The Ringer
Owned by: Spotify
Latest news
- Nov 19: The English-language show that appears the most is The Ringer’s Good Hang, with ten appearances - launched this year, it’s eligible for both charts.
- Nov 7: The “Sports Podcast Power List” has been published by industry trade Awful Announcing. Bill Simmons of The Ringer, Dave Portnoy of Barstool Sports, Kevin Jones of Blue Wire, and plenty more are listed.
- Oct 24: Blue Wire has announced nine new shows, including two shows moving from The Ringer.
- Sep 19:
Bill Simmons, Founder & CEO, The Ringer, Stephanie Wittels Wachs, Co-Founder and Chief Creative Officer, Lemonada Media, Ben Cave, Global Head of Podcasts, Apple, Jenna Weiss-Berman, Head of Audio & Podcasts, Paper Kite Productions, Bob Carrigan, CEO, Audible and Shreeya Sinha, Executive Editor, Audio, The New York Times.
- Jun 6: Spotify’s podcast division has made fifteen layoffs, including staff at The Ringer. The cuts are apparently the result of a focus away from audio and towards video. Spotify declined to comment.
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