Internal memo: SiriusXM plans to shut down its Stitcher podcast app on August 29 and move subscribers to its flagship SXM app, where podcasts will include ads
A look at the confusion, culture clash, and shifting goals in SiriusXM's Stitcher deal, as many shows and over 25% of Stitcher's staff left post-acquisition
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SiriusXM rolls out AudioID to track its audience across its apps Pandora and Stitcher and its satellite radio service, offering first-party ad targeting
A look at Google's hands-off content moderation approach for Google Podcasts, where hate speech from white supremacists and pro-Nazi groups is easy to find
The platform's tolerance of white supremacist, pro-Nazi and conspiracy theory content pushes the boundaries of the medium. Tweets: @uugwuu , @dabeard , @uugwuu , @repteddeutch , @jessesingal , @waltmo...
SiriusXM will buy E.W. Scripps' podcast network and producer unit Stitcher for $325M; Scripps says Stitcher had $72.5M in 2019 revenue
spotify, apple, and iheart. We haven't heard their strategy yet. Sirius has 33.7 mill subscribers. what percentage already listen to podcasts? Dave Zatz / @davezatz : ~$300m used to be a lot of money....
SiriusXM will buy E.W. Scripps' podcast network and producer unit Stitcher for $325M; Scripps says Stitcher had $72.5M in 2019 revenue
According to E.W. Scripps, the $325 million price tag represents a return of more than 100% in its investment in podcasting over the last five years.
Sources: SiriusXM is near a deal to buy Stitcher's podcasting unit from Scripps for around $300M
Anne Steele / Wall Street Journal :
Stitcher releases its first podcasting report, with 10 years of data trends; a pandemic update shows a dip in listening at commute times and a lunchtime rise
Stitcher Blog :
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A look at the efforts of podcast platforms like Stitcher and Castbox to supplement their free ad supported offerings with premium content
Your favorite free podcast probably won't charge you anytime soon. But CastBox's premium-content platform is among the new ways podcasters are getting paid.