcoachandy
10 sats
10 Oct
The Spotify layoffs: “it didn’t have to be this way”
@jorowi
500 sats
10 Oct
Too many electrons died for these sats
@realcoachandy
10 sats
8 Oct
Spotify makes show without original hosts
@carl6007
1,111 sats
3 Oct
Fiction podcasts get completed more than tech ones
@realcoachandy
10 sats
28 Sep
Gaming the system? Podcast publishers buying plays
@marquitosdd
10 sats
22 Sep
@realcoachandy
10 sats
21 Sep
Adnan Syed is out of jail
@realcoachandy
10 sats
20 Sep
It's twenty years since RSS 2.0
@criptocenas
20 sats
19 Sep
It's twenty years since RSS 2.0
🥳
@merryoscar
100 sats
19 Sep
It's twenty years since RSS 2.0
Happy Birthday RSS!
@merryoscar
19 Sep
🎉🎉🎉
@realcoachandy
10 sats
17 Sep
Twitter podcasts rolling out to more users
@realcoachandy
10 sats
17 Sep
Acast to lay off 70 people
@realcoachandy
10 sats
15 Sep
The most, and least, crowded active podcast categories
@realcoachandy
10 sats
14 Sep
Spotify is now #1 podcast publisher in US
@shookherhands
3 sats
13 Sep
Twitter podcasts rolling out to more users
3 sats
@marquitosdd
20 sats
13 Sep
Love this. Great information and in short times!
@realcoachandy
10 sats
13 Sep
Top shows up 7% in August, say Podtrac
@marquitosdd
10 sats
12 Sep
Top shows up 7% in August, say Podtrac
@bitcoinfi
10 sats
12 Sep
Top shows up 7% in August, say Podtrac
great pod for news about pods!
@realcoachandy
10 sats
11 Sep
SoundCloud podcasts stop working
@realcoachandy
10 sats
10 Sep
A new adaptive podcast player
@criptocenas
21 sats
9 Sep
A new adaptive podcast player
@criptocenas
21 sats
8 Sep
SoundCloud podcasts stop working
@realcoachandy
10 sats
8 Sep
Is podcast search broken?
@realcoachandy
10 sats
6 Sep
BBC Global News Podcast goes live in KL
@nick
50 sats
6 Sep
YouTube: 'transforming' podcasting?
@realcoachandy
10 sats
6 Sep
YouTube: 'transforming' podcasting?
@user3239928897844084
10 sats
5 Sep
YouTube: 'transforming' podcasting?
@realcoachandy
10 sats
4 Sep
Comments: coming to podcasts on Spotify?
@stackinsatsonsats100
10 sats
27 Aug
Study: Spotify never recommends Joe Rogan
yet JRE audience and legion of fans will still find it and support it 🔥🥩
@mikedell
1,773 sats
27 Aug
great to see you in Texas!
@stackinsatsonsats100
5 sats
27 Aug
Podcasts are coming to Twitter
@rivercitymystery
10,000 sats
25 Aug
Love the show and all of the time and effort you clearly put into each episode. Matt - River City Mystery Podcast
@carl6007
150 sats
24 Aug
Live reads or announcer-read spots? Use both, says the data
Thank you, always the best podcast news!
@insane89m
3 sats
24 Aug
SiriusXM: podcast transcript lawsuit "unnecessary", "unreasonable"
@marquitosdd
30 sats
23 Aug
@criptocenas
3 sats
23 Aug
YouTube Podcasts starts to roll out
FountainApp ftw!
@l0gic
222 sats
23 Aug
Podcast chapters: who's using them?
ppdcast 2.0 chapters are worth the effort. hope you report on year over year changes.
@l0gic
222 sats
23 Aug
Podnews - your daily briefing for podcasting and on-demand
and you thought this promo would never make you real money.... here is some of the hardest money known to man in this back catalog boost.
@l0gic
222 sats
23 Aug
YouTube Podcasts starts to roll out
a small row of ducks to support ad free news. ill also up my streamed sats.
