Sounds Profitable

Sounds Profitable

By Bryan BarlettaBusinessTechnology
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Sounds Profitable episodes

  • The Canadian Podcast Listener, Audiences Desire Authenticity, & More
    This week in the business of podcasting: the Canadian Podcast Listener 2025 is here, authenticity stands out in feeds dominated by slop, and live events become even more accessible for individual creators. 

    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. 
    6 min
  • How Audio Can Leverage PR in AI Discovery Era

    Chatbots are changing PR’s place in the media ecosystem, let’s talk why.  

    Written by Molly DeMellier

    Edited by Bryan Barletta and Gavin Gaddis

    Audio narration and editing by Gavin Gaddis

    Find the full article here on Sounds Profitable.

    9 min
  • SuperAwesome Acquires Starglow, Deloitte's Podcasting Predictions, & More

    This week in the business of podcasting: Deloitte's 2026 predictions for podcasting, seeking syndication with content creators, and SuperAwesome acquires Starglow Media.

    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. 

    6 min
  • The First Golden Globe-Winning Podcast, Spotify's 2026 Trends, & More
    This week in the business of podcasting: The Golden Globes debuted Best Podcast as a category, Spotify is looking out for podcasters, and iHeartRadio embraces open RSS with their new video ingestion protocol using Podcasting 2.0 framework. 


    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. 
    5 min
  • Remember Who You Are
    Experimentation is healthy, but expansion at all costs includes the cost of ignoring the audience that built everything in the first place. 

    Written and narrated by Tom Webster
    Edited by Bryan Barletta and Gavin Gaddis
    Audio editing by Gavin Gaddis


    Find the full article here on Sounds Profitable.
    8 min
  • Remembering Podcasting's Strengths, Spotify Upgrades Partner Program, & More
    This week in the business of podcasting: Remembering what makes podcasts great, GenAI's indie podcast blindspot, Spotify updated requirements for the Partner Program, why podcasting is a must-have for sports rights holders and brands, and a look at PodcastAdBlock.

    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. 
    12 min
  • How GenAI Finds Podcasts, The Age of Vodcasts, & More
    Today in the business of podcasting: Remembering what makes podcasts great, how AI is searching for podcasts, and Netflix video podcasts are generating articles. 

    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
  • Spotify Updates Partner Program, New iHeartMedia Video Podcast Platform, & More
    Today in the business of podcasting: Spotify has lowered the barrier to entry for Spotify Partner Program, ADOPTER Media talks listening experience with podcast ads, and iHeartMedia upgrades their video podcast capabilities in their "creators first" initiative. 



    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.
    6 min
  • Podcasting's Trust in Sports, Live Tours Continue Growing, & More
    Today in the business of podcasting: Jim Salveson on sports podcasting's powers, CMOs discuss 2026 priorities, podcasts on the living room screen, podcast live shows are pulling in the big bucks (and new audiences for venues), and Meta beefs up podcast promo capabilities on Threads. 

    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.
    8 min
  • 700mil Hours of YouTube Podcasts, GenAI's Indie Pod Issue, & More
    Today in the business of podcasting: the company stripping ads from podcasts for money, why AI doesn't recommend indie podcasts, video podcast production hiccups, 700 million hours of YouTube podcasts consumed on TVs in October, and all signal/no noise with music videos. 

    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.
    10 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.…