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Podcast Movement NYC; and ten years of Podmasters
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This week, James and Sam talk with Bryan Barletta of Podcast Movement, and Martin Bojtos of Podmasters.
Plus, we look at the week's podcasting news, including:
• Podcast Movement’s New York Audio Week plan, five-day structure and $199 creator ticket strategy
• Public session voting balanced by a selection committee to avoid a popularity contest
• Sounds Profitable’s role as connective tissue, partner perks, events access and comms support
• Measurement tension around downloads, 30-second plays, consumption and unified analytics
• HLS video implications for distribution, ad delivery and platform power
• Creator portals and diversified monetisation through subscriptions, merch and live events
• Podmasters at 10 years, diversification as risk control and lessons from near-failure
• Spotify video revenue upside versus Apple video cost concerns
• Research claims about AI narrators and why methodology matters
• One-off premium episode purchases and the friction problem
• Kids audio discovery and why curation still lags in major apps
• BBC podcast scale outside the UK and podcasts showing up on iPlayer
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