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Ashley Carman

@ashleyrcarman
147 posts
2025-02-21
Scoop: YouTube is planning to introduce a new, cheaper premium tier in the US that will make podcasts and other videos (except music videos) ad-free. It's called Premium Lite and has been in testing for months abroad https://www.bloomberg.com/...
2025-02-21 View on X
Bloomberg

YouTube plans to add a “premium lite” tier, a source says for the US, Australia, Germany, and Thailand, offering podcasts without ads and music videos with ads

Ashley Carman / Bloomberg :

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2025-01-23
For years, I've seen journalists cover the “manosphere” as a random group of friends who show up on each other's podcasts. Today, I and other reporters published a story firmly showing how these YouTubers boost each other and politicians while steering male culture to the right [image]
2025-01-23 View on X
Bloomberg

An analysis of two years of episodes by nine prominent podcasters shows how they became mainstream sources for young men and rallied support for Trump's agenda

In an effort to understand … John Podhoretz / Commentary Magazine : The Trump Immigration Fire Hose David Aaron / Just Security : The Just Security Podcast: What Just Happened Seri...

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2024-08-24
Apple popularized podcasts nearly 20 years ago when it introduced the format to iTunes. But the original podcast distributor is now quickly losing market share to YouTube and Spotify, relatively newer entrants to the field. See this chart! [image]
2024-08-24 View on X
Bloomberg

A look at Apple Podcasts' fading dominance, as an April 2024 study of 603 podcast consumers found 31% use YouTube, 21% use Spotify, and 12% use Apple's app

Ashley Carman / Bloomberg :

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The reasons for this vary, but the biggest is likely the transition from an audio-only medium to video, too. Some of the buzziest shows are hosted by creators who blur the line between podcaster and YouTuber. [image]
2024-08-24 View on X
Bloomberg

A look at Apple Podcasts' fading dominance, as an April 2024 study of 603 podcast consumers found 31% use YouTube, 21% use Spotify, and 12% use Apple's app

Ashley Carman / Bloomberg :

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2024-08-23
The reasons for this vary, but the biggest is likely the transition from an audio-only medium to video, too. Some of the buzziest shows are hosted by creators who blur the line between podcaster and YouTuber. [image]
2024-08-23 View on X
Bloomberg

A look at Apple Podcasts' fading dominance, as an April 2024 study of 603 podcast consumers found 31% use YouTube, 21% use Spotify, and 12% use Apple's app

Hello!  Welcome back to Soundbite.  Today we're looking at the fading dominance of Apple Podcasts.

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Apple popularized podcasts nearly 20 years ago when it introduced the format to iTunes. But the original podcast distributor is now quickly losing market share to YouTube and Spotify, relatively newer entrants to the field. See this chart! [image]
2024-08-23 View on X
Bloomberg

A look at Apple Podcasts' fading dominance, as an April 2024 study of 603 podcast consumers found 31% use YouTube, 21% use Spotify, and 12% use Apple's app

Hello!  Welcome back to Soundbite.  Today we're looking at the fading dominance of Apple Podcasts.

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2024-03-22
These follower counts have never been shared before, and while followers doesn't equal listeners (people can follow and not tune in) this is the number of people who specifically sought out and tapped “follow” to hear about when new episodes are released.
2024-03-22 View on X
Bloomberg

Spotify's TikTok-like redesign reveals top podcasters' follower counts: The Joe Rogan Experience has 14.5M, TED Talks Daily has 5M, and Call Her Daddy has 3.7M

It's Even More Than You Thought Connor Bennett / Dexerto : Joe Rogan's Spotify dominance finally revealed & it dwarfs every other podcast Podnews : How big is Joe Rogan? Ananya Gai...

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Scoop: It's a generally accepted truth that Joe Rogan's podcast is the biggest on Earth (!) But how massive is his audience? Last month, Spotify quietly started testing a feature that discloses how many followers podcasts on the platform have. His show is almost 3X bigger than... [image]
2024-03-22 View on X
Bloomberg

Spotify's TikTok-like redesign reveals top podcasters' follower counts: The Joe Rogan Experience has 14.5M, TED Talks Daily has 5M, and Call Her Daddy has 3.7M

It's Even More Than You Thought Connor Bennett / Dexerto : Joe Rogan's Spotify dominance finally revealed & it dwarfs every other podcast Podnews : How big is Joe Rogan? Ananya Gai...

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There are a lot of show numbers to sift through! But one other takeaway from me here is that follower counts aren't everything. [image]
2024-03-22 View on X
Bloomberg

Spotify's TikTok-like redesign reveals top podcasters' follower counts: The Joe Rogan Experience has 14.5M, TED Talks Daily has 5M, and Call Her Daddy has 3.7M

It's Even More Than You Thought Connor Bennett / Dexerto : Joe Rogan's Spotify dominance finally revealed & it dwarfs every other podcast Podnews : How big is Joe Rogan? Ananya Gai...

