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Conan O’Brien makes a $150 million podcast deal
And Spotify opens the gates to political advertising once again.
Pour one out for Reply All
The embattled but groundbreaking show will end its current iteration next month.
Apple helps you download fewer podcasts
Plus Spotify gets into NFTs, I get into Upfronts, and advertisers get more into podcasts
Insider May 13, 2022 — The iPod is dead — long live the podcast
Plus, a new audio outlet from Longreads founder Mark Armstrong
Insider May 12, 2022 – Big moves at Spotify
Max Cutler will spearhead a new creator content mission, while Bill Simmons will lead the streamer’s push into global sports.
Podcasting will be a $4 billion industry by 2024
Plus, ‘Suave’ takes home the Pulitzer
Insider May 6, 2022 – Batman beats Rogan
Plus, iHeart leans on podcasts as recession looms large
Insider May 5, 2022 – Cumulus doesn’t take the deal
Plus, Wondery inks deals with eight more shows
Anchor made Spotify the creator platform it is today
Anchor co-founder Michael Mignano will depart Spotify this summer.
Insider April 29, 2022 — SiriusXM hunts for the next ‘Crime Junkie’
Plus, NYT launches a new election podcast, and Apple prepares an update for podcasters
Insider April 28, 2022 — Spotify becomes an ‘audio business’
Ek doubles down on podcasting investment (and not everybody is happy about it)
Podcasting over email
What do Eminem and the Parcast Union have in common? They’re both making demands of Daniel Ek