On-demand now more popular than live audio

And the Elon Musk effect on a podcast

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For the first time ever, Americans are listening to more on-demand audio (like podcasts and music services) than live, linear audio (like radio), according to data from Edison Research released this week. Larry Rosin, the company's President, says that though there will always be a place for linear radio, the trend will continue into the future.
What happens when Elon Musk mentions your podcast? Last week, a day after we mentioned it in Podnews, apparent Podnews reader Elon Musk (hi Elon) tweeted about Airwave's The Explorers Podcast, in a tweet that got 18 million views. Rephonic looks at the numbers to see what happened next.
Business, true crime and comedy are the top categories increasing for podcast ad spend, says MediaRadar in a new study released this week. True crime podcasts might be mostly about murder, but brand suitability tools haven't stopped the category seeing the second highest growth in ad spend, rising 26% year-over-year.

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A new podcast advertising order management platform launched at Podcast Movement. LiveRead.io claims it reduces errors and removes four out of every five hours spent on the process.
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Popular UK podcast producer Goalhanger Podcasts has announced The Rest Is Money, a new podcast focusing on economics, business and finance. It will be hosted by Steph McGovern and Robert Peston.

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