How big is the global podcast market?
Justin Jackson's research website has increased its estimates.
It now suggests that 2024 has seen around $3-3.4bn in global ad
sales, that the hosting
business is worth around $100-150m and the podcast events and
conferences are worth around
$15-20m.
The estimates don't include YouTube, sources are given and it's
open for others to contribute.
Google has launched a new tool made to transform your content
into AI generated audio discussions
and in much the same way as the company has five different
messaging apps, this one is
called Google Illuminate AI, which seems to be much the same as
another product from the
company Google Notebook LM.
Some people suggest it's a little better, we've noticed the
voices sound a little different.
Meanwhile in Google Notebook LM you can now talk to the AI
podcast hosts, which you can't
do with the AI podcast hosts in Illuminate AI.
There is a strategy here, if only we could see it.
Talk easy with Sam Fargoso is to switch from Pushkin to Lemonada
Media.
It'll begin releasing episodes under the Lemonada banner on
January 5th.
In New York, Colture Podcast Network has welcomed SickBird
Productions to its slate.
The female-led production company adds four titles to Colture's
roster.
Audioflux is hosting its first ever fundraiser.
The page contains details of what the organisation has achieved
over the past year, including
more than 160 different audio works.
The deadline for nominations for the Spanish-language global
podcast prize has been extended to
January 7th.
Red Circle published its podcast trends in 2024, and a day after
Podnews revealed layoffs
and impaired operations at TuneIn, Radio France has signed a
distribution deal with Radioline.
One of the things it says is that it's based on a commitment
that guarantees Radio France
a controlled and respectful distribution of its content.
And in podcast news, the New Hampshire podcast Seacoast Stories
now has a beer named after
it.
Loaded Question Brewing of Portsmouth in New Hampshire has made
it in collaboration with
the podcast.
We're told it's a clean IPA bursting with notes of orange, papaya
and grapefruit, balanced
with a touch of dankness and caramel, but we'll really only know
if they send us some.
Lava for Good's wrongful conviction will be available in more
than 1,000 prisons across
the US, after a partnership with learning platform Edovo, "We're
helping to educate
and inspire incarcerated learners on their journey towards
justice and redemption,"
said Lava for Good's CEO Jason Flom.
The It Is What It Is podcast has announced a US and Canadian
tour.
The show features Platinum selling recording artists Maze and
Cameron with treasure stat
Baby Wilson.
All shows will be recorded for a live episode with surprise
guests in each city.
A new podcast focusing on Canadian business, The Moment has been
announced by Quill and
Canadian Business, the new podcast series that brings listeners
inside the pivotal moments
that define the journeys of Canada's most innovative founders
and entrepreneurs, hosted
by Fatima Zaidi and Jason Maghanoy.
How important are English football clubs to the communities they
serve?
Rolling with the Punches looks at Ipswich Town FC, a football
club worth over £200
million suddenly back in the Premier League and with owners keen
to capitalise on the
momentum built over the last three years.
This podcast is sponsored by CBC and from CBC, Understood goes
deep into current events,
people and cultural moments shaping society.
The episodes span four episodes, they're hosted by journalists
with an existing expertise
on the story and CBC is now accepting pitches for seasons of the
show.
If you're interested in that, you'll find the link in our show
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