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Here's what you need to know for today in the business of podcasting: TikTok Sunsets Podcast FeatureTeens are more online than ever, but platform preferences differ: report by Jasmine SheenaPodcasters & Advertisers: Meet Your New Audience by Paul RiismandelThe Specialist DSPs Giving Omnichannel Giants A Run For Their Money By James Hercher…as for the rest of the news: McDonald’s has committed to supporting diverse podcasting for another two years, and Brian Morrissey discusses podcasts as ‘nuance media’ on The Rebooting Show.

Here's what you need to know for today in the business of podcasting: Edison Q3 2023 “Share Of Ear”: AM/FM In-Car Listening Surges To Pre-Pandemic Norms, Spoken Word Grows To Highest Level, And Pandora and Spotify Are Down by Pierre BouvardSpotify Inks Podcast Deal With Warner Bros. Discovery for CNN, HBO and More Shows by Caitlin HustonTikTok, gaming, and AI will define the advertising landscape in 2024, report says

Here's what you need to know for today in the business of podcasting. People are watching longer TikToks. What does that mean for competition with YouTube? by Sara LebowA look at holding company 2024 ad spending forecasts by Antoinette SiuFrom Unicorns to Zombies: Tech Start-Ups Run Out of Time and Money by Erin GriffithWhat creator Anna Kai looks for in a brand partner by Katie Hicks…as for the rest of the news: Livewire has published an update to their tracking of iOS 17 auto-download changes in Apple Podcasts, and Spotify’s CFO Paul Vogel is now slated to leave the company in March (a decision made shortly after Vogel sold over $9 million in Spotify shares on the same day as the layoff news last week).

Here's what you need to know from this week in the business of podcasting: The Fastest Growing Languages in PodcastingPodcast Download Fall 2023, Cumulus Media and Signal Hill InsightsSpotify Announces LayoffsANA Study Finds Nearly 2/3rds of Ad Dollars Never Reach Intended AudiencesQuick Hits: The Partial Attention Economy of Video Podcasting by Tom Webster. Surveyed podcast audiences say they’re media-agnostic when it comes to how and where they consume podcasts. Tom examines what this means for podcasting. Speaking of video and podcasting, don’t forget to register for Sound You Can See: Podcasting’s Video Dilemma, which debuts in a free webinar at 2:00 p.m. CST on Wednesday, December 13th. Libsyn Unveils November 2023 Podcast Advertising Rates, and 5 Developments to Watch in 2024. Along with the latest AdvertiseCast average CPM for a 60 second podcast ad, CRO Dave Hanley shares five things to keep an eye on next year. Deloitte: Audio Market to Surpass $75 billion in 2024. In addition to the overall number for audio advertising, Deloitte predicts podcasting has a fair amount of untapped potential for per-user revenue growth. Podcasts aren’t as doomed as they look. But some of the best ones are by Scott Nover. A look at the last year for Spotify, as well as big-picture reflection on the issues facing more cost-intensive journalistic and investigative podcasts.Podcast Companies Begin to Advertise Like Hollywood Studios by Katie Deighton. Wondery is taking a page out of the Hollywood playbook, promoting the new Grinch podcast with a pop-up event in a Los Angeles mall. 

What Are the Fastest-Growing Podcast Languages? by Becca Butcher‘We have to test or you’re dead next year’: Overheard at the Digiday Programmatic Marketing Summit by Kayleigh BarberPodcasts aren't as doomed as they look. But some of the best ones are by Scott NoverOnly around a third of ad dollars reach ‘intended audiences,’ ANA finds by Ryan Barwick…as for the rest of the news: Tidal announces a layoff of 10% of its staff, and more Digiday coverage of the Programmatic Marketing Summit in which a panelist breaks down integrating programmatic tracking into the creator economy.

When asked if they listen to full podcast episodes, watch full episodes, or watch clips, audiences surveyed gave a resounding “yes.” Tom Webster breaks down what that means for podcasting and how we should act on it.

