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NFL Faces New Trial Over $4.7 Billion Sunday Ticket Verdict

The ruling represents another setback for the NFL as it defends its Sunday Ticket distribution model.

Joe Davis, Former Salem Media COO, Dies at 82

"He was our guide, our anchor, and our greatest supporter. I am a better man and a better father because of his example."

Ernie Johnson Hopes His Retirement Doesn’t Mean the End of Inside the NBA

"I would hope that they could continue the show in some form. And there are plenty of great studio hosts out there who could do what I do."

Ben Stevens Elevated To Full Time Co-Host of “D-Fish & Decker” at 97.1 The Fan

"Stevens has been a rotating fill-in host since 97.1 The Fan launched in May."

New Podcast Atlas Survey: Clips On Social Become Top Podcast Discovery Tool

"Clips put podcast content into the same feeds where the mass-reach money is already going, which makes them the one piece of the podcast world that operates at social-platform scale."

Audio Podcasts Have Higher Trust Levels Than Video Podcasts, New Sounds Profitable Data Shows

Audio rates highest for being "accurate and factual" at 58%, edging out video's 55%.

Political Talk and News Podcast Listeners Evenly Split Down Party Lines, Sounds Profitable Data Shows

"If you were designing a genre from scratch to perfectly mirror the podcast audience, you couldn’t do much better than News."

Blubrry CEO Todd Cochrane Dies

Todd Cochrane, the CEO of podcast firm Blubrry, has died at the age of 61, Barrett Media has learned. In a statement, the company confirmed...

What’s Next for the Podcast Industry After the Pivot to Video?

The next two years will almost certainly bring another seismic change. It could be technological, it could be cultural, and it could come from outside the podcast industry entirely.

Podcast Movement, Sounds Profitable Announce Plans for Merger

As part of the new deal, Sounds Profitable partners Bryan Barletta and Tom Webster will remain shareholders and will also operate independently.

The Podcast Industry Reacts to Amazon Instituting Mass Layoffs at Wondery

"This consolidation reflects a broader shift happening in the industry: the move away from high-cost, narrative-first podcasting toward more scalable, monetizable, and creator-driven formats."

Sounds Profitable’s Tom Webster Believes the Time is Right for the Podcast Industry to Have a Cohesive Message to Advertisers

"Podcasting is the most versatile medium, and I think more and more we're learning that the same people will dip back and forth between audio and video versions of their favorite shows. And I think that's a message that we haven't really talked about in podcasting."

Average News Podcast Listener Nearly 25 Years Younger Than Cable News, Sounds Profitable Data Shows

"News podcast consumers aren't passive - they're active evangelists who drive discovery through word-of-mouth."

More Than 1/3 of Business Podcast Consumers Come From 18-34 Demographic, Sounds Profitable Data Shows

15% of weekly podcast listeners shared that they spent time with business podcasts in the past 30 days.

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Joe Davis, Former Salem Media COO, Dies at 82

"He was our guide, our anchor, and our greatest supporter. I am a better man and a better father because of his example."

Ernie Johnson Hopes His Retirement Doesn’t Mean the End of Inside the NBA

"I would hope that they could continue the show in some form. And there are plenty of great studio hosts out there who could do what I do."

Ben Stevens Elevated To Full Time Co-Host of “D-Fish & Decker” at 97.1 The Fan

"Stevens has been a rotating fill-in host since 97.1 The Fan launched in May."

Borrell Associates: Digital Advertising Will Reach 80% of Local Ad Spending by 2030

Borrell Associates projects that figure will climb considerably over the next four years as the industry undergoes what it describes as a "great reshuffling."