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Apple reported its fiscal 2024 third-quarter results with a revenue of $85.8 billion, marking a 5% increase year-over-year, and earnings per share of $1.40, up 11%. CEO Tim Cook highlighted the launch of Apple Intelligence, a new AI system integrated into iPhone, iPad, and Mac. CFO Luca Maestri noted strong business performance, generating $29 billion … Continue reading Apple's AI Leap and Quarterly Earnings Q2 2024 #1757 → The post Apple's AI Leap and Quarterly Earnings Q2 2024 #1757 appeared first on Geek News Central.
June quarter records for Revenue and EPSServices revenue reaches new all-time high
In this episode, Eric, Juliet Starrett & Alex Alimanestianu break down the latest industry reports from fitness giants like Planet Fitness, Peloton, and Xponential. They tackle the rise of pricey longevity programs, debating whether they're truly effective or just a luxury. The team also discusses the hurdles of CEO transitions in the fitness world and the increasing consumer interest in strength training and power metrics as indicators of longevity. Plus, they share some summer stories and talk about how setting personal fitness goals can help you stay motivated with your workouts. https://podcastcollective.io/
David Erfle is expecting Newmont $NEM to report “blowout” quarterly earnings next week. The gold price averaged $2090/oz in Q1 '24, but it averaged $2340/oz in Q2, David pointed out. “So you've got the largest gold miner in the world that is about to announce [earnings] results [next week]. And basically, [production] costs have flattened out but the gold price is almost $350/oz higher. So, it is likely to be another blowout quarter, and yet your generalist investor is not really paying attention,” Erfle stated in this MSE episode. David also provides commentary on the gold price and the broader junior mining sector. David Erfle is a self-taught mining sector investor. He stumbled upon the mining space in 2003 as he was looking to invest into a growing sector of the market. After researching the gains made from the 2001 bottom in the tiny gold and silver complex, he became fascinated with this niche market. So much so that in 2005 he decided to sell his home and invest the entire proceeds from the sale into junior mining companies. When his account had tripled by September, 2007, he decided to quit his job as the Telecommunications Equipment Buyer at UCLA and make investing in this sector his full-time job. David founded the Junior Miner Junky subscription-based newsletter in April, 2017 and writes a weekly column for precious metals news service Kitco.com, whose website attracts nearly a million visits every day. 0:00 Introduction 1:24 Gold price 3:38 Trigger for more gold stock interest 6:26 Next gold breakout price 12:20 Victoria Gold's disaster 16:04 Risk tolerance for this cycle 17:57 Don't sell your gold stocks too early 20:26 “Start with the project”? David's website: https://juniorminerjunky.com/ Sign up for our free newsletter and receive interview transcripts, stock profiles and investment ideas: http://eepurl.com/cHxJ39 Mining Stock Education (MSE) offers informational content based on available data but it does not constitute investment, tax, or legal advice. It may not be appropriate for all situations or objectives. Readers and listeners should seek professional advice, make independent investigations and assessments before investing. MSE does not guarantee the accuracy or completeness of its content and should not be solely relied upon for investment decisions. MSE and its owner may hold financial interests in the companies discussed and can trade such securities without notice. MSE is biased towards its advertising sponsors which make this platform possible. MSE is not liable for representations, warranties, or omissions in its content. By accessing MSE content, users agree that MSE and its affiliates bear no liability related to the information provided or the investment decisions you make. Full disclaimer: https://www.miningstockeducation.com/disclaimer/
Savaged weighs in on just how Uber and Lyft is doing this year so far...plus other political views towards the mix Follow Savaged on X https://x.com/MichaelGar63457 Check out our Merch https://www.savagedarmy.com/ Check out Michael's Book "America's Political Warfare: Our Modern Civil War: https://www.amazon.com/Americas-Political-Warfare-Modern-Civil/dp/B0BRLYKJJR/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr= --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/savagedunfiltered/message
This week on the Extra Serving podcast, a product of Nation's Restaurant News, NRN editors Holly Petre, Sam Oches, and Leigh Anne Zinsmeister continued to speak about this quarter's earnings.Since the editors last gathered for the pod, several companies have reported, including Bloomin' Brands, El Pollo Loco, and Texas Roadhouse.The editors mentioned Texas Roadhouse last week, anticipating the brand's positive returns, and that's exactly what was reported. The chain saw 4% traffic growth, slightly less than at Chipotle, and same-store sales growth of almost 8% across the system.Much like KFC, Wendy's is looking to its international market for help during this rough financial time.Meanwhile, Shake Shack and El Pollo Loco are investing heavily in kiosks and seeing returns.And much like the editors talked about last week, speed of service is key for many brands, and that includes family-dining chains. First Watch is now investing in technology to speed up service time for customers.This week, there are three interviews from the Restaurant Leadership Conference, with executives from Dave's Hot Chicken, Newk's Eatery, and Union Square Hospitality Group.
