China Cracks Down, Netflix Bets Small & a $150M Podcast Deal

About this episode

This episode discusses China's new podcast regulations, Netflix's investment in smaller podcasts, and a significant advertising deal by Audiochuck.

On this episode of The Podcast Top 5, hosted by Emily Soule, China tightens rules on podcast creators, Oxford Road calls out a $1B measurement problem, and Netflix bets on smaller podcasts heading to streaming.   Plus, Audiochuck makes a massive $150M move into ads and video, proving podcasting is getting bigger (and more valuable) than ever. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Host: Emily Soule

Topics covered

• podcast regulations
• advertising
• streaming services
• media measurement
• podcast industry growth

Keywords

• China
• podcast regulations
• Netflix
• Audiochuck
• advertising
• media measurement
• podcast industry

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: China, Oxford Road, Netflix, Audiochuck, podcast

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