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When did paid podcasts become a thing? (lemmy.world)

submitted 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) by reddig33@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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Half the podcasts in my queue have suddenly become paid subscriptions. Meanwhile the overall industry is losing listeners. Seems like a lousy business model to not offer a free with ads feed. What a bizarre trend.

https://www.deseret.com/entertainment/2023/2/9/23592684/decline-of-podcasts#:~:text=Monthly%20listenership%20to%20podcasts%20seems,podcasts%20has%20fallen%20as%20well.

https://www.marketingbrew.com/stories/2022/03/28/monthly-podcast-listening-is-down-for-the-first-time-in-almost-a-decade-according-to-study

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[-] hagelslager@feddit.nl 17 points 8 months ago

Everything needs to be MoNeTiZeD today, even hobbies should be income streams.

Fuck that

[-] mPony@kbin.social 12 points 8 months ago

if George Carlin was still alive he'd do a stand-up special about this titled "Everyone Is A Whore" or something equally subtle.

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