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Today I'll do a quick recap of the big market movers, then dive into a bunch of viewer questions on topics like: Market crashes, My personal Portfolio, Quarterly Earnings, and much more! The Show will be live at 2pm PT! #trading #futures #cryptocurrency #Bitcoin #InterestRates #AAPL Sign up for a free, 6 video course on Cryptocurrency here: https://www.tradingacademy.com/crypto/ Contact TraderMerlin: Email – TraderMerlin@gmail.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/13930555/ Twitter: TraderMerlin - https://twitter.com/TraderMerlin IG: TraderMerlin - https://www.instagram.com/tradermerlin/ FB: TraderMerlin - https://www.facebook.com/TraderMerlin Live Daily Show: - https://www.youtube.com/TraderMerlin Trading Applications used: #TastyWorks, #ThinkOrSwim #CliK, #TradeStation, #TradingView, #Barchart
Services revenue reaches new all-time record.EPS sets March quarter record.
The pod is delighted to welcome back special guest Neil McRae, Chief Network Strategist at Juniper Networks. The main theme of the chat was derived from recent quarterly earnings announcements by Ericsson and Nokia, which were very similar as they're both suffering through what could be described as a telecoms recession. There also were plenty of networking tangents, including some DIY stories from Neil.
In this episode, host Eric Malzone is joined by guests Juliet Starrett and Alex Alimanestianu to discuss various topics impacting the fitness industry. They start by analyzing the quarterly reports of major fitness companies, diving into stock performance, revenue growth, and operational challenges. The conversation then shifts to CrossFit, exploring recent changes in affiliate fees and the evolving landscape for gym owners. Finally, they delve into the state of women's health and sports, addressing challenges like diversity in leadership, menstrual cycle impacts on performance, and the role of social media in promoting positive changes. Despite the hurdles, they express optimism about the future of women's health and sports and the potential for positive transformations in the fitness industry. LINKS: https://www.wodify.com/ https://podcastcollective.io/
Delta Air Lines reported strong sales and summer demand; Constellation Brands reported strong beer sales; CarMax struggled amid high prices and interest rates; initial jobless claims declined to 211,000 last week; ECB maintains record high interest rate.
