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Image: The Verge It’s been a big week for podcast deals! I look forward to sleeping it off this weekend. Why did SiriusXM give SmartLess a $100 million deal? Look at its subscriber losses. It’s been a massive week for podcast deals, including SiriusXM signing SmartLess away from Amazon’s Wondery for more than $100 million. … Read more
This is Hot Pod, The Verge’s newsletter about podcasting and the audio industry. Sign up here for more. Well, this is a weird email to write — today is technically my last day at Hot Pod. But you’ll still see my byline around from time to time because I’m joining The Verge’s news team in November. Starting next week, … Read more
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Illustration by Kristen Radtke / The Verge; Getty Images The pain is not over yet for the podcast industry, with layoffs and cancellations continuing to pile up. Amrita covered the WNYC layoffs yesterday, which, thanks to negotiations between management and the union, were not as steep as initially expected (6 percent laid off versus 12 … Read more