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• Spotify has announced that almost 600 people (6%) will be laid off. Daniel Ek announced in a memo that Chief Content Officer Dawn Ostroff is to leave the company; "Alex [Norström] will take on the responsibility for the content, advertising and licensing work going forward".
  
  
• The number of new podcasts has dramatically dropped by 80% in two years, according to data reported this week. Except… as we explore today in a deep-dive article, that data point doesn’t tell the whole story. In fact, podcasting is in a much better place.
  
  
• Buzzsprout has announced a podcast subscription tool. You can choose from recurring support, or premium content only available to your supporters; the company takes a fee of 15%. The Podnews Weekly Review has added the opportunity to become a PoWeR supporter if you’d like to see it at work.

(0:00:00) Jan 27
(0:01:04) She's Offstroff - Spotify changes
(0:21:30) Is podcasting really down by 80%?
(0:28:04) Buzzsprout launches subscriptions
(0:34:13) Quake Media launches
(0:35:59) Global's news podcast report
(0:37:41) Interview: Jack Davenport
(0:55:40) People News
(0:57:16) THe Tech Stuff
(1:03:20) Around the world
(1:05:54) Events
(1:07:49) Boostagram Corner
(1:11:42) Sam and James's week

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