Sounds Profitable8 Juni 2023

Spotify Downsizes 2% of Podcast Workforce & 2 Other Stories

Articles covered: Spotify to Slash Podcast Workforce, Combine Parcast and Gimlet Studios in New Round of Cuts “How Do We Pivot?”: Podcasting Turns to M&A and Cost-Cutting Why advertisers are reconsidering keyword blocklists as brand safety approaches to hard news Growing Up with Podcasts: The Gen Z Podcast Listener Report The State of Audio Technology Report Is YouTube Eating Podcasts? Cumulus Media And Signal Hill Insights’ Podcast Download – Spring 2023 Report Hot Pod coverage of audiobook surveys.Quick Hits

iOS 17: What’s new for Apple Podcasts. During the 2023 Worldwide Developers Conference, Apple announced upcoming changes in iOS 17 that will impact Apple Podcasts. Search filters, episode art, and a new listening experience are among the new features. Developers currently have access to a beta, while public beta testing is slated for later this month.
Podcasting’s Biggest Opportunity by Tom Webster. Podcasting is becoming more competitive and less collegial every year. Is that a good thing, a bad thing, or just inevitable? Tom Webster suggests there is still an important job we all need to collaborate on first.
Triton Audio Marketplace Expands Basis Technologies Partnership to Support Advertising Across Digital and Broadcast Radio Segments. The new arrangement aims to enable marketers to streamline and consolidate content across all audio segments (podcasting, streaming, and terrestrial broadcast radio) via the Triton Audio Marketplace.
Canadian Branded Podcast Agency Seeks Bad Reviews for its New Show. JAR Audio’s new ‘tell all’ about the branded podcast industry, pitched as part advice column and part sketch comedy, is asking be ruthlessly critical of the show during its upcoming launch window.
Finally: the Sounds Profitable press release portal is now open! You can now submit your press releases directly to Sounds Profitable via the new portal at SoundsProfitable.com/press. In fact, the last two Quick Hits are pulled directly from our press release section. Head over now and amplify your podcast industry-related news and announcements.

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Apple Talks HLS, Audible Debuts NielsenIQ Spoken Word Data, & More

Today in the business of podcasting:Apple Podcasts product manager Ted Hosmann explains how video podcasts work over HLS at the IETF’s HLS Interest Day. He says top shows have grown their audience mor...

12 Okt 7min

The New Rules of Podcast Advertising, Automating the Average, & More

This week in the business of podcasting:Tom Webster says AI is the average machine, so podcasters should hand it routine work like show notes and ad operations and protect the host-read ad and the sho...

9 Okt 11min

Resetting Podcasting's Thermostat, Ad Spend Increase, & More

Today in the business of podcasting:Tom Webster says AI is the average machine, so hand it the routine podcasting work like show notes, transcripts and ad ops, and protect the human work of host-read ...

8 Okt 6min

Reset Your Thermostat

This week Tom Webster reports back from Denver, where Content Marketing World, LIONS, and The Market Research Event shared one expo floor and nearly every booth was selling an AI-augmented something. ...

8 Okt 10min

Canadian Listeners on AI Audio, Apple's Ad Tech Blocklist, & More

Today in the business of podcasting:A Signal Hill Insights survey of 6,161 Canadians finds AM/FM radio still holds 46% of in-car listening, while 68% of Canadians dislike AI-generated podcasts and onl...

7 Okt 7min

Lessons on Podcast Impressions, Barometer Brand Suitability on Amazon Ads, & More

Today in the business of podcasting:Sounds Profitable Partner Tom Webster and ADOPTER Media's Glenn Rubenstein host a free webinar on October 13 at 2:00 p.m. ET, using new Podcast Atlas analysis to pr...

6 Okt 7min

Industry Leaders on Scale, Podcast Landscape 2026 Debuts, & More

This week in the business of podcasting:Sounds Profitable's Podcast Landscape 2026 shows podcast reach holding steady at 74% of U.S. adults, while Netflix debuts as the third most-used podcast platfor...

2 Okt 9min

The Podcast Landscape 2026 Pt. 1, Podcasting's Place in the Mix, & More

Today in the business of podcasting:Sounds Profitable's Podcast Landscape 2026 finds U.S. podcast reach holding steady at 74% of adults, with Netflix arriving as a top-three platform and weekly video ...

1 Okt 7min