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- Jun 20: The yearly environmental effect of Spotify integrating video into its music platform could mean an increase in carbon emissions equivalent to an extra 374,000 flights between Paris and New York, according to a new study. Video is significantly more energy-intensive, says carbon management company Greenly, because screens need to be on and lit, and video uses increased data and processor power.
- Jun 19: The Infinite Dial Australia 2025 was released by Edison Research and CRA, showing that podcasting is now a mainstream media in Australia, joining the US and UK. 52% of Australians listen to a podcast every month, beating the UK (51%), and approaching the US (55%).
- Jun 18: Using downloads for measurement is a business liability, argues podcast growth company Bumper in a blog post. Downloads are decreasing for many podcasts - yet, downloads are largely disconnected from actual podcast consumption: and technical changes, like Apple varying their automatic podcast downloads algorithm (which they did in mid-2023), represents a risk for any podcast publisher. They, as you might expect, recommend the Bumper Dashboard; but irrespective of that, the argument makes sense.
- Jun 16: An innovative new show from Message Heard, COPA90 and iHeartPodcasts launches later this week - San Diego FC: Behind the Flow. It starts as a documentary-style sports podcast, looking behind the scenes at the newest team in Major League Soccer; but the show will then transition into a sports talk show covering the rest of SDFC’s first ever season.
- Jun 13: Spotify has lost one of its big shows. What Now? with Trevor Noah will become a SiriusXM podcast from July 1. The show, announced two years ago, was the first from Spotify not to be an exclusive, and heralded a new strategy for all the company’s podcasts. Noah’s $4mn deal was highlighted as “more equitable” for Spotify than previous content deals for the company. What Now? this week is an interview with Jon Stewart.
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