The Year in review & a few predictions with chris krimitsos
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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chapters
0:00 Intro
3:50 Chris shares some of the reasons that made their community emerge to be the best in the virtual world
4:53 Chris explains how his community started to where it is now
5:25 Chris shares his thoughts on the innovations that are in the market place such as acquisitions
7:07 Molly goes through a list of the acquisitions that happened in the year 2020
12:53 Chris shares ways in which podcasting has positively influenced people and the matrix of success in podcasting
17:35 Adam also shares his thoughts on the acquisitions that’s happening, advertising and the impact it has on the big corporates and the individual podcasters
24:31 Adam talks about the top equipments this year such as Black Magic ATEM Mini and his thought on using videos also
27:40 Molly also talks about Switcher Studio which allows you to use multiple phones to record videos and its importance
36:00 Marcus talks about venture capitals, and how some of the apps such as Spotify monetize the podcasts
37:22 Molly and Chris talk about Spotify and YouTube and which is the best app to use and which pays well
41:51Chris, Marcus and Molly talk about control and if you have control over your data in some of these companies
46:40 Molly talks about Podbean and the advantages and disadvantages of using it
53:07 Adam talks about PreSonus PD-70, Zoom and Shure microphones and other equipments that are very good for podcasting
57:00 Adam also talks about Zoom PodTrak P4 and how it comes in handy if you are a podcaster
1:04:07 Molly also talks about Trint, what it is and how it has made her transcription work easier and Riverside FM
equipments mentioned
Marcus’s Microphone : Shure SM7B Microphone
Molly’s Microphone : SHURE MV7-S Podcast Microphone – Silver
Electro-Voice RE20 Classic Variable-D Dynamic Cardioid Microphone
ZOOM ZDM1-1MP Podcast Mic Pack
biggest sales of 2020
February 2020 Spotify bought The Ringer for $196mil
On 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
Podcast Predictions To Make You Jump Off A Bridge
Chris Krimitsos
Recorded on Riverside.Fm
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