Podcasts

• On the Podcast: YouTube had a fantastic 2024, 2025 will be good, and 2026 is going to be great
• On the Podcast: Hollywood ballin’?

  NFL careers are bright and short. The average player getting drafted out of college can expect to make around $800,000 a year in pro ball. For most of them, that shakes out to career earnings of about $2.8 million. That's a decent chunk of change--but these guys know it won't sustain them forever. So, when they hang up their jersey for the last time, they're already looking for the field where they can score their next touchdown.

  
• Spotify says its platform is the place for established video creators to tap a new audience

  "The interaction and engagement on Spotify, it just feels more intentional than other platforms," Bailey said. "On other platforms, you can just kind of stumble across our show and you don't really know who we are or, like, what we're doing with the show, but on Spotify I feel like they're really there to see us, they understand us and the content we put out and they have more meaningful interactions with the show."

  
• As Spotify revamps its podcast creator program, it’s highlighting successful shows with a video edge

  "The interaction and engagement on Spotify, it just feels more intentional than other platforms," Bailey said. "On other platforms, you can just kind of stumble across our show and you don't really know who we are or, like, what we're doing with the show, but on Spotify I feel like they're really there to see us, they understand us and the content we put out and they have more meaningful interactions with the show."

  
• Podcasters are making hundreds of millions of dollars on Patreon
• TMG Studios hits 300 million downloads, expands its slate with 3 more creator-hosted shows
• For the first time, Podtrac includes YouTube views in global podcast rankings
• On the Podcast: A guiding light for creators
• MoistCr1tikal, Wendigoon, and Jackson Clarke’s new podcast hits #1 in true crime
• On the Podcast: TikTok Shop’s $500 million bet
• On the Podcast: A24 goes Insta premium
• On the Podcast: Warren James gets MishMashed