In Episode 82 of The Marketing AI Show, discover the newest advancements in AI, where certain updates may feel like they are directly from a Sci-Fi movie. Hosts Paul Roetzer and Mike Kaput explore the rationale behind paid AI tools, the newest updates from Google Bard, and Big Tech's AI-driven quarterly earnings calls. 00:05:18 — Are paid AI tools worth the $30/user/month cost? 00:16:33 — Google Bard just got some more big updates 00:27:47 — Apple, Alphabet, Microsoft and Meta's AI-Driven Earnings Calls 00:42:25 — Apple Vision Pro launches 00:49:25 — Who Owns Your Voice? 00:53:51 — The hottest new job in corporate America? Chief AI Officer. 00:57:11 — The First Human Received a Brain Implant from Elon Musk's Neuralink 01:02:20 — Microsoft Copilot for Sales and Copilot for Service are now generally available 01:05:56 — Amazon announces Rufus, a new Gen AI-powered shopping experience This episode is brought to you by our sponsors: Today's episode is also brought to you by Marketing AI Institute's AI for Writers Summit, happening virtually on Wednesday, March 6 from 12pm - 4pm Eastern Time. Following the tremendous success of the inaugural AI for Writers Summit in March 2023, which drew in 4,000 writers, editors, and content marketers, we are excited to present the second edition of the event, featuring expanded topics and even more valuable insights. During this year's Summit, you'll: Discover the current state of AI writing technologies. Uncover how generative AI can make writers and content teams more efficient and creative. Learn about dozens of AI writing use cases and tools. Consider emerging career paths that blend human + machine capabilities. Explore the potential negative effects of AI on writers. Plan for how you and your company will evolve in 2024 and beyond. The best part? Thanks to our sponsors, there are free ticket options available! To register, go to AIwritersummit.com -- This episode is also brought to you by our brand new Piloting AI 2024 course. Piloting AI 2024 is a collection of 18 on-demand courses designed as a step-by-step learning path for beginners at all levels, from interns to CMOs. More than 800 learners registered for the inaugural 2023 edition. The fully updated series, including a new Generative AI 101 course, is available on pre-sale now, and the full course launches this week on Thursday, Feb. 8. Go to PilotingAI.com to learn more. Listen to the full episode of the podcast: https://www.marketingaiinstitute.com/podcast-showcase Want to receive our videos faster? SUBSCRIBE to our channel! Visit our website: https://www.marketingaiinstitute.com Receive our weekly newsletter: https://www.marketingaiinstitute.com/newsletter-subscription Looking for content and resources? Register for a free webinar: https://www.marketingaiinstitute.com/resources#filter=.webinar Come to our next Marketing AI Conference: www.MAICON.ai Enroll in AI Academy for Marketers: https://www.marketingaiinstitute.com/academy/home Join our community: Slack: https://www.marketingaiinstitute.com/slack-group-form LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/mktgai Twitter: https://twitter.com/MktgAi Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/marketing.ai/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/marketingAIinstitute
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London markets lacked direction early as investors mulled the decision by the US central bank not to cut interest rates last night. The Bank of England makes its decision at lunchtime today and a similar outcome is widely expected. The Footsie was up six points at 7,637 in early trading with Shell's US$3.5bn buyback, higher dividend and better-then-expected quarterly fourth quarter profit lifting the shares around 1%. BT did even better on new chief executive Allison Kirkby's first outing. The telco eked out gains in both revenue and underlying profits in its third quarter putting it on track to hit full-year targets. A new round of North Sea oil licences sees BP and Shell, again, among the big winners. Minnow Deltic Energy also picked up two confirmed licences and might be in line for a third. And finally a rarity on AIM today, an IPO. Microsalt, a low-salt food additive group, raised £3m and started trading with a value of £18.5m #ProactiveInvestors #marketreport #USFED #BOE #interestrates #BP #shell #DelticEnergy #BP #invest #investing #investment #investor #stockmarket #stocks #stock #stockmarketnews #Microsalt #IPO #aim
This week, we'll go through the stocks we bought and sold in January, and our reasons for doing so, plus we talk a bit about Tesla's latest earnings. If you enjoyed this episode, please leave us a 5 ⭐️ rating & a review. As a smaller podcast, it would really help us to reach more people. Thank you!
In this podcast episode, Eric Malzone, Juliet Starrett, and Alex Alimanestianu dissect recent earnings reports from fitness industry giants like Peloton, Lifetime, and Planet Fitness. Alex delves into the unexpected CEO departure drama at Planet Fitness and the subsequent stock rebound. The conversation shifts to concerns about Lifetime's stock decline post-IPO, followed by a detailed exploration of Peloton's journey through different eras and its current challenges, including what's perceived as an identity crisis. Critiques of Peloton's initiatives and a broader discussion on the fitness industry's potential to embrace the emerging longevity trend add depth to the conversation. They wrap up with a thoughtful review of Peter Attia's book, "Outlive," highlighting its impact on reshaping the health and longevity narrative in the industry. This episode offers a nuanced and comprehensive exploration of recent industry happenings, making it a must-listen for fitness enthusiasts and industry professionals. --------- LINKS: https://connectedhealthandfitness.com/events/connected-health-fitness-summit-2024 https://www.wrkout.com/
iPhone revenue sets September quarter record. Services revenue reaches new all-time high.
