Jottings of note:
Striking a Blow
Mark Mulligan of MIDiA Research pens an opinion piece about Apple Music and Amazon both offering Hi-Res audio at no extra charge — “a blow against the music industry’s long-held hope that Hi-Res was going to be the key to increasing subscriber ARPU.” READ
Apple vs Spotify
Anyone interested in the market-leader race between Apple and Spotify should read this illuminating (and technical) article by James Cridland in Podnews. READ
Another Podcast Event
The Asian Podcast Festival is happening May 30. Produced by the Asian American Podcasters Association, Andy Wang and Lee Uehara are featured speakers. Tix are $25. INFO AND REGISTRATION
Acast Aclass
“Aclass: Black Voices,” part of Aclass, an ongoing free event series from global podcast company Acast, is June 3, 1pm ET. Speakers and free registration HERE.