@criptocenas
3 sats
19 Aug
SiriusXM: podcast transcript lawsuit "unnecessary", "unreasonable"
@chemistrymadesimple
50 sats
18 Aug
Blubrry turns on programmatic ads for all
"too little sats"? I love to be pedantic but I'm sure you mean too FEW. love the show
@carl6007
150 sats
17 Aug
Libsyn expands to Europe; Latino Podcast Listener Report released
@bisayapodcast
50 sats
15 Aug
Less ad repetition leads to better effectiveness
@tmannotheman
11 sats
15 Aug
Less ad repetition leads to better effectiveness
Another quality production. It’s great to hear that there are too many Boost-o-grams to read - awesome news to start a Monday morning. 🎉
@malagiore99
10 sats
15 Aug
Less ad repetition leads to better effectiveness
@tmannotheman
11 sats
15 Aug
Two legal filings that could challenge podcasters
Fantastic Short form podcast! Tight, crisp, and useful - an a pleasure to listen to. Very nice work.
@stackinsatsonsats100
15 Aug
nice podcast recommendation. 🎯
@malagiore99
10 sats
15 Aug
Two legal filings that could challenge podcasters
@torrsa18
10 sats
15 Aug
Two legal filings that could challenge podcasters
@lightningdav
20 sats
15 Aug
Two legal filings that could challenge podcasters
@user8127
3 sats
14 Aug
Two legal filings that could challenge podcasters
@buysellbtctoday
10 sats
14 Aug
Two legal filings that could challenge podcasters
Top Value4Value
@vin4423994829
3 sats
14 Aug
Two legal filings that could challenge podcasters
@contrapliantdude
21 sats
14 Aug
Two legal filings that could challenge podcasters
@plebsignalbtc
20 sats
13 Aug
Two legal filings that could challenge podcasters
@chemistrymadesimple
50 sats
13 Aug
@user1678126107015678
150 sats
13 Aug
Two legal filings that could challenge podcasters
@user110078948495794
10 sats
13 Aug
Two legal filings that could challenge podcasters
@wattsen
15 sats
13 Aug
Two legal filings that could challenge podcasters
@user7557610952041804
4 sats
13 Aug
Two legal filings that could challenge podcasters
@gevelber
10 sats
13 Aug
Two legal filings that could challenge podcasters
@beatbolle
5 sats
13 Aug
How to get started with programmatic advertising
@akasonarman
3 sats
13 Aug
Two legal filings that could challenge podcasters
@kai
3 sats
13 Aug
Two legal filings that could challenge podcasters
@pat
10 sats
13 Aug
Two legal filings that could challenge podcasters
thanks for the sats
@user732352903662780
50 sats
13 Aug
Two legal filings that could challenge podcasters
@user8984388376768050
10 sats
13 Aug
Two legal filings that could challenge podcasters
@criptocenas
21 sats
12 Aug
Two legal filings that could challenge podcasters
@tjoeln39
93 sats
12 Aug
Two legal filings that could challenge podcasters
👍🏻
@wildcat
15 sats
12 Aug
Two legal filings that could challenge podcasters
Thanks for the update! and the sats:)
@eiikan
3 sats
12 Aug
Two legal filings that could challenge podcasters
@userpadrino1990
60 sats
12 Aug
Two legal filings that could challenge podcasters
@user3448517116136614
4 sats
12 Aug
Spotify adds filter tabs for podcasts and music
@chrishartzell16
50 sats
12 Aug
Spotify adds filter tabs for podcasts and music
@harringtinsdad
3 sats
12 Aug
Spotify adds filter tabs for podcasts and music
@buysellbtctoday
10 sats
12 Aug
Spotify adds filter tabs for podcasts and music
Also Spotify should be a VALUE4VALUE MODEL
@piotr42
100 sats
12 Aug
Spotify adds filter tabs for podcasts and music
@gevelber
10 sats
11 Aug
Spotify adds filter tabs for podcasts and music
@lycanthrope
10 sats
11 Aug
Spotify adds filter tabs for podcasts and music
@carab
10 sats
11 Aug
Spotify adds filter tabs for podcasts and music