Spotify's "Unskippable" Ads, Video in Podcasting's Top 50, & More
Today in the business of podcasting:Register for Ask a Marketer: How Advertisers Read the ResearchSpotify has begun selling unskippable podcast ads that Premium listeners cannot jump past, even with t...
17 Aug 7min
First Podcast Movement NYC Speakers, Nielsen to Acquire DoubleVerify, & More
This week in the business of podcasting:Tom Webster walks through Podcast Movement's five-day takeover of Terminal 5 in New York City, from the inaugural Sounds Profitable Business Summit to a creator...
14 Aug 10min
Podcast Movement unveils its NYC lineup, Alex Cooper's Unwell raises at $500M, & More
Today in the business of podcasting:Tom Webster details Sounds Profitable's five-day takeover of New York City's Terminal 5 in September, spanning the partner-only Business Summit, the IAB Podcast Upf...
13 Aug 4min
Spotify's AI Disclosure, Acast Acquires Backyard Ventures, & More
Today in the business of podcasting:Acast acquires Backyard Ventures for $20 million, adding more than 200 premium creators across podcasts, YouTube, newsletters, and social to accelerate omnichannel ...
12 Aug 7min
Five Days at Terminal 5
Register for Podcast Movement 2026In this week's Sounds Profitable newsletter, Tom Webster breaks down the company's most ambitious week yet: five days taking over Terminal 5 in New York this Septembe...
12 Aug 10min
Magellan AI Quarterly Podcast Ad Benchmarks, YouTube To Increase Partner Program Requirements, & More
Today in the business of podcasting:With the Premier League banning front-of-shirt gambling sponsorships from the 2026/27 season, Sport Social's Ryan Barker argues official team and fan podcasts are t...
11 Aug 7min
A Marketer's Take on Reading Research, Nielsen Acquires DoubleVerify for $2.15B & More
Today in the business of podcasting:Sounds Profitable's Ask a Marketer webinar on August 18 brings Right Side Up's Krystina Rubino and Quo's Tori Murray together with Tom Webster to break down The Pod...
10 Aug 7min
Acast Launches Apple Video for All, Spotify Tests Ad Skip Button, & More
This week in the business of podcasting:Spotify is testing "Skip Ahead," a one-tap ad-skipping tool for Premium subscribers, and the industry is pushing back over what it means for host-read sponsorsh...
7 Aug 8min
