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Joe Rogan and Spotify, Luminary and Howard Stern, Apple’s Response
- Luminary raised hundreds of millions to become to the “Netflix of podcasts” But… it’s not really working
from Daniel Ek – The Future of Audio - [Invest Like the Best, EP.147] by Patrick O'Shaughnessy
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- All of this is critical context for understanding Spotify’s strong interest in the podcasting space. Spotify needs (1) a way to differentiate its service from Apple Music in particular, and (2) content that it does not have to pay for on a marginal cost basis.
from Spotify’s Podcast Aggregation Play by Ben Thompson
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- But the Calm meditation app was supposed to pass $100 million in revenue last year. I’m intrigued by Knowable, a sort of audio MasterClass. The co-hosts of the Chapo Trap House podcast currently generate around $166,000 in revenue per month from their Patreon. And just today, Stratechery founder and analyst Ben Thompson launched a new podcast produ... See more
from Subscription podcasting is not a breakout success by Dan Frommer
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