Virtual podcast events are bringing in six-figure earnings
by Aria Bracci from The Verge - All Posts on (#5X4NT)
Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Howdy, team! I'm here, on a Tuesday. And what a day to have a platform, because now I can tell you to go watch / listen to the premiere of MUNA's new song at 11:45AM ET. May we sob together. (The teaser made the music sound somewhat upbeat, but you really never know.)
EXCLUSIVE: Big $$$ in virtual podcast events
In-person podcast tours have shown that people are willing to pay for something beyond a pre-recorded episode. But virtual versions of those shows? In this climate of Zoom fatigue? Oh yeah, baby. In fact, they're booming.
Moment House has been live-streaming podcast recordings, called Moments," since March 2021, and I'm told that the company has sold 140,000 tickets over the course of the 56 that it's hosted since then. The...