Unpacking @AmaeyaMedia’s State of the Industry Report, and the #podcast industry’s movements standardisation including The Podcast Index, and some thoughts on monetisation, on Communicate Middle East.
Thanks Arjun and the Communicate ME team for the chat!
#Podcasts #MENA
I’ve been wondering about this: why does Clubhouse prominently display who nominated you to the platform?

It’s not the first platform to grow through an invite-only model, but the fact that this is highlighted on your profile is a deliberate choice. And sure, the frantic invite searches will see renewed vigour when the Android app finally drops (2–3 months is what they’ve estimated). But the fact that it’s not even open on iOS yet leads me to think there’s more to this than just tugging at FOMO.
First, it’s the social graph. The ability to look at someone’s profile on…
Today, we released Amaeya Media’s second annual State of the Industry Report, covering all things #podcasting in 2020.
A big thanks to everyone who took the survey, Pooja Sagar for rallying us, and to Stefano Fallaha & James Cridland for sharing their insights on our industry.

🎙️ Excited to unveil What I Did Next, a new #podcast about life’s pivot points and adapting to the forks in the road, and how our guests did it their way.
The show is produced for A&T Media, a new startup based out of Egypt and hosted by Malak Fouad.
A moment in time. #teamIndia #bleedBlue
Thought Podcast Index Adam Curry & Dave Jones’ chat on the de-platforming saga was both insightful & important. Helped extend a lot of thoughts/questions I’ve been having on the implications to us as consumers & creators.

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