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  • Audacy published its Q1/23 financials. Excluding the loss of Crooked Media (which switched to SiriusXM in May), podcast revenues would have been up 14%; but they fell in real terms (the company didn’t say by how much). However, locally-produced podcasts are the most profitable part of the business, the company said.

  • Meanwhile, The New York Times Company published its Q1/23 financials. Digital advertising revenue fell by 8.6%, mainly due to lower revenue from podcasts.

  • A correction to our coverage of Acast’s Q1 financials yesterday: the announcement of a 15% staff reduction last year was, we’re told, based on staffing levels in Q2, excluding Podchaser. By Q1/23, Acast staffing had reduced by 83 people, a 19% reduction. We’re grateful for the correction.

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