We’re thrilled to introduce the Podcast Advertising Industry Summit, our first-ever virtual summit on June 30 from 1 pm to 3 pm EST.

Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the opportunity for our industry to meet in-person at our favorite yearly events has been halted. But, the podcasting industry, and the advertising segment, certainly has not stopped during this crisis. In fact, our industry – just like many others – has had to pivot and face a lot of new challenges. We still much to talk about and a lot we can learn from one another, even if it’s via a digital room instead of a conference hall.

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In the time since we shared our December update on Apple and Spotify’s battle for podcast listeners in The State of the Podcast Universe Report, the fight between the two audio giants has continued to heat up during 2020’s first quarter. 

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Update on April 22, 2020

Since our original post in March (at the bottom of this page), we’ve continued to track the podcast listening trends across the globe during the COVID-19 pandemic. Below you can see how overall listening and category listens have adjusted in the last month across the US, Europe, wItaly and Spain.

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We’re thrilled to announce that we’ve signed a new agreement with Nielsen today for the use of Nielsen Audience Segments. With this contract, both advertisers who utilize Voxnest Audience Network and podcast publishers on Spreaker, a Voxnest brand, will utilize the integrated data in order to achieve a richer understanding of podcast listeners, get specific with audience targeting, and drive better advertising outcomes overall.

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In the majority of the months that we’ve been covering the battle for podcast listeners between Apple and Spotify, we’ve seen both companies make serious investments and improvements to gain new users… until September. In last month’s update, we shared that Spotify was the only one who continued to make big moves in the podcasting department. However, it made sense considering that Apple’s new product releases occur most years in September. Yet, here we are detailing the happenings of October and Apple let another month go by without making any podcast countermoves. 

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Audio technology company Voxnest is proud to announce the partnership between their podcasting platform, Spreaker, and StreetLib, an Italy-based digital book distributor. The two companies are partnering in order for their podcasters and book publishers to easily develop a secondary medium to spread their stories even further.

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Regardless of who you are or what you do, there’s a pretty solid chance that you’re aware of the increasing number of podcasts at your fingertips. But, the average joe might not be aware of just how much growth the podcast industry is experiencing. Yes, according to Chartable, there are 700,000+ podcasts out there; but the more staggering statistic that truly showcases the industry’s explosiveness – and helps to legitimize it – is that, as reported on by The Verge, podcasting is expected to hit $1 billion in revenue by 2021. 

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