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The Future of Podcasting
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The podcasting industry is becoming more market driven and may start to resemble subscription-based services such as Netflix, leading to an increase in politically polarizing content. Large platforms like Spotify, Amazon, and Apple may create free walled gardens for podcasts.
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The future of podcasting may not be entirely market-driven as the rise of large platforms like Spotify, Amazon, and Apple may lead to the creation of free walled gardens.
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Summary
The future of podcasting may not be entirely market-driven as the rise of large platforms like Spotify, Amazon, and Apple may lead to the creation of free walled gardens. This could potentially result in politically polarizing content as anyone can start a podcast and there are currently a million podcasts in the English language, with only a select few having over 50,000 weekly listeners.
ChapterThe Future of Podcasting
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In the future, podcasting will likely resemble cable TV, where consumers have to pay for access to different channels, including expensive, high-quality content.
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In the future, podcasting will likely resemble cable TV, where consumers have to pay for access to different channels, including expensive, high-quality content. The hope is that there will still be room for podcasts to be made for artistic expression and not just for profit-driven reasons.