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The Podnews Weekly Review today features a number of interviews including Jay LeBoeuf from Descript, Zach and Rock from SquadCast. The show uses chapters - so you can skip to the best bits.

Acast vs Spotify cage fight

Acast’s decision to refuse advertising using Spotify’s Ad Analytics from Sep 1, which we reported yesterday, has Spotify giving us this comment:

“The ongoing results of Spotify’s commitment to growing audiences and monetization for creators speak for themselves with tens of millions of new podcast listeners and industry-wide podcast ad revenue growth of over 250% since 2019. By working closely with partners across the industry and innovating to meet their needs, we’ve become the number one platform in many markets worldwide. Acast’s decision to limit campaign insights, reach and performance will negatively impact advertisers, publishers, and creators, hurting the openness of the ecosystem and creating a downstream impact on their bottom line. We remain committed to investing in the industry’s long-term success.”

Ross Adams, Acast’s CEO, wrote: “I firmly believe that the key to unlocking the true potential of podcast advertising lies in detailed and impartial measurement, especially when it comes to attribution … As champions of the open podcasting ecosystem, we firmly believe that a rising tide lifts all boats. We are dedicated to fostering an ecosystem that benefits all players, where success is shared by creators, advertisers, and the industry as a whole. … At Acast, we recognize that independence and objectivity are vital for advertisers and the industry as a whole when it comes to measurement. To ensure that impartiality, we have always partnered with trusted third-party partners for measuring and reporting on campaigns.”

  • Both companies will be at Podcast Movement in a number of sessions. Spotify is an event sponsor.
  • Spotify’s claim, above, of “number one platform” is based on number of users only.

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Podcast data for Aug 18

#1 in Apple Podcasts
US flag Just B with Bethenny Frankel (iHeartPodcasts)
SG flag How to Talk to People (The Atlantic)

#1 in Spotify
US flag The Joe Rogan Experience (Joe Rogan)
SG flag KAUAPEHAL (KAHTEL [PokBik / Mex Jr / Didi Fadhli / MunAsamPedas])

Over the last week, 190,781 podcasts published at least one new episode (down 0.6%). source

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