Podcasts

• J.J. Abrams’ Bad Robot Forms Podcast Unit, Inks First-Look Deal With Spotify
• Storybooth Animates Teens’ Tales On YouTube. Now It’s Expanding To Spotify.

  The Storybooth Daily podcast will similarly feature real-life stories that give “an intimate look into the issues that affect young people everywhere,” a representative tells Tubefilter.

  
• Spotify Says Podcasts Helped Drive Record $375 Million In Ad Revenue

  Spotify CEO Daniel Ek told investors this figure exceeds the company’s expectations, and that Spotify now predicts around 20% of its revenue will come from ads in 2022.

  
• YouTube Has Hired Its First Podcast Executive (Report)

  This move to position YouTube in the ever-expanding podcast market comes shortly after YouTube Music began testing free background listening in Canada.

  
• Karl Jacobs And Sapnap’s New Podcast Knocked ‘The Joe Rogan Experience’ Out Of First Place On Spotify
• YouTube’s First Original Podcast Will Track “The Rise Of The Creator Economy”
• Vox Acquires Podcast Newsletter ‘Hot Pod,’ Will Charge $7/Month To Read It
• Tana Mongeau To Launch ‘Cancelled’ Podcast, Teases Boxing Foray, Food And Alcohol Ventures, More
• Amazon Acquires Podcast Hosting And Ad Sales Company Art19
• Spotify Acquires Podcast Preview-Generating Startup Podz
• On Creator Upload: Does A Video Editing App’s Popularity Signal We’ve Entered The ‘Creator Age’?
• YouTuber Gigi Gorgeous Launches ‘Queerified’ Podcast At Ramble For Pride Month