Amazon Music
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- Oct 27: La Verdad Noticias carries some podcast consumption data from México - which says that 77.4mn people listen to music, podcasts or audiobooks on platforms like Spotify, Amazon Music, Apple or YouTube Music (which is 80% of all internet users). 14.3mn have paid subscriptions (two thirds of those with Spotify).
- Aug 6: Amazon have asked us to clarify details about the new team looking after ads and monetisation for Wondery and Amazon Music, sending us the internal memo explaining it all. We said yesterday that the existing Wondery advertising unit would “merge with” Amazon Music’s advertising unit - but for clarification, these teams are both creating an entirely new business unit. By merging together, yes, but it’s a new business unit, reporting straight to Steve Boom, and we’re happy to make that clear.
- Aug 5:
Wondery’s narrative podcast studio will be combined with Audible. Marshall Lewy, Wondery’s Chief Content Officer, will also join Audible. The company’s creator-led shows (New Heights, Armchair Expert, etc) will be merged with the existing Talent Services team, rebranding to Creator Services.
Ads and sponsorship will merge with a team at Amazon Music.Ads and sponsorship will create an entirely new team that includes the existing ad-sales team at Amazon Music. - Jul 14: UK audio awards the APAs from AudioUK has announced its Pay What You Can scheme, which offers free or discounted entry to the awards and to the ceremony for those who otherwise would not be able to do so due to financial constraints. The scheme supporters are Amazon Music and Wondery.
- May 26: Tom Raffe is now Head of Commercial at VoiceMap, a company that creates audio tours. He joins from Amazon Music and Wondery; and also worked at Spotify.
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