Image: The Verge This is Hot Pod, The Verge’s newsletter about podcasting and the audio industry. Sign up here for more. Hello! I am very excited to see so many of you at Hot Pod Summit and On Air Fest this week. I’ll b... Podcasting’s data rules get a refreshThis entry was posted in Uncategorized on February 27, 2024 by Ariel Shapiro
Illustration by Kristen Radtke / The Verge; Getty Images This is Hot Pod, The Verge’s newsletter about podcasting and the audio industry. Sign up here for more. Hello! Today, I have a look at what Europe’s regulatory mo... Spotify needs every win against Apple it can getThis entry was posted in Uncategorized on February 21, 2024 by Ariel Shapiro
Photo by Patrick Smith / Getty Images This is Hot Pod, The Verge’s newsletter about podcasting and the audio industry. Sign up here for more. I hope all you East Coasters had a cozy nor’easter. By the time the snow stop... Taylor Swift is now a podcasting influencerThis entry was posted in Uncategorized on February 13, 2024 by Ariel Shapiro
Image: The Verge This is Hot Pod, The Verge’s newsletter about podcasting and the audio industry. Sign up here for more. After last week’s big deal announcements, Spotify reported its fourth quarter earnings. The compan... Spotify’s transformed podcast business may actually be profitable this yearThis entry was posted in Uncategorized on February 6, 2024 by Ariel Shapiro
Image: The Verge It’s been a big week for podcast deals! I look forward to sleeping it off this weekend. Why did SiriusXM give SmartLess a $100 million deal? Look at its subscriber losses. It’s been a massive week for po... Podcasting’s all-stars are here to stayThis entry was posted in Uncategorized on February 2, 2024 by Ariel Shapiro
Photo by Chris Unger / Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Joe Rogan, podcasting’s biggest star, has renewed his deal with Spotify. The new multiyear deal will allow his show, which is currently exclusive to the streamer, to be d... Joe Rogan renews deal with SpotifyThis entry was posted in Uncategorized on February 2, 2024 by Ariel Shapiro
Photo by Chris Unger / Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Joe Rogan, podcasting’s biggest star, has renewed his deal with Spotify. The new multiyear deal will allow his show, which is currently exclusive to the streamer, to be d... Joe Rogan renews deal with SpotifyThis entry was posted in Uncategorized on February 2, 2024 by Ariel Shapiro
Illustration by Kristen Radtke / The Verge; Getty Images This is Hot Pod, The Verge’s newsletter about podcasting and the audio industry. Sign up here for more. I just got back from Puerto Rico and wow, there is a lot o... Spotify’s exclusivity era nears its endThis entry was posted in Uncategorized on January 31, 2024 by Ariel Shapiro
Image: The Verge For years, Apple’s App Store policies have made it impossible for apps to sell digital services and goods on their own terms. A new law in the EU could change all of that — and Spotify is prepared. ... Spotify plans to launch in-app purchases, if Apple gets out ...This entry was posted in Uncategorized on January 24, 2024 by Ariel Shapiro
Image: The Verge This is Hot Pod, The Verge’s newsletter about podcasting and the audio industry. Sign up here for more. On Friday, Insiders got part one of a Q&A with NPR’s new podcasting chief, Collin Campbell, wh... What NPR’s new podcast chief learned from the mess at ...This entry was posted in Uncategorized on January 23, 2024 by Ariel Shapiro