Podnews Weekly Review - Podcast ad revenue is increasing
Send James and Sam a message or voicemailJames is back from Europe; and we chat about why podcast ad spend is rising. Plus...• Libsyn RSS namespace for ad slot availability and why it feels odd in public feeds • Goalhanger’s newsletter strategy as a membership product and audience data hub • smart TV growth for podcast consumption and why smart speakers still fail discovery • Canadian in car listening data plus listener resistance to AI hosts • AI agents clipping shows, MCP servers, and how micropayments could change access • blocking scrapers with WAF rules and the limits of user agent based…
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