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December 09, 2023

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On March 31, 2024, Spotify Technology S.A. announced that CFO Paul Vogel was leaving the company. The company is looking outside for his replacement.

There is a lot going on in the podcasting industry, both good and bad.

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📢  Exit Stage Right: Spotify Initiates Search for New CFO as Paul Vogel Steps Down. Spotify Technology S.A. announced the departure of CFO Paul Vogel on March 31, 2024. Company is searching outside for his successor.

📢 Google Podcasts Winding Down with a Transition Plan for Users to YouTube Music. Google has started rolling out a migration tool that lets U.S. Google Podcast listeners migrate to YouTube Music or export their subscriptions to other podcast apps.

📢 Tesla Pioneers Full In-Car Access to Apple Podcasts in 47 Countries and Regions. In his 2023 Holiday Update, Tesla founder Elon Music gives five million Tesla owners podcasts. The Apple Podcasts app will be available to Model S, 3, X, Y, and Cybertruck owners in 47 countries and regions via a free, over-the-air software update next week.

Because podcasting is an English-language medium, shows in that language have always predominated, but the popularity of other languages is growing due to a combination of factors such as population growth, technological advancements, and possibly even armed conflict.

The number of podcasts overall is expected to increase by 23% in 2023, so we thought it would be interesting to look into which languages are changing the most.

A language that saw a sharp uptrend during the previous five years is currently lagging behind. Come on, let's get started!

Rephonic's extensive podcast database is the source of all of this information. To determine growth rates, we counted the total number of podcasts at the end of each year. We also extrapolated current numbers to 2023 by a small amount. (CONTINUE READING)

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  • Former Audible and Gimlet executive joins NPR as head of podcast strategy. Colin Campbell will start new role this December.

  • Westwood One will be led by Cumulus Media EVP of Corporate Strategy & Development Collin Jones starting January 1, 2024. He succeeds Suzanne Grimes, who left after eight years.

  • AdLarge announced today Tom Brady has joined the company’s sales force. In this new role, Brady will work directly with EVP of Audio Sales, Robin Sloan.

  • Rachel Williamson was elevated by Audacy to the position of President of Local Sales Strategy and Innovation, from Regional President. Williamson will answer to Chief Revenue Officer Brian Benedik in the newly created role.

  • Albert Rodriguez, the president and COO of Spanish Broadcasting System, announced his resignation from the company late on Thursday morning during the company's Q3 earnings call for 2023. The sudden action takes place at a time when SBS is already experiencing turmoil.

  • At the end of March, Spotify's chief revenue officer, Paul Vogel, will be leaving the company. Following a third round of layoffs that affected Spotify earlier this week, the announcement was made.

  • After five years, Denise Viltola, who oversaw social media, PR, and influencer marketing at Bayer, announced her departure. She is still deciding what to do next.

  • Jeff Howard will succeed James Warburton as Seven West Media's managing director and CEO, according to Seven West Media Chairman Kerry Stokes AC.

The Slow Style Home podcast is for you if you don't want your home to look like everyone else's, but you're not sure how to pull of a stylish eclectic look; if you want to know when to save and when to splurge so you stop wasting time and money, and if you care about the health of our planet and want to get of the disposable decor hamster wheel. On the show you'll learn about Slow Style, my framework for creating a home you love, without breaking the bank or following the trends, no creative experience necessary. You'll also hear interviews with some of the most inspiring professionals working in interiors in the US and abroad to inspire and motivate you to start making your dream home right now.

Zandra is the founder of Slow Style Home, an interior design coaching platform for passionate home owners. She's currently writing a book about her Slow Style approach to design, to be released in Spring 2025 through GibbsnSmith.

Zandra is also the host of the popular podcast, Slow Style Home, which has logged in over 300 interviews with the most creative people working in the interiors industry. Within the first year, Slow Style Home landed on the coveted iTunes' New and Noteworthy list and is now in the top 5% of most downloaded podcasts across all categories, globally. The show has reached over 1 million downloads and counting.

Her business (formally known as “Little Yellow Couch”) has been featured in many media outlets such as Domino, Better Homes & Gardens, USA Today, and Podcast Magazine. Zandra has also been a speaker at several creative business conferences in the US and Canada talking about the business of podcasting and design.

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Here are our current featured roles. Check the job board for more jobs and some freelance gigs.

  • Johns Hopkins Carey Business School is seeking a flexible and talented Casual Audio Editor/Sound Designer - for on-call assignments

  • Bloomberg is looking for a Full-time and contractor Podcast Producer. Bloomberg is expanding its audio offerings and seeking an experienced podcast producer for a daily economy, world, and enterprise business news podcast.

  • Google is hiring Associate Product Marketing Manager Whether you're on a consumer product (like Gmail, Search, Maps, Chrome, Android) or a business product (Google Ads, AdSense, Google Marketing Platform, Analytics), you take part in a complete marketing experience as you lead every facet of the product's journey. 

  • Vice Media is looking for a Freelance Podcast Producer Series. As a producer you will be responsible for owning all aspects of pre-production, production and post-production of narrative audio documentary.

  • Sinclair, Inc. is looking for an Associate Producer, Podcasts to assist in developing and producing a slate of audio series. 

  • Nova Entertainment is hiring a Audio Engineer. NOVA Entertainment is Australia’s fastest-growing audio entertainment business.

  • Rode is hiring a Social content creator. As a Social Content Creator specializing in TikTok, Reels, and YouTube Shorts, you will play a pivotal role in our brand's growth strategy. 

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  • In response to mounting concerns that antisemitism and other hate speech have become more prevalent in videos concerning the Hamas-Israel war, TikTok is putting together a number of initiatives.

  • As part of broader austerity measures announced last month by its parent company, tech billionaire Jack Dorsey's Block Inc., Tidal, the music streaming service formerly owned by recording artist Jay-Z, laid off over 10% of staff.

  • The data and analytics division of Omnicom Media Group, Annalect, has announced a partnership with Meta that will enable Annalect to use Advanced Analytics (AA), one of Meta's privacy-focused measurement solutions, to supply first-party data to OMG's clients.

  • In a blog post today, Meta described a number of enhancements to its Meta AI tools, including some new capabilities for its AI image generators.

  • Canadian influencer marketing firm Viral Nation launched a merchandise division to help its creators create products and expand beyond social media.

  • LinkedIn introduced newsletter analytics like audience demographics and previews before publishing.

  • Twitch Korea will close in February. Twitch CEO Dan Clancy wrote in a blog post that the company has been operating “at a significant loss” in Korea and sees no sustainable path to profits.

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