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Spotify Cuts 1,500 Jobs, CEO Ek Says Streamer Must Be Leaner by Lucas ShawDeloitte: Audio Market To Surpass $75 Billion In 2024.Libsyn Unveils November 2023 Podcast Advertising Rates, and 5 Developments to Watch in 2024…as for the rest of the news: NPR hires former Gimlet executive editor Collin Cambell to oversee podcast strategy, PodPod reports the BBC is investing more in podcasting as part of a digital pivot, Marketing Brew examines why advertisers are excited about attention metrics, and Horizon Media has outlined 10 Gen Z subcultures for marketers to think about when targeting campaigns.

Here's what you need to know from this week in the business of podcasting: RAJAR: UK Podcast Weekly Reach Has Doubled Since 2017Ad Revenue Growing Faster Than ExpectedPodcast Guesting Drives Defector SubscriptionsBranded Podcast Enables Better Coverage, Connection With FansQuick Hits:Putting Success In Your Way With Video by Tom Webster. With the growth of video podcasting, it’s time to re-examine how podcasting thinks about audiences watching podcasts instead of listening. Tom Webster breaks down the differences, and how the two aren’t mutually exclusive.Age of Audio: A Tale of Modern Audio Storytelling. Podcast producer Ronald Young Jr. has published a trailer and IndieGoGo campaign to fund the completion of a documentary about the evolution of narrative audio in podcasting, featuring interviews with notable podcasters like Ira Glass, Avery Trufelman, and our very own Tom Webster. How audience-first creative is amplifying audio and video campaigns for 2024 by Alex Donics. Spotify’s global director of demand marketing talks through the power of effective advertising and highlights the key ingredient of a well-produced, authentic ad creative. Realm & IGN Strike Podcast Deal Including Scripted Adaptation Of Justin Roiland Videogame ‘High On Life’ From Squanch Games by Peter White. Audio fiction production company Realm has signed a deal with IGN to produce podcasts based on video game IP. Given the size and connections of IGN, this could lead to a whole new niche of licensed audio fiction based on video games. New Podcast Audience Profiles Now Available for Publishers in the Australian Podcast Ranker. Triton Digital and Commercial Radio & Audio have announced new podcast audience profiles are now available with the launch of Podcast Metrics Demos+

Here's what you need to know for today in the business of podcasting: Strong online sales show Black Friday was an ‘omnichannel event’ by Alex VuocoloAd revenue is growing faster than expected, per analyst by Ryan BarwickDigiday+ Research: Publishers’ programmatic revenue didn’t shake out the way they’d hoped, but it’s still a bright spot How audience-first creative is amplifying audio and video campaigns for 2024 by Alex Donics…as for the rest of the news: The trailer and IndieGoGo campaign for Age of Audio: A Tale of Modern Audio Storytelling are now live (spoiler alert: Sounds Profitable’s own Tom Webster makes an appearance), Magellan AI has published their October 2023 top movers and shakers in podcast advertising, and AdExchanger proposes programmatic CTV is in its ‘consolidation phase’ (a phase podcasting has already experienced and matured from).

Here's what you need to know for today in the business of podcasting: Podcasting’s Multiplatform Imperative by Steven GoldsteinInnovid study examines impact of measurement and optimization gaps across CTV campaigns by Antoinette SiuGoogle’s Search Partner network comes under fire in research underlining brand safety vulnerabilities by Ronan ShieldsWhy Chili’s brought back its baby back ribs jingle by Alyssa Meyers…as for the rest of the news: MediaPost reports the ad market has grown for its fourth consecutive quarter, the 2023 edition of Spotify Wrapped is here, Signal Hill Insights’ Jeff Vidler discusses what makes podcasts a unique ad medium, and we’ve got a bushel of Apple charts: Podnews has aggregated the top Apple Podcasts show around the world, and Adam Bowie breaks down the U.S. top Apple chart to compare it to similar rankings from other sources.