Sounds Profitable

Bryan Barletta

Business Technology

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Ambies Nominees Announced, Refuting 'Podcasting is Dead', & More
23/1/2026 | 10 mins.
Today in the business of podcasting: what would you do if you really loved podcasting, Ambies 2026 nominees announced, pushback to "Podcasting is dead" and Goalhanger crosses 250k subscriber milestone.

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The WHY and WHO of Podcasting, Ambies 2026 Noms, & More
22/1/2026 | 6 mins.
Today in the business of podcasting: what would you do if you really loved podcasting, Ambies 2026 nominees announced, Netflix is rebuilding their app for vertical video scrolling, and Oxford Road takes a look at Health & Fitness podcast advertising data.

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SXSW 2026 Podcasting Lineup, Video Isn't Killing the Podcast Star, & More
21/1/2026 | 6 mins.
Today in the business of podcasting: more added to the SXSW 2026, On Air Fest expands their February lineup, a reaction to "podcasts are dead," and Netflix doubled their ad revenue last year.

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What Would You Do If You Actually Loved Podcasting?
21/1/2026 | 11 mins.
The WHO and WHY of podcasting are important, but you have to get them in the correct order.
Written by Tom Webster
Edited by Bryan Barletta and Gavin Gaddis
Audio narration and editing by Gavin Gaddis
Find the full article here on Sounds Profitable.
Podcasting's 'Liquid Content Era', A Creator Bill of Rights, & More
20/1/2026 | 7 mins.
Today in the business of podcasting: a Congressman just pitched a "creator bill of rights," Goalhanger crossed 250k paid subscribers, podcasting's 'liquid content era,' what's ahead for streaming TV in 2026, and the CBC's submission period is coming up fast.
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About Sounds Profitable

The pace of change the podcast industry is undergoing is staggering. The implications for podcasters, hosting providers, podcast listening app developers, and advertisers and agencies are enormous. And so is the growth potential. Presented as a companion to the weekly newsletter of the same name, our podcast provides you with direct access to our narrated articles, interviews with industry experts, bleeding-edge research, and can't miss industry news recaps. That Sounds Profitable, right? Assumptions and conventional wisdom will be challenged. Easy answers with no proof of efficacy will be exposed. Because the thinking that got podcast advertising close to a billion dollars annually will need to be drastically overhauled to bring in the tens or hundreds of billions of dollars podcast advertising deserves.

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