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Gen Alpha Buying Power, State of Podcast Agencies, & More Jan 27, 2026

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Today in the business of podcasting: The Podcast Show London announces open submissions for panels and speakers, Podscribe discusses incrementality in their latest PPB, about half of UK and US consumer spending is driven by Gen Alpha, and CoHost published their annual State of Podcast Agencies report.

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Programmatic Audio's Importance, Ambies Voting Now Live, & More Jan 26, 2026

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Today in the business of podcasting: audio becoming more vital to programmatic buys, Netflix CEO says they compete with YouTube in "every dimension", Substack launches a streaming app for CTV, and The Ambies voting is live until February 5th.

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Ambies Nominees Announced, Refuting 'Podcasting is Dead', & More Jan 23, 2026

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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 Jan 22, 2026

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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 Jan 21, 2026

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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? Jan 21, 2026

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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

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Podcasting's 'Liquid Content Era', A Creator Bill of Rights, & More Jan 20, 2026

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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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How Audio Can Leverage PR in AI Discovery Era Jan 14, 2026

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Chatbots are changing PR’s place in the media ecosystem, let’s talk why.

Written by Molly DeMellier

Edited by Bryan Barletta and Gavin Gaddis

Audio narration and editing by Gavin Gaddis

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SuperAwesome Acquires Starglow, Deloitte's Podcasting Predictions, & More Jan 13, 2026

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This week in the business of podcasting: Deloitte's 2026 predictions for podcasting, seeking syndication with content creators, and SuperAwesome acquires Starglow Media.

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The First Golden Globe-Winning Podcast, Spotify's 2026 Trends, & More Jan 12, 2026

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This week in the business of podcasting: The Golden Globes debuted Best Podcast as a category, Spotify is looking out for podcasters, and iHeartRadio embraces open RSS with their new video ingestion protocol using Podcasting 2.0 framework.
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