Gaming The System — That Was Quick — Heads Up Tuesday Weekly Update 10/4/22

The firings will continue until morale improves

Last week we mentioned the start of a downloads “scandal” that went nowhere fast. Sad to see how little was made of it after the 24-hour news cycle.

IAB is looking at it — but we don’t expect much.

And, suddenly, lots of people are getting fired.

We can do better.

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PodNews brought a bunch of the stories together:
https://podnews.net/update/gaming-the-system

Followed the next day by Podtrac basically being “ok” with it.
https://podnews.net/update/pd24-fi-jane

The IAB is “looking” at it:
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2022-09-29/podcast-industry-grapples-with-paid-downloads

CNN lays off a “number of employees”
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-09-27/cnn-lays-off-podcast-workers-in-latest-cost-cuts

Cuts at Spotify:
https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/world/spotify-cut-some-podcast-editorial-employees-9253721.html

Paul Colligan
The Podcast Partnership