Why are live podcasts are so popular?
This article is at least a year old
-
The Guardian asks why do so many people show up for live podcasts? “I felt like I was seeing my friends on stage. They feel like that because podcasting is so personal – and that part might be exactly the key.”
-
Acast announces a Content Director for Australia. He’s Guy Scott-Wilson, a journalist for Dennis Publishing in London, and Allure Media / Fairfax in Australia.
Jul 27 2023: This broken link now points to the Internet Archive. -
October’s podtrac numbers are out: the #2 US publisher is a new entry - iHeart Media, claiming 525 shows (mainly downloaded in the US, it appears).
Jul 27 2023: This broken link now points to the Internet Archive. -
The fashion industry notices podcasting. MouthMedia Network’s American Fashion Podcast “has over 1.5 million downloads of its in-depth interviews with fashion industry insiders” (though no timescale given).
-
The New York Times covers travel podcasts, highlighting podcasts made for, and by, hotels. World Nomads, a travel insurance company, are quoted as having spent less than $4,000 on their podcasting studio.
-
Nova Entertainment makes a six-part podcast series for the Australian Ballet.
-
A writeup from a session at the Community Broadcasters Association of Australia conference, headlined Build community around your podcast to make it successful.
Jul 27 2023: This broken link now points to the Internet Archive. -
A French-language article from Radio France about podcasting: Native podcasts, reverse podcasting, innovative formats: the revival of audio. “Reverse podcasting” is the concept of making podcasts available before broadcast. The most popular, Parlez-vous cerveau?, appeared to get 470,000 downloads. Radio France claims 50m downloads per month (70% of those within France).
Companies mentioned above:
Acast
The New York Times
