Sounds Profitable

Sounds Profitable

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Sounds Profitable episodes

  • The Microphone Is Democratized. The Platforms Are Not

    Dr. Byron Green-Calisch gives and overview of changes being made behind the scenes at Podcast Movement and Sounds Profitable to build equity in the industry event space. 


    Written by Dr. Byron Green-Calisch


    Edited by Gavin Gaddis

    Audio narration and editing by Gavin Gaddis

    Find the full article here on Sounds Profitable.

    8 min
  • Gen Alpha Buying Power, State of Podcast Agencies, & More

    Today in the business of podcasting: The Podcast Show London announces open submissions for panels and speakers, Podscribe discusses incrementality in their latest PPB, about half of UK and US consumer spending is driven by Gen Alpha, and CoHost published their annual State of Podcast Agencies report.

    Click here for all the links covered today! You can also find an archive of everything covered on this show by heading to The Download's section of SoundsProfitable.com

    7 min
  • Programmatic Audio's Importance, Ambies Voting Now Live, & More

    Today in the business of podcasting: audio becoming more vital to programmatic buys, Netflix CEO says they compete with YouTube in "every dimension", Substack launches a streaming app for CTV, and The Ambies voting is live until February 5th.


    Click here for all the links covered today! You can also find an archive of everything covered on this show by heading to The Download's section of SoundsProfitable.com

    6 min
  • Ambies Nominees Announced, Refuting 'Podcasting is Dead', & More

    Today in the business of podcasting: what would you do if you really loved podcasting, Ambies 2026 nominees announced, pushback to "Podcasting is dead" and Goalhanger crosses 250k subscriber milestone.


    Click here for all the links covered today! You can also find an archive of everything covered on this show by heading to The Download's section of SoundsProfitable.com

    11 min
  • The WHY and WHO of Podcasting, Ambies 2026 Noms, & More

    Today in the business of podcasting: what would you do if you really loved podcasting, Ambies 2026 nominees announced, Netflix is rebuilding their app for vertical video scrolling, and Oxford Road takes a look at Health & Fitness podcast advertising data.


    Click here for all the links covered today! You can also find an archive of everything covered on this show by heading to The Download's section of SoundsProfitable.com

    7 min
  • SXSW 2026 Podcasting Lineup, Video Isn't Killing the Podcast Star, & More

    Today in the business of podcasting: more added to the SXSW 2026, On Air Fest expands their February lineup, a reaction to "podcasts are dead," and Netflix doubled their ad revenue last year.


    Click here for all the links covered today! You can also find an archive of everything covered on this show by heading to The Download's section of SoundsProfitable.com

    7 min
  • What Would You Do If You Actually Loved Podcasting?

    The WHO and WHY of podcasting are important, but you have to get them in the correct order.

    Written by Tom Webster

    Edited by Bryan Barletta and Gavin Gaddis

    Audio narration and editing by Gavin Gaddis

    Find the full article here on Sounds Profitable.

    12 min
  • Podcasting's 'Liquid Content Era', A Creator Bill of Rights, & More

    Today in the business of podcasting: a Congressman just pitched a "creator bill of rights," Goalhanger crossed 250k paid subscribers, podcasting's 'liquid content era,' what's ahead for streaming TV in 2026, and the CBC's submission period is coming up fast.

    Click here for all the links covered today! You can also find an archive of everything covered on this show by heading to The Download's section of SoundsProfitable.com


    8 min
  • New Canadian Podcast Audience Data, Podcast Movement 🔜 SXSW, & More
    This week in the business of podcasting: Podcast Movement Evolutions confirmed for official SXSW content, how audio can leverage PR in an AI discovery era, iHeart is embracing open RSS for their video ingestion, and YouTube updates their ad placement rules for challenging content topics. 

    Find links to every article covered by heading to the Download section of SoundsProfitable.com, or by clicking here to go directly to today's installment.
    9 min
  • Podcast Movement @ SXSW, Spotify Increases Premium in U.S., & More
    This week in the business of podcasting: Podcast Movement Evolutions confirmed for official SXSW content, how audio can leverage PR in an AI discovery era, Spotify is increasing Premium cost in US, and YouTube updates their ad placement rules for challenging content topics. 


    Find links to every article covered by heading to the Download section of SoundsProfitable.com, or by clicking here to go directly to today's installment.
    7 min

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The pace of change the podcast industry is undergoing is staggering. The implications for podcasters, hosting providers, podcast listening app developers, and advertisers and agencies are enormous.…