Live audio is getting another go on Bluesky
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This week is an exciting one for the audio industry, with Podcast Upfront around the corner and awards season underway. This week, we'll look at a new community audio project on Bluesky and Spotify's expansion of its audio ad network in Europe. I also briefly connected with journalist Connie Walker, who won a Pulitzer Prize in audio reporting yesterday.
SkySpaces is bringing live audio to Bluesky
It's been a rough few months for live audio. Spotify shut down Spotify Live. Clubhouse cut half its staff. And Twitter Spaces seems to be at the bottom of Elon Musk's ever-shifting priorities list (not to mention he's fired most of the team...