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2024-03-02
eek, watch out audible. spotify just announced an audiobooks subscription tier for $9.99/month that gives access to 15 hours of audiobook listening + ad-supported music and podcasts. audible's cheapest plan costs $7.95 but only includes certain titles.
2024-03-02 View on X
TechCrunch

Spotify launches the Audiobooks Access Tier, which lets free US users stream 15 hours of audiobooks from its 200K+ catalog every month for $9.99 per month

Sarah Perez / TechCrunch :

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2024-02-01
This is the screen a lot of TikTok users are going to see when they investigate their now-silent videos [image]
2024-02-01 View on X
Bloomberg

UMG begins pulling its artists' music from TikTok after negotiations failed; videos featuring UMG-owned songs will be muted, and users can pick a new soundtrack

- Publisher behind Drake and Taylor Swift pushes for better pay  — Videos featuring Universal Music-owned songs will be muted

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We're about to learn how much TikTok actually matters to the music biz. UMG songs are being pulled from the platform as I type! Taylor Swift's artist page before & mid-purge. TikTok has become the primary way to market music, and now, UMG artists can't use it. [image]
2024-02-01 View on X
Bloomberg

UMG begins pulling its artists' music from TikTok after negotiations failed; videos featuring UMG-owned songs will be muted, and users can pick a new soundtrack

- Publisher behind Drake and Taylor Swift pushes for better pay  — Videos featuring Universal Music-owned songs will be muted

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2023-12-09
Wow, more huge Spotify news. The company's CFO, Paul Vogel, will exit on March 31, 2024. “Over time, we've come to the conclusion that Spotify is entering a new phase and needs a CFO with a different mix of experiences.” This follows layoffs of ~1,500 people earlier this week.
2023-12-09 View on X
Variety

Spotify says CFO Paul Vogel plans to leave on March 31, 2024, and launches a search for a successor; Daniel Ek wants a CFO “with a different mix of experiences”

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2023-12-08
Wow, more huge Spotify news. The company's CFO, Paul Vogel, will exit on March 31, 2024. “Over time, we've come to the conclusion that Spotify is entering a new phase and needs a CFO with a different mix of experiences.” This follows layoffs of ~1,500 people earlier this week.
2023-12-08 View on X
Variety

Spotify says CFO Paul Vogel plans to leave on March 31, 2024, and launches a search for a successor; Daniel Ek wants a CFO “with a different mix of experiences”

now he, too, is out of a job Podnews : Spotify's CFO Paul Vogel quits (with $12.6mn) South China Morning Post : Spotify's CFO to leave in another executive departure as major job c...

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2023-12-04
This is likely a shock for employees after the great quarter Spotify last reported in which it hit an “inflection point” in profitability, per CFO Paul Vogel. https://www.bloomberg.com/...
2023-12-04 View on X
TechCrunch

Spotify lays off ~17% of its workforce, or ~1,500 staff, to “rightsize” its costs, citing slow economic growth and rising capital costs, its third cut in 2023

Spotify is eliminating about 17% jobs, its third round of layoffs, as the music streaming looks to become “both productive and efficient.”

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A real bomb drop today at Spotify: the company is laying off 17% of staff, or around 1,500 people. This is the third round of cuts this year, translating to over 2,000 people losing their jobs. https://newsroom.spotify.com/ ...
2023-12-04 View on X
TechCrunch

Spotify lays off ~17% of its workforce, or ~1,500 staff, to “rightsize” its costs, citing slow economic growth and rising capital costs, its third cut in 2023

Spotify is eliminating about 17% jobs, its third round of layoffs, as the music streaming looks to become “both productive and efficient.”

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2023-10-05
Live audio dies another death. Amazon is shutting down its app @onamp, which let users act like DJs. It also featured star talent as hosts, like Nicki Minaj & Halsey. “This decision was not made quickly or easily,” wrote Steve Boom in an internal memo. https://www.bloomberg.com/...
2023-10-05 View on X
Bloomberg

Memo: Amazon is shutting down Amp, its live audio streaming app launched in March 2022 that let users act like DJs by playing music and talking alongside songs

Ashley Carman / Bloomberg :

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2023-08-23
Always read @reckless on copyright law https://www.theverge.com/...
2023-08-23 View on X
The Verge

An analysis of Google's policy dilemma as YouTube and UMG explore AI licensing, Google scrapes the web to train its AI, and lawsuits could upend copyright law

Google has made clear it is going to use the open web to inform and create anything it wants, and nothing can get in its way.

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2023-08-18
scoop: spotify has a white-noise podcast problem. people spent 3 million hours per day listening to the shows, taking time away from white noise/ambient music spotify licenses on more favorable terms. this cost spotify $38 million in annual gross profit https://www.bloomberg.com/... [image]
2023-08-18 View on X
Bloomberg

Internal doc: Spotify weighed removing white noise podcasts and redirecting users to “talk” content, which would boost the company's annual gross profit by €35M

An internal document shows that white noise podcasts account for 3 million daily consumption hours on the platform

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2023-06-20
Scoop: Spotify is planning to debut a new, more expensive premium tier, dubbed “Supremium,” in the US later this year. It's expected to (finally) include HiFi audio and some degree of included audiobooks listening https://www.bloomberg.com/...
2023-06-20 View on X
Bloomberg

Source: Spotify plans a more expensive “Supremium” tier with HiFi audio, audiobooks, and more, launching outside the US later in 2023; Premium costs $9.99/month

Spotify Technology SA is planning a more expensive subscription option that's expected to include high-fidelity audio …

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