Audience

Facebook quits while podcast listenership on the rise

Listen Later

Stuart and Matt are back with some of the most impactful headlines in the podcasting space. Listen for a breakdown of how some of the big players in the space might impact your podcast. If you want us to cover a 

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/facebook-pulls-plug-podcast-business-184557380.html

  • The company will stop creators adding podcasts to the service this week. They don’t plan to communicate the closure to Facebook users.

    • https://www.edisonresearch.com/the-top-50-most-listened-to-podcasts-in-the-u-s-q1-2022

    • Top 50 shows in US

      • https://www.edisonresearch.com/comedy-is-top-podcast-genre-in-u-s/

      • Top genres in US
      • This is more interesting to talk about, especially in the sense of how competitive a genre might be or how much you have to invest in making a better show.

        • https://podnews.net/press-release/podcasting-opportunities-nielsen-s-advertising-marketers

        • Podcasting is attracting more new listeners than ever, according to new research. Over 50% of daily podcast listeners began listening in the last two years, says Nielsen’s Podcasting Today Report; which also says that the number of US listeners has grown by 40% in the past three years. The data suggests that podcast advertising drives an aided brand recall of 71%.
        • “When everything else feels like its going down…it’s nice to see something going up”

          • https://rephonic.com/blog/are-podcasts-getting-worse

          • Podcast satisfaction peaked in 2016 and has since been declining steadily
          • Listeners rate older podcasts significantly lower than newer podcasts
          • But the average rating of new podcasts is slowly decreasing too
          • Larger shows tend to be rated lower than smaller shows
            • ...more
            View all episodesView all episodes
            Download on the App Store
            AudienceBy Castos Productions
            • 4.6
            • 4.6
            • 4.6
            • 4.6
            • 4.6

            4.6

            20 ratings