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Mark Mulligan: Everyone hurts – the problem with ‘fixing’ streaming

Posted on February 6, 2023 by Mark Mulligan

by Mark Mulligan

This guest column from Mark Mulligan breaks down what mid-level success looks like from a musician’s viewpoint. “Streaming was built for yesterday’s music business,” Mark Mulligan asserts in this guest column. He breaks down what success looks like to midlevel artists, then doubles it … and it’s still not enough. Mulligan suggests two possible innovations in the existing royalty system.
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Anchor co-founder Michael Mignano to leave Spotify

Posted on May 3, 2022 by Brad Hill

Anchor co-founder and Spotify’s Head of Talk, Michael Mignano, has announced that he is leaving the audio giant for a new career phase. He announced the decision on Twitter after some leakage of the news. He hints at what’s next. Continue Reading →

Steve Goldstein: Wherever You Get Your Podcasts?

Posted on March 21, 2022 by Steve Goldstein

by Steve Goldstein

In the latest guest column from Steve Goldstein, he marches through a litany of podcast listening apps, “a curious business” according to Steve. “Developing a large following is hard and expensive, yet the apps keep coming.” It’s difficult — but not impossible — to break through to scale. Continue Reading →

Brene Brown stops her Spotify-exclusive podcasts in apparent protest of Joe Rogan

Posted on January 29, 2022 by Brad Hill

The latest turn in the Neil Young vs. Joe Rogan drama on Spotify shifted from a musician to a star podcaster on Saturday afternoon when Dr. Brene Brown announced on Twitter that she would cease production on her two Spotify-exclusive podcasts, Unlocking Us and Dare to Lead. Continue Reading →

CBC winter podcast lineup: Paradise, dating stories, and more

Posted on January 14, 2022 by Brad Hill

CBC, Canada’s public broadcasting company, has announced a winter podcast season. Click through for titles, descriptions, links, and a link to the entire CBC podcast portfolio. Continue Reading →

CBC intros new shows to fall lineup

Posted on October 13, 2021 by Brad Hill

Canada’s public broadcaster CBC has released details of two new shows (and one second-season return) launching in the network’s fall lineup. All three drop next week. The new shows are added to a total portfolio of nearly 100 podcasts, and the CBC claims to be Canada’s #1 podcaster. Continue Reading →

Steve Goldstein: The one part of the OZY story podcasters can’t afford to ignore

Posted on October 12, 2021 by Steve Goldstein

by Steve Goldstein In this guest column, Steve reflects on the recent on-off-on drama of OZY Media, and considers the story as a cautionary tale for podcasting — “Desperation can lead to warped thinking and questionable tactics.” Read this.
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AT&T dropping Spotify bundle

Posted on October 7, 2021 by Brad Hill

Cell provider AT&T is dropping Spotify from its service bundles. Competing streamer Pandora also bundles into AT&T plans, and that deal appears to be remaining intact. No reason appears evident for the decision. Continue Reading →