Report
News podcasts and the opportunities for publishers
- Abstract:
- More than 15 years after the term was first coined, podcasting has become one of the hottest topics in media. Publisher interest has grown following the success of The Daily from the New York Times which has built an audience of 2m daily listens along with substantial annual revenues. Dozens of daily news podcasts have launched over the last 18 months. This research exploring the types of news podcasts being produced in five countries - the UK, US, Australia, Sweden and France - as well as looking at the motivations for publishers and audio platforms. The report finds that publishers are making significant investments in news podcasting hoping to attract younger audiences, build habit, and bring in additional revenue.
- Publication status:
- Published
- Peer review status:
- Peer reviewed
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Authors
Contributors
+ Reid, A
- Institution:
- University of Oxford
- Division:
- SSD
- Department:
- Politics & Int Relations
- Role:
- Contributor
- Publisher:
- Reuters Institute of Journalism
- Journal:
- Digital News Report More from this journal
- Publication date:
- 2019-12-04
- ISBN:
- 9781907384677
- Language:
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English
- Keywords:
- Pubs id:
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pubs:1081016
- UUID:
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uuid:e3d070ec-cd72-4f44-b234-ec1dda4aa1f0
- Local pid:
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pubs:1081016
- Source identifiers:
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1081016
- Deposit date:
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2020-01-07
Terms of use
- Copyright date:
- 2019
- Notes:
- This report is open access, under a Creative Commons license.
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