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The Casualties of the Podcasting Bloodbath
https://slate.com/business/2023/12/podcasts-layoffs-spotify-heavyweight-stolen-amazon.html?utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=traffic&utm_source=article&utm_content=twitter_share
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@jeffjarvis So many outlets seem to be measuring podcasts by standards that have nothing to do with podcasts. It doesn’t take $20 million to create a podcast, that’s just not what a podcast is.
As the article says, podcasts are more popular than ever! They just aren’t going to deliver the ROI deep-pocketed investors demand, and given non-zero interest rates, they’re not going to wait for the magic money-making step to appear.
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