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Tom Webster -  Sounds Profitable



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Tom Webster has announced he is to join Sounds Profitable as
Partner.  
Writing in Sounds Profitable, he outlines the future for Sounds
Profitable - to share content, research,  run events and
advisory services to help set the course for the future of the
audio business. 


Todd Cochrane’s Geek News Central hits episode 1,600 this
week. One of the first podcasts in the world, its first episode
was Oct 9, 2004 - just a few weeks after the word “podcast” began
to be used. This was the first podcast Tom Webster listened to.
 

Wondery is streaming some shows in Dolby Atmos. You’ll need
to be a Wondery+ subscriber to listen because there aren’t any
standard podcast apps that playback the format yet.


The sixth annual IAB US Podcast Advertising Revenue study was
published. It shows US podcast ad revenue growth increasing
dramatically during 2021, hitting $1.4bn. Revenues are forecast
to hit $4.2bn in 2024.


iHeartMedia’s podcast business brought in $69m during the
first quarter - 12% of total revenue; its radio business brought
in $416m. The company posted a net loss of $48.7m, though, for
the quarter. 


Spotify is to close Spotify Stations, a lean-back music radio
experience.


Spotify is testing a new homepage layout that allows a toggle
between music and podcasts. h/t Chris Messina.


Spotify has published its



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