U.S. stocks finish higher. Plus: GM shares close down 2.25% after it abandons a target to produce 400,000 EVs by mid-2024. Spotify shares rise 10.4% after the streamer adds six million new paying customers. J.R. Whalen reports. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jordan continues reviewing game shows, from RAID THE CAGE and LOTERIA LOCA to the new Celebrity Squares and Big Brother UK!
Takeshi's Castle (Amazon), Person Place or Thing (FOX), Who the Bleep is That (FOX), Buddy Games (CBS), Picture Slam (BBC), The Devil's Plan (NETFLIX), Snake Oil (FOX).
This week on the Extra Serving podcast, a product of Nation's Restaurant News, NRN editors Holly Petre, Sam Oches and Leigh Anne Zinsmeister spoke about the tail end of earnings season with the highly anticipated first report from CAVA.The fast-casual restaurant brand rose to fame with its impressive debut on the stock market late last month and has been riding high since then, according to its earnings. The growing brand is planning massive expansion over the next few years and has seen sales jump year-over-year. More importantly, CAVA reached profitability in its first quarter as a publicly traded company. What does this mean for the future of the brand, and is it the next Chipotle amid comparisons from investors?Also, the NRN editors talked about virtual brands. After the demise of MrBeast last week, there appears to be some hope for the virtual brand industry. Brinker, which closed its virtual brand Maggiano's Italian Classics in May, has decided to add items from its virtual brand It's Just Wings to Chili's menus. Do virtual brands have more of an edge when they're tied to a restaurant brand?This week's guest is David Cox, the corporate executive chef of Norms.
Services revenue reaches new all-time highInstalled base of active devices sets all-time record
Here's the rundown from this morning:Stocks are mixed around the world: Chinese equities sold off while American shares were set to rise at the open. A massive run of earnings this week should shake up the stock market for tech companies and their traditional brethren alike.In crypto-land, prices are back to where they were pre-XRP decision. I don't know what to make of that, but do know that Worldcoin is still a thing and is now actually out.Twitter's new brand: All hail X, I suppose. Musk's work to defenstrate what we all knew about Twitter, the company is being rebranded to X, which the company intends to be a superapp of sorts. Cool if it works, embarrassing if not.Spotify is finally raising prices, and all I can say is thank god. It was getting weird to get all the world's music for what felt like a song. I want to pay more making the price hike welcome, if still far smaller than it should be.SF really is the new AI hub.Ahead we have Disrupt, which is taking up more and more of my time. See you there!For episode transcripts and more, head to Equity's Simplecast website.Equity drops at 7 a.m. PT every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, so subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify and all the casts. TechCrunch also has a great show on crypto, a show that interviews founders and more!
Today on our show:Shop Pay launches for enterprise retailersFedEx reports its quarterly earningsNew retail sales data from the Commerce DepartmentAmazon seller-fulfilled Prime coming backAnd finally, The Investor Minute, which contains 7 items this week from the world of venture capital, acquisitions, and IPOs.https://www.rmwcommerce.com/ecommerce-podcast-watsonweekly
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Services revenue reaches new all-time highiPhone revenue sets March quarter record
Welcome back to another OnPodcast show! We're at episode 111 and we're talking about Microsoft's Activision deal being put on life support at CMA block. Then it's the headlines sections where we cover the end of Windows 10 features, Microsoft's upside-down quarterly earnings, Phone Link getting iOS support, and more. Thanks as always for joining us and see you again next week!
