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December 02, 2023

Hi there, Podfriend

Podcast advertisements increased by 40% worldwide and video time nearly doubled, according to Spotify's 2023 Wrapped for Advertisers report. As a reflection of the industry's popularity, podcast advertising is the fastest-growing ad product on the streaming platform.

These are a few of the updates we have for you today.

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📢  Podtrac release the top 25 New Podcast of 2023. The 2023 list is headed up by Scamanda from Lionsgate Sound, followed by The Retrievals (Serial Productions), The Coldest Case in Laramie (Serial Productions), The Girl in the Blue Mustang (NBC News) and Wiser Than Me with Julia Louis-Dreyfus (Lemonada Media).

📢 2023 New Zealand Podcast Awards: Celebrating Aural Excellence and Creativity The 2023 New Zealand Podcast Awards, hosted by Duncan Garner, showcased the country's diverse podcasting scene.

📢 October Sees Rising Podcast Ad Spend by Top Brands: Magellan AI Report. Magellan AI found that podcasting's top 15 advertisers spent more in October than September.

📢 IHeartMedia Scores Big with $100 Million in Proceeds from BMI Sale. The investment community welcomed Monday morning's news that iHeartMedia would receive $100 million from the sale of BMI to a shareholder group led by New Mountain Capital.

📢 As part of its digital transformation, BBC News will invest in podcasts. The news division will reduce broadcast content while increasing digital output.

📢 Video on Substack get a major upgrade. Now you can upload videos directly to your Substack and opt to automatically publish the audio as a podcast episode

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  •  Erica Farber, the CEO of Radio Advertising Bureau for a period of twelve years, has declared her intention to leave the company. With effect from April 1, 2024, Farber will be succeeded as President and Chief Executive Officer by Mike Hulvey, CEO of Neuhoff Media.

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

Small Doses with Amanda SealesSide Effects of Parking Lot Pimpin (with Lynae Vanee)Fay has been a fan of Amanda Seales since she was doing her spoken word poetry on HBO’s Def Poetry Jam. Amanda's curation of guests and her comedic discussions of hard topics — like the socio-political climate of today — is genius. She truly embraces the honorary “5th Element of Hip-Hop” (which is knowledge, depending on who you ask). 

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

  • PMX is looking for The Head of OOH & Audio will be responsible for the development and management of Publicis Groupe’s converged OOH & Audio products.

  • 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.

  • Tiktok is hiring a revenue strategy and operations manager. Livestream Team is committed to creating real-time interactive scenes. As a new form of content, livestream creates value for all parties in the ecosystem.

  • 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

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  • Online Advertising Rises 7.8% to $3.732 Billion Amid Ongoing Economic Struggles. The PwC-prepared IAB Australia Online Advertising Expenditure Report (OAER) shows search and directories spent $1.630 billion, general display $1.451 billion, and classifieds $649.2 million in the September 2023 quarter.

  • Google will pay local publishers $100 million for news snippets shared on its local platform in Canada. Bill C-18, the Online News Act, requires U.S. digital giants to negotiate commercial licencing deals with Canadian publishers for their local platforms. Google will pay $100 million annually.

  • Mailchimp announced it is closing TinyLetter. Products will be discontinued on Feb. 29, 2024.

  • Forbes announced its social media 30 Under 30. Creator economy startup founders topped the list.The $250 billion creator economy is expected to double in five years. Breakthrough creators are emerging.

  • The nearly 1.6 million-subscriber YouTuber Ashley Alexander announced her matcha business in a video tour of the farm and factory in Shizuoka, Japan.

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