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Amazon Music adds audiobooks in Spotify fight: Casefile (80M listens) moves to Acast, and 30% of new podcasts die within two months
Now Playing: Spotify for Creators: Spotify posted its first profitable quarter with $32mn profit and 640 million monthly users
RØDE launches “Wireless Micro” microphones: Pocket Casts aligns with Apple and Spotify by changing Subscribe to Follow, while The Podcast Haven launches a unified search tool
YouTube execs to host Q&A: Spotify prioritizes video podcasts over HiFi audio, Apple removes Russian-language podcasts in Russia, and Triton Digital launches podcast demographics service in Netherlands.
Trump and Harris’s podcast audience size: Acast reduces free hosting to five episodes, Spotify introduces video thumbnails, and Realm expands with Countdown Network addition.

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Amazon Music adds audiobooks in Spotify fight: Casefile (80M listens) moves to Acast, and 30% of new podcasts die within two months

Now Playing: Spotify for Creators: Spotify posted its first profitable quarter with $32mn profit and 640 million monthly users

RØDE launches “Wireless Micro” microphones: Pocket Casts aligns with Apple and Spotify by changing Subscribe to Follow, while The Podcast Haven launches a unified search tool

YouTube execs to host Q&A: Spotify prioritizes video podcasts over HiFi audio, Apple removes Russian-language podcasts in Russia, and Triton Digital launches podcast demographics service in Netherlands.

Trump and Harris’s podcast audience size: Acast reduces free hosting to five episodes, Spotify introduces video thumbnails, and Realm expands with Countdown Network addition.

Podscribe: longer ads are more cost-effective: YouTube leads podcast listening in US with 31% share over Spotify's 27%; Rogers Sports & Media cuts jobs.

Apple Podcasts: most popular podcasts of 2024: Spotify playlists and podcasts are being exploited for piracy links, and Triton Digital updates Australian podcast rankings with new listener metrics.

New Board of Governors for the Podcast Hall of Fame: Magellan AI expands podcast promo tracking, Wondercraft and Frequency enables AI-powered ad personalization, while researchers examine podcast audience inclusivity challenges.

Australian Podcast Awards - the winners: Spotify released new audiobook features, Tim Ferriss criticizes interview-style podcasts

Podpage adds a listener survey tool: Financial results from iHeart, Auddia, and the New York Times