Podcast Growth Slowed in 2022, but Ad Money Still There
The monumental growth of podcast listening slowed slightly in 2022, according to a new report published on Thursday. The report, published by Insider Intelligence, showed podcast listening grew 5% for the year in the United States and 4.7% in the United Kingdom.
Here’s an Interesting End-of-Year List
Vulture takes a look at 8 shows from 2022 that "were linked to unsettling phenomena — including one grisly murder scene in upstate New York." And one about Taylor Swift's children. Read this interesting list HERE.
iHeart Releases Top Wellness Podcasts
iHeartPodcasts is sharing its best wellness podcasts to listeners feel their best as they head into a new year. The shows include self-help, inspiration and mental health. Check it out HERE.
Flowers Celebrates Five Years
Crime Junkie host Ashley Flowers is coming up on her 5th anniversary as host of the program she launched in her bedroom. The show is the #1 True Crime podcast in the world with over 1 billion downloads from 450 episodes. Forbes does a nice profile piece on Flowers HERE.
The Best of NPR
National Public Radio has listed 15 shows from its vast network of podcasts that the staff considers binge-worthy before the calendar turns over to 2023. Check out the list HERE.
HD Radio Parent Xperi Offers Peek at CES 2023 Booth
Xperi's SVP of Broadcasting and Digital Audio Joe D'Angelo said progress with HD Radio technology has unlocked a suite of new features that broadcasters big and small can take advantage of. These new features will be on display at CES in January 2023.
Closing Out 2022 With a Bang
Steve Stewart at The Podcast Editor's Club has over $6,000 worth of prizes he's giving away to close out the year during his 25 days of Christmas promotion. Check out the gifts and enter to win with your e-mail HERE.
What’s in Store For Podcasting in 2023?
Ariel Shapiro writes about the next year in a piece in The Verge. Shapiro's piece hints at possible layoffs and a reduction in podcast advertising. Read the full article HERE.
Podbean Release Best of Lists
The most popular Podbean hosted show of 2022 was The Bible Recap with nearly 90,000 downloads. In addition to the top ten Podbean hosted shows, they also list their top ten in True Crime, News, Politics and several other categories. Check them all out HERE.
BetterHelp is Podcasting’s Top Advertiser
MagellanAI says BetterHelp spread around over $8 million on 814 shows with the comedy genre receiving the bulk of the money. Amazon was heard on the most shows, over 1400. Here are MazgellanAI's top 10 advertisers for the money of November...