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In this week's episode of The High Rise, we're excited to welcome back Matt McGinley, a Managing Director at Needham & Company and a regular guest host on the show. With his wealth of cannabis industry analysis and financial knowledge, Matt joins Cy and Emily to dive into the latest earnings news from major industry MSOs, as well as insights into the current state and future of the cannabis market. With so much to unpack, you may want to listen twice to catch all the valuable info shared on this episode.https://www.linkedin.com/in/matt-mcginley-4827516/https://www.needhamco.com/team_members/matt-mcginley/
This month, we had the chance to talk about:* It's quarterly earnings season and it's been brutal for some companies. Alex and I unpack Affirm's rough quarterly earnings report.* Apple is getting ready to launch Apple Pay Later. What we know and what we'll be watching for when it's live.* Regulators across the banking and securities spectrum have ramped up their attention to crypto. Is this the industry's “Dodd-Frank moment”?* and what Alex & Jason just can't let go of!Existing subscriber? Please consider supporting this newsletter by upgrading to a paid subscription. New here? Subscribe to get Fintech Business Weekly each Sunday: Get full access to Fintech Business Weekly at fintechbusinessweekly.substack.com/subscribe
Installed base crosses 2 billion active devices and hits all-time high for all major product categories.Services set new all-time revenue record.
Like stocks, NBA players and teams rise and fall in value. This week, we open our portfolios and talk about our wins and losses.Brandon Lisy (Whammy)Twitter: @brandonlisyTikTok: @whammy45Swish FM is Chris Wendelken and Ben Craw.SWISH FM:Web: SwishFM.comEmail: swishfmradio@gmail.comTwitter: @SwishFMRadioInstagram: @SwishFMRadioApple: apple.co/2NXjMP8Stitcher: stitcher.com/s?fid=342861Spotify: spoti.fi/2T7ZmjYGoogle: bit.ly/32KIiWsiHeart: ihr.fm/312LC1lMUSIC: Artist: LetheretteAlbum: Brown Lounge, Vol. 1Title: Montego FuzzLabel: WulfApple: apple.co/2kyOBLOSpotify: spoti.fi/2kqAhoT
September quarter record for Revenue and EPSActive installed base of devices reaches all-time high for all major product categories
The earnings season is almost over, and we are getting ready to start the final sprint toward the end of the year. If you are fully invested like us, it wasn't a good one. Because investment decisions must be taken with as much clear information as possible, here's a review of the best and worst news from Q3-2022 and Mike's input on them. For the complete show notes, make sure to check out our website: thedividendguyblog.com/87 Twitter: @TheDividendGuy FB: http://bit.ly/2Z7Q5gF YouTube: http://bit.ly/2Zs6r1r
On this episode (Recorded August 21, 2022) Tommy & Tristan discuss Disney's quarterly earnings report, Six Flags' poor performance & downfalls, a few Cedar Fair announcements including a big expansion coming to Cedar Point, Tristan reads a "Gatorland Karen of the Week", and the boys discuss their favorite Disney tours. Support the showBe sure to leave a rating and review on Apple Podcasts & Spotify, and subscribe to our Youtube channel! YouTubeFacebookInstagramXSupport the Show!Tommy & Tristan's NSFW Comedy Podcast (Explicit Content)
This week on The Download: Quarterly earnings, more quarterly earnings, Audio is getting its own track at Advertising Week, and Spotify is giving podcasts their own space in its app. Arielle: Hope you're ready for some earnings reports, because we've got two segments worth of second quarter earnings to go over. First up: the big platforms. Last Wednesday Alyssa Meyers of Marketing Brew posted a roundup of Spotify, SiriusXM and Acast. Things kick off with a silver lining: “Call it what you want, the ad biz is not looking its best right now. But according to these execs, the growing podcast segment is keeping its head above water.” Economic uncertainty is undeniably impacting the ad industry. The CEOs of Spotify and SiriusXM both cite ‘macro' trends as being notably dire but not to podcast ads sales. SiriusXM's Q2 ad revenue for Pandora and associated platforms reports a 5% year over year increase, reaching 403 million. Spotify posted a 31% year over year gain, earning around 366 million. This time around they neglected to isolate their podcast ad revenue as its own statistic. Meyers quotes Spotify CFO Paul Vogel as saying they're experiencing “strong growth on the podcasting side.” Hosting service Acast has been busy this second quarter, citing new features, a massive increase of podcasts on the platform, and their acquisition of Podchaser as driving factors of their 39% net sales growth. A figure that calculates out to 31 million USD. While the macro trends are concerning, The Download will never pass up an opportunity to report numbers going up in podcasting. Big or