TWiT
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1351 Redwood Way b, Petaluma, CA 94954, USA
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Latest news
- Apr 26: TWiT is to close its studios in Petaluma in the next six months, Leo Laporte said in Macbreak Weekly. “Every little bit counts,” he said, referencing the environmental benefits. ”Our 15 employees won't be driving all the way to Petaluma anymore. They will be staying home.” TWiT made staff layoffs late last year.
- Apr 8: Vox Media’s SB Nation has closed its local sports podcasts - even locking some podcasters out of posting final episodes. A long post by Kyle Scott Laskowski gives some potential reasons.
- Mar 27: The TWiT network “missed ad sales by 13% and club growth by 24%” in this quarter, according to Lisa Laporte.
- Dec 12, 2023: TWiT, one of the oldest podcast networks, has made a number of layoffs “in order to keep operating without a loss”. Hosts Jason Howell and Ant Pruitt and editor Victor Bognot have left the company. TWiT was projected to lose $1.1mn next year. We’ve a full transcript of Leo’s announcement.
- Oct 9, 2023: TWiT podcasts were added to an advertising block list used by Eero and PiHole, rendering them temporarily unplayable. We've seen this behaviour affect other shows, too; technical details are below in the tech stuff.
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