Spotify partners with Audible rival Storytel, allowing the latter's subscribers to listen to books on Spotify; Storytel has 500K titles and 1.6M subscribers
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Apple announces Podcasts Subscriptions for new premium and ad free content and a new Podcasts app design with channels, launching next month in 170 regions
Apple has officially an all-new feature coming to Podcasts next month. Apple Podcasts Subscriptions will allow listeners …
Apple will take a 30% cut of revenue generated through Podcasts Subscriptions, dropping to 15% after a year; pricing options start at 49 cents a month in the US
Sources: Mark Cuban is co-founding Fireside, a podcast app where hosts can talk to fans live and monetize their conversations, with plans to launch this year
Andy Mills is out of the New York Times. Tweets: Chris Messina / @chrismessina : Perhaps my mockup is the basis of @mcuban's new live podcasting Clubhouse competitor “Firechat”... ...
Audible adds 100K free podcasts to its catalog, available through the app for all listeners with or without a subscription
It's adding 100,000 podcasts to its catalog — Audible is turning into more of a podcast app. The company announced today that its catalog now contains 100,000 free podcasts …
Patreon says 30,000+ creators signed up in the first three weeks of March; average new patron growth in 6 countries, including US and Italy, was 36.2% over Feb.
> https://blog.patreon.com/... @om : I would love if @gofundme would be decent enough to donate all the commissions on the COVID-19 related donations to the charities. https://twit...
Sources: Spotify in early talks to buy The Ringer, founded by Bill Simmons, which has a podcast network that had revenue of $15M+ in 2018
The Ringer, founded in 2016 by former ESPN commentator Bill Simmons, has over 30 podcasts — Spotify Technology SA SPOT -2.31% is in talks to buy sports …