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Stitcher’s app closure asks – who will build the premium podcast experience?

Blog post by Annie Langston

6 Jul 2023

Stitcher

SiriusXM

Spotify

In August, SiriusXM plans to close its podcast platform, Stitcher. Launched in 2008 and acquired by SiriusXM in 2020 for $325 million, Stitcher offered both free podcast listening and a subscription for...

How radio broadcasters can become key players in the podcast market chessboard

Blog post by Annie Langston

8 Feb 2023

Radio

Spotify

BBC

Last week, Spotify announced an exclusive podcast deal with journalist Louis Theroux , one of BBC’s most notable personalities. Theroux is the latest radio talent to make the move to podcasting, which...

What the comedian lawsuits against Pandora could mean for podcasts

Blog post by Annie Langston

14 Sep 2022

Pandora

lawsuits

The mountain of comedians who are suing Pandora over copyright infringement continues to grow. In February, the estates of both Robin Williams and George Carlin filed lawsuits against Pandora, claiming...

Key takeaways for podcasting from SiriusXM and Spotify’s earnings

Blog post by Annie Langston

4 Aug 2022

Spotify

SiriusXM

earnings

Two audio giants with investments in podcasting — Spotify and SiriusXM — published their second quarter earnings for the year. SiriusXM saw marginal year-over-year growth in revenue – around 4% –...

O’Brien purchase targets millennials, but what about the rest?

Blog post by Annie Langston

9 Jun 2022

SiriusXM

Radio

gen z

The audio battle started with major network acquisitions, such as Amazon’s purchase of Wondery and Spotify’s acquisitions of Gimlet , The Ringer and Paracast . Now, SiriusXM is stepping into the ring...

SiriusXM’s podcast partnership sets new precedent for the audio market

Blog post by Annie Langston

7 Apr 2022

SiriusXM

Audio

Podcasts

At the kick-off of the audio battle, some of the largest tech platforms – most notably Spotify and Amazon – entered the ring by purchasing various podcast networks. These pre-emptive moves aimed to...

Take Five (the big five stories and data you need to know) October 28th 2019

Blog post by Mark Mulligan

28 Oct 2019

Ad Supported

AVOD

bbc news

SiriusXM, podcast marvel: SiriusXM has struck a multiyear deal with Marvel to create exclusive podcasts , illustrating that traditional radio companies still have the potential to be the major players...

Just Who Would Buy Universal Music?

Blog post by Mark Mulligan

14 Jan 2019

Access Industries

artists direct

Bolloré Group

Vivendi continues to look for a buyer for a portion of Universal Music . Though the process has been running officially since May 2018 , the transaction (or transactions) may not close until 2020. In many...