2022-06-22
Deep pockets gonna deep. https://twitter.com/...
Deadline
Barack and Michelle Obama's production company Higher Ground signs a first-look deal with Amazon's Audible; Spotify: “we declined to extend our deal”
Peter White / Deadline :
2022-06-03
We've been doing it wrong, podcasters. https://twitter.com/...
Bloomberg
Spotify's “white noise” podcasters are making thousands of dollars per month creating soothing sounds, a growing market that major networks have yet to explore
2022-04-21
“[Obamas' production company, Higher Ground] has talked with multiple big networks, including Spotify, but the Swedish streaming giant declined to make an offer, according to three sources...” This is gonna make a stir! https://twitter.com/...
Bloomberg
Sources: Barack and Michelle Obama's production company Higher Ground doesn't plan to re-sign with Spotify, and is talking to Audible, iHeartMedia, and others
Bloomberg :
2022-04-15
In (not) shocking news, Facebook is less serious (as if that was possible) about podcasting today. https://twitter.com/...
Bloomberg
A year after Facebook launched podcasts and other audio tools for creators, sources say Meta has shifted its focus to metaverse events and online shopping
Ashley Carman / Bloomberg :
2022-03-31
How odd of YouTube to deliver a lackluster panel at Podcast Movement #Evolutions2022 last week, only to release this info yesterday. THIS is what we wanted to know about and why the room was overflowing. 🤦 https://twitter.com/...
Podnews
A leaked YouTube presentation for podcast publishers shows the company is working on a podcasts homepage with RSS feed ingestion, audio ads, analytics, and more
2021-12-17
In the least surprising podcasting move of 2021, Spotify @forpodcasters will soon allow listeners to rate podcasts on a⭐️ to ⭐️⭐️ ⭐️⭐️⭐ ; ️ scale. https://newsroom.spotify.com/ ...
Variety
Spotify rolls out a podcast ratings system that will let users rate a show from one to five stars only after listening to it
and draw in new listeners Ashley Carman / The Verge : You can soon rate your favorite podcast on Spotify Amanda Silberling / TechCrunch : Spotify is launching Apple-like ratings fo...
Speaking of @Spotify, they're once again in podcast tech acquisition mode, this time picking up @whooshkaa. But oddly to get more radio broadcasters into the podcast adtech ecosystem. That's interesting. Read it: https://newsroom.spotify.com/ ... And I've updated https://whoownswhoinpodcasting.com/
Axios
Spotify acquires Australian company Whooshkaa, which helps radio broadcasters turn existing content into podcasts and sell ads around them
Whooshkaa helps radio broadcasters turn existing content into podcasts and sell ads around them — Spoke with the folks behind the deal. More on @axios: https://www.axios.com/... Sa...
2021-09-28
A critical look at the commercial viability of Clubhouse, from the creator POV. (Spoiler: Sponsoring brands aren't all that interested.) https://twitter.com/...
The Verge
Six creators from Clubhouse's 25-person creator program say it did not deliver sponsorships for their shows, leading them to look elsewhere
Dozens of Clubhouse creators had been anticipating their first sponsorship meeting for months. As the inaugural class of Clubhouse's “Creator First” …
2021-05-22
A $5 cover fee for your Twitter Spaces would put $1.50 in Apple's coffers, $0.70 goes to Twitter, and you pocket $2.80. Before taxes. https://twitter.com/...
The Verge
Twitter will soon let US users with 1,000+ followers who've hosted three Spaces in the past 30 days apply to host Ticketed Spaces, with Twitter taking a 20% cut
2021-04-27
Telling quote: “The exact product details are still unclear. It's possible this will operate through RSS or that creators will have a backend way to upload their content to Facebook.” 🤷♂️ https://twitter.com/...
TechCrunch
Facebook rolls out a miniplayer that will allow Facebook users to stream music and podcasts from Spotify through the Facebook app on iOS or Android
Bloomberg reports that AT&T is exploring a sale of Rooster Teeth … Firstpost Tech : You can now listen to songs on Spotify within the Facebook app: How it works Andy Meek / BGR : B...
2020-11-11
Spotify now (or will soon) own the entire end-to-end stack of podcasting with this acquisition of podcast hosting company and adtech giant Megaphone for $235 million. https://www.theverge.com/... https://twitter.com/...
CNBC
Spotify to buy Megaphone, which offers technology for podcast publishers and advertisers seeking targeted slots on podcasts, for $235M
2020-05-20
“It's not a podcast unless it's available on every podcast directory and app!” said no one involved with moving the Joe Rogan Experience exclusively to Spotify in a few months: https://newsroom.spotify.com/ ...
The Verge
Joe Rogan's podcast, which he said had ~190M downloads/month in 2019, will become a Spotify exclusive this year; his YouTube will no longer have full episodes
A massive gain for the platform — Joe Rogan, comedian and host of one of the most popular podcasts in the world, is taking his show to Spotify.
2020-03-26
Today's productivity will be seriously impacted by clicking the App store link every 5 minutes, because I really want to see how Google Podcasts looks on iOS. 🤯 https://9to5google.com/...
TechCrunch
Google brings its Podcasts app to iOS and unveils a redesign of Android app, with users' listening habits syncable across platforms via Google Podcasts for Web
Brian Heater / TechCrunch :
2020-03-25
Today's productivity will be seriously impacted by clicking the App store link every 5 minutes, because I really want to see how Google Podcasts looks on iOS. 🤯 https://9to5google.com/...
TechCrunch
Google brings its Podcasts app to iOS and unveils a redesign of Android app, with users' listening habits syncable across platforms via Google Podcasts for Web
Just in time for our collective house arrests, Google has unveiled a redesigned version of Podcasts.
2019-08-09
Google's announcement on the new scrolling carousel where podcast episodes appear in SERPs: https://www.blog.google/... The attached image gives some insight as to how Google's team thinks about how listeners will (or want to) use Google to find podcast content. https://twitter.com/...
The Verge
Google will start surfacing individual podcast episodes in search results and will soon let users ask Google Assistant to play podcasts about specific topics
Ashley Carman / The Verge :