Ariel Shapiro

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Spotify plans to launch in-app purchases, if Apple gets out of the way

For years, Apple’s App Store policies have made it impossible for apps to sell digital services and goods on their own terms. A new law in the EU could change all of...

What NPR’s new podcast chief learned from the mess at Gimlet

/ Now that Gimlet has been dismantled by Spotify, Collin Campbell comes back to public radio and is determined to find a path forward for NPR. By Ariel Shapiro, lead...

Podcasting is in its YouTube era

/ Plus, Audacy files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.By Ariel Shapiro, lead reporter of Hot Pod, a newsletter covering podcasting and the audio industry. She previously worked at Forbes, where she...

Why was one of the biggest law podcasts shut down?

/ Law360’s Pro Say ran for seven years before the publication’s parent company decided to move away from free content.By Ariel Shapiro, lead reporter of Hot Pod, a newsletter covering...

Everyone’s getting their podcast lawsuits in before the year is over

/ Plus, how 2024 could be the year we will finally get better analytics.People are really getting their podcast lawsuits in before the new year. Let’s get to it.The Daily Beast...

New York’s attorney general says SiriusXM’s annoying cancellation process is actually illegal

/ The suit claims that the company ‘deliberately wastes its subscribers’ time.’By Ariel Shapiro, lead reporter of Hot Pod, a newsletter covering podcasting and the audio industry. She previously worked...

The four podcast stories that will shape 2024

/ It’s been a bad year. But after the fallout, next year could be one of reinvention for the industry.By Ariel Shapiro, lead reporter of Hot Pod, a newsletter covering...

Mailchimp cancels podcast after refusing to work with union producers

/ The podcast sponsor of Serial fame is rejecting union work at a time when studios across the industry are digging in on labor organizing.By Ariel Shapiro, lead reporter of...

Ariel Shapiro

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