It's Right There In Front Of You

This week Tom Webster demonstrates how even seemingly small pieces of data can have big implications if given the right context and a story. Credits: Written by Tom Webster Edited by Bryan Barletta Produced with Spooler.fm Hosted with Omny Studio Sounds Profitable theme written by Tim Cameron Sou…

Spotify Lays Off Six Percent Of Workforce And 6 Other Stories

This week: Spotify layoffs, TikTok Podcasts feature spotted in the wild, exclusivity deals seem to be  losing luster, and Buzzsprout launches premium subscriptions. Spotify lays off six percent of workforce.  Manuela: We start today on a dour note, but it’s the largest story to happen this week a…

My Three Favorite Data Points of 2022

Tom took a look back on all of the great research that was done at Sounds Profitable in 2022 and came up with a handful of the most impactful data points. Here are his three favorite data points from 2022! Credits: Written by Tom Webster Edited by Tom Webster Produced with Spooler.fm Hosted with O…

Podcasting’s Recession Era And How Podcasters Are Approaching It And 4 Other Stories

This week: Opportunity in Kids podcasting as recession looms, Podcasting’s ‘recession era’, some audio publisher’s teams still growing in 2023, and Paul Riismandel joins Signal Hill Insights.  Podcasting’s Recession Era and how podcasters are approaching it. Manuela: This week our first segment i…

The New Sounds Profitable

We’re off to the races in 2023, and we’re taking you with us. Credits: Written by Bryan Barletta Edited by Bryan Barletta Produced with Spooler.fm Hosted with Omny Studio Sounds Profitable theme written by Tim Cameron Sounds Profitable: Narrated Articles is a production of Sounds Profitable. For …

Megaphone has Weekend of Outages & 8 Other Stories

This week: Megaphone’s weekend of outages, AdvertiseCast Publishes average CPM of 2022, Apple debuts Delegated Delivery, a software engineer teases adblock for iTunes, and The Podscape 2023 is live.  Megaphone has Weekend of Outages Manuela: We start from a story from the holiday break. On Monday…

Acquisitions & Funding - 2022 Podcast Industry Overview

Join Bryan in kicking off this year with a review of the notable acquisitions and fundraising that happened in 2022. Credits: Written by Bryan Barletta Edited by Bryan Barletta Produced with Spooler.fm Hosted with Omny Studio Sounds Profitable theme written by Tim Cameron Sounds Profitable: Narra…

Three Reasons Podcast Creatives Should Embrace, Not Fear, The Role of AI

ChatGPT and other new forms of chatbot are already able to credibly write like humans, and it’s getting harder to tell who - or what - writes any given blog post. This week, Tom explains why this is a good thing for podcast creatives, and not the apocalypse. Credits: Written by Tom Webster Edited …

Amazon Pushing Podcasts Offline & 5 Other Stories

This week: Amazon advertises podcasts offline, Twitter dissolves its Trust and Safety Council, Automakers phasing out AM radio, and a roundup of new research published this week.  Amazon pushing podcasts offline.  Manuela: This Monday Podnews covered Amazon Music’s new physical-space advertising …

Brand Safety, Suitability, and Podcasting’s Superpower

Brand Safety and Suitability are among the hottest topics in podcasting. But how do the listeners feel? That’s Tom’s topic in this week’s Sounds Profitable.  Credits: Written by Bryan Barletta Edited by Bryan Barletta Produced with Spooler.fm Hosted with Omny Studio Sounds Profitable theme written…