Luminary’s CEO says the subscription podcast model ‘is working’
by Jacob Kastrenakes from The Verge - All Posts on (#5WWDD)
Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Hi again, everyone. With today's issue, I've officially completed my first week as guest writer for Hot Pod. I want to thank everyone who's been emailing me news and responses already - it's made this newsletter a blast to write. Aria will be back for this week's Insiders, but you'll be hearing more from me soon enough. Now, for today's news...
Amazon launches its Clubhouse competitor
Amazon finally announced its entrance into the live audio space this morning, with the launch of a new app called Amp.
Amp is a lot like Clubhouse - live broadcasts, a bunch of speakers hanging out in a room together - but it has one key difference: Amazon negotiated music licensing deals with the major labels and a bunch of indies, unlocking the ability for...