The Year In Review & a Few Predictions w Chris Krimitsos | The Podcast Club

Join Molly, Marcus, Adam and special guest Chris Krimitsos of Podfest Expo and Vidfest as we discuss all things podcasting in 2020. From the top 10 acquisitions and mergers to the best piece of podcast equipment, we’ve got it all.

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Highlights with time stamps:

Equipment Mentioned:

Marcus’s Microphone : Shure SM7B Microphone

Molly’s Microphone : SHURE MV7-S Podcast Microphone – Silver

Adam’s Best Of List

Shure MV7: http://heartcast.biz/3pNWnNQ
RODE PodMic: http://heartcast.biz/3rOUdPY
Presonus PD-70: http://heartcast.biz/2LmeF9X
ZOOM ZDM1-1PMP Podcast Mic Pack: http://heartcast.biz/2LkB8UU
ZOOM P4: http://heartcast.biz/3rUjIj1
Black Magic ATEM Mini: http://heartcast.biz/3rTE2Rh

Biggest sales of 2020

February 2020 Spotify bought The Ringer for $196mil
July 2020 SiriusXM to buy Stitcher for up to $325 million
July 2020 SiriusXM Acquires Podcast Management and Analytics Platform Simplecast
July 2020 NY Times acquires Serial Productions; $25M; podcast land rush continues
July 2020 Spotify Bought Joe Rogan For $100 Million.
Sept Chartable raises $2.25-million for $3.75M total venture investment
Nov 2020 Spotify bought Megaphone for $235 million
Dec 2020 Amazon in Talks to Acquire Indie Podcast Company Wondery in $300M-Plus Deal (Report)

Acquisitions Mentioned:

The Ringer
http://heartcast.biz/3oc3RtG
Stitcher
http://heartcast.biz/38Xbuhe
Wrap Up
http://heartcast.biz/389Hrnp
Podcast Predictions to Make you Jump off a Bridge (LOL)
http://heartcast.biz/3neTPXk
https://heartcast.biz/3ojJUBu
http://heartcast.biz/2XaXQl2
http://heartcast.biz/2JO9AqQ

Chris Krimitsos

Website: https://chriskrimitsos.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chriskrimitsos/

Recorded on Riverside.fm

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