a16z Podcast Market Overview
Google Podcasts accounts for just 1% of listens, according
to Libsyn
App is not pre-installed on Android devices
●
Features:
Al-powered recommendations based on what users subscribe and listen to (Home
screen dynamically updates)
O Device interoperability (pick up where you left off across Google Home, Android)
O Monetization:
O
Future plans:
O "The company says it's working on automated subtitles for reading along, and its
acquisition of popular podcasting app 60db last fall hints at more to come" (Wired)
Deep search inside podcast content
Automated translation
"Lookahead scrubbing"
oo
"Donate" button links out to creator's monetization webpage--not native to
Google Podcast app
No dynamically-targeted advertising; podcasters need to work directly with
advertisers/sponsors or ad networks. "Google reserves the right to serve
post-roll video or audio ads after podcast content. Google Play Music does
not provide direct payment or revenue share for podcast content."
Source: https://www.wired.com/story/google-podcasts-app-hands-on/, https://support.google.com/googleplay/podcasts/answer/6260352?hl=en,
© 2019 - Andreessen Horowitz
https://blog.pacific-content.com/instant-translation-lookahead-scrubbing-and-more-the-future-of-google-podcasts-71ede58b870c
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