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The pace of change the podcast industry is undergoing is staggering. The implications for podcasters, hosting providers, podcast listening app developers, and advertisers and agencies are enormous. And so is the growth potential. Presented as a companion to the weekly newsletter of the same name, our podcast provides you with direct access to our narrated articles, interviews with industry experts, bleeding-edge research, and can"t miss industry news recaps. That Sounds Profitable, right

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7:40

Updates Coming for Apple and Spotify, Podcast Ad...

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2023/08/25

Here's what you need to know this week in the business of podcasting:Three updates to Apple PodcastsAdvertiser Perceptions: Podcast Advertising Consideration and Spending Intention Grow to Nine-Year High Among Agencies and MarketersOlder Adults Make Up Just 4% Of People Featured In AdsChanges coming to Spotify for PodcastersAnd in Quick Hits: Exclusive: SXM Media partners with The Trade Desk and HUMAN by Reem Makari. SXM Media will add support for third-party audibility measurement to programmatic

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3:47

Embracing YouTube Podcasting, CTV's Path Through...

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2023/08/24

Here's what you need to know for today in the business of podcasting:Embracing YouTube: A Must for Today’s Podcasters by Steve Goldstein.Older Adults Make Up Just 4% Of People Featured In Ads by Karlene Lukovitz Legacy TV Faces Challenges: Maturing Streaming, Lack Of A Future Ad Vision by Wayne FriedmanAdalytics Claps Back With Evidence Of Behaviorally Targeted Ads Served In Kids Content On YouTube by Allison Shiff

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3:24

Updates to Spotify for Podcasters, PodcastOne to go...

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2023/08/23

Here's what you need to know today in the business of podcasting. Changes coming to Spotify for PodcastersPodcastOne readies public offering in September by Brad HillProduct placements can drive searches and purchases, research finds by Kelsey SuttonFrozen's Story Will Continue In a New Podcast by James Whitbrook

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3:19

Triton Digital Integrates YouTube, new Advertiser...

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2023/08/22

Here's what you need to know for today in the business of podcasting: Triton Digital Announces YouTube Integration with Podcast Metrics Westwood One - Advertiser Perceptions: Podcast Advertising Consideration and Spending Intention Grow to Nine-Year High Among Agencies and MarketersPodPod Exclusive: Nearly 90% of comedy podcast listeners have a parasocial relationship with their hosts.Stepping Into Barbie’s Heels: Is a Branded Content Renaissance Coming? by Sam Anderson

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5:14

Apple Partners with Linkfire, SXM partners with The...

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2023/08/21

Here's what you need to know today in the business of podcasting. Three updates to Apple Podcasts Exclusive: SXM Media partners with The Trade Desk and HUMANBarry Hott on Instagram Reels over-serving adsSpotify hits record number of users worldwide but struggles to monetize growthFormer UTA Agent Launches Kids and Family Audio Company With Agency Backing And for the rest of the news… Variety covers a star-studded new podcast with ad sales handled by Gumball, publishers are seeing per-subscriber

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7:29

Acast Partners with Podscribe, Amazon's building an...

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2023/08/18

Stories covered this week in the business of podcasting:Acast Announces Podscribe as Global Preferred Attribution Partner. Shifting Share of Ear: A nine-year comparison of radio and podcasts by Brad HillMattress Firm's Branded Podcast Drives In-Store Sales with iHeartMedia by Catherine PerloffAmazon is quietly building a publisher-focused ad product team to grow its $37 billion ad business by Lauren JohnsonQuick hits: Making a Podcast People Hate by Tom Webster - Using data from the upcoming Sounds

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3:37

Acast Partners with Podscribe, How Former Spotify...

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2023/08/17

Here's what you need to know for today in the business of podcasting: Acast Announces Podscribe as Global Preferred Attribution Partner. (Read more on the subject: In Defense of Third-Party Podcast Solutions.)What former Spotify exclusives ‘Armchair Expert’ and ‘Anything Goes’ can reveal about audiences by Amrita KhalidThe FTC updated its endorsement guidelines for the first time since 2009—and some people have questions by Katie Hicks…as for the rest of the news: Edison Research’s Q2 edition of the

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3:02

Why Podcasters Should Embrace Ad Measurement, New...

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2023/08/16

Here's what you need to know today in the business of podcasting. Why Podcasters and Publishers Should Lean into Ad Measurement by Paul RiismandelAcast Supercharges US LeadershipThis year’s upfronts deals, broken down by Kelsey Sutton

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7:21

Making a Podcast People Hate

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2023/08/16

Tom Webster shows off data from the upcoming study The Podcast Landscape in America and discusses the power of focusing a podcast to a specific audience over generic broad-reaching topics. Written by Tom WebsterEdited by Bryan BarlettaAudio editing by Gavin GaddisAssembled with Spooler.fmHosted by ART19Sounds Profitable: Narrated Articles is a production of Sounds Profitable. For more information, visit soundsprofitable.com.

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3:22

Descript Acquires Squadcast, Australian Podcast Ad...

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2023/08/15

Here's what you need to know from today in the business of podcasting: Descript Acquires SquadCastTop 15 podcast advertisers in AustraliaGoogle Repays Advertisers After Report of Low-Quality Ads by Garett SloaneDentsu Reports Sequentially Lower Q2 Growth, Cites Tech And Financial Slowdowns by Joe Mandese…as for the rest of the news:And for the rest of the news… YouTube is revamping how linking off-site will work, and Brian Morrissey discusses the next wave of B2B media (which sounds like a perfect

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3:07

Podcasts reach 10% share of ear, Amazon's building an...