small, names in the industry are increasing ad revenue, and that's a good thing. Shreya: Now to cover the Q2 numbers from three large broadcasters: iHeartMedia, Cumulus Media, and Audacy. There's a few dark spots throughout but, interestingly, their podcast numbers are shining beacons of hope in all three reports. Overall iHeartMedia reports an 11% year over year increase, despite, in the words of company president Rich Bressler: “the uncertain economic environment.” Podcast revenue is up to 86 million, a 60% year over year increase. Meanwhile, Cumulus Media joined the macro club during president Mary Berner's opening statement: “Despite the challenging macro environment, we increased revenue in the quarter by more than 5%, driven by our digital businesses whose growth accelerated in Q2 to 20% year-over-year.” Podcasting made Cumulus around 15 million this last quarter, up 27% year over year. All told, podcasting accounts for 6% of the company's revenue. Not too shabby. Finally, Audacy's president David J Field brings us a final use of the term ‘macro' for this episode: “After a very strong first quarter in which we grew revenues by 14% and significantly increased margin, our second quarter results were adversely impacted by declining macroeconomic conditions and ad market headwinds which reduced our top line growth to 5%.” The company made a nice $69m from “digital,” which includes podcasting, and is up 18% year over year. Podcast downloads grew 40% year-over-year. Revenue from podcasts is supposedly in the upper teens of percentage growth, but Audacy didn't give specifics. Even with the ad market headwinds it seems podcasting is doing well for them. Arielle: Wednesday of last week was a busy day for Alyssa Meyers, as we cover her second article of the day: “Audio gets its own track at this year's Advertising Week.” Advertising Week's head of podcasting Richard Larsson told Marketing Brew, “The rise of audio throughout the pandemic, coupled with Advertising Week's efforts to build its own podcast network, culminated in the decision to give audio a more official spot on the agenda this October.” Audio representation continues with one of - if not the - longest-running podcast awards ceremony. Yesterday the People's Choice Podcast Awards announced the nominees for their 17th annual session. The substantive list of nominees can be found on the Podcast Awards website. Continuing the award theme with one more bit of news: on Monday the newest issue of Adweek dropped with the winners to the 2022 Adweek Podcast of the Year Awards. The full list of winners can be found in the official Adweek post by Kennyatta Collins. Shreya: Podcasts and music are taking a break from each other soon on Spotify, according to David Pierce's article for The Verge, posted this Tuesday. “Spotify has been working on a new design for its home tab that will create separate feeds for your music and your podcasts. The company says it's part of an effort to give you more and better recommendations, but it also addresses a common criticism of the Spotify experience: with every kind of audio smushed together in the app, it can sometimes be hard to figure out.” The new layout creates a bar at the top of the app delineating whether the user is in the Music area or one called Podcasts & Shows. Music will continue to feature new suggestions for songs and albums along with recently-listened tracks while Podcasts & Shows gets rid of music and purely focuses on new episodes of subscribed podcasts and recommendations for shows Spotify believes the user will enjoy. Pierce offers the comparison: “They're not so much new home screens as new filters for your home screen. (I'd rather just have them be separate tabs altogether, but I'll take what I can get.)” An app redesign with a dedicated area for podcasting provides more opportunities for promotion. Podcast promotion and growth of audience is one of the hottest topics in podcasting. Spotify providing more of those opportunities for ads in a way that doesn't step on music-based ads is a big deal. Promotion opportunities are a big enough deal that Dan Misener and Jonas Woost of Pacific Content have left to form Bumper, an agency dedicated solely to promotion. Arielle: Finally, it's time for our semi-regular roundup of articles we're calling Quick Hits. These are articles that didn't quite make the cut for today's episode, but are still worth including in your weekend reading. This week's three great reads are: Fundamentals of Programmatic Advertising by Evelyn Mitchell. A quick read with a helpful infographic that makes a great introduction for those not familiar with programmatic, as well as those in need of a refresher. DoubleVerify Grows Q2 Revenue By Expanding Brand Safety To Retail Media, TikTok And Gaming by Alyssa Boyle. Notable in its absence is any entrance into podcasting. Meanwhile IAS, a direct competitor of