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- Feb 24: Eurowaves has launched a Google Group of European podcasters - and it’s celebrating its 200th member already. If you’re into podcasts in Europe, it’s free to join.
- Feb 6: Alphabet, the parent company of Google and YouTube, released its Q4/24 results. The CEO Sundar Pichai said: “YouTube continues to be the leader in streaming watchtime and podcasts” - which many say is the first time podcasts have been mentioned in Google’s financial results. YouTube ads grew 13% to $10.4bn for the quarter (which included the US election).
- Jan 16: Working on an ad campaign for a client? Acast’s Ross Adams shows off how they helped promote the Google Pixel.
- Jan 15: Radio and podcast directory service TuneIn has apparently made another 25 layoffs this week. Earlier this month, TuneIn erroneously removed a number of radio stations in the UK; and as Podnews covered in December, the company hasn’t accepted new podcasts for almost twelve months after multiple rounds of layoffs. Along with the TuneIn app, companies like Amazon, Apple, Google and many auto manufacturers rely on TuneIn’s directory.
- Jan 9: Google launched Daily Listen, an automated “podcast” giving you a news recap. It’s available in the Google app, if you sign up to Search Labs.
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