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2023/08/14

Here's what you need to know today in the business of podcasting. Amazon is quietly building a publisher-focused ad product team to grow its $37 billion ad businessShifting Share of Ear: A nine-year comparison of radio and podcastsMattress Firm's Branded Podcast Drives In-Store Sales with iHeartMediaAnd for the rest of the news… Audacy debuts new study The Rise of the Cross-Platform Listener. Digiday breaks down key differences between Gen Z and Gen Alpha for brands, and American Public Media and

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8:33

Podcasting Q2 Earnings, Spotify x Patreon, and more.

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2023/08/11

Here's what you need to know for this week in the business of podcasting: Connect Patreon to Spotify and Stream Your Favorite Podcasts in One PlaceQ2 Earnings Calls in PodcastingWhy some publishers are reducing their podcast slate to try to grow their audio businessesQuick Hits: The Song of the Summer, and the Joe Rogan Problem Libsyn’s AdvertiseCast Signs Exclusive Ad Partnerships with Two Leading Podcast Networks. The Podcast Academy and DPC Entertainment Launch Podcast 360.

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3:45

Spotify x Patreon is here, Why Most Podcasters Skip...

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2023/08/10

Here's what you need to know for today in the business of podcasting: Why Are More Than Half of Podcasters Still Not Publishing Video?Connect Patreon to Spotify and Stream Your Favorite Podcasts in One PlaceHow ad tech’s measurement titans are pivoting to attention and activationIndie agency census reveals expected areas of ad spend growthAnd for the rest of the news… Digiday has a guide for what’s in and what’s out in influencer marketing for 2023, and this week’s issue of The Rebooting reminds us

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3:18

The Download for August 9th, 2023

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2023/08/09

What you need to know for today in the business of podcasting: KQED snatches up Snap Judgment and Spooked by Amrita KhalidPodcast networks report Q2 revenue growth, with positive signs for continued improvements in 2023 by Sara GuaglioneCTV Buyers Are Still Struggling to Know Where Their Ads Ran by Catherine Perloff …as for the rest of the news: Arrow Media has been appointed Acast’s commercial partner for Queensland, Australia, and new eMarketer data suggests web publishers are ‘fighting over a pie

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9:36

The Song of the Summer, and the Joe Rogan Problem

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2023/08/09

While podcasting has had several 'song of the summer' moments since Serial's smash success in 2014, in recent years those mainstream attention-getting moments are dominated by one polarizing figure. Written by Tom WebsterEdited by Bryan BarlettaAudio edited by Gavin GaddisAssembled with Spooler.fmHosted by ART19Sounds Profitable: Narrated Articles is a production of Sounds Profitable. For more information, visit soundsprofitable.com.

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4:43

The Download for August 8th, 2023

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2023/08/08

Here's what you need to know for today in the business of podcasting: “True potential” in Sirius XM podcast biz by Brad HillWhy concerns of influencer marketing oversaturation are overblown by Kristina MonllosWhen Podcast Apps Miss The Mark by Steve GoldsteinHow soft is the ad market, really? By Ryan Barwick…as for the rest of the news: Eric Nuzum reflects on what makes a good podcast host, Sean Howard explains yield optimization and what it means for podcasting in Flightpath, and Forbes covered a

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4:22

The Download for August 7th, 2023

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2023/08/07

Here's what you need to know in the business of podcasting for August 7th. Why some publishers are reducing their podcast slate to try to grow their audio businessesMagnite And FreeWheel Link Up In The Name Of InteroperabilityAcast to focus on automation to ‘create value’ for advertisersTop 3 podcasts in U.S. remain the same over two yearsThe Media Rating Council is angling for better clarity in an era of compounding complexityAnd for the rest of the news… Digiday’s new Media Briefing presents the

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7:02

Audio Ads Outperform Video for Attention & 2 Other...

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2023/08/04

This week's stories: Audio Ads Outperform Video for Attention and Brand Recall, Dentsu Study Finds. The ad slowdown (or lack thereof) gives the industry reason to hopethe kids podcast listener reportQuick Hits: Introducing The Download by Bryan BarlettaThe Download is now a daily podcast, covering news important to the business of podcasting Monday through Thursday, with the usual weekly recap continuing on Fridays. NAVA posts info for SAG-AFTRA strike.The National Association of Voice Actors has

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3:35

The Download for August 3rd, 2023

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2023/08/03

Here's what you need to know for Thursday, August 3rd.Inside Audio Marketing - Katz: Target Consumers With Messages That Relate To Where They Listen To Radio.RainNews - Quantifying brand marketing uncertainties and risks, Veritonic says audio is paramountSpotify - WPP & Spotify Announce First-of-its-Kind Global PartnershipMediaPost - TV 'Ad Intolerant' Viewers Still In The Minority, Study Finds

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4:02

The Download for August 2nd, 2023

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2023/08/02

Here's what you need to know for Wednesday, August 2nd. Podcast Company Realm Acquires Kid-Focused Pinna as Industry Consolidates by Ashley CarmanSiriusXM is betting big on its next-gen app by Amrita KhalidGood Karma Brands to run operations, sales for ESPN Radio by Andrew BucholtAs strikes halt Hollywood projects, the TV ad industry is on the line by Kelsey SuttonFuture of TV Briefing: How top streamers’ ad prices have trended in this year’s upfront negotiations by Tim Peterson

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