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English - August 04, 2022 23:00 - 1 hour - 105 MBNews Commentary News Technology weekly review sam sethi james cridland australia usa Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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John Spurlock - Thread.land Matt Medeiros - CastosShow Notes
The Swedish company now hosts 66,000 podcasts (a record growth last quarter); the number of listens in the quarter increased 41% year-on-year.
The company lost $11m in the quarter, though now expects to make EBITDA profit in 2024, earlier than previously expected.
“The heavy investment phase is now over, " says CEO Ross Adams, noting that the advertising market has been cooling globally.
Bloomberg's Ashley Carman’s newsletter launches next month.
Ashley wrote about the world of paid podcast appearances, or what some consider podcast payola. Guests are paying hosts up to $50K for an interview, and the disclosures around that exchange aren’t always clear or even existent.
Skye Pillsbury (Frmr contributor, Hot Pod) has launched her newsletter called The Squeeze
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