DoubleVerify, is the brand safety service for Spotify. DoubleVerify not expanding into audio over these other verticals suggests that the IAS and Spotify relationship is more driven by Spotify looking to tend their walled garden. Perhaps the move was more motivated by Spotify themselves rather than actual advertiser demand to have a brand safety partner. Finally, some self-promotion: Sounds Profitable's latest research project will debut Tuesday, August 23rd during the Sounds Profitable Business Summit. The Summit, as covered in a previous episode of The Download, will take place in Dallas, Texas during the opening day of Podcast Movement. The “After These Messages” study will present a definitive take on the impact of live host-read ads, scripted ads, and announcer-read spots. This study was designed by podcast and research industry veteran Tom Webster, in partnership with Edison Research, and will be seen as an important new resource for publishers and brands. Don't miss it. Arielle: And that was The Download, from Sounds Profitable! I know we went through these fast, so be sure to check out the links to every article mentioned, right in your podcast listening app, or on SoundsProfitable.com/TheDownload. And thank you for sticking with us as we bring you the top stories you might have missed from the past week. I'm Arielle Nissenblatt. Shreya : And I'm Shreya Sharma. Our producers are Bryan Barletta and Tom Webster. Special thanks to Gavin Gaddis for writing today's script, and to Omny Studio for hosting The Download. And thanks to you for joining us. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
This week on The Download: Quarterly earnings, more quarterly earnings, Audio is getting its own track at Advertising Week, and Spotify is giving podcasts their own space in its app. Arielle: Hope you're ready for some earnings reports, because we've got two segments worth of second quarter earnings to go over. First up: the big platforms. Last Wednesday Alyssa Meyers of Marketing Brew posted a roundup of Spotify, SiriusXM and Acast. Things kick off with a silver lining: “Call it what you want, the ad biz is not looking its best right now. But according to these execs, the growing podcast segment is keeping its head above water.” Economic uncertainty is undeniably impacting the ad industry. The CEOs of Spotify and SiriusXM both cite ‘macro' trends as being notably dire but not to podcast ads sales. SiriusXM's Q2 ad revenue for Pandora and associated platforms reports a 5% year over year increase, reaching 403 million. Spotify posted a 31% year over year gain, earning around 366 million. This time around they neglected to isolate their podcast ad revenue as its own statistic. Meyers quotes Spotify CFO Paul Vogel as saying they're experiencing “strong growth on the podcasting side.” Hosting service Acast has been busy this second quarter, citing new features, a massive increase of podcasts on the platform, and their acquisition of Podchaser as driving factors of their 39% net sales growth. A figure that calculates out to 31 million USD. While the macro trends are concerning, The Download will never pass up an opportunity to report numbers going up in podcasting. Big or small, names in the industry are increasing ad revenue, and that's a good thing. Shreya: Now to cover the Q2 numbers from three large broadcasters: iHeartMedia, Cumulus Media, and Audacy. There's a few dark spots throughout but, interestingly, their podcast numbers are shining beacons of hope in all three reports. Overall iHeartMedia reports an 11% year over year increase, despite, in the words of company president Rich Bressler: “the uncertain economic environment.” Podcast revenue is up to 86 million, a 60% year over year increase. Meanwhile, Cumulus Media joined the macro club during president Mary Berner's opening statement: “Despite the challenging macro environment, we increased revenue in the quarter by more than 5%, driven by our digital businesses whose growth accelerated in Q2 to 20% year-over-year.” Podcasting made Cumulus around 15 million this last quarter, up 27% year over year. All told, podcasting accounts for 6% of the company's revenue. Not too shabby. Finally, Audacy's president David J Field brings us a final use of the term ‘macro' for this episode: “After a very strong first quarter in which we grew revenues by 14% and significantly increased margin, our second quarter results were adversely impacted by declining macroeconomic conditions and ad market headwinds which reduced our top line growth to 5%.” The company made a nice $69m from “digital,” which includes podcasting, and is up 18% year over year. Podcast downloads grew 40% year-over-year. Revenue from podcasts is supposedly in the upper teens of percentage growth, but Audacy didn't give specifics. Even with the ad market headwinds it seems podcasting is doing well for them. Arielle: Wednesday of last week was a busy day for Alyssa Meyers, as we cover her second article of the day: “Audio gets its own track at this year's Advertising Week.” Advertising Week's head of podcasting Richard Larsson told Marketing Brew, “The rise of audio throughout the pandemic, coupled with Advertising Week's efforts to build its own podcast network, culminated in the decision to give audio a more official spot on the agenda this October.” Audio representation continues with one of - if not the - longest-running podcast awards ceremony. Yesterday the People's Choice Podcast Awards announced the nominees for their 17th annual session. The substantive list of nominees can be found on the Podcast Awards website. Continuing the award theme with one more bit of news: on Monday the newest issue of Adweek dropped with the winners to the 2022 Adweek Podcast of the Year Awards. The full list of winners can be found in the official Adweek post by Kennyatta Collins. Shreya: Podcasts and music are taking a break from each other soon on Spotify, according to David Pierce's article for The Verge, posted this Tuesday. “Spotify has been working on a new design for its home tab that will create separate feeds for your music and your podcasts. The company says it's part of an effort to give you more and better recommendations, but it also addresses a common criticism of the Spotify experience: with every kind of audio smushed together in the app, it can sometimes be hard to figure out.” The new layout creates a bar at the top of the app delineating whether the user is in the Music area or one called Podcasts & Shows. Music will continue to feature new suggestions for songs and albums along with recently-listened tracks while Podcasts & Shows gets rid of music and purely focuses on new episodes of subscribed podcasts and recommendations for shows Spotify believes the user will enjoy. Pierce offers the comparison: “They're not so much new home screens as new filters for your home screen. (I'd rather just have them be separate tabs altogether, but I'll take what I can get.)” An app redesign with a dedicated area for podcasting provides more opportunities for promotion. Podcast promotion and growth of audience is one of the hottest topics in podcasting. Spotify providing more of those opportunities for ads in a way that doesn't step on music-based ads is a big deal. Promotion opportunities are a big enough deal that Dan Misener and Jonas Woost of Pacific Content have left to form Bumper, an agency dedicated solely to promotion. Arielle: Finally, it's time for our semi-regular roundup of articles we're calling Quick Hits. These are articles that didn't quite make the cut for today's episode, but are still worth including in your weekend reading. This week's three great reads are: Fundamentals of Programmatic Advertising by Evelyn Mitchell. A quick read with a helpful infographic that makes a great introduction for those not familiar with programmatic, as well as those in need of a refresher. DoubleVerify Grows Q2 Revenue By Expanding Brand Safety To Retail Media, TikTok And Gaming by Alyssa Boyle. Notable in its absence is any entrance into podcasting. Meanwhile IAS, a direct competitor of DoubleVerify, is the brand safety service for Spotify. DoubleVerify not expanding into audio over these other verticals suggests that the IAS and Spotify relationship is more driven by Spotify looking to tend their walled garden. Perhaps the move was more motivated by Spotify themselves rather than actual advertiser demand to have a brand safety partner. Finally, some self-promotion: Sounds Profitable's latest research project will debut Tuesday, August 23rd during the Sounds Profitable Business Summit. The Summit, as covered in a previous episode of The Download, will take place in Dallas, Texas during the opening day of Podcast Movement. The “After These Messages” study will present a definitive take on the impact of live host-read ads, scripted ads, and announcer-read spots. This study was designed by podcast and research industry veteran Tom Webster, in partnership with Edison Research, and will be seen as an important new resource for publishers and brands. Don't miss it. Arielle: And that was The Download, from Sounds Profitable! I know we went through these fast, so be sure to check out the links to every article mentioned, right in your podcast listening app, or on SoundsProfitable.com/TheDownload. And thank you for sticking with us as we bring you the top stories you might have missed from the past week. I'm Arielle Nissenblatt. Shreya : And I'm Shreya Sharma. Our producers are Bryan Barletta and Tom Webster. Special thanks to Gavin Gaddis for writing today's script, and to Omny Studio for hosting The Download. And thanks to